0:00:02 > 0:00:07Today on ROAR, we've got the cutest babies, the fiercest animals,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10and the scariest moments.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12SHE SCREAMS
0:00:12 > 0:00:17All you have to do is buckle up and enjoy the ride.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Hello and welcome to ROAR. I'm Rani.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49And I'm Johny and it's the last show in the current series so we thought
0:00:49 > 0:00:53we'd pop down to Seal Beach to meet the park's noisiest animals.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56I think they are actually louder than me, but it's OK because we've
0:00:56 > 0:01:00got loads to shout about today. We're bringing you the best
0:01:00 > 0:01:02bits of the series, and here's what's coming up.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05You're definitely louder, Rani.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Ow, ow, ow, ow.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Remember these? The biggest showoffs in the park.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15But which parrot has got talent?
0:01:15 > 0:01:22We've got poo and lots of it when our ROAR Rangers get down and dirty.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24It doesn't smell that bad really.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28And I'll be catching up with my favourite animals, the baby otters,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30but how are they doing now?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43This dude here is Archie, he's a South American macaw
0:01:43 > 0:01:46and like all parrots, he's really, really small.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48These guys are also great performers,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50and here at the park they do shows regularly.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53That's right. Earlier on in the series we thought
0:01:53 > 0:01:56it would be a good idea to see which parrot was the best performer.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Hello and welcome to the parrot talent show,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13the show that's hoping to find Longleat's most talented parrot.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17That's right, Johny, so let's get this talent show on the road.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Come on in, John, with your first parrot.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25OK. Good afternoon, judges. This is Matilda.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- She's actually going to count. - Well, this is going to be really
0:02:28 > 0:02:30interesting to see. I hope Matilda pulls this off.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34OK. So before we get started I actually need a number between
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- one and five, so Johny.- Three.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37OK, three, so let's try that.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Matilda, are you ready for this?
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Can we please have three bell rings?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44You ready for this? Can we have three?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46MATILDA RINGS BELL TWICE
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Do you want another go at this, John?- Bit of stage fright.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Let's give Matilda one more go. Come on, Matilda.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54You've got everyone rooting for you here, darling.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56They're being kind. They're going to give us another chance.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00Can we have, ready, can we have three bell rings? Go.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03MATILDA RINGS BELL SIX TIMES
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Next parrot.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06The next parrot.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Now this is Jake and he's not going to do any counting.
0:03:08 > 0:03:14- He's actually going to drive a car. - Jake has his licence and he's going
0:03:14 > 0:03:16to be driving a car. Well, this sounds really impressive.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Obviously it's not going to be a fully-sized car.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23He actually owns his very own parrot sports car. Oh, yes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Jake, are you going to go for a bit of a spin in your car, mate?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Go on then, Jake. Come all the way down the table.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39CANNED CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- All right.- You, Jake, are what this competition is all about.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47It's like he came out and I was so nervous when I saw that car.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50He just looks like a regular parrot,
0:03:50 > 0:03:55and then he just started to drive the vehicle.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Difficult act to follow. Who have we got coming up next?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Bobby, right on the end here.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Bobby is actually going to do an impression.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05He's going to do an impression of a fruit bat.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- Arh.- Wow.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Oh, Jake.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Jake's trying to upstage his mate. I don't know if you can see that.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Jake's actually completely upstaging Bobby.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Bobby, don't stand for that.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Are you going to do yours as well? You can't let Jake upstage you.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Oh, there we go. Wow.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I thought that was great, Rani.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34You see, for me,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36I just don't think his heart was in it.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Thanks, John. We're going to take a little bit of time now.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42We're going to have a think about the acts.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Heya, John, we're going to put you out of your misery
0:04:55 > 0:04:58but there can only be one winner,
0:04:58 > 0:05:07so we can reveal the winner of the parrot talent show is...
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Jake.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Congratulations, Jake.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20You know, in the end, you squawked it.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22You were beak and claws above the rest,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24and you certainly proved you are not a bird brain,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27so you are the winner of today's competition.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44This series we've had some great ROAR Rangers.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46They've all been animal mad,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50but sometimes working with animals can be quite scary.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Rangers Rignit and Tanya were a little nervous when they went to meet
0:05:54 > 0:05:57the tigers for the very first time.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Right, what we'll do first, I've introduce you to the tigers,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04now we'll get down to her. OK. So if we stop here...
0:06:04 > 0:06:07TIGER ROARS
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Told you they weren't friendly.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Quite impressive, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18I'm a bit scared because they are quite grumpy and roaring at us.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24And I don't think they really want us here.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29I felt a bit nervous because they were just jumping at us.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33But our rangers soon overcame their fear and under the expert supervision
0:06:33 > 0:06:36of big cat keeper Bob, amazingly, they got
0:06:36 > 0:06:38brave enough to feed the tigers.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Shall we do her first because she's that bit... come on.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45If you just hold the stick, right.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Hold it very tight.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Is that a good grip? Yeah, that's it.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Just place it in there and she'll take it off the stick.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Don't let go of the stick though.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Bit further. That's it.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00You've just fed a tiger.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Do you want to have a go?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Nice tight grip. See if she takes it.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12She's taller than you, isn't she?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15It has been a dream for me cos they're my favourite animal
0:07:15 > 0:07:19and cos they're quite endangered, there aren't many left in the wild
0:07:19 > 0:07:23so it's good to have a chance to see them now before they're all gone.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Rignit and Tanya did really well, but for many people,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30it's not just the big fierce animals that are scary,
0:07:30 > 0:07:36it's the creepy crawly ones too, as rangers Izzy and Eleanor found out.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- So do you guys like spiders?- No.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44A fear of spiders is called arachnophobia
0:07:44 > 0:07:47and many people have it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Right up here, this is Charlotte,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53and Charlotte is our Chilean rose tarantula.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- Oh, my word.- She's very friendly.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59She's just sitting in here.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02And we'll just gently scoop her up onto our hand.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Don't worry, Eleanor, it's OK.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Oh, it's the thing from my nightmares.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Would you like to hold it? If you put two hands side by side
0:08:11 > 0:08:14for me, just like that, and I'll just gently put her on you.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Keep your hand nice and still. - She won't bite me, will she?
0:08:17 > 0:08:21No. She's very friendly. She's very well used to being handled.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Izzy wasn't too nervous,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28and Eleanor wasn't too sure.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Would you like to try, like to get over your phobia?- No.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Maybe if you hold her still I might.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Would you like to try touching her leg?
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- That's actually quite soft.- I know. - Not too bad.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I'm shaking hands with a tarantula.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57That's kind of...
0:09:00 > 0:09:01If someone told me,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04"how would you like to shake hands with a tarantula?"
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I would have been "ugh", but it's not too bad.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07I thought her hairs would be spiky.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10She feels soft as a teddy bear.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Just like a mouse with more legs.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Now it's not only the ROAR Rangers that have to overcome
0:09:23 > 0:09:25their fears in the park, is it, Rani?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I don't know what you're talking about.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'm not scared of anything. Is it safe?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Yes. Come out.- OK, Johny, well, I have one word to say to you.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34What's that?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- Butterflies.- Where?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Flutter, flutter.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Now, you know a lot about butterflies, don't you?
0:09:42 > 0:09:43I do, yeah.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And should I be scared of them? Because I am, I really am.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48No. There's absolutely nothing to be scared of.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52I'm sorry, I don't understand, why are you so scared?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- What is it?- I know they're small, I know people said they look pretty,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58but for me, I think it's more a case of them...
0:09:58 > 0:10:01they're mindless, they'll just fly at you and land on you,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04and they're like big moths, really, and moths are horrible as well,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08and I just think that they attack you and I don't like them,
0:10:08 > 0:10:12I don't trust them, they're like alien-like.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13- I'm not a fan.- OK. All right.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Well, we're hopefully going to get you over this today.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- So shall I try and hold one? - Yeah. You can try that one there.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Honestly, to anyone watching at home, he's always having a laugh, honestly,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27I am, I don't trust these things so this is quite a big moment for me.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32If you see a butterfly in the wild, it's best not to touch it
0:10:32 > 0:10:36because unless you have been taught how, you may damage their wings.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38So what you want to do, remember,
0:10:38 > 0:10:40is just get behind the wings and push them together.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43So get behind the wings and push them together.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47It's just so the butterfly can't damage itself as well.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Is he OK?- Yeah.- Yeah.- That's it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55- Put him on your hand.- Yeah.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- OK.- When he's ready, he'll fly.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59And he's off. Freedom.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Released.- Released. Yay.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- That was incredible.- Well done!
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Do you know, I think I need a hug after that.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Thank you so much.- You're welcome.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12I may have got into a bit of a flap with the butterflies,
0:11:12 > 0:11:15but Rani wasn't so brave with the stick insects.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Hello and welcome to ROAR. I'm Rani.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22And I'm Johny and I'm testing Rani's fear of all things creepy crawly.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24I'm so brave. I'm so brave.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- Go on, Johny, stick another one on me.- One more.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30SHE SCREAMS
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- There you go.- Is it on? Is it on?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- Is it on?- Not quite yet.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39It's going up my arm! It's going up my arm!
0:11:39 > 0:11:43You'd better get on with the show, get on with the show.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47'Whilst I may be a bit frightened of creepy crawlies,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49'at least I'm not batty like Johny.'
0:11:49 > 0:11:52You might wonder why I'm blushing a little bit. It's because I'm
0:11:52 > 0:11:56here in the bat enclosure so I've caught up with head keeper Darren
0:11:56 > 0:12:00to feed the fruit bats and it's a little bit mental in here, Darren.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Why are they going so kind of mad?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Just like you and me when it's dinner time, really.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06They're excited. We're going to give them some of their fruit.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09These are Egyptian fruit bats and they've got no manners
0:12:09 > 0:12:11and no patience, I'm afraid.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Whoa! I've got a bat on me.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15I have actually got a bat on me. Is he all right?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17He's fine but he's obviously coming down for a bit of food.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19He says you're here. He says you're
0:12:19 > 0:12:23a nice, handy warm tree to hang on while he gets a bit of grub, look.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Where do fish go on holiday?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Finland.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34THEY IMITATE DOGS
0:12:38 > 0:12:40How do you take a pig to hospital?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42In a hambulance.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47What do you get when you cross a skunk with a bear?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- I don't know.- Winnie the Pooh.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51THEY LAUGH
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Time now to sit back and just go gooey,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04because there's been a baby boom here at the safari park,
0:13:04 > 0:13:09and this series we've managed to film all of them. Remember these?
0:13:09 > 0:13:13MUSIC: "Just Can't Get Enough" by The Saturdays
0:13:31 > 0:13:35But perhaps the cutest babies of the lot
0:13:35 > 0:13:38were the baby otters Kaseem and Sumali.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46When they were born their mum Rosie couldn't look after them,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49so the keepers had to step in and hand-rear them.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55For a while their lives were hanging by a thread,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58but they turned out to be two little fighters
0:13:58 > 0:14:01and went from strength to strength.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05We've weighed them.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Working on ROAR I've seen some cute things in my time
0:14:08 > 0:14:10but they're up there, definitely top five.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14And I even helped teach them how to swim.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Each week they just got stronger and stronger with foster mum Bev
0:14:23 > 0:14:26keeping a motherly eye on them.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30But there was a nerve-wracking moment
0:14:30 > 0:14:36when they were first re-introduced to their parents, Romeo and Rosie.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39The pups are now eight months old
0:14:39 > 0:14:42and Johny's got an important reunion.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I couldn't come down here without checking up on those incredibly
0:14:45 > 0:14:49cute baby otters and their former surrogate mum, Bev.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51They've got a brand new enclosure. Bev, how you doing?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Fine, thank you. Yeah. - So when did this happen?
0:14:53 > 0:14:57It hasn't been here that long at all and of course we've got
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Rosie and Romeo and Sumali and Kaseem in here, all together.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04You know what so bizarre is that I couldn't tell them apart now.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07The last time I came down, they were little, tiny cute babies
0:15:07 > 0:15:10and they've grown up so quickly. So do you think they're friends
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- or do they know it's mum and dad and son and daughter?- Hopefully they
0:15:14 > 0:15:16know that's the bond, they know that's mum and dad, hopefully.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20They all cuddle up together and everything, so yeah, it's great.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Bev, you know what, they're still so incredibly cute.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- You're not their mum any more though. Do you miss that?- Yeah.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27We still have quite a strong bond.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30If I go in the enclosure they still come running over to me.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32So I think they do recognise my voice,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34but it's good that they're back with mum and dad.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37They seem to be getting on really well and all your hard work
0:15:37 > 0:15:41has paid off. I feel like, I don't know, a bit useless now.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Can I still come down and see them? - Yeah. You can come down
0:15:43 > 0:15:45and see them, give them some food as well, if you like.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Thank you, Bev. What a happy ending.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Now, on the last series of ROAR,
0:16:04 > 0:16:08we've met some fab animals like Gerry the baby pygmy goat
0:16:08 > 0:16:11but we've also had some super Ask The Keeper sessions.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14We've had questions that have been easy, some that have been hard
0:16:14 > 0:16:17and the killer questions, well, they were all impossible
0:16:17 > 0:16:19and some were quite ridiculous.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Here's some we're proud of. All right, eager beaver.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30Come on, then. Right then, guys, are we ready to ask the killer question?
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- Yeah.- Do we think Andy's going to get it right?- No.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40All right then, Andy, it's your chance to prove this lot wrong.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Here is your killer question.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46The Eiffel Tower stands at 324 metres.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50How many full grown average male giraffes standing on top of each
0:16:50 > 0:16:54other would it take to be level?
0:16:54 > 0:16:58It's the most ridiculous question ever!
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Er...50.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- Is that your final answer? - That is my only answer.
0:17:07 > 0:17:13Take 61 male giraffes standing on top of each other to be level with
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- the Eiffel Tower.- That was close.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19You were close, Andy, but you were still wrong.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22It was close. I'm sticking with it was close.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26The average python can grow to 1.5 metres.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30How many fully grown pythons stretched end to end would it take
0:17:30 > 0:17:35to fill the entire length of the London marathon?
0:17:35 > 0:17:39I'm afraid I really don't know the answer to your killer question.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44I will guess, I will say 1,000.
0:17:44 > 0:17:51Well, the correct answer is actually 28,130.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I can't believe I said 1,000 now. Why did I say 1,000?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Ooh, now.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Sarah, if a tegu were to say "tengo hambre" to you, that's Spanish,
0:18:03 > 0:18:08what would he be meaning?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Obviously Spanish cos he's Argentinian.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12What would he be saying?
0:18:12 > 0:18:16I'm going to guess, I have no idea, because I don't speak Spanish,
0:18:16 > 0:18:23but I'm going to guess "I'm hungry" since you're feeding.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25You're right. How did you get that one right?
0:18:25 > 0:18:30- That's unbelievable.- Seriously?- Yeah. A round of applause for Sarah, guys.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44OK, all you gamers, it's the last cheat code for the current series
0:18:44 > 0:18:49and it's, wait for it, blizzard17.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Type that in and see what you get.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Treats, new animals or even a new enclosure.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Happy gaming.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07This is heavy. Being a keeper at the safari park is no bed of roses.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10More often than not it's a barrow of poo.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Loads of animals equals loads of mucking out.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16So when our ROAR Rangers come to help out,
0:19:16 > 0:19:20there is one job they are sure to get.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Right.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Guess what?- Poo time.- Poo time.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Couldn't have put it better.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32When rangers Izzy and Eleanor came along to help keeper Bev
0:19:32 > 0:19:37out with the tapirs, they knew what was coming up.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41- Start off on the worst job, I'm afraid, today.- Poo.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Yes. It's poo-related, I'm afraid.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- If you're ready for a bit of pooper scooping...- OK.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Excellent. Follow me.- Poop patrol.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Poop patrol.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Right, OK. We haven't got too much poo today.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03It's just that big lump of brown down there.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05This wasn't normal poo. It was wet poo.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10The keepers have to clean the pond out every day to keep it fresh.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12That's a lot of poo.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15It is a lot of poo but to be honest we've had it cleaned out
0:20:15 > 0:20:19this morning, this pond, and that's only one poo. She's a big girl.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22You'll meet her in a bit. So she does poo a lot during the day.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25So how much do they eat to do all this poo?
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Well, at the moment she's grazing at the grass all day cos it's summer,
0:20:28 > 0:20:31so she's eating, oh, my gosh. She's eating quite a lot.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33It's on my hand!
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- A bit like a cow.- It's on my hand.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38Oh, no. She is like a cow, yeah.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39Or more like a horse.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Can I wipe this on the grass or something?
0:20:41 > 0:20:45You can, yes, I would, if you find somewhere clean.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- You've got tapir poo on your hand. - Yeah.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50OK, don't come near me.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52Would you like a hug, Eleanor?
0:20:52 > 0:20:57- No, thank you, Izzy.- No hugs but a good hand clean followed.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58Grrrr!
0:20:58 > 0:21:02JOHNY: 'Ranger Toby was train and animal mad but he wasn't too sure
0:21:02 > 0:21:06'what to expect when he met up with keeper Corin.'
0:21:06 > 0:21:08I hear you're going to be helping me today.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Yeah.- We're going to head into the wallabies.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13First of all you're going to need these.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19When the gloves came out, it could only mean one thing.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23So what I want you to do, if you come with me and have a look, see if
0:21:23 > 0:21:27we can find some wallabies, collect some of their poo and put it in
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- the pot here.- OK.- Right.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Why do we have to collect poo and put it in there?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Right, well, what we do is we send the poo off that we collect and it
0:21:37 > 0:21:41goes to a laboratory and they do an analysis on it and see how many
0:21:41 > 0:21:45like worms, sort of eggs they can find and this basically indicates
0:21:45 > 0:21:48how healthy the wallabies are.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Right, so Toby, shall we get off and collect some poo?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- Yeah.- Let's go.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04All the stuff you can see here, this is all wallaby poo
0:22:04 > 0:22:05but this is all quite dry.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09What we need to find is some stuff that looks exactly like that but
0:22:09 > 0:22:14kind of nice and a bit wet, bit nice and fresh, the fresher the better.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20What about this one then?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Well, done, Toby. I reckon that's a very good fresh
0:22:23 > 0:22:27sample, so if you want to use the pot and scoop it up if you can.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Brilliant. That's our first sample then.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35It doesn't smell that bad really.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39It doesn't smell like "bleugh"!
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Toby was fortunate.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47His poo job was small and smell-free.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Rangers George and Nicole weren't so lucky.
0:22:49 > 0:22:55They got some of the biggest pooers in the park, the rhinos.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58In there and I want to see you shovelling.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Come on, Nicole, you can do it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03That's it. I'll just stand and shout encouragement.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Each rhino does a barrel-load of dung a day
0:23:07 > 0:23:10so it's important to shovel it up regularly.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12It smells of fish oil.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14It smells very strong actually.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- Yeah. It is really strong, isn't it? - Come on, in the wheelbarrow.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Go on then, Nicole, are you going to get that one? That's a biggie.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- That one's heavy.- Go on. Go on.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- She's getting a bit braver now with poo.- She's getting good now.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30You're very professional at this.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32I've done it for a long, long time.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Nobody can shovel poo like me.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38George was a better poo shoveller.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Actually, Andy was the best though.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Now the keepers are always looking for new ways to keep their animals
0:24:00 > 0:24:04entertained and we're always trying to help them. Remember Robo Zebra?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Well, this is all that's left of him
0:24:13 > 0:24:17after a couple of sessions with the park's predators.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21We wanted to test out how the top predators hunted,
0:24:21 > 0:24:22so our remote controlled car
0:24:22 > 0:24:26started his life as Robo Deer when we put him in with the wolf pack.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Right, so OK, he's moving.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Robo deer is moving. Yeah, look, they're all following it.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Look at this,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39you would not want that pack of wolves after you, would you?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42No. I certainly wouldn't.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I think I've lost control of Robo Deer. Oh, he's gone off-road.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47I can't get in him to move any more.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52'Whilst the wolves were interested,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54'none of them were brave enough to attack.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01'But that wasn't the story when we put him in with the lion pride,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03'disguised as Robo Zebra.'
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- Are we ready to go? - I think we're ready.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Come on then, guys, let's take it away.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12I'm quite nervous for him.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Oh, no, they're coming, quick.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15A bit faster, guys.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Are they're going to get him?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I thought they might be a bit scared. No, no, no, no!
0:25:20 > 0:25:22They've got Robo Zebra!
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Oh, no! No, let's go back and have a look.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36So who got him there?
0:25:36 > 0:25:37That was Jaz that got him that time.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40I notice that's quite interesting, they've gone for
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- the tyre, the soft part.- Yeah. - Is that what they do with their prey?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45They go for like the vulnerable parts of the prey.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Yeah. They would go for the neck first
0:25:47 > 0:25:50to try and suffocate and strangulate.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Yeah, they definitely go for those bits there.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55The soft part, that's incredible. Well, listen, I think they made
0:25:55 > 0:25:57really short work of Robo Deer.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Alas, I knew him well.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03It's RIP. This could be the last time we ever see Mr Robo Zebra.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Well, we've come to the end of the show,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27which actually means the end of the current series.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30But it's not all bad news because before we leave you,
0:26:30 > 0:26:32we've popped down to the big cat section
0:26:32 > 0:26:34to meet a new arrival and it's dead exciting.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38OK. Deputy head warden Ian Turner, do the introductions.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- Who's the newbie here?- The newbie is the new male lion, Nibbler.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Look at that mane.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47He's settled in really well and mixed really good so we're very
0:26:47 > 0:26:49pleased with him and he's got two special girlfriends.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Two girlfriends.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55So, Ian, if they're mixing really well, what could that mean?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58That could mean, hopefully, cubs are not very far away.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59- Really?- That's really good news.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03And you've got all these lionesses all lined up here looking at me a
0:27:03 > 0:27:06bit scarily. How can you tell if they're pregnant?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Literally just by the size. They get just that little bit bigger.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11So you can't go up and say "Ooh, you've got a baby".
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- No, Rani, no.- So you think two of them are pregnant?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Two of them he's been really friendly with and hopefully
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- both of those are pregnant, yeah. - That is such great news.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23So they might be here in time for the next series.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24Hopefully. Fingers crossed!
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Oh, absolutely. Got to cross them all.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Well, congratulations, Ian. And join us on the next series for more new
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- arrivals, new babies, so until then, see you.- Fingers crossed.
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