0:00:02 > 0:00:05On Roar today - with a kick that can kill
0:00:05 > 0:00:07and claws that go back to the dinosaurs,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11the ostrich is one dangerous bird.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13We're on a mission to check out their nest.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16So, stay tuned - there could be trouble.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Johny.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46And I'm Rani. Johny, what on earth are you doing?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Practising my juggling skills, obviously.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Those apples are for the warthogs!
0:00:50 > 0:00:55They're waiting for breakfast, and we've got a show to start.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Don't worry, Rani, I've got it under control.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Here you go, lads. How do you like them apples?
0:01:01 > 0:01:04'Coming up today -
0:01:04 > 0:01:07'could you make friends with a snail the size of a guinea pig?'
0:01:07 > 0:01:09It's all sticky!
0:01:10 > 0:01:14'Too much monkey business lands the keeper in trouble.'
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Oh, no!
0:01:16 > 0:01:20'And the lions must be tricked into taking their medicine,
0:01:20 > 0:01:26'so there's a rare chance to get really close to the business end.'
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I just hand-fed a lion!
0:01:38 > 0:01:42But first, we're starting off down in the Animal Adventure Area,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46where earlier in the series we met the giant stick insects.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50They've also got enormous scorpions and huge spiders.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Rani's about to meet another giant,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56though this one doesn't have eight legs, just one foot.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00When I heard there was an animal in the park
0:02:00 > 0:02:02that spends its entire life on one foot,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05I thought, "Somebody's pulling my leg." So I've hopped down
0:02:05 > 0:02:09to meet keeper Jo to find out which animal she's talking about.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Hiya, Jo.- Hiya.- Jo, which animal spends its life on one foot?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14This is Gary, the giant African land snail.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Very interesting, Jo, but which animal spends its life on one foot?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- Gary.- He hasn't got any feet, Jo. - He HAS got a foot.
0:02:21 > 0:02:27- This here is his foot. - That's his foot?- Yes.- Hi, Gary.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- That's one big foot then? - It is quite a big foot, yes.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35So you're saying a snail is just a foot?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Basically, this is a big sheet of muscle
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- and he uses it to pull himself along with.- Can we see how they move?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44You might be able to see a few ripples.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Yes, you can! If you look carefully, you can see the dark lines moving.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51I don't know if you can see that at home,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53You can see them curling round.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Everyone at home's probably looking at this and going,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59"That doesn't look like the common garden snail we know."
0:02:59 > 0:03:03And I can see you've got one just down there as well.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07I'll get it. If that one's called Gary, does this one have a name?
0:03:07 > 0:03:08- Gerrard.- Gerrard?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- OK, so this is... - A giant African land snail.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15A giant African snail and there is a massive difference.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20We all know from these ones that they leave a slimy, silvery trail.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I dread to see how big his trail his.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26But why do they leave the trail? Is it like Hansel and Gretel
0:03:26 > 0:03:29leaving breadcrumbs so they can find their way home?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Not quite, no. His home's on the back of him,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35so he doesn't really need to find his way back. But you can see,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39just about on here, some slime he's left from a little earlier on today.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- So what's the point of it? - It reduces friction.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43If he's climbing over something.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47If he's nice and slimy, it's a bit like going down a water slide.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51You go down a lot an awful lot faster and awful lot smoother
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- if there's a lot of water there. - But in Africa, it's quite dry.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Can they produce slime there? - They can, yeah.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59If the weather's too hot, what they can do
0:03:59 > 0:04:03is pull themselves back in their shell and create a slime barrier.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07It's a bit like a door. If it's not quite wet enough out there for them,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10they'll create a door and won't come out until it's nice enough.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13It's really great to get this close to Gary, here.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16The amazing thing is that the foot,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19it's almost suctioned onto the glass. Is that what's happening?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Do they stick to things? - Yes, that's what the slime can do,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25it can help him stick. What we can do, very carefully...
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- Oh, he'll fall off! - He won't fall off. There you go.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- He's got a hole in his back.- He has, that's where he breathes from.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- Will he fall off? - He won't, don't worry.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- He's like Spider-Man.- He is a bit like Spider-Man.- Look at that.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- There's a hole. Is that his bum? - No, that's where he breathes from.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Oh. I thought he was going to do a big snail poo then!
0:04:45 > 0:04:48How do we turn him back? Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness!
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Can I ask, just seeing when we turned him upside down,
0:04:52 > 0:04:54there seems to be a lot more muscle in there.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59If we were to take the whole of Gary out of his shell, would he be huge?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02He wouldn't be too big, no. This is a big fat bit inside of here
0:05:02 > 0:05:06that fills up most of his shell. But if we took his shell off, he'd die.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10I've got to say, I'm not a massive fan of snails,
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- but, Gary, you're quite cute, and his little antennae.- His little eyes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17The two bits at the top are his eyes. You can just see his pupils
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- on the end of each one. - Oh, right.- And the bottom two,
0:05:21 > 0:05:23these are feelers here and his mouth is just below.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27He's quite cute. I feel I should give him a little touch goodbye.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- You can give him a stroke, yeah. - Gary, it was lovely meeting you.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Oh, he's all sticky! I think I'm going to leave you to it
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- and hop out of here. Thanks very much, Jo.- Thank you.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47The giant snail has got to be the slimiest,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51but what do you reckon is the most popular animal in the park?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53The magnificent lions?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56The thrilling tigers?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Or maybe the mighty white rhino?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Well, for many years,
0:06:01 > 0:06:05one of the most popular animals they've ever had
0:06:05 > 0:06:07lived out on the East Africa reserve,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11where Andy Hayton is the keeper in charge.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14We're not talking about a popular species here.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19This was a single, well-loved individual. In other words, a star.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22One of the greatest animals we've ever had here at the park
0:06:22 > 0:06:24was Trev the ostrich.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Yes, an ostrich. And, yes, his name was Trevor.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Trev, he was awesome.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37We had people coming for miles to see Trev.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40No other animal, none of the giraffes that had babies.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44We've got big male lions, we've got rhinos or whatever.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48It was all about Trev, because he was just a nut.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50He even got fan mail.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55But while the public loved Trevor,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59he only had eyes for his girlfriend, Honey.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05And as much as he loved Honey, he hated Andy.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11It got to the point where, if Trev saw me and my vehicle
0:07:11 > 0:07:14driving into the giraffe reserve, he would be up and at it
0:07:14 > 0:07:17and kind of chase me out, basically.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Trev was no respecter of position.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I'm supposed to be in charge of everything, but he wasn't having it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27He was just an absolute nightmare.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31But, in equal measure, we loved him to distraction.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36But Trevor and Honey were no spring chickens.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39They were getting old and, last year, the sad news came
0:07:39 > 0:07:42that these lovebirds had danced their last tango.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Unfortunately, both Trev
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and his missus, Honey,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57both passed away last year at different times of the year.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Losing him really devastated the whole section.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Because it's him, isn't it? It's Trev.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09Yeah, his loss was really felt. We'd drive around here looking for him.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13When he wasn't here, it was a real shame, it really was.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20The park just wasn't the same without the ostriches.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25So just a few months later, they got themselves another famous couple.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29So, Andy - what's occurring?
0:08:29 > 0:08:30We've got a new pair,
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Gavin and Stacey, and they're doing really well here.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37So well that they've actually laid eggs.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40So we're hoping for a little ostrich sometime soon.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43That's egg-stremely egg-citing news!
0:08:43 > 0:08:47But hatching these eggs is going to be no yoke.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52Partly because your average ostrich ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55Ostrich are... They are pretty dim.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Their brain is actually smaller than their eyeball.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Yeah, you'd never see one on a quiz show, for sure.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07They ain't bright.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10And ostriches are also incredibly dangerous.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16They have just one claw on each foot, but it's very sharp.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21And those long legs can deliver a kick powerful enough to kill a man.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26But now we're after hard intel on those eggs.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29It's going to be a risky mission to get close-up pictures,
0:09:29 > 0:09:34so we'll need a keeper with cunning, courage, and a licence to thrill.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36MUSIC: "Theme From James Bond"
0:09:39 > 0:09:44There's only one man for the job, and the name's Hayton - Andy Hayton.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46What we're going to do is drive up
0:09:46 > 0:09:50and have a look at who's sat on the nest. It'll probably be Stacey.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54We'll see where he is. He'll no doubt make quite a big appearance.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Will Andy be left shaken when he stirs the ostriches?
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Stick around to a find out because that's for Roar eyes only!
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Question for you - with 30 razor-sharp teeth
0:10:19 > 0:10:22and claws twice the size of my fingers, how do you give a lion
0:10:22 > 0:10:25its medicine? The answer is a treat on the end of a stick.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29The marshmallow is for me, but Stu has something entirely different
0:10:29 > 0:10:31for the lions. Isn't that right, Stu?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34All right, Johny? Yes, it is. What we've got here is some meat.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37And we're medicating them with worming tablets,
0:10:37 > 0:10:40which they have to have on a regular basis.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43They're all done apart from that last one there, Johny.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Do you want me to do this one? - You can do.- Oh, lovely!
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- Let me get stuck in there. So what do I do?- Hold the meat flat.- Yeah.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Make a pocket into the meat, along this edge here.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55So you stick it in.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- So, Stu, what's the medicine for? - The medicine is for worming.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03That's exactly the same as your domestic cat or dog at home.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07We have to do them on a regular basis to keep the worm count down
0:11:07 > 0:11:09and keep them nice and healthy.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13So, Stu, how do you know if a lion's got worms or not?
0:11:13 > 0:11:18The way we find out whether the lion's got worms is dung samples.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22We then send them to the vet, who'll do an egg count under a microscope.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24There's always be eggs in them,
0:11:24 > 0:11:29but if they're over a certain amount, then they're wormed.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31But we worm them regularly for that reason.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34We've got some lion poo here. Check this out.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38If we were to have a look in there, might we see some eggs or worms?
0:11:38 > 0:11:43- You carry on, my man. - OK, let me get stuck in.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Look at that, it's horrible.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Can't see anything, but I guess that's why you'd send it off,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- so they can see it with a microscope?- That's right.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55What type of worms are we talking about here?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Is it regular garden worms or tapeworm?
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It would be tapeworm. Internal parasites, basically.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Not your garden worms, they live inside the intestines
0:12:04 > 0:12:07and they feed off whatever the animal is eating.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09So, what's the plan then, Stu?
0:12:09 > 0:12:13What we'll do is go in to the house with the medicated meat, here.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16And we'll separate the lions off one by one.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20As the individual goes into the pen on his own away from the pride,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23we'll feed them their allocated amount of medication,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26let them out of the house and move the next one in.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- So we're going to hand feed them? - Yes, off the sticks.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Well, join us later to see if the lions
0:12:30 > 0:12:34are good little ferocious meat eaters and have their medicine.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01It's time to stop your monkeying around.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Now it's time for Ask The Keeper,
0:13:03 > 0:13:07and we're going to put Jo under the spotlight.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10All right, guys, are you ready to swing into action?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12ALL: Yes!
0:13:12 > 0:13:15How much fruit and veg do they eat in a whole day?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18They've a little kind of bowl, like this one, look.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Full of veg in the morning, like carrots and greens
0:13:21 > 0:13:25and things like that, peas and sweetcorn.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27They have the same in fruit a day, as well.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I scatter it round and hide it in the enclosure.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32How can you tell if they're male or female?
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Girls are the bosses in the marmoset world.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38They're much bigger and much more dominant.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41They're more likely the ones to come up and go, "Grr!"
0:13:41 > 0:13:43They puff their hair up to make themselves bigger.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Where do they come from?
0:13:44 > 0:13:49These come from South America. They're called New World monkeys.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Right, gimme more! - She's up for the challenge.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56How long do they hold their pregnancy for?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- It's roughly about four months. - Do they have any predators?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Marmosets, in the jungle, they live midway
0:14:02 > 0:14:05in a nice thick tree, like the one behind us.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08The reason for that is if they go too near to the top the tree,
0:14:08 > 0:14:10they'll be open to large birds of prey.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12That's their number one predator.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Hence if they go down too low, things like snakes along the ground,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19they'll get them as well. So they stay mid-range.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21So, snakes and large birds of prey.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Would you ever release them back into the wild,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26or would they stay as a group here?
0:14:26 > 0:14:30These guys here, Mike, Michelle and Mandu, they're so well looked after,
0:14:30 > 0:14:34if they actually went out into the big wide world,
0:14:34 > 0:14:36they would find it difficult. As you know,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38rainforests are destroyed every day,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41chopped down for logs and things.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44So they're probably a lot safer here.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- You lot, are you impressed with Jo's knowledge?- Yeah!
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I'm really impressed, Jo.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53But I still think it's our duty on Ask The Keeper
0:14:53 > 0:14:55to try and catch you out with Killer Question.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Oh, no!
0:14:58 > 0:14:59THEY WHISPER
0:14:59 > 0:15:02The bit I'm dreading.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- Yes? Yeah! Go, "Yeah!" - ALL: Yeah!
0:15:09 > 0:15:13All right! OK, we're fired up and ready with a Killer Question.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Oh, no! Be nice!
0:15:17 > 0:15:22How many different species of marmoset are there around the world?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I believe there are about nine.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30From our research, around the world,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34there are 21 different species of marmoset.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Oh, no, that's awful! OK.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41So the next time we meet you, we'd like you to name them, Jo!
0:15:41 > 0:15:46Great, OK. I shall go and start doing my homework now then, shall I?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Before you go, thumbs-up or thumbs-down for Jo?
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Come on, she did really well.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54She got the Killer Question wrong but what about everything else?
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Jo, if I had more toes, I'd give them to you right now.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00I mean thumbs, yeah.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Hey, gamers. Have you got your own animal park on the Roar game yet?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20If you haven't, you should. It's great fun!
0:16:20 > 0:16:21To make your park a success,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25you need to collect as many cheat codes as you can.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Today, it's blizzard92.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33And it also helps to check on your animals every day. So, happy gaming!
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Earlier on in the show, Stu and I put some worming medicine
0:16:50 > 0:16:53inside some meat and now we're going to hand feed it to these guys.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01This could be very dangerous, so don't ever do this yourself.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06I can try hand feeding only because I'm with a trained keeper.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Who have we got here? I need an introduction
0:17:10 > 0:17:12before we get personal.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Here on the end here is Aysha.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17This is Satellite.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20At the back there, laid down nice and quiet, is Skye.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Just coming up through the middle here is Nola.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Then we have the mum of some of them here, Naomi. She's our old girl.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I think we should get on with feeding them,
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- because they don't look happy. - I think that's a good plan.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Take it away, Stu.- Who's first then?
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- Look at those eyes.- Anybody? Satellite, come on. Good girl.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Get your tail in.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- So we've got Satellite here? - Satellite here, yeah.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49Hello, Satellite.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52HE WHISTLES
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Sattie, good girl.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Brilliant, she made really quick work of that.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Oh, yeah. You've got to be quick with them,
0:18:01 > 0:18:05while they're still interested. All right, Amy. You can let her go.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Go on, Sattie, out you go. Go on. Good girl.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11That was incredible, the way she took that meat.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13There was no messing about, was there?
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- We'll just hope the rest of them go that way as well.- OK, right.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21Are you coming in? Come on then. Naomi?
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Come on.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27It's just incredible to get so close.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31I don't want to get much closer though, she still looks hungry.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- Shall we bring in the next one? - It's a plan. Go on, Aysh. Aysh!
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Go on. Go on!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40You know when they're growling like this?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Is it signs of anger or are they just being playful?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45What does this mean?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48They know there's meat here, they're hungry
0:18:48 > 0:18:50and they want their food.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53She's noticed the door's open now, so she's gone out.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57It's going well so far but now it's my turn to feed the lions.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It is. Naomi, are you coming in?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Come on then. Come on.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07There you go, Johny. Take that, I'll just shut the slider.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13I'm quite nervous, actually. So we've got Mum here, then?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- This is one of the mothers, yes. - How old is she?- She's 22 years old.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Good girl. Wow. Wow, wow, wow!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23That's the one.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Wow. I just hand-fed a lion! Amazing!
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Look at those teeth, those teeth are amazing!
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Earlier on I had difficulty cutting through that meat
0:19:37 > 0:19:40but those teeth have ripped it apart, straight in there.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Brilliant, so we've got another lion done - and I did it, nice!
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Shall we bring in the next one? - I reckon we should.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53This is amazing. Just a thin cage between me and a lion
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- and I'm hand feeding them. - Come on, Molly!
0:20:00 > 0:20:04Stuart, this is a rare opportunity to see their teeth close up.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- Do you often do health checks? - Every time we get in close to them,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11it's a prime time to check them for any injuries,
0:20:11 > 0:20:16You wouldn't be able to get as close outside to check these things.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18It's an ideal opportunity.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22To me, these guys look really strong and healthy, is that the case?
0:20:22 > 0:20:23It seems to be the case, yeah.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26We like to think so. There's nothing untoward we've seen.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30A few battle scars. But they're lions, aren't they?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33This has been an amazing experience for me,
0:20:33 > 0:20:37seeing the lions so close up. You've got one more lion to do,
0:20:37 > 0:20:41I think I'll leave you to it. That was incredible.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44I've just hand-fed a lion! They've had their medicine
0:20:44 > 0:20:48and enjoyed a treat. Now, time to enjoy my treats, marshmallows.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02What's a cow's favourite TV programme?
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Dr Mo-o-o!
0:21:03 > 0:21:06LAUGHTER
0:21:06 > 0:21:09What do you call a sick crocodile?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11An illigator.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15What do you call a rabbit with fleas?
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Bugs Bunny.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18LAUGHTER
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Back up in the East Africa Reserve,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Andy Hayton is on a mission
0:21:32 > 0:21:34to get a close look at the ostriches' eggs.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38But he'll have to watch out because these guys have dinosaur claws
0:21:38 > 0:21:41and a kick that can knock you into next week.
0:21:41 > 0:21:47We're getting close and Stacey's by the nest while Gavin's on guard.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52I'm wary of him. This guy, I'm kind of watching him
0:21:52 > 0:21:55out of the back of my head. I know exactly where he is.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59You show respect, but he's calm and collected at the moment.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04What I'm worried about is him pecking me when I'm not looking. That really hurts.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Hmm, maybe he's not so fearless after all!
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Gav's just pretty unhappy that we're here.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Because he's sat there, he feels he can defend her and the eggs better
0:22:13 > 0:22:18because they're such incredibly attentive parents.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Everything revolves around those eggs.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24They really would defend them with their lives.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33So, this is as close as we can safely get.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36This is a really nice opportunity for us to see the eggs.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39She's obviously trying to count them.
0:22:39 > 0:22:411, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
0:22:41 > 0:22:447, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 in there.
0:22:44 > 0:22:4712, Stace. She's rubbish at counting.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50She started sitting when there was about four eggs.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54'# Oh, Stacey, look what you've done... #'
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Ostriches are the world's largest birds.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01So, of course, they lay the largest eggs.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05At 1.4kg, each egg is the equivalent
0:23:05 > 0:23:07of 24 hens' eggs.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12So there'd be plenty to go around if you were having one for breakfast.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16But once you've spent an hour boiling your ostrich egg,
0:23:16 > 0:23:20the shell's so thick that a teaspoon would never take the top off.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22You'd need a power tool.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29And imagine how big a soldier you'd want for an egg that size.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32This is an empty one. I wouldn't be stupid enough to go over there
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and try to take one of Gav's eggs! We've blown this one.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39You can see how thick this shell is,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41it's absolutely awesome.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44How the chick gets out of there, I think it's just size.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47They explode out of it, almost.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51To push their way out of this is quite incredible, really.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56'# Oh, Stacey, look what you've done. #'
0:23:57 > 0:24:02There she goes. Not the most comfy bed to sit on.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05She'll start sorting them out now, so they're nice and comfy.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08She'll pull them in, so they're nicely positioned.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11They've done research and believe the chicks in the eggs
0:24:11 > 0:24:14start talking to each other. If some are more advanced than the others,
0:24:14 > 0:24:18they'll slow down and catch up so they all hatch at the same time.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19It's amazing.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Gavin and Stacey seem to be model parents so far.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27But Andy knows you must never count your chickens...
0:24:27 > 0:24:31I mean, ostriches, before they're hatched.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33In the wild what you'd get is,
0:24:33 > 0:24:38of the clutch of eggs, you'd get 10% of the eggs would hatch.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Then 10% of those hatchlings would survive.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44So, when you've got 12 eggs, your strike rate is very low.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50At least there aren't any predators to bother them here.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52But, even so, they'll be very lucky
0:24:52 > 0:24:56if just one of these eggs ends up as an adult ostrich.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Right now, though, Gavin's getting a bit egg-cited.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04So we'd better make a swift eggs-it!
0:25:06 > 0:25:10But we'll be back later this series to see if the eggs hatch.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23With all the animal action,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26the park's not exactly what you'd call restful.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Except for one place, the tropical butterfly house.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32The trouble is, they have to keep it really hot in here.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34Wake up, guys!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Bacon! What?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Hi, Kim. All right?
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- It's so peaceful and relaxing in here, we fell asleep.- We really did.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45It's almost the end of the show, but we thought we'd spend a bit of time
0:25:45 > 0:25:48to calm down in the butterfly house.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51But there are no butterflies in here. Or are there, Kim?
0:25:51 > 0:25:55We've got probably about 30 species. There's a few here we can look at,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- because they're sat eating at the moment.- Dear me!
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I think they're asleep as well. Look at this!
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- Wow, they're big!- They're beautiful.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08What's so special about these butterflies, then?
0:26:08 > 0:26:12This one here is what we call an owl butterfly. They're very special.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16They've got a big eye on the side, to look like a bigger animal
0:26:16 > 0:26:20when they're sat feeding. Here, anything could come and eat them.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Is it possible to get close to one?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25We can try, if they'll sit on the fruit for you.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Is this their daily diet, is it their snack?
0:26:29 > 0:26:34Butterflies usually eat things with lots of sugars in, obviously.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38People outside, they might see a butterfly, what shouldn't they do?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42You shouldn't really try and grab hold of it if you can help it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Butterfly's wings are delicate. They've lots of scales
0:26:45 > 0:26:48on the wings, that's how they're made. Those bits can rub off.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52This one's enjoying its snack. I could do with a snack, too.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- Shall we head home? - Let's do it. While we flutter away
0:26:54 > 0:26:58and grab some grub, why don't you check out what's coming up
0:26:58 > 0:27:00on the next episode of Roar?
0:27:00 > 0:27:04We're going to discover what they keep behind locked doors.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07The sinister, the scary and the downright weird.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12Lions have a great sense of smell to help hunt down their prey,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15but wouldn't they rather sit around sniffing pretty flowers?
0:27:15 > 0:27:19We're going to find out.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22And how do you stop a three-ton rhino from playing too rough?
0:27:22 > 0:27:26We're going out with the rhino patrol.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30We'll have all that and more next time on Roar.
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