0:00:00 > 0:00:05'Today on Roar, we'll discover what they keep behind locked doors.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09'The sinister, the scary and the downright weird.'
0:00:09 > 0:00:11'Johnny, what is that?'
0:00:11 > 0:00:16'You'll never guess. You'll have to watch the show to find out.'
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Hello. Welcome to Roar. I'm Rani.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46I'm trying to learn my lines. This goat is getting in the way.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48We're in the pygmy goat enclosure.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52You do realise that pygmy goats like to eat things?
0:00:52 > 0:00:55But I'm in the perfect place to rehearse
0:00:55 > 0:00:57and I don't know what to say next.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I suppose all that's left to say is, let's get on with today's show.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02What about our lines?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05'Coming up today: Lions have a great sense of smell
0:01:05 > 0:01:07'to help hunt down their prey.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11'But wouldn't they rather sit around sniffing pretty flowers?'
0:01:14 > 0:01:18'How do you stop a three-tonne rhino from playing too rough?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21'We're going out with the rhino patrol.'
0:01:22 > 0:01:26'And we'll be trying to cheer up the pancake tortoises
0:01:26 > 0:01:29'because they've been feeling a little flat.'
0:01:30 > 0:01:32LAUGHTER
0:01:32 > 0:01:35'There are more animals in Animal Adventure
0:01:35 > 0:01:39'than in any other area at Longleat.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42'But you won't see them all on display at the same time
0:01:42 > 0:01:45'because there's a lot going on behind the scenes.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48'But now, we're in for a treat.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52'Darren Beasley, the keeper in charge of Animal Adventure
0:01:52 > 0:01:55'is about to take us on an exclusive through-the-keyhole,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59'access-all-areas VIP tour.'
0:01:59 > 0:02:04Hang on, hang on. This is a secret area I'm going to show you.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08You've got to wait there. Just wait there for a second.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12How about this?
0:02:13 > 0:02:17This is an Argentinean tegu. He's called Diego.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21He's a ground lizard. And he is a bit of a whopper. Look at this.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25He's quite heavy. Look at that huge, long tail there.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30He's a big, big, strong lizard.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33And he's also very friendly.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Can you see this tongue? They grab smells on the end of their tongue,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39put it in the roof of their mouth, in the Jacobson's organ.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41It sends a message to their brain that says
0:02:41 > 0:02:44you smell friendly or you smell like beans on toast
0:02:44 > 0:02:46or something to eat, maybe, like that.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Perhaps a nice mouse or a bit of fallen fruit.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53So that's our little secret that I brought him out to see you.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I'll put him back in his little cupboard now.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59He can go in and have a nice dig. See you in a bit.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06The next place I'm going to take you is the Bug Room.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Don't be scared. Come this way.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18This is Ruby!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Hello, my darling. Come here, sweetheart.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26This is a Chilean rose tarantula spider.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Tarantulas are brilliant.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30They've got these special hairs on the back.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33They're urticating hairs. It's a brilliant defence.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Imagine loads of arrows that you could flick out with your back legs
0:03:37 > 0:03:39and you can fire them into somebody's eyes or mouth,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42if you're silly enough to try and eat it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45If you've ever been stung by stinging nettles, that's what it feels like.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Imagine stinging nettles in your eyes. Painful!
0:03:48 > 0:03:52She can do that, defend herself and run away to fight another day.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55You've seen eight legs, eight legs are groovy.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58What about more than eight legs?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Any bids? Six? Ten? Twelve?
0:04:01 > 0:04:06How about possibly... 240 legs?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10Look at this. This is a giant African millipede.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14Imagine having to buy school shoes for that many legs. Incredible!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16And these are nature's recyclers.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19These ones live on the forest floor in Africa.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21And they eat all the fallen vegetable matter,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24all the leaf litter and turn it into soil.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27It goes in that end as a mouldy leaf, comes out that end as soil,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30all nicely composted. Wonderful creatures.
0:04:30 > 0:04:36'There are more creatures in the Restricted Zone, including this.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41'Though you'll have to wait til later to find out what it is.'
0:04:46 > 0:04:50'In the wild, to catch their prey, lions have super-sharp senses.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53'Sight, hearing and smell.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56'They need speed, power and agility.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01'The massive teeth and razor-sharp claws come in useful, too.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05'Here in the park, the lions have an easier time,
0:05:05 > 0:05:07'but they still like to exercise their talents.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09'Their sense of smell, for example.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15'Keeper Stuart's called Rani and me down to the lion enclosure
0:05:15 > 0:05:19'to help set something up before they're let out for the day.'
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- What are we doing?- Putting in some enrichment for them.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- Right.- We've got a sack of straw with lavender in it.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- That's mine. Nice, relaxing. - From this little bottle.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Very nice! - I'll take that.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Johnny, I'm afraid you got the short straw
0:05:35 > 0:05:37and you add a bag of rhino dung.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Alright, then, what do we need to do?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45First of all, I'll give you a pair of gloves each.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- Ooo! Lovely.- Where there's gloves, there's always poo, Stu.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- So, what are we doing, then? - We're going to prepare the sacks.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- You are going to prepare the sacks. - Thanks!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57So we need to get that poo into that sack.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- This is rhino dung? - Yes.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Let's have a little look at this beauty.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Don't let it put you off your breakfast.- Very nice!
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Eurgh! It's full of hay, as well.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Why are we doing this, please? You open the sack there, John.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Yes, that's the big question. Why are we doing this?
0:06:14 > 0:06:18It gives the cats something different in their enclosure.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22So they interact, they go out, they suss it out,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25they see what the smells are, they're drawn to the smells.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- It gives them something different. - Are you telling us those lions
0:06:28 > 0:06:33are going to want to smell stinky, horrible rhino dung?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- They certainly are. - Why?
0:06:35 > 0:06:39It's something different for them. Something they don't get every day.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43And what about the lavender? My mum likes lavender in a hot bath.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45But will they like it?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Yes. It'll have the same effect as catnip would on a domestic cat.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- On your pet cat. - Really?- Yes.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54I do believe that's the dung done. Now we've got the lavender.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- So, what have we got in here? - Basically, it's just a bit of straw.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03We'll just scent it with lavender oil and that will be the job done.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- They'll be attracted to one of these?- One of these two.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09But they are watching us, so shall we just leave it here
0:07:09 > 0:07:11and see which one they go to first?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13If we hang it up in the fallen tree here,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16that will give them something to work for
0:07:16 > 0:07:20and climbing up, having a good old look around.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23It'll give them something to do and see what scent they like.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Which do you think they'll go for first?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- I think they'll go for the lavender. - Wise choice.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I think I'd rather go for the lavender, as well.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- I've grown attached to the smell of the dung.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Join us later to see what the feisty females make of the funky smells.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Get your dung. Let's go.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46LAUGHTER
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- What's small, cuddly and purple? - I don't know.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52A koala holding its breath.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Miaow! Miaow! COUGHS
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Hairball.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01What does a lion say to his friends before they go out hunting?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Let us prey.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Raar!
0:08:06 > 0:08:09How do monkeys make toast in the jungle?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11They put it under the gorilla.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14LAUGHTER
0:08:23 > 0:08:27'In Animal Adventure, head keeper Darren is taking us on a tour
0:08:27 > 0:08:30'of the parts the public never sees.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33'It's very rare to get such privileged access
0:08:33 > 0:08:35'to the park's Restricted Zone.'
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Right. Come in here, but don't tell anybody.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44This... is my reptile room.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48This is where we keep the lizards and the snakes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54And you're in for a surprise. Not everybody gets to see this.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57These are some of our baby snakes.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00They're just about a year old now. Look at these.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02These are royal pythons.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07A big handful of lovely, beautiful, mouse-eating snakes.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10These really, they're nature's pest control.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12If you were in a village in Africa
0:09:12 > 0:09:15and you've got all the mice eating your corn,
0:09:15 > 0:09:19your maize and stuff that is there for you to have for your tea,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23snakes live around the villages and they eat all the mice and pests.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25They're wonderful creatures.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30This is a big no-no, but because you're with me,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I can let you in. So come in here.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Have you ever seen one of these before?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44This is an armadillo.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49And my favourite thing is - look, they can close themselves up.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54That's the head and that's the tail. In a complete ball.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58And he's just waking up. Can you see his little eyes here?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Because this is a very special tour today,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I'm going to put him down over here for you
0:10:04 > 0:10:08and I'm going to feed him some lovely bugs, which he adores,
0:10:08 > 0:10:12and we'll see if we can get him to shuffle around.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15You have to watch really quick because he does move fairly fast.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Does he want any? He's off!
0:10:28 > 0:10:30'Bye, Armadillo.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42I hope you enjoyed this behind the scenes tour of Animal Adventure,
0:10:42 > 0:10:46but I really have got a lot of work to do now, so I've got to go.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Earlier in the show, Johnny, Stu and myself were in the lion enclosure.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02And we were filling up some Hessian sacks
0:11:02 > 0:11:04with some real great odours.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Johnny used rhino dung and I used lavender.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10They're hanging up, we're in the safety of the van,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Stu, can we release the lions? - We can indeed.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Yes! Will they go for the lavender or the rhino dung?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- I can't wait! They're pacing back and forth, Stu.- They are.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Six lions in Two Run. It's OK to let them go.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Ooo! Here they come! Look at that!
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Straightaway out of there.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Now, they were watching us. Let's see what they go for.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34We didn't even ask you which one they'd go for first.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- And that's the poo. - It is the poo. Why would that be?
0:11:38 > 0:11:43Well, it might be that there's more of an animal smell to the dung.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48As predators, that would draw their curiosities to that side of things.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51But the lavender will have a different effect
0:11:51 > 0:11:55because it's not associated with food.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- So the poo was more closely related to their catch.- Exactly. Yeah.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03They look very proud of their poo. Look at that!
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- They've got their trophy. - Look how proud this lion looks.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Is that where the phrase comes from, a pride of lions?
0:12:10 > 0:12:12LAUGHTER
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Yeah. That's why I'm paid big bucks!
0:12:17 > 0:12:19The thing is, we've got rhino dung in there,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22would they come across rhinos in the wild?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25In their natural zones, they would come across rhino.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Would they take down a rhino?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Are they smelling that dung, thinking, "This is dinner.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32"I'll just wait for the animal to come by"?
0:12:32 > 0:12:36I think naturally, they probably wouldn't try to tackle
0:12:36 > 0:12:40a fully-grown adult rhino because of its sheer size.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42If it was injured or lame for any reason
0:12:42 > 0:12:44and they were excessively hungry
0:12:44 > 0:12:47and they came across that situation, then possibly.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- They would most definitely take down a youngster.- Wow!
0:12:52 > 0:12:54They've got a great sense of smell,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56but how do they use it and why is it important?
0:12:56 > 0:13:01In the wild, they would use their sense of smell to track food,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04sniff out other prides, territory markings.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Is that their primary sense, the best thing they've got,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09rather than their eyes or their hearing?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12I think their eyes are very good, as well.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Their sense of smell is probably second to their eyesight.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20You know what? I'm kind of ponging a little bit -
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I didn't want to mention it!
0:13:22 > 0:13:26I think we should leave before they turn their attention onto us!
0:13:43 > 0:13:47'Our Roar Rangers today are brother and sister George and Nicole.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49'And they're raring to go.'
0:13:50 > 0:13:54I want to be a Roar Ranger because animals are important to me.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I just love animals. That's my life.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02I want to be a Roar Ranger to have a great day
0:14:02 > 0:14:04and to spend more time with my brother.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07'Maybe they don't see much of each other.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10'These are the pets they have to look after,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13'Angel the hamster, Eddie the dog and Socks the cat.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16'But what will they be looking after today?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18'Time to find out.'
0:14:18 > 0:14:24George and Nicole, today you are going to be giraffe keepers.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25- Yes!- Yes!
0:14:25 > 0:14:30'There's no time to lose because the keeper's waiting.'
0:14:30 > 0:14:33I'm Ryan and I work at the giraffe reserve.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37We are going to get some browse and hang it for the giraffe to eat.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Why are they called browse?
0:14:39 > 0:14:44We call it browse because giraffe browses.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49They eat off trees and bushes. They don't graze.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52When it comes to animals that don't each meat,
0:14:52 > 0:14:57they fall into two different groups, browsers and grazers.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Giraffe being tall with a long neck has to be a browser
0:15:01 > 0:15:04because it's hard to reach the grass.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06MUSIC
0:15:11 > 0:15:15We've got the browse on and the trailer hitched up,
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- so if we jump in the truck and go to the reserve and hang it out.- Okay.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24'The giraffes at the park are a special kind.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27'They're called the Rothschild giraffe
0:15:27 > 0:15:30'which comes from East Africa.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33'Sadly, they've suffered badly from habitat loss
0:15:33 > 0:15:39'and with fewer than 700 in the wild, it's an endangered animal.'
0:15:40 > 0:15:46We'll be in an area where there are animals roaming around,
0:15:46 > 0:15:50so you have to stay close to the vehicle at all times.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55Do exactly as I tell you, okay?
0:15:56 > 0:16:01What we need to do is put the winch on.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Does this heave the branches all the way up there?- Yes.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I don't fancy going up a ladder!
0:16:07 > 0:16:10We need to let this bundle down.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14They just strip off the leaves?
0:16:14 > 0:16:18You can see what they've done. They've taken all the leaves.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21And the bark as well. That's good for them.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24How close will they come up to you?
0:16:24 > 0:16:27When we move away, they'll be right here.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31I won't let them come any closer while we're still here.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34'Ryan's right to be careful.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36'Giraffes can run up to 35 miles per hour
0:16:36 > 0:16:40'and have a kick strong enough to kill a lion.'
0:16:40 > 0:16:44See this one here, this is Doto, our big male
0:16:45 > 0:16:48he's the biggest giraffe that we've got.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51I think he's about sixteen and a half feet tall.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52He's quite a big lad.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56'Sixteen and a half feet! That's five metres tall
0:16:56 > 0:16:59'which is bigger than a double decker bus.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04'In fact, the giraffe is the tallest animal in the world.'
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Now we've got most of the giraffes eating away happily
0:17:08 > 0:17:12it should be safe to go down the bottom and put more browse there.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15We can have a look at the new baby.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20'Yes, there's a baby here. Seven week old Kaiser.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24'Nicole and George are in for a treat if they can get close.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28'We'll catch up with them later to see if they do.'
0:17:33 > 0:17:38'Okay, all you gamers, here comes today's G code for the game
0:17:38 > 0:17:40'on the CBBC website.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42'It's wind5.'
0:17:42 > 0:17:45'Have you checked out the feeding time section?
0:17:45 > 0:17:49'Just answer a couple of questions to feed today's animal.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54'See a special video and earn an extra treat for your park too.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57'See you there!'
0:17:59 > 0:18:01MUSIC
0:18:04 > 0:18:09'We interrupt this broadcast to bring you a special report
0:18:09 > 0:18:11'from the big Game reserve.'
0:18:11 > 0:18:15MUSIC
0:18:19 > 0:18:24Welcome to Longleat Safari Park. I'm Jack and I drive the tractor.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27'But Jack and his tractor don't plough fields,
0:18:27 > 0:18:32'or tow trailers because they are the rhino patrol.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43'Their job is to guide the three white rhinos every morning
0:18:43 > 0:18:48'from the house up to the big game reserve and bring them back again.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51'While the park is open to the public,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55'the rhino patrol must guard the animals at all times
0:18:55 > 0:19:00'because these beasts are amongst the most dangerous in the place.'
0:19:00 > 0:19:04They fight, they swing around, they might be near road.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08They are not small, when they start running
0:19:08 > 0:19:11they run pretty quick. We keep an eye on them.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16'Weighing more than two family cars and with those horns,
0:19:16 > 0:19:21'you can't just walk up to a rhino and put it on a lead.'
0:19:21 > 0:19:26'To keep the rhinos and the public safe,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28'Jack needs special equipment,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31'that's where the heavy metal comes in.'
0:19:31 > 0:19:35It's a big tractor. It doesn't have to be this big.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39The bigger it is, the better and the more presence for the rhinos.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42It has this big piece of steel on the front
0:19:42 > 0:19:45to protect the tractor.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49It's protection for us more than anything else.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53C'mon Dani!
0:19:55 > 0:19:59It's just a case of guiding them.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06Just rev the engine a little bit. They listen to the tractor.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09MUSIC
0:20:15 > 0:20:18'At the moment, only two of the three rhinos
0:20:18 > 0:20:21'are going to the reserve, the male and female
0:20:21 > 0:20:24because the keepers are hoping they'll mate
0:20:24 > 0:20:26'and make one of these.'
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Oh!
0:20:28 > 0:20:33'The third rhino here is Marashi and she is spending time
0:20:33 > 0:20:35'in the big yard.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38'When he's not patrolling, Jack helps her keep busy
0:20:38 > 0:20:40'with an exercise class.'
0:20:40 > 0:20:45I run up and down the fence to get her running and blood pumping.
0:20:45 > 0:20:50She does seem to like it, but it does make you look a bit silly.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53She likes it, that's the main thing.
0:20:53 > 0:20:59'A rhino doing PE? This, we have to see!'
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Come on, let's go!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Don't stop, that's lazy!
0:21:08 > 0:21:11MUSIC
0:21:22 > 0:21:26'But as the last cars leave the park, playtime is over
0:21:26 > 0:21:30'and Jack is back in his tractor for the final job of the day,
0:21:30 > 0:21:34'guiding the rhinos back to the house for the night.'
0:21:38 > 0:21:43They can run about 22 mph.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47I'm trying to keep up with them. I think they can go faster than that.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49'Rhinos can go 30 miles per hour
0:21:49 > 0:21:54'which is faster than what any person can run.'
0:21:54 > 0:21:58'But now with all the rhinos safely back home,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00'the keeper's work is done.'
0:22:00 > 0:22:05'It's a bit different to most people's jobs
0:22:05 > 0:22:10'but for Jack, it's been just another day on rhino patrol.'
0:22:18 > 0:22:23'Back out in the park, our Roar rangers are on their way
0:22:23 > 0:22:27'with keeper Ryan to put out food for the giraffes.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32'Now, they've got their eyes peeled for the newest edition to the herd.'
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Oh, look at the little baby one. - Yeah, that's Keiser.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Oh, look how small it is.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48MUSIC
0:22:50 > 0:22:53'Keiser is the 104th giraffe to be born here.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56'He's now just seven weeks old.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01'When he was born, he was almost two metres tall
0:23:01 > 0:23:05'and he was up and walking by the time he was one hour old.'
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Is the mum going to try and drive you off?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14We're lucky because the mum, Imogen is really good natured.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18She's lovely. She trusts the staff around the baby.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21She's happy for us to walk around her baby.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25'Keiser is on nothing but his mum's milk.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28'But the others are ready for that browse.'
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- Do you want this branch?- Yep.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Put that through there.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41'As it goes up, they start coming closer,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44'including Imogen and her baby.'
0:23:44 > 0:23:47If we'll get back in and let them eat this one.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52'As soon as the rangers pull back, the giraffes are in.'
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- Did they eat acacia in Africa? - Yes.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00They love acacia trees even with the really long thorns.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05They've got a really long tongue and they can deal with long thorns.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08It's a very hard tongue.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12They pick around all the thorns and pull off all the individual leaves
0:24:12 > 0:24:15without getting thorns in their mouths.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Why are giraffe's tongues purple?
0:24:18 > 0:24:24Because they spend a lot of time out in the sun.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28They use their tongue for browsing for the majority of the day,
0:24:28 > 0:24:31and if they had a pink tongue, it would get sunburnt.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35It's a nice dark colour to stop if from getting sunburnt.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39'But now it's time for the Roar rangers to head off
0:24:39 > 0:24:43'and leave the giraffes to finish their food.'
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Being a giraffe keeper was a good experience
0:24:47 > 0:24:50because they are one of my favourite animals.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53They were helpful lugging the browse on the back
0:24:53 > 0:24:58because sometimes the staff struggle pulling the browse about.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00The best thing I did with the giraffes
0:25:00 > 0:25:02was when we put up the browsers,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05and we got to see the baby one come close.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21MUSIC
0:25:27 > 0:25:30It's almost the end of another show but before we leave you,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33we've come to meet our cool mates, the pancake tortoises,
0:25:33 > 0:25:35and their cool keeper, Jo.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- Hi Jo. I have to say, they really are as flat as a pancake.- They are.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42But they are quite cute as well. They're so soft.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46You think they're quite but you haven't seen anything,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48until you see these two.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- Oooh!- Some baby pancake tortoises.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- That's Quanza.- Hello Quanza.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- And that is Camwee. - Camwee is tiny!- I know!
0:25:57 > 0:26:02So this is a fully grown tortoise, who's trying to escape.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Yes. This is Stuart. He's a fully grown male.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07How old are the little ones then?
0:26:07 > 0:26:12The one that you've got there is nine months and that one is six months.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14And are these like those tortoises...
0:26:14 > 0:26:17I know some of them go to like 200 years or something.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19No. These only go until about mid 20s.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- And they only come from Kenya and Tanzania.- Six months old.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- The shell is really soft.- It is.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Is it going to harden up? Mum and dad are harder on top.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30The reason for them being like that
0:26:30 > 0:26:33is that they wedge into tiny nooks and crannies.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- Will it get harder? - A little but not a lot.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38If you feel mum and dad, they're soft as well.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40The top is harder than the bottom.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Seeing these guys in action,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45I think it's a myth that pancake tortoises are slow.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47They're not slow.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50These are reportedly supposed to be the fastest tortoises on land.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52- Wow!- Look at that!
0:26:52 > 0:26:55While we try and keep up with these speedy dudes,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58why don't you check out what's coming up
0:26:58 > 0:27:00on the next episode of Roar.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05There's big news from Gavin and Stacey. Their eggs have hatched.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09We'll be getting the first look at the new ostrich chicks.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Ever heard the expression, don't bite the hand that feeds you?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16The pelicans haven't!
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Whoa! Who's this fella here attacking me?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22And when the baby goats are just one week old,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25they must join the rest of the herd.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29But those guys have hard heads, spiky horns and no mercy.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34So we'll see if the kids are going to be alright.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37All that and more next time on Roar.
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