0:00:02 > 0:00:06Today, on Roar... Anne the elephant has problems with her health,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10but can the vet discover what needs to be done?
0:00:39 > 0:00:44- Hello, I'm Lady Ranington. - And I am Lord Johny.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Welcome to another fascinating episode of Roar.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Now, before we start today's show,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52we're just having a touch of breakfast.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55I'll be starting with some scrambled eggs
0:00:55 > 0:00:58and smoked salmon on a sliver of toast, mmm!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Oh, that looks very nice, Rani.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03I'm having a bacon sarnie with some brown sauce.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- Johny, we're supposed to be dead posh.- Right, I forgot about that.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11In that case... Let's get on with today's super duper show.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- Chin-chin, lovely. - Chin-chin, darling. Lovely.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Coming up today, the tigers are right outside our vehicle
0:01:23 > 0:01:26and the keeper wants to open the door.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29That has to be probably the scariest thing I've ever done on Roar.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33The mischievous monkeys keep pulling bits off cars.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36So, are they little comedians or little monsters?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Oh, no!
0:01:39 > 0:01:42And we're no scaredy cats, but it's hard to keep your cool
0:01:42 > 0:01:46when you're dealing with the world's largest scorpion.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48It's going to sting me! It is, it is!
0:01:54 > 0:01:57But we're starting out with Anne the elephant.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59For a long time, she's suffered with her health
0:01:59 > 0:02:05and today they're going to find out if anything can be done to help.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Anne is, of course, a very famous elephant.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11She rose to stardom with the circus in the days before
0:02:11 > 0:02:13that sort of animal act was widely banned.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18She was with the circus for over 50 years before coming to live
0:02:18 > 0:02:20here in the park a few months ago.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25But the years have taken their toll.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31They think Anne is 58, which makes her the oldest elephant in Europe.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34And with age, comes problems.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36The park's head of animals is Jon Cracknell.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40The biggest concern we have with Anne is that she's an old girl.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43She's got arthritis. We think it's in her hips,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45but he haven't had a good chance to really assess her yet.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47It could be in her knees.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49And that's one of the things we've really got to work on.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Arthritis is a disease that affects the joints.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56It's making Anne's legs stiff and painful.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59When you look at Anne, you can see her walking,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02and she's a bit like a pantomime horse. Her front half is fine.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Unfortunately, her back half doesn't really work very well,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07and that's her biggest limitation.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10So, when she's walking around, you can see her struggling.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14She drags her feet a little bit. She has good days and bad days.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Arthritis can't be cured, but it can be treated.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21And to make Anne as comfortable as possible,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24it's vital to get those treatments just right.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30The vet in charge of Anne's welfare is Nick Masters.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32He's an elephant expert. And he's about to do a series
0:03:32 > 0:03:35of tests to give her a thorough health check.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39First, he needs to take a blood sample.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44We're taking the blood for a variety of reasons, really.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48I mean, the most important thing, I think, is that it gives us an idea
0:03:48 > 0:03:52of her general health status that we can't get by just looking at her.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55But taking blood from an elephant is no easy task.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Nick will have to get right underneath her and then prick
0:03:59 > 0:04:03her with a needle and syringe to take the blood from her back leg.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Doing anything invasive, in veterinary speak,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09with elephants is potentially dangerous.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14They're big animals. If they don't like what you're doing... You know.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16I think it's a pretty simple and painless procedure for her.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Once the needle has passed through the skin, it's just a little shot.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22She feels like we do when we have blood taken from us.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25And the rest is all fairly simple, really.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30It might be simple, but would you crawl under an elephant
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and stick a needle in its leg?
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Stay tuned to see how it goes.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Now, I'm here in the heart of tiger territory with head keeper
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Bob Trollope.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Because it's such a lovely sunny day, we thought we'd try
0:04:55 > 0:04:57and encourage the tigers to have a dip in the pool.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Apparently, the new male Turlough likes a bit of a swim.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Is that right, Bob?- That's very true. He does like the water.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08And so, what have we got here that's going to encourage Turlough
0:05:08 > 0:05:11and Co. to have a dip in this pool that we've got?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15As you can see, it's lovely day. We've got some meat, small chunks.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19I thought we'd try a little surprise.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23We've got some balls we normally have in the pond for them to play with,
0:05:23 > 0:05:25but we've stuffed them with meat, as you can see, just to give them
0:05:25 > 0:05:28something to do, so they don't just grab it and run off and whatever.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30It gives them something to think about.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32So, how are we going to do this then?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34How are we going to get the boys into the pool?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Well, we're going to have to open the back door
0:05:37 > 0:05:39and chuck them out the back door.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Oh, OK, so the tigers aren't in the enclosure?- They're just there.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45So, Johny, if you turn around, you'll be able to see them.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Maybe you could over here.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50So, we're actually going to open this door
0:05:50 > 0:05:53and the tigers are actually in here.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57They're just over there. As you can see, they are watching us.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- Watching our every move.- This is actually, genuinely, pretty scary.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- Is this safe, Bob?- We're perfectly safe, as long as we don't fall out.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10What's mad is that we're surrounded by tigers right now
0:06:10 > 0:06:12and we've got their food.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Right? So this is quite a precarious position.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19OK, so, Bob, there's a tiger there. Bob's about to open the door.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Well, actually, if I open the door, why don't you do it, Johny?- Do what?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Just drop it out the door and let it roll in.- Yeah? OK.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- You ready?- Yeah, OK.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31We interrupt this programme to bring you a vital health warning.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Should you find yourself surrounded by four hungry tigers,
0:06:34 > 0:06:40do not open the door or window, even for a second.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42What you are about to see is only possible
0:06:42 > 0:06:45because Bob has been working with huge, deadly carnivores
0:06:45 > 0:06:49for over 30 years, and he knows how they roll.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Be quick, be quick, be quick!
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Right. OK, that's... That has to be, probably,
0:06:56 > 0:07:00the scariest thing I've ever done on Roar.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Right, so Turlough is going straight in.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Yep. He wants to play with the ball.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06He's not too fussy about eating the meat at the moment.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Bob, you've been working with these tigers a long time,
0:07:08 > 0:07:10do you think that they'd attack you?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Or do they know you're the source of food, that you give them
0:07:12 > 0:07:14food regularly? Are they your friends?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- I doubt they'd attack.- Oh, really?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Yeah, we have that working relationship.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24You have a lot of respect. They are killers, as you can imagine.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27And I respect the fact that they would kill me.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30So, obviously, we don't put ourselves in that position.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34He's faced the other way, should we try and put another one in there?
0:07:34 > 0:07:38It's incredible seeing these tigers kind of play with these balls.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Just drop it in there. There you go.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Oh, my goodness!
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Oh, my goodness! I can't believe...!
0:07:46 > 0:07:49I honestly can't believe I've just done that!
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Look at Turlough with his wet head now.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Right, we've got one more to do.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Am I all right to just put that out quickly?- Yeah, I reckon.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10They're at the other side of the pond.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Yep, OK, we can throw it out. There you go.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- Oh, that's done.- There you go.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- OK, now. So, I think that's a job well done, Bob.- I think it is.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- You know, there's only one more thing to do.- Yeah? What's that?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Get a hair dryer and dry him.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Butterflies have taste sensors on their feet, so they can tell
0:08:40 > 0:08:44what kind of plant they've landed on just by standing on it.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Which must be very useful,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50though they wouldn't want to touch down where the elephant's just been!
0:08:55 > 0:08:59ALL: Now you know!
0:09:16 > 0:09:21She can run, but she can't hide. It's time for Ask The Keeper!
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Michelle Duffin, would you like a muffin?
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- No, thanks, I'm all right.- OK. Would you like to answer questions
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- about the pigs then? - Yeah, all right then.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- OK. Is it true we're going to get them out today?- Yes, we are.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- All right then, let's release the pigs!- Wilbur, Rufus!
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- Oh, there they're coming!- Come on! - There they come!
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- Has anyone been close to pigs before?- Yeah.- You have?- Come on!
0:09:45 > 0:09:47SHE SCREAMS
0:09:47 > 0:09:49My feet! The pigs are feeding at my feet!
0:09:49 > 0:09:50They just get a bit excited.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- How intelligent are they? - Pigs are very intelligent.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- They're actually believed to be as intelligent as dogs.- Wow!
0:09:58 > 0:10:01So, what kind of things can they do then? Can they sit, roll over?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03You can train them, yeah.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04You can train them to sit, heel,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07any sort of thing you'd train a dog to do, really.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09How much do pigs weigh?
0:10:09 > 0:10:14These Kunekune pigs can go anywhere between 60 and 100 kilos.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- Do they bite?- They can get a bit excitable, but you'll be fine.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22I fed them before I let them out, so that calmed them down.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24What foods should you avoid feeding them?
0:10:24 > 0:10:27You're not allowed to feed them any table scraps,
0:10:27 > 0:10:32so no meat and nothing from the leftover dinners that we eat.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- And also, parsnips can be quite bad for them, as well.- Why is that?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39It can give them mouth ulcers if they eat too many.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Are you having a little stroke there? What does he feel like?
0:10:41 > 0:10:46- A hairbrush.- Oh, it is, isn't it? - Yeah.- It is like a proper hair brush.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48We could clean the floor with you.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Pig escaped! Pig escaped!
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- Rufus!- He escaped. - No, he's over there. Look. Rufus!
0:10:55 > 0:11:00- Good boy. Good boy. - I'm a bit nervous, actually.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- How good is their smell?- Their sense of smell is actually very good.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06These Kunekune pigs can actually smell something
0:11:06 > 0:11:10that's buried 15 centimetres under the ground.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11We've asked loads of questions of Michelle.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Michelle, we're going to try and catch you up with a killer question.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18OK, guys, we're going to huddle up.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- THEY LAUGH - Little piggies,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- are you ready for this? - THEY SNORT
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Yeah, I think so. OK, Michelle, we have a question for you.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30You should look nervous.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33OK, in the classic fairy tale, The Three Little Pigs,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36what did the pigs make their houses out of?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Oh... Hold on a sec. Wilbur, Rufus!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43They're not going to help you with this one, Michelle.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46They are, they are. Right.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49One was with straw.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53One was with brick.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57And the third one...
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- It's not coming.- Ah-ha!
0:12:03 > 0:12:05What was the third one?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- ALL: Sticks. - Sticks!
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Sticks!- That's it!- Well,
0:12:10 > 0:12:13you failed your killer question, but your Kunekune knowledge,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- thumbs up or thumbs down for her? - BOTH: Thumbs up!
0:12:16 > 0:12:18BOTH: Thumbs up! THEY SNORT
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- SHE SNORTS - That's what we think, Michelle.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Thank you!
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Back at the elephant house, the keepers have got everything
0:12:36 > 0:12:39ready so that Nick, the vet, can take a blood sample.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43This could be a very dangerous procedure
0:12:43 > 0:12:45and Anne must briefly have a chain on her foot
0:12:45 > 0:12:47so that she doesn't crush anyone.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51The best place to take a blood sample
0:12:51 > 0:12:55is from the inside of her back legs.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58First, Nick wipes the area with antiseptic.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Now he's going in with the needle.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12When the needle goes in, Anne may feel it for just a second,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16so Andy distracts her with some friendly pats.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20And the syringe is attached. The blood is drawn out slowly.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Ten seconds or so.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29But Anne takes it all in her stride. She's just a perfect patient.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34She's great, actually. She's a lovely elephant and she's had
0:13:34 > 0:13:37decades of being very close to and handled by people.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41So it's probably not that big a deal for her. So, yeah, it's great.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43We need the blood samples and it all went very well.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47The blood sample needs to be sent off to a laboratory for testing,
0:13:47 > 0:13:51but the vet hasn't finished yet.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52To help with her arthritis,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Anne gets medicine mixed in with her food.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00It's important that she gets exactly the right amount,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03and that dosage depends on how much she weighs.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Trouble is nobody knows her weight. So far, they've just been guessing.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13What we can do, if we have an accurate weight for her,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15is establish exactly what she ought to be getting in her ration.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18She should be about 3.5 tons tops.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22But how do you weigh an elephant?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25With jumbo scales, of course!
0:14:25 > 0:14:27And they've just got one specially made,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29though they've never used it before.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33So the first challenge is to get Anne to stand on it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45But once again, Anne seems to know exactly what's expected.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47A few banana treats always help, too.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51And now they've got a reading.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Anne weighs 3,690 kilos.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58She was very well behaved. I'm very proud of her, bless her heart.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01We've an accurate weight for her now.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06We know exactly how much drugs we need to use for her body weight.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08It helps us out an awful lot.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10But there's another issue.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14The heavier she is, the more stress is put on her bad legs.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19They thought she was 3.5 tons, that's 3,500 kilos.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21But she's a little heavier than that.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25On the scale, she weighed 3,690 kilograms.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26I think that's a little bit over.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29I think she's probably about 200 kilograms overweight.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Nothing horrendous, but we certainly want to reduce it to 3.5 if we can.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35We'll work out a little bit of a diet for Anne.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37See where we can cut some food.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39I mean, she's a big elephant. She's a big bulk feeder.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42We need lots going through her to keep her stomach working.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44That's how elephants go.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48So, you know, she doesn't get a huge amount of goodies every day.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49She gets a few out in the yard.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51So we'll see where we can pare her back
0:15:51 > 0:15:54or get her eating more healthy, like we all should.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59But the vet hasn't finished with Anne yet.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01The most challenging procedure is still to be done.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04We'll be back to find out how on earth
0:16:04 > 0:16:06you take an X-ray of an elephant.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13HE LAUGHS
0:16:13 > 0:16:19What do you call a pig with no clothes on? Streaky bacon.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22WOOF, WOOF
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Why do hummingbirds hum? - Because they don't know the words.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29OOH-OOH, AH-AH
0:16:29 > 0:16:33What do you get when you cross a palm tree and a toad?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35A croakanut.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37THEY LAUGH
0:16:37 > 0:16:39They sound alike.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43# Just shake it, shake it Shake it, shake it, monkey
0:16:43 > 0:16:47# Monkey, monkey, monkey
0:16:47 > 0:16:48# Monkey, monkey... #
0:16:48 > 0:16:52There's a troop of over 100 Rhesus macaque monkeys
0:16:52 > 0:16:56living in the drive-through enclosure they call Monkey Jungle.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Now, there are two opinions about them.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Some people think they're just great fun,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06while others think something I wouldn't want to repeat.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10Deputy Head Warden Ian Turner can see both sides.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Monkey Jungle is probably the most popular park in the Safari Park.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Fun to watch. You could watch monkeys all day.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19They're just playing, rolling about. They're always doing something.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Monkeys are very adaptable animals.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24They're curious, bold,
0:17:24 > 0:17:28mischievous and love to play with almost anything,
0:17:28 > 0:17:29including cars.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32# Here in my car I feel safest of all
0:17:32 > 0:17:35# I can lock all my doors It's the only way to live
0:17:35 > 0:17:37# In cars. #
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Unfortunately, their idea of playing with the cars
0:17:41 > 0:17:45means seeing how many bits they can pull off.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49I would say, 20% of the cars that go through get damaged.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53They just have days when they're in the mischievous mode.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56And then can do every car.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59So, what's it like to be on the receiving end of monkey mischief?
0:17:59 > 0:18:03We've jumped in with the Bugler family to find out.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05You haven't got your windows open now, have you?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07ALL: No.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Oh, look! THEY LAUGH
0:18:14 > 0:18:17There's three on that car over there, look.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20It can be quite a battle some days, yes. And it tends to be.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22A lot of the new number plates that used to be screwed on,
0:18:22 > 0:18:26now they're not, they're Velcro, and they're easy to get off.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28The monkeys just love... As soon as they pick the habit up, they know it
0:18:28 > 0:18:30and straight away will take them off.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Look!
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Squirt, squirt!
0:18:41 > 0:18:44We're just going up for a second to where the big log is.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46That's where they tend to hang around.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50And sort of ambush cars.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54THEY LAUGH
0:18:54 > 0:18:56You see that red bottom?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58The reason why that car's not so bothered is
0:18:58 > 0:19:00because it's not their wiper.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02It's the wiper off a different car.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05They like Daddy's car, don't they?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07It's usually the dad's that don't like them.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10The kids and the mums love them. THEY LAUGH
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- And dad's don't.- Oh, no!
0:19:13 > 0:19:15But it's not just the dads,
0:19:15 > 0:19:20the monkeys have managed to wind up some of the keepers, too.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22They can be a bit annoying. They're smelly.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26We didn't really get off on a good foot, the monkeys and I.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30One of my first ever days here, I was one the Monkey Jungle gate
0:19:30 > 0:19:31and I left my bag unattended.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34They came down and they stole my pack lunch, all my food,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36my drink, everything.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Then they sat up on the fence and ate it all in front of me.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42It's a great laugh for the kids, the families.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46Obviously, for the person that owns a vehicle it's not quite as much fun.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48And you do get angry dad syndrome -
0:19:48 > 0:19:51a dad that doesn't want to go in there, but the kids force him to.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Every time I saw a monkey, I thought of that day, watching them
0:19:54 > 0:19:58eat my dinner in front of me, and it made me bitter for years.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01They will pull window wipers and roof trim out
0:20:01 > 0:20:03and chew on it for a little while.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06And then they'll discard it and onto the next one.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Now that I'm in the situation of being able to sit back and watch them
0:20:09 > 0:20:12trying to steal somebody else's lunch, I find them quite amusing.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19My car seems to be intact as we're leaving. No hitchhikers on board.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23After they've pulled parts off the cars,
0:20:23 > 0:20:25the monkeys soon toss them aside.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28So, the keepers go around, collect them all up and add them
0:20:28 > 0:20:31to their ever-growing pile.
0:20:31 > 0:20:36Visitors who have lost something can come and collect their bits.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Yeah, this is an example of the pieces we pick up.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Obviously, the towing hitch off the back of a car.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43It will go down there for somebody to pick up tonight.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Number plates they're quite keen on. A mirror and wipers.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48The monkeys might be annoying,
0:20:48 > 0:20:53but most visitors do go away with a smile.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57It's always fun to be in the monkey area. They're always doing something.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Today's cheat code for the Roar game is coral26.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07If you've been playing that game on the CBBC website,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11you'll know what to do with that. And if you haven't, why not?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14It's easy to get started and great fun.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Back with Anne the elephant, vet Nick and the team
0:21:24 > 0:21:28are about to tackle a very unusual and tricky procedure.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Today is a bit special because we've been wanting for a little
0:21:32 > 0:21:34while to look at her feet in a bit more detail.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38And that, ideally, involves taking some radiographs, some X-rays.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40So that's what we're going to try and do today.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Since she arrived, the keepers have been filing
0:21:43 > 0:21:46and conditioning her over-grown toe nails.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48They noticed what could be a problem.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50We know now that her feet are all cleaned up
0:21:50 > 0:21:52and looked at very carefully by the keepers,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55that she's got some little cracks and little holes.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57So we want to check, by taking X-rays,
0:21:57 > 0:21:58that there's no infection there.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03A bad infection behind the nails or in the toe bones would be
0:22:03 > 0:22:07very serious, but an X-ray picture will reveal any problem.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10The trouble is its not easy to X-ray an elephant.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13She's not used to having her feet X-rayed.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15We'll have to be careful with the equipment and everybody's safety.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19While the team are working right under her feet,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Anne has to have a chain put on so no one gets accidentally crushed.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29The X-ray machine sends a beam of rays through the body to a sensitive
0:22:29 > 0:22:33plate on the other side, which makes a black and white picture.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38That plate fits inside a case, which Anne puts her foot on.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Everyone close by needs to wear an apron made of lead
0:22:41 > 0:22:43to protect them from the rays.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49And the pictures go straight on the laptop.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51All right, good girl.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Yeah.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55That was great.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57There were some really excellent pictures
0:22:57 > 0:22:59under quite testing conditions, so it was good.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- And what have the pictures shown? - The toes that have got some little
0:23:02 > 0:23:04cracks and holes in them, we've got some good images.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07There does appear to be some areas where bone is affected.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10So that's important that we know how badly...
0:23:10 > 0:23:13And see if our treatment is improving things,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15certainly not letting them get any worse.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Under the information they've got from all today's tests,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22the team can now tweak Anne's medication and diet
0:23:22 > 0:23:25to keep her in the best possible condition.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29Jon Cracknell reckons they've made good progress so far.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32When she first came here, Anne could only walk for a very short distance.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36What we've seen over the last couple of months is a slow improvement.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38She's been walking farther and farther.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41And now she manages a couple of hours out of the paddock.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44From where she was and where she is now, it's amazing.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48And let's hope that progress continues for Anne,
0:23:48 > 0:23:50the oldest elephant in Europe.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Before we leave you today,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19we thought we'd pop down and catch up with keeper John.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- Hi, John.- Hello.- Hi, John.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23It looks like you've got your packed lunch boxes out.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Look at you two getting manly.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- He gives him the fist.- Yeah. - Is this your pack lunch?
0:24:28 > 0:24:33Not quite lunch time. These are our three Emperor scorpions.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- Well, I wouldn't quite fancy eating those.- No, I wouldn't dare.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- OK, let's have a look. - Would you like to hold one?- No!
0:24:40 > 0:24:42What a silly question!
0:24:43 > 0:24:48- Here we go.- Can't scorpions kill you if they sting you?- Not this species.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50This is a very... Not dangerous to us.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- But it might hurt me. - Get on with it, Rani!
0:24:53 > 0:24:56You're just putting off the inevitable. Come on, you can do it.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58I haven't held a scorpion before.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- There we go.- I can't do it! It's going to bite me!
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- It's going to sting me!- It's all right, it's not going to sting you.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04There we go. OK?
0:25:04 > 0:25:09- Well done, Rani.- It's going to sting me! It's going to sting me, it is!
0:25:09 > 0:25:11I'm actually holding it!
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Oh, it tickles.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17And it's very light. And it's legs are very delicate.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20But it's filling me with fear that it's going to sting me.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Rani, you're being so brave there.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Unfortunately, we've run out of time for today's show.- Whoa, Johny, no.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28We've still got a couple of minutes and I've got two more scorpions.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30No, unfortunately, we're definitely out of time.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Here's what's coming up. - No, honestly, I insist!
0:25:33 > 0:25:35We've got stinging scorpions.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- You all right there, Rani, for a few minutes?- No, I'm not.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43I can't wait. Thought I got away with not holding one for a second.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Oh, this one is wriggly!
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Why do I get the wriggly one?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- He's just waking up.- Oh! Whoa, whoa!
0:25:50 > 0:25:54There's something quite menacing about the name scorpions,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56but these are called Emperor scorpions.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Are these like the bosses of all scorpions?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01They're the biggest and most impressive type of scorpion.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05So they tend to be the ones people would use in movies and things.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09- Because, I mean, look at it. It does look pretty mean.- But you know what?
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Actually, now that she's on, she's very gentle.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14And it is always the best way of getting over
0:26:14 > 0:26:16a fear of something, isn't it? Holding one of these things.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Certain animals always carry that bad reputation.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21You know, snakes, scorpions, spiders...
0:26:21 > 0:26:23People think that they want to hurt you.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Don't get me wrong, don't go out into the African bush
0:26:26 > 0:26:29and pick up every scorpion you find because they're not all going
0:26:29 > 0:26:31to be as used to being handled as these guys.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34You know what, John? It's been wicked getting to hold these guys.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- This one's quite wriggly. Do you want to hold this one, Rani?- Sure!
0:26:37 > 0:26:40I've got to say, we really are out of time now, so why don't you
0:26:40 > 0:26:42check out what's coming up on the next episode of Roar.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44And you enjoy your friend, Johny.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Next time...
0:26:48 > 0:26:52A baby anteater is born at the park, the first they've ever had.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55The keepers must weigh and measure the little one,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59but how will Mum react and will she accept her baby back?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02We'll be discovering why the water hole is a drink stop,
0:27:02 > 0:27:07a supermarket and a restaurant for African animals.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11And we visit a place that's not for the easily scared.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14It's dark, it's creepy and it's full of bats.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17This can mean only one thing.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19It's time for...Ask The Keeper!
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