Episode 3 Roar

Today on Roar, we've the dramatic story of a newborn baby deer

rescued in the nick of time.

My first impression was that she was actually dead.

Hello and welcome to Roar.

-I'm Rani.

-And I'm Johny. We're out here today in Wolf Wood.

Johny, I've got some great wolf facts for you.

Did you know a wolf can run up to 60kph?

And their hearing is 16 times sharper than a human's,

and that's from 16 kilometres away.

Yeah, all very interesting, but I just want to go up to one.

They look so cuddly and soft.

You cannot cuddle or stroke a wolf. Are you crazy?

No, I'm not crazy. I know that, Rani,

because wolves have 42 razor-sharp teeth,

of which the canines can interlock and hold on to struggling prey.

-And...

-And Johny, that's enough of your facts.

We should let the animals do the talking and get on with the show.

HOWLING

Coming up today, we've got a baby theme going.

The dream of new lion clubs gets one step closer when a new male arrives.

But has he got what it takes to become leader of the pride?

I'll be meeting the new baby camels...if the grown-ups let me.

Ahh, he's desperate to be on camera!

And do you remember Kasem and Sumalee, the baby otters?

Oh, they're unreal.

-Cute, aren't they?

-They are so cute.

We'll find out if they can still turn Johny into gooey mush,

cos it's their birthday and they're having a party.

The park is home to about 240 deer.

There are four species here - red deer, fallow deer,

Pere David and axis deer.

Most of them are free to roam over a huge area of woods

and open grassland.

The keeper in charge of them all is Tim Yeo.

And with so much territory to cover, he needs a quad bike

to do his rounds and check up on all the animals.

The deer lead a very natural life here

and they stay outside all year round.

But that does mean that sometimes

they have to face some pretty grim weather.

Last winter, the country suffered some of the lowest temperatures

and harshest conditions ever recorded.

In the middle of one of the colder spells, Tim was out

doing his regular checks when he spotted

something in the undergrowth.

It was a baby axis deer in trouble.

When I saw her, my first impression

was that she was actually dead.

Then I saw a bit of a movement, I straight away grabbed her,

put her inside my shirt.

Immediately, I knew that because she was so cold,

straight away I needed to get warm milk inside her and warm her up.

Listen, I've got an axis kid I've just picked up in the park.

She is so cold it is unbelievable. I thought she was dead.

Can you please get a hot-water bottle and the milk ready?

There's no way to know why the mother wasn't there.

But Tim has been looking after deer for over 30 years

and he knew that, in the terrible weather,

the baby would soon have died if he hadn't picked her up.

It was very much touch and go.

There were times I thought we wouldn't get her going.

She was so cold and lifeless.

At any moment, the baby could have died.

But four months later... here she is, alive and well.

It turns out she's a real survivor.

The sucking reflex was good and she took to the teat quite well,

and once we'd got that warm milk, the right sort of milk, inside her,

we started to go forward slowly then.

The baby had to have round-the-clock care, so Tim brought her home.

And she's still here. In fact, she's become part of the family.

I think she's made herself extremely at home.

If you're sitting on the sofa, she'll jump up and lay next to you.

Even push you off if anything! She's really at home, definitely.

She's also now got a name - Tinkerbell.

And she gets her milk in the kitchen.

-Watches telly in the lounge.

-I think she's a couch potato, yes.

And fits in with the family's other animals.

We have three dogs, two cats and a rabbit.

And, of course, her ladyship.

Where's your bottle?

But of course, a deer is not a pet

and this one only came here in an emergency.

It's normal for mother deer to leave their babies

hidden in the undergrowth while they go off to feed.

So if you ever come across one, just leave it alone.

The majority of animals are perfectly OK

and it's natural for the mother to lay her fawn or kid up.

She does it for a reason, she does it to protect her baby.

If you see them in the countryside, please don't just pick them up.

The animal is OK. Mum is nearby.

Now, Tim's aim is to get Tinkerbell back with her own kind.

To have an animal that has reintegrated with her natural kind,

that's a wonderful thing to be able to achieve.

She's going to be living within the park,

with other deer, but enclosed in.

I think we certainly will be looking very soon now

to start the ball rolling, to start that process happening.

So, hopefully, the next time we see Tinkerbell,

she'll be out roaming the park with her real family.

Cattle, buffalo and antelopes have horns,

but deer have antlers.

Horns stay on for life

but antlers usually grow from scratch every year

and then fall off.

The Bactrian camel is a critically endangered species.

There are fewer than 1,000 of them left in the wild.

So, it was good news when two were born in the park recently.

Now, I'm trying to get a look at them, though that could be tricky,

as the adults are causing chaos.

Look at this! This one is chasing after us.

I'm with senior keeper, Bev. Slightly nervous.

Is this one going to have a little nibble at us?

All she wants to do - this is Jasmine -

is have a look in the back of the truck. She's just being a bit nosy.

OK, now we're seeing the latest additions here.

Have you got little ones? You know I like to see little ones.

Yes, we do. We have two boys -

one's called Lemmy, one's called Lester.

Look at this, we can see them! Can you tell the difference?

You've got Camilla and her baby Lester

then you've got Barley, and her baby Lemmy.

And how old are Lemmy and Lester?

Lester's the little one and he's only three months,

-Lemmy's about four months.

-Looking quite big.

To be honest, when they're born they're quite big.

They're up and about within an hour or two.

They do grow very quickly.

but mum's looking after them very well at the moment.

What about feeding?

How are mums doing,

because I heard that they produce a gallon of milk a day.

Is that true?

Apparently, that is correct. You can see it, they're growing so fast,

they're obviously feeding on something.

They do make a lot of milk but that's all they're on at the moment.

-They're not really grazing or on much solids.

-Hello!

Jasmine here is nibbling away at the hay bale.

Are you having to feed mummies extra

to make sure they're staying fit and well?

Not really, because it is a great time of year to be born.

There's plenty of grass about, so the camels are just grazing away.

The one amazing thing about Bactrian camels is their humps.

-These humps are quite floppy, what's going on?

-It depends.

If they're losing weight or sometimes the fat that is stored in their humps

is being used for other things, so they lose a bit of weight.

As soon as they get a bit tubby again, that's it.

-It pops up again.

-You never want a camel with really large humps,

it means they're slightly overweight.

OK, so it's a good way then for you to monitor their health.

We've got a camel nibbling the camera right here.

What about the little ones? When do they get their humps?

If you notice, they've got really fluffy, flaccid little humps.

As they get bigger and grow, they're just going to get bigger humps.

It's so funny because we've got all these camels.

We've got our director ducking down because the camel is desperate

to be on camera!

-Should we leave these guys now?

-I think so.

-OK, then.

let's say goodbye to the camels. We can just drive along.

Come on, Soph, get us out of here!

Good girl.

In the past, dozens of lion cubs have been born at Longleat.

But for the last four years, they haven't had any,

because there's no suitable male here.

These cubs are now grown-up.

In fact, they're old enough to start families themselves.

What the lion pride needs is a new male.

Which makes today a very big day, because one has just arrived.

His name is Nibalo and he's come from Germany by road and sea.

That's over 900 kilometres away and the journey has taken 20 hours.

Now he's here, they need to get him unloaded.

Deputy head of big cats, Bob Trollope

has been looking forward to this.

I'm quite excited to have a new male come into the pride.

We are going to put him in the house just to settle for a little while,

get used to the new surroundings. Let him have a bit of a stretch

because he's been in a box for a few hours.

Whether they like him or not, I don't know.

It's going to be an interesting few days, I think.

They're about to find out how Nibalo will react to the lion house,

as soon as they can get him in there.

Now, a fully-grown male lion weighs around 250 kilos,

which is as heavy as two motor scooters.

Nibalo is an adult but at four years old, he's still quite young,

so he's a lot lighter than that,

especially if you get the easy end.

He's a fair weight,

and I think all the weight's down that end for these poor chaps.

The travelling box has a door that slides up, but the keepers

have to make sure it's safe before they let him into the lion house.

What we're doing is basically just securing the box to the wall here,

so that if he does come out with any force,

he doesn't move the box.

We have to have someone here to slide it to obviously let him out.

Ready when you are.

Now, everything's ready to let Nibalo into his new home.

Wrong way, mate. Go on. This way. Good boy.

After the long journey, he was keen to get out

of that travelling box, and now he's taking a look at the house,

while the keepers take a look at him.

He's quite good looking. I think he could do with a bit of filling out.

He's obviously a little bit cramped by being stuck in a box.

He was on the ferry and it's a long trip from Germany,

so he's going to need a bit of time to stretch out.

Of course, the ones Nibalo really needs to impress

haven't seen him yet.

What will they make of him?

We'll find out later on.

It's Ask The Keeper time

and today our five fearsome fact finders

are looking for awesome armadillo answers from keeper, Sarah.

The big question is, Sarah, are you ready?

-I think so.

-There's no pressure.

-Ready as I'll ever be.

Nice. Who's got a question for Sarah?

How do you know if it's happy or not?

What they tend to do if they're frightened

is curl up into a complete ball.

This is one of the few types that can do it.

When he curls right up, his little tail

tucks alongside his head plate here, so he is one complete ball

and solid, so nothing can really get in there. That's a good sign

that they're not happy and they're frightened.

Why do they actually need their shell?

Their shell is very important, especially with this type.

When he rolls up into a ball,

he's got this really hard armour all the way around his body

that protects his arms and his legs, so it is really important for them.

It's a really good way of defending themselves.

How fast can armadillos travel?

He is surprisingly fast, this little guy.

They've got tiny legs which are really strong.

They go pretty quick when you put them down.

In fact, they go so fast sometimes,

they bump into a lot of things, because they can't see very well.

Sarah clearly knows her stuff about armadillos.

Has anyone else got another question?

What type of environment do they live in?

They live in a dry forest savannah-type environment,

dry woodland. That's where they are found mostly.

What do they eat?

The armadillo mainly eats termites and ants in the wild.

That's why they've got big claws,

to be able to dig into anthills to get their food.

In captivity, we also give them egg and they have meat biscuit.

They can have chopped up fresh meat as well.

Mainly, it is bugs, so crickets, waxworms and mealworms.

Sarah, so far you have proved you're an armadillo encyclopaedia.

But will we be able to catch you out with the killer question?

Come on, guys. OK, is that a good one? Yes.

OK, Here we go, its killer question time.

The armadillo lives on its own here at the park but, apparently,

its closest relative is also here at the park.

Can you name it?

It's the giant anteater.

I thought you were going to have to curl up in a ball of shame,

but you are absolutely right.

You got our killer question right, I cannot believe it.

What do you reckon, guys? I would never have got that question right.

Is it a thumbs up or thumbs down for Sarah?

Thumbs up all round for Sarah.

What did the dog get when he graduated from university?

A pedigree.

What fish only swims at night?

A star fish.

What do cows play at parties?

Moo-sical chairs.

Last year, we followed the dramatic events

when the keepers had to rescue the newborn baby otters.

The problem was their parents' two previous litters had all died.

They think it's because mum, Rosie,

just didn't produce enough milk to feed them.

So, to save these pups,

keeper Bev Allen had to become their foster mum.

She's very experienced at this and dedicated.

The babies had to be fed every couple of hours, day and night.

I got to meet them when they were four weeks old.

One's a boy and they named him Kasem,

while the other's a girl and she's called Sumalee.

After that, we followed the pups' progress

all through our last series. Well, now we're back

and they are one-year-old, so it's time to party.

Woo!

I've got them a birthday cake made of prawns

and I've come to meet Bev at the brand new otter enclosure.

-Bev, How are you doing?

-I'm fine, thank you.

Who's Sumalee and who's Kasem?

Sumalee is the one with the pink nose. This is Sumalee.

This is actually Hamish, a new otter for Sumalee,

hopefully for them to breed.

So, Sumalee's there but where's Kasem?

Kasem's with Rosie and Romeo, the parents,

so he's still here and he's with them, doing really well.

He's doing well? OK. It's so good to see Sumalee.

I want to feed them some of this cake I've made. Will they like this?

-They're going to enjoy it very much.

-How are we going to feed them then?

We're going to go inside the enclosure with them

and we'll scatter some of the food around and see what they eat first.

Oh, man, it's so good to see them again.

-They're a lot bigger now than what they were.

-They are.

I guess what I want to know, Bev, is how are they getting on?

It's been a few months since I last saw them.

They are doing really well.

Sumalee is quite tame, still.

She still knows who I am, so she will come over and say hello.

What you want to do with your prawns

is scatter some of them around in the pebbles.

If I go over here. Come on, Sumalee.

-I think Sumalee's got two already.

-This is Hamish. Where's he from?

He comes from a place in Scotland and we've had him here since April.

Hopefully, they will breed in a couple of years' time.

He's about the same age as Sumalee, so it's a good mix together.

Was it hard to separate Kasem and Sumalee,

because they got on so well since they were little babies.

I was quite sad to actually have to split them up,

because it was a nice family unit, getting them all mixed together.

But actually, taking Sumalee away, absolutely fine.

Brought her down with Hamish and they cuddled and got on really well.

-Right from the get-go?

-Yeah. It was brilliant.

Well, you know what, Bev, Sumalee's right here and I just want to see

if she recognises me after all this time.

Sumalee, remember me?

Look at that. I think she does, you know?

-I think she does.

-Happy birthday.

Back up in the lion house,

Duncan Williams, the safari park vet, has come by to check on Nibalo,

the new male lion who has just arrived from Germany.

He's a good-looking animal, yes. Still quite young.

A little bit underweight, but I'm sure that can be rectified.

Because Nibalo has come from mainland Europe,

the regulations say he must be kept in quarantine for six months

just in case he has the disease, rabies.

That's extremely unlikely,

for all visitors must dip their feet in disinfectant as they come in

'and out, as a precaution.

And rather than keeping Nibalo locked away from the others,

they're going to let him mix with the lionesses,

even though that means they will have to be kept in quarantine too.

He will be allowed out the cage.

He won't have to stay here for the next six months.

The quarantine area will be more than just the cage,

it will be the whole paddock area here.

He'll be allowed to mix with the other ones,

so basically, they'll all become quarantine animals then.

The vet is happy to let Nibalo join the lionesses,

because of the risk of rabies is very, very low.

In the wild, the pride male might have anywhere between two

and 30 females. Here, Nibalo will be mixing with a group of seven.

It's a big experience for him, you know.

He's been taken from where he was born, shoved in a box,

brought to a new environment. Everything is new to him.

It will be for the next few weeks and he hasn't met his wives yet!

LAUGHS

The lionesses haven't seen Nibalo yet but they know he's here.

They know something's going on, as there's strange vehicles here.

They can smell him. Their sense of smell is really good.

Probably they can smell he's a male. In the box,

he's had a wee. There's quite a whiff in there.

And that whiff has definitely got the girl's attention.

It's quite interesting at the moment.

You've got one or two just coming in, getting a bit closer.

Erm, they're just sizing him up, I think.

Fingers crossed, we won't have too much of a problem mixing him.

No one can be sure Nibalo will be up to the role of pride male,

or if the lionesses will accept him.

Whether they get on is, time will tell.

But the lions won't be meeting each other face to face

for a few days yet, while Nibalo settles down in his new home.

After that, everyone is going to be keeping their fingers crossed

because if all goes well,

there could soon be cubs right here in the lion house

and when that happens, don't worry, we're not going to miss it!

ALL: Did you know...?

The elephant is the only land animal

that can't hop, leap or jump.

Which is just as well, really!

ELEPHANT NOISES

Now, armed with my puppy and kitten toothpaste,

I've popped down to see Alexa,

but I'm not seeing any puppies and kittens!

-Just a load of ferrets.

-Yes, these are our group of ferrets in here.

Hi, guys. Hello. Having a good sniff of me?

They're not going to nibble me?

-No, you're very safe.

-So what are we doing today?

-Basically we're giving them a little health check.

-Right.

You should do this once a week if you've got any animals at home.

And it's checking ears, eyes and teeth and claws, as well.

OK and the best way to check their teeth is by giving them

puppy and kitten toothpaste.

These guys, they are on a meat-based diet,

they are cleaning their teeth with the bones of meat they are eating.

So how are we going to actually brush their teeth?

Well, we've not used this one before.

The idea is this will just clean their teeth for them?

Yes, what you can do, you can put some on your finger

-and rub it into their teeth.

-Do you want to show us how you do that?

Go on then.

Only cos I'm slightly nervous. I want to see you do it first.

-Because their teeth do look quite sharp!

-They are.

These guys are all tame so they've got no reason to want to hurt us.

You said these are on a meat-based diet.

So how are they cleaning their own teeth?

At the end of the day are they going...

All right you, do you want a taste? Here you go.

As lovely as that would be, so they are on a meat-based diet,

crunching through bones and things like that.

They also get special biscuits, as well.

They help clean their teeth, but this is just a secondary measure

and it's nice for us to get close to them

so we can have a good look at everybody.

OK, this one's had a fair amount of toothpaste.

-You've checked his teeth. Looking OK?

-Yes, not too bad.

He's getting on a little bit now,

so he's one we have to monitor a little bit.

I'm only laughing because these are crawling up the back of my legs,

very eager to have their teeth checked

and I'm counting one, two, three, four...

..a lot of ferrets that need teeth checked.

-Alexis, shall we get on with this?

-Yes, let's do it.

Come on, who's next?

Right, here we go. Have a little bit of toothpaste.

Say "Ah!"

Have a little bit of toothpaste. Now spit.

Not happening. Ouch!

LAUGHTER

Calling all you gamers,

here comes today's cheat code...

What are we talking about? The Roar online game, of course.

You'll find it on the CBBC website.

It is easy to get started and great fun.

So if you haven't tried it yet, why not give it a go?

Happy gaming!

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Earlier in the show, you saw myself and keeper Bev

wish Sumalee the otter a happy first birthday.

Hey, how come you got an invite and I didn't?

Um, we couldn't leave today

without celebrating her brother Kasem's birthday as well.

-We're throwing a party, with Rani involved.

-Hey!

-I love a party! Hi, Bev!

-Hello, Bev.

-Where is the birthday boy?

-Yes, this is him,

-Kasem, just there. Being very noisy.

-Birthday treat?

-Birthday treat. Yes, do you want to feed him?

-Yes.

-Do you want just chuck them in?

-Just throw them in.

You're not scared, Rani!

-Here you go, birthday boy.

-There we are.

Oh, nice!

-Can I do one, Bev?

-Yes, sure.

Now earlier in the show,

we did see Sumalee getting a birthday treat in a new enclosure,

but how was Kasem getting on, still with Mum and Dad?

He's doing really well.

He doesn't seem to mind that Sumalee is with Hamish now

and actually Kasem and Romeo play together a lot, actually.

Very playful together so it's really nice.

While we celebrate here...

..and celebrate Kasem's first birthday,

why don't you check out what's coming up on the next episode?

Happy birthday.

We'll be meeting a strange new animal.

Ooh, sharp claws!

Have the Roar Rangers got what it takes

to tackle the killer snakes?

And something special will be happening in the Lion house.

Trust me, you won't want to miss it.

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