0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today, on Roar, a baby wallaby is found abandoned.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08The keepers must step in to save his life.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13But even with all this love, can little Joey survive?
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Hello and welcome to Roar. I'm Rani and this is...
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Johny, what are you doing?
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Oh, hey, Rani. I'm just giving myself a bit of a pamper.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51I found the most amazing mud
0:00:51 > 0:00:55and I thought my skin could do with a bit of a treat, so I'm just...
0:00:55 > 0:00:58You do realise that's a Kunekune pig enclosure and that's the mud
0:00:58 > 0:01:02they wallow in, and it's probably not just mud?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Kunekune enclosure? Not just mud? You mean I'm...?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I think we should leave it there and get on with the show.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09And quick! The pigs are coming!
0:01:13 > 0:01:18Coming up, there's a new pride of lions up in the safari park,
0:01:18 > 0:01:22and today, we're going to meet them for the very first time.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27It's a big day for the new baby sea lion
0:01:27 > 0:01:30because today is the day she gets her name.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35And they say elephants never forget, but what about keepers?
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Can this lot catch out the boss with some jumbo questions?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Oh, that's pretty nasty, actually.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50But we're starting today up in Wallaby Wood,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54which is home to over 30 Bennett's wallabies.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56They are some of the smallest wallabies in the world
0:01:56 > 0:01:58and originally come from
0:01:58 > 0:02:03Tasmania and the coastal southeast of Australia. In the spring,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06many of the females here in the park have young babies,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09called joeys, in their pouches.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12The little ones are totally reliant on mum for food,
0:02:12 > 0:02:14warmth and protection.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21But two days ago, the keepers made a shocking discovery
0:02:21 > 0:02:23when they were doing the morning checks.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25A young joey was on his own,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28abandoned in the middle of Wallaby Wood.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31And he was very distressed.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33He was screaming and calling for mum,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36but none of the females were responding to him,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39no-one came and picked him up and got him in their pouch.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42So, either mum abandoned him, maybe she was a young mum,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44wasn't really sure what to do.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46We're not really sure.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50They had to step in to try and save his life.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53For keeper Polly, it was a really worrying time.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59The joey was very weak and she had never hand-reared a wallaby before.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04It didn't look that great. He was shaking. He was cold.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06And he was losing strength, really.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11The keepers think that the abandoned joey is around five months old.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Usually, joeys stay in mum's pouch for up to eight months,
0:03:13 > 0:03:17so this one won't survive unless he gets warmth and milk.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I still get worried that something could happen,
0:03:22 > 0:03:27maybe that he would stop feeding or something.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30He's still not totally out of the woods.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33To give him the best chance of survival,
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Polly has re-created, as best she can, mum's pouch.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42At the moment, he's living in a rucksack with a pillowcase in it,
0:03:42 > 0:03:46padded out with towels as well to make it a nice, secure pouch,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49because, obviously, mum would have him in a pouch.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52The first few days of hand-rearing a baby animal are always
0:03:52 > 0:03:54the most difficult.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Will the little joey pull through? We'll be back later.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Keepers always looking for ways to keep their animals interested,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09and one way of doing that is to introduce them
0:04:09 > 0:04:11to new smells and textures.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Camel hair is always a favourite with the monkeys,
0:04:15 > 0:04:21so today, we've come up with a plan to try it out on another animal.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I've come up to the new area with senior keeper Beth.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- And, apparently, the camels are losing their hair?- Yes, they are.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Are they stressed? What's going on? - No, they're fine.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33It's because of the warm weather. We're coming into summer,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36so they've dropped their coats, which they'd do in the wild.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Now, is that camel hair? - Yep, that's camel hair.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41So, we're going to tidy this up?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Yeah, I just need to pick a few bits up.- OK, now,
0:04:43 > 0:04:47rhinos are just over there. Are we going to be safe getting out?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- If I just pop out, Rani, and you stay safely on the truck...- OK.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Should I watch your radio?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55So if anything happens, I can call for help.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- OK, Beth.- OK.- Beth is out of the truck. She's going to collect...
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Yep, Beth, I've got your back. I've got my eye on the rhinos.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Yep, she's safe.- We've got a line of people watching us.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Oh! Yeah, I'm on the radio to them.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- OK, so has this just come off a camel?!- Yep.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15That could have easily come off a shoulder or leg or something.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18It comes off in big clumps. It's something that we'd go along
0:05:18 > 0:05:21and we'd pull it all off... That's a nice beard.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23But it naturally falls off, as well.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26At this time of year, they're basically nearly hairless.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28It's what they'd naturally do out in the wild,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32because they're from, like, Asia and it does get very, very cold
0:05:32 > 0:05:34in the winter, but very, very hot in the summer.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38They're really hairy in the winter, then they shed it all in the summer.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40So what happens to this hair now? What is the plan?
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Well, you know, we do have a lot of it, so sometimes we put it in
0:05:44 > 0:05:47for the monkeys, sometimes we give it down to Animal Adventure,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49see if they need it.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Why would they need it?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54There's many things down there that might like a camel hair.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Well, we've got a ton of camel hair here.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59I'm going to take this down to Animal Adventures.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Join us later and find out which lucky animal gets to play with it.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10What kind of dog chases anything red?
0:06:10 > 0:06:11A bulldog.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14BOTH: Roar!
0:06:14 > 0:06:18What do you call a gorilla wearing earmuffs?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Anything you like, he can't hear you!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Glup, glup, glup...
0:06:25 > 0:06:28What do you call a deer with no eyes?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- I don't know, what do you call a deer with no eyes?- No-eye deer.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Back up with the abandoned baby wallaby,
0:06:43 > 0:06:46and it's feeding time for little joey.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50If he's to survive, he'll need regular feeds, and lots of it.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54You can't get wallaby milk, so Polly is giving the little one
0:06:54 > 0:06:57the next best thing, puppy milk formula.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01He does quite like his milk. Now he's got used to the bottle
0:07:01 > 0:07:03and the rubber teats,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05he really does go for it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10Polly feeds joey every three hours, day and night.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Sometimes, I stop half way through, for him to digest it a little bit,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16and then have another go at it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19But he seems quite keen for it all now.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Done?
0:07:21 > 0:07:25But there are also some yucky bits to being a foster wallaby mum.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28In the wild, baby wallabies would go to the toilet
0:07:28 > 0:07:32inside mum's pouch, which she would then clean out with her tongue.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Yuck!
0:07:34 > 0:07:37But Polly is mum, and it's time to clean out this pouch.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40He's generally quite good. If I get him out and he'll hop around,
0:07:40 > 0:07:42generally he'll go to the toilet then.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47Otherwise, he's quite clean. He likes cleaning himself a lot anyway.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Fresh towels go in and the pouch is ready.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54But like most mums,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58poor Polly is getting the runaround from the little one.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Joey! This way. Little one!
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Baby boy! What are you doing?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22That's it. Done?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Keepers try not to fall in love with their animals,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27but sometimes it's hard.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I think he's just really cute.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Because he's got really big eyes, pretty long eyelashes.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35His ears are too big for his body at the moment,
0:08:35 > 0:08:36he needs to grow into them.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40He's just really, really sweet.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Polly is doing everything she can for the young joey,
0:08:43 > 0:08:44but will it be enough?
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Hand-rearing can never be as good as a mum's care, the joey is very
0:08:51 > 0:08:55young and very fragile. We'll be back later to see how he gets on.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02ALL: Did you know?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Here's a parptastic fact.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Cows produce 18% of the world's greenhouse gases from their bottoms.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16That's more than all the cars and planes put together.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19But even though they eat grass too, kangaroos and wallabies produce
0:09:19 > 0:09:23no greenhouse gases from their parps.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27All thanks to a special enzyme in their tummy.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30ALL: Now you know!
0:09:30 > 0:09:34We've got a special edition of Ask The Keeper today.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38In one corner is this lot. In the other is a celebrity,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Anne the elephant, whose story from circus to the safari park
0:09:42 > 0:09:43we've been following on Roar.
0:09:43 > 0:09:49They say elephants never forget, but what about head keepers?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52We're fired up and ready to take on the big man, Andy Heaton.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56It's time for Ask The Keeper, and this time, I'm going to ask all
0:09:56 > 0:09:58on Anne the elephant.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02You deal with big animals, but can you take on these four beasts?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- They're pretty scary, but I'll give it a go.- OK.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Well, he seems pretty confident. Who's first?
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Has anyone got a good question about Anne the elephant?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- James, go on. Make it good. - Can the elephant swim?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Elephants can swim really, really well.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19They're really buoyant, so they float really good.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24They look really heavy, but they've got a great big tummy on them,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27so they can. And they can swim long distances as well. In Asia,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30they can actually swim between islands. They'll swim a long way.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Where is she from?- Anne?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Anne was originally from Sri Lanka
0:10:35 > 0:10:37years and years ago.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39It's an island off of India.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42So that's where she actually came from a long, long time ago.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47- How far do they travel in the wild? - That's a really good question.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50If they're travelling, say, because they can't find a lot of water
0:10:50 > 0:10:52or anything like that,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55they can maybe do 50km in a day on a big old march.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59So they can cover big, big distances.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01You'd get really tired trying to keep up with them.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04How fast can she run?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Oh, well, Anne can't run very fast at all because she's an old lady
0:11:07 > 0:11:10and her back legs hurt her a little bit,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14but an elephant can run maybe 20 miles an hour.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17That's about 30km an hour - faster than we could run.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19And such a big animal. Any other questions?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- He's answering 'em all. - What do they use their trunks for?
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Elephants use their trunks for lots of different things.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28It's like a big, elongated nose and lip.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31So you can see Anne now, she's picking up a bit of sand
0:11:31 > 0:11:34and she'll throw that on herself, like so, just to show us.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37And what they'll do is pick up food from the ground
0:11:37 > 0:11:39and pop it into their mouth. They'll also drink from it.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43They'll draw water up their nose, up their trunk, to sort back there,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46and then they'll curl their trunk up and put it in their mouth.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48So they use it for loads and loads of things.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53And smelling and touching each other... It's just an amazing thing.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Andy, all I can say is that you are on fire.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58But it's now time to extinguish those flames.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00It's time for the killer question.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Roar! OK.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18You're a head keeper, Andy, so we've made this extra tough.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Right. Anne can get through maybe 25kg of fruit each day.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27And to digest it, she has a series of complex intestines, right?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30So, what I want to know is if you stretched out her intestines,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33her large and small intestines, laid them out,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- how long would that be? - Oh, that's pretty nasty, actually.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38- Sorry.- That's pretty nasty.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Hmm...
0:12:41 > 0:12:42I'm going to say...
0:12:44 > 0:12:47..that it's going to be about...
0:12:50 > 0:12:53..about 800 metres.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55800 metres?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Well, I can say, Andy, you might have known the answers
0:12:59 > 0:13:03to the other questions, but you're way off on this one! It's 30 metres!
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- Is that all?- 30 metres, yeah.- OK. You said stretched.- Yeah.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- You could stretch them a long way. - Look at that, sore loser!
0:13:11 > 0:13:13You didn't get that right, you were way off. But overall,
0:13:13 > 0:13:17you did answer most of our questions. What do you reckon, guys?
0:13:17 > 0:13:19We thwarted him with our killer question,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22but overall, is it a thumbs up or thumbs down for head keeper Andy?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- ALL: Thumbs up! - Thumbs up all round.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Nice one, kids! Yeah, I like that. That'll do, yeah.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Earlier on, I was with Beth when she collected a load of...
0:13:38 > 0:13:41camel hair. Now, of course, Animal Adventure and the lucky
0:13:41 > 0:13:44animal to get their hands on this is the ferrets,
0:13:44 > 0:13:46and they're nibbling my feet right now.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50Ah! Emma, I have got a whole bag of camel hair.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Beth just picked it up off the floor because the camels are moulting.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Look how eager they are to see it! Or are they happy to see me?
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- I don't know. - It's a bit of both, I think.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02I was going to say it stinks and it's filthy,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05but ferrets are pretty pongy.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- Yeah, especially boys. - Especially boys?- Yeah.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11I think that's across the board. Only joking, Johny!
0:14:11 > 0:14:13All right, so what are we doing with this fur?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16For today, I think we're putting it inside some of their areas.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- But, look! He's fast asleep!- I know.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Hopefully, it will wake him up a bit, he can have some exercise.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24And then he'll make that into a nice bed for him.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26So, if you could put some in the tyres, the shoe,
0:14:26 > 0:14:28and also their beds...
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- You lot, get out of there! - They're already in there.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Oh, my goodness! Oh! There are ferrets everywhere!
0:14:33 > 0:14:35They help themselves.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- They're going... They love this stuff!- They do.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39It smells really, really weird to them.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41They don't encounter this in the wild, so...
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- Why are they so interested, then? - It's just a new smell for them.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48They've got a good sense of smell, not a good sense of eyesight.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52So, this is getting them going. It's keeping them awake,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54giving them something to do.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57They absolutely love this stuff! Look at that!
0:14:57 > 0:14:59I suppose it is, it's really cosy, this stuff.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Yep. They like it to smell first,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04and then they'll start using it as a bedding.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07In about half an hour, they'll all be curled down in it, fast asleep.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11OK, we've got loads of boys here, is there anyone in particular?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14He looks like he's got a little wig on!
0:15:14 > 0:15:16This one's Basil. He's having a nice sleep.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18I was thinking of spreading this around,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21but they are so loving their cosy, new bed.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- In the wild, obviously, they're not sleeping on soft camel hair.- No.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28What do they normally sleep on? Hello!
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- Ferrets are a domesticated species. - Right.- They evolved from polecats.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36In the wild, polecats would steal other animals' burrows
0:15:36 > 0:15:38and they'd sleep down in there.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Well, I've got to say, I was coming in here thinking, "Oh,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45"I've got to put the camel hair over here, over here, over here."
0:15:45 > 0:15:48And, thank you, Mr Ferret, you've made it very easy for me.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50I've left you the sack and they're as happy as can be.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53So, on that note, I'll just leave them with a new bed.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Yep, they're quite happy.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Back up at Wallaby Wood and it's now two weeks
0:16:04 > 0:16:07since the little joey was found abandoned by his mum.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12The good news is that he's doing well
0:16:12 > 0:16:14and the keepers have named him Joseph.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Of course, that gets shortened to Joey.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Keeper Polly has become foster mum to little Joey
0:16:22 > 0:16:25and carries him around in his own pouch all day.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29A rucksack might not be quite as good as mum's pouch,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31but it's the next best thing.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Joey needs looking after 24-7,
0:16:39 > 0:16:42so even when Polly's doing her other keeper duties, he stays with her.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51But it's a tiring job.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54To start with, I was looking after him on my own.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55But it's really hard work,
0:16:55 > 0:16:57especially while you're working as well.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01So I'm sharing his care with another keeper.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Keeper Beth is an experienced foster mum.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08She's had to hand-rear animals
0:17:08 > 0:17:10before, including pygmy goats.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Tonight, it's her turn to babysit little Joey.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27Whilst warming his milk, Beth gets a chance to make herself a cup of tea.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31But, of course, Joseph gets his drink first.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41With this little Joey, he needs 24-hour attention.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42But he's very good,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45he doesn't make a fuss, and he's quite easy to look after.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47It's just, at the moment, it's quite a lot of feeding.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51He's with us most of the time because you need to know
0:17:51 > 0:17:54when he's sleeping and when he wants to come out.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57When he wants to come out, you have to help him out
0:17:57 > 0:17:59and make sure he's hopping about.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Yeah, he's normally with us most of the time.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Hand-rearing is a nice thing to do.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Obviously, it's not the ideal situation.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Every time, you want mother to rear.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12It's the best for the animal and the mum.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14But if we can step in and help, that's what we're here for.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18But this wannabe wallaby still has a lot to learn.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21And it's down to his two mums to teach him.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24We'll start taking him up into the Wallaby Wood
0:18:24 > 0:18:25so he can see other wallabies.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Because we don't want him to think that he's not a wallaby any more.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33We'll come back later when Joey starts his first lessons -
0:18:33 > 0:18:36grass eating and learning how to hop.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47Right, all you gamers, pay attention for today's secret Roar code.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49It's a hard one - rock9.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Type that in and see what you get.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Actually, that reminds me of a joke.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57What's a rock's favourite transport?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59A rocket! Happy gaming!
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Now, so far this series, we've been spending a lot of time
0:19:06 > 0:19:11with the new lion cubs who are very, very cute.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15But there is another pride here at Longleat that we haven't met yet.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18That's because they've only recently arrived.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20ROARING
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Did you hear that?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26That's the park's brand new pride of lions,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and I'm about to meet them for the very first time.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I'm very excited, but I am a little bit nervous as well.
0:19:31 > 0:19:36But luckily, keeper Stu is here to help me along and introduce me.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Stu, who are they? Who have we got here?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Well, who we've got here... We've got the two boys.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44They're brothers. This is Henry.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49And Hugo is the slightly larger male of the two.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51We got them from Knowsley Safari Park.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55That was about seven months ago. Then, about a month later,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58we got the young females from Blackpool Zoo.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01And Louisa came about a week after the other three girls came.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02And she came from Bristol.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05They're all here now and you got them from all over the place,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07but they seem to be really content together.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- They seem like a pride unto themselves.- Yep.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Was it hard to get them to gel?
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Well, it was extremely straightforward.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Obviously, the boys were here first.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22We gave them access out of the house.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25But they didn't actually go into the section itself.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28They just used the tunnel, the run that comes into the house.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31So we got them used to knowing where to come back to.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32We did the same with the girls.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Eventually, we mixed them in the house.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36And off they went on their merry way.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39It only took us a matter of weeks, I think.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Now, do you find there's much rivalry amongst the pride?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45The brothers get along, but is there that boy-girl thing
0:20:45 > 0:20:48like at school? "We hate girls." "We hate boys." That kind of thing?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51They do, very much so, especially when they're fed.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54You've got to keep an eye on the boys because they tend to hoard the meat.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Stuart, they're pacing around now.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Is that cos they know they're going to be going out?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Is it like when you say to a dog, "Fancy a walk?" And they go,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- HE PANTS - You know, really up for it!
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Exactly that thing. They know their routines.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- Yeah, they're ready to go now.- Right.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10So, what do you want me to do?
0:21:10 > 0:21:13What I shall do is open up the main slide there.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Once that's open, if you can just flip that latch there over,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20then pull that slider out? And then they should be on their way.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- OK, Johny, when you're ready.- OK.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29So, that's open, and then I just pull this?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Yeah, just pull that. Yep, that's the one.- Ooh!
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Wow! Look at that!
0:21:36 > 0:21:40They've gone... Look! They're all out together!
0:21:40 > 0:21:43That is an absolutely beautiful sight! Look at that!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46The lions have really bonded. They seem like a proper pride.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48It's been brilliant getting so close.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It feels like I've made some new friends... I think.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03The baby wallaby abandoned by his mum has been going
0:22:03 > 0:22:05from strength to strength.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Thanks to the love and care of foster mums Beth and Polly.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17He's eating well and getting stronger every day.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20But he still faces two big challenges.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22He's got to learn how to hop
0:22:22 > 0:22:25and he's also got to learn how to eat grass,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27because when he's weaned of milk,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31grass and other plants will be his main diet.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36If he were still with mum now, he'd still be in the pouch
0:22:36 > 0:22:39a lot of the time, while she's hopping around or she's grazing.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42He might pop his head out, maybe start mouthing grass a bit.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44He's not ready to eat grass yet,
0:22:44 > 0:22:48but he would mouth it, get used to it, work out what it is.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52He'd be copying mum as well. At the moment, I've been picking grass.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54He's been eating it. Well, mouthing it.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58He hasn't managed to eat anything yet. He's still just on milk.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03Oh, Joey!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06The next challenge is the hopping.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15It's something that wallabies and kangaroos are famous for.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18With their large feet and powerful hind legs,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22adult wallabies can hop two metres high and reach speeds
0:23:22 > 0:23:24of up to 30mph.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28But for baby Joey,
0:23:28 > 0:23:29even one little hop
0:23:29 > 0:23:31would be an achievement.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35SHE CLICKS HER TONGUE Come here.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38But will he manage it?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Come on, Joey.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Good boy!
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Let's see that again!
0:23:57 > 0:23:58It may be a small hop for us,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02but it's a giant step for Joseph.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06So how does Polly feel now about looking after the little one?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10This is my first time hand-rearing, and it's hard work.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14But it's nice, I do enjoy having him.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18He is really sweet. Now he thinks of me as mum,
0:24:18 > 0:24:19like, him following me and things.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23It's really nice that he thinks of me like that.
0:24:23 > 0:24:28It's nice that he sees me as someone he can depend on and have to
0:24:28 > 0:24:29follow me round and stuff.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32So that's really sweet, I like that.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37And we'll bring you all the news of young Joseph throughout the series.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Now, last time on Roar, we followed the story of another cutie,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49the baby sea lion that was born down here at Half Mile Lake.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52For a while, it was touch-and-go if she would survive,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54as there were complications
0:24:54 > 0:24:55with her birth.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Head keeper Mark had to step in to cut the umbilical cord
0:24:58 > 0:25:01between mum and baby himself.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Since then, she has just got stronger and stronger.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Keeper Sarah has asked us down because it's a big day today.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12When there's a new baby in the park,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15the talk quickly becomes all about the name.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I know, so we popped down to Sea Lion Beach to find out
0:25:17 > 0:25:22from Sarah what this little sea lion pup is called. Sarah?
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Well, after much consideration, we've decided to name her Renie.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- Nice name! So this is baby Renie. - This is indeed baby Renie.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- She's almost three weeks old now. - Three weeks old, and look at that!
0:25:35 > 0:25:40- She's learned to swim already!- Yep, they do pretty much from the get-go.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43After a week or so, they'll accidentally fall into the water.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46The main time it happens, they accidentally just fall off the edge.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51But they are born with the instinct to move the flippers about and swim.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54The only thing they're not born to do is to hold their breath underwater.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57That's what they actually practise doing when they're out swimming.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00So does she tend to stay close to the edge so she can get out
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- from holding her breath? And does she get quite tired?- Yeah.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08She won't wander too far from the edge so she can get back quick.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11They do get tired pretty easily, pretty quickly.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14But she will spend the next few weeks practising
0:26:14 > 0:26:18and practising on holding her breath. Hopefully, in a few months' time,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- she'll be wandering out with the rest.- So, where's mum in all this?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Jo-Jo?- I think she's over there, getting some fish from the boat!
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- She's not protecting the little baby.- No, no.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31She's old enough now that she can leave her to her own devices
0:26:31 > 0:26:33on the beach. She's never too far away.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Obviously, the boat's not too far away.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36But mum does need to feed through the day
0:26:36 > 0:26:39so she's able to produce enough milk to feed pup at night.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43So she'll follow the boat and, every now and then, pop back
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- and come and check on the baby. - She's a proper little cutie, Sarah.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Thank you so much for letting us pop down to see you today.- Absolutely.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Unfortunately, time has run out.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53But from myself, Rani, Sarah, and little Renie,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56it's time to say goodbye, and we'll see you on the next episode of Roar.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Here's what's coming up...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Next time on Roar...
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Our ranger may be a karate king, but how brave will he be
0:27:04 > 0:27:08when he meets Nico, the silverback gorilla?
0:27:08 > 0:27:12I'm just amazed, because he's a lot bigger than I thought.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18They're small, they're fluffy, and they're as cute as cute can be,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21but how will the meerkat babies get on when they face the dangers
0:27:21 > 0:27:24of the outside world for the very first time?
0:27:24 > 0:27:29And Diego the tegu is licking his lips over the buffet breakfast,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33but will he be a salad or a raw meat man?
0:27:33 > 0:27:37That's all on the next action-packed episode of Roar. Don't miss it!
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