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This is Kruger National Park in South Africa, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
home to some of the biggest, fastest and deadliest animals on the planet. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:11 | |
CBBC have brought four British and four South African children | 0:00:12 | 0:00:16 | |
to spend a month here training to be rookie game rangers. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:20 | |
Incredible! | 0:00:20 | 0:00:21 | |
Leading on this adventure will be their mentors, trails ranger Rudi... | 0:00:21 | 0:00:26 | |
It's taken me years to learn to be a ranger. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:28 | |
-They've only got one month to do it in. -..and guide Frankie. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
In the bush, danger can be around any corner, | 0:00:31 | 0:00:34 | |
so the Safari 8 needs to be alert and has to be ready at any time. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:38 | |
Eight kids, two mentors and one massive challenge | 0:00:38 | 0:00:42 | |
to lead two celebrity guests on a safari experience of a lifetime. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:46 | |
Last time on Safari 8 | 0:01:06 | 0:01:08 | |
the team got suited and booted... | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
It has our names on it. How cool is that? My hat has it too! | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
..ranger training began and lesson number one | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
-was identifying number twos. -Guys, what animal? -Elephant. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
And for some, a ranger initiation | 0:01:20 | 0:01:23 | |
-was more than a mouthful. -Put it in your mouth and... | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
Ugh! I'm not putting any poo in my mouth! | 0:01:26 | 0:01:30 | |
Today, the team track down | 0:01:30 | 0:01:31 | |
one of Africa's most dangerous inhabitants... | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
I thought the buffalo was just like a cow with horns. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
I never knew it was really scary. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
..get involved in some seriously dirty work.. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
Just push it in there. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:43 | |
I'm going to be sick. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:44 | |
..and a bush emergency leads to tragedy. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
Every one of us | 0:01:47 | 0:01:48 | |
was sad and hurt by it, because it's such an amazing animal. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
It's early morning in Kruger, | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
and with just four days' training under their belts, | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
mentors Rudi and Frankie are taking the rookies to the river bed | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
for a serious lesson. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
In their first week of training, the Safari 8 have learnt | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
to be on the lookout for dangerous wildlife at all times. | 0:02:08 | 0:02:12 | |
Wild animals can be unpredictable | 0:02:12 | 0:02:15 | |
and they may charge or attack if they feel threatened. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
If that happens, a ranger has to act quickly to save lives. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
One of the most vital things | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
that you must remember at all times in the bush - | 0:02:24 | 0:02:26 | |
YOU can't outrun an animal. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
Lions travel at 85kph, | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
which is about 60mph. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
Kids your age - 15mph, | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
so that lion will be on top of you before you can blink. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
And if lives are in danger, | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
a ranger will have to make the hard decision to shoot a wild animal. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:46 | |
You've got one chance to save your life and those of your clients. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
So what you do is you wait for the animal to be right in front of you | 0:02:49 | 0:02:53 | |
and that's usually when you pull the trigger. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
So the Safari 8 can see how quick a ranger's reactions need to be, | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
Rudi and Frankie have rigged up a demonstration. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:03 | |
With the team a safe distance away, | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
Rudi shows how rangers practise | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
to make sure their reactions are fast enough... | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
to save lives. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
-Whoa! -The Safari 8 will hopefully never face this situation, | 0:03:12 | 0:03:16 | |
but being prepared is all part of their training. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
Lions are obviously a dangerous animal. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:21 | |
It's one of the big five dangerous animals | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
you have to look out for in the bush, | 0:03:24 | 0:03:25 | |
but it's not nearly as dangerous as a buffalo. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
There's been more deaths by buffalo than there has by lion. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
It definitely makes you change the way you look at buffalo | 0:03:31 | 0:03:35 | |
because now you know they're as aggressive as a lion, you think, | 0:03:35 | 0:03:39 | |
"those are dangerous animals, | 0:03:39 | 0:03:40 | |
"and you must be careful." | 0:03:40 | 0:03:42 | |
If a buffalo decides he's going to come, | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
he's going to come with speed. | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
This is the worst-case scenario. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
It's not that it's going to happen to us, | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
but we need to prepare you for that, | 0:03:50 | 0:03:52 | |
so if it happens to let you guys know what to do. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
Until even now, | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
I thought the buffalo was just a cow with horns. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
I never knew it was really scary or anything, | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
but now I'm quite scared! | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
The Safari 8 are training in a wild environment, | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
but they're in safe hands, | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
because both Rudi and Frankie | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
deal with ferocious and deadly animals every day. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
With 15 years' ranger experience between them, they've seen it all, | 0:04:13 | 0:04:18 | |
from rhinos with attitude to cranky crocodiles. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:21 | |
Helping to look after the welfare of all the park's inhabitants, | 0:04:21 | 0:04:24 | |
no matter how big or small, is a key part of their job. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
And if the Safari 8 want to make it as rangers, | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
they're going to have to take the bull by the horns, quite literally. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:36 | |
Now the serious work starts. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:37 | |
Tomorrow morning at four o'clock, | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
you need to get up and be ready at quarter past four. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:43 | |
We are going to go and assist the wildlife vets | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
on a buffalo capture. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:47 | |
Oh, my gosh! | 0:04:47 | 0:04:48 | |
The Safari 8 will spend the day with the Kruger vets | 0:04:48 | 0:04:51 | |
who will be examining wild buffalo as part of ongoing research. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:55 | |
I'm really pumped up. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
It's going to be a new experience. | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
You don't go out every day to catch a buffalo. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
Buffaloes can weigh as much as a small car | 0:05:01 | 0:05:04 | |
and have deadly horns, so how do the vets get close enough to study them? | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
When mobilising buffalo, | 0:05:08 | 0:05:10 | |
you use a dart gun containing sedative | 0:05:10 | 0:05:12 | |
that puts the animal into a deep sleep so you can perform tests on it, | 0:05:12 | 0:05:15 | |
causing no stress to the animal. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:17 | |
Unfortunately, the Safari 8 | 0:05:17 | 0:05:19 | |
won't be doing any darting | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
as it requires specialist training. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
But to give the team an idea of the skills needed, | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | |
Rudi and Frankie set them a challenge | 0:05:27 | 0:05:29 | |
to test focus and concentration. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
And first to step up to the mark is Manya. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:35 | |
Ah, that's a good one! Good shot! | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | |
-Get your mark. -Can Kushal get any closer? | 0:05:40 | 0:05:43 | |
Blue one. Brilliant. Excellent. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
Let's see if Tomas can hit the red dot. See what Wales can do. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
I thought it would push you back. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
Get the red dot, on the red dot. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:53 | |
It just releases the dart. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
Tomas's concentration is rewarded with a bull's-eye | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
Ashleigh eyes up the target. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
Just outside. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:02 | |
Just pull the trigger. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
I was just thinking | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
probably go completely off. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:08 | |
But I didn't! I was so good. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
Next up, Sifiso. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:13 | |
Ooh, just outside! Good shot. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:16 | |
And last up is Caroline. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:19 | |
It seems that the buffalo capture is starting to play on her mind. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
I didn't realise how dangerous they were. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
I know nothing will go wrong but there's always the chance. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:29 | |
I'd rather it'd be lions than buffalo. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:32 | |
Coming up, the team come face to face with three of the big five. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:37 | |
It's absolutely amazing. They're coming closer. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
An injured rhino leads to a heart-breaking decision, | 0:06:40 | 0:06:43 | |
and it's girls versus boys in the team challenge. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
Next morning, and it's 4am at the tree house. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:57 | |
Time to go and find some buffalo. | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
I'm really excited about seeing buffalo, | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
but I'm not good in the morning, | 0:07:02 | 0:07:04 | |
so it'll be tough, but I'll try my hardest. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
I'm so excited to see real buffalo today. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:09 | |
I know, so am I. It's going to be so cool! | 0:07:09 | 0:07:11 | |
Apparently, there's always lions near them, | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
so I'm hoping there will be lions. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
It's still dark outside, | 0:07:17 | 0:07:18 | |
but the buffalo capture is making me very excited. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
With a long drive ahead and a very hot day forecast, | 0:07:21 | 0:07:25 | |
there's no time to waste. | 0:07:25 | 0:07:26 | |
-Morning, kids. -KIDS: Morning! | 0:07:26 | 0:07:28 | |
And the Safari 8 are not the only ones having an early start. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:35 | |
With most of the animals in the park on the hunt for some breakfast, | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
-it's a great time to spot wildlife. -Rhino! | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
-Such a cool rhino. Was that a white rhino? -Yes! | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
-That's my favourite animal. -Oh, yeah! | 0:07:44 | 0:07:46 | |
Whoa, that is big! | 0:07:46 | 0:07:48 | |
Wow! | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
Waiting to meet the Safari 8 is Kruger vet, Dr Peter, and his team. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
Our rookie rangers will be assisting them today | 0:08:03 | 0:08:07 | |
to learn the important role rangers have to play | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
during an animal capture. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
When we do captures and we go into the field, | 0:08:11 | 0:08:13 | |
usually it's a small veterinary team. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:15 | |
So we need help in just securing the animal once it's been darted | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
and often they help us with getting the necessary samples | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
and stuff that we need while we're doing the work. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
The other really important thing they'll do for us | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
is protect us from the animals out there in the field. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
So they'll patrol on the perimeter with their rifles | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
and make sure nothing comes in, | 0:08:33 | 0:08:35 | |
like the other buffalo and the herd or predators. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:37 | |
The vets in the park don't just look after sick and injured animals. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:41 | |
They also carry out research. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:43 | |
The problem here in Kruger is we have TB in our buffalo population, | 0:08:43 | 0:08:47 | |
where roughly 40% to 50% of the buffalo | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
actually now have the disease. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:53 | |
What is tuberculosis? | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease. Bacteria gets into their lungs | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
and it starts to grow and causes the disease. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:02 | |
The Safari 8 are going to help test the buffaloes today. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:06 | |
and one member of the team is going to be taking the lead on this task. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
I'm going to give the first opportunity | 0:09:09 | 0:09:11 | |
to show his leadership skills to Manya. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:14 | |
There's only one space in the darting vehicle. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
I'm really happy I've been chosen to go in the darting vehicle. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
It's going to be an extraordinary experience, | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
being so close to all the action. I'm really happy about it. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:26 | |
13-year-old Manya is certainly not one to shy away from the challenge. | 0:09:26 | 0:09:32 | |
-I've got a parrot, his name's Alex. -Who Manya's teaching to sing opera. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:37 | |
MANYA SINGS | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
PARROT IMITATES HIM | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
I've got Jesse, he's my dog and he's a little whippet. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
Who Manya's teaching agility. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:46 | |
Next one, next one! | 0:09:46 | 0:09:48 | |
And then I've got my horse. His name's Dennis. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:51 | |
Who Manya's teaching to show jump. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:53 | |
I started riding when I was six. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:55 | |
The partnership you build between you and the horse | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
is something I really love. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
And if that wasn't enough to keep him busy... | 0:10:00 | 0:10:02 | |
There's two babies in here. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:03 | |
They should grow up and then form part of the aviary. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
Manya is incredibly enthusiastic, | 0:10:06 | 0:10:09 | |
has a keen interest and excitement in most things. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
I would say...sporty. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:17 | |
I'd like to be a professional cricketer, | 0:10:19 | 0:10:22 | |
and play on the international level. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:24 | |
Training as a game ranger will have its challenges | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
but it's stuff that you've got to work with | 0:10:27 | 0:10:29 | |
and it's a great thing to do and to try and achieve. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
There's a lot happening there and his relationship with animals - | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
it's going to be fantastic to see what the bush does. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:38 | |
I'd really like to see a buffalo and how big and how dangerous | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
they can actually be and how territorial they are. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:44 | |
I would be nervous, but it would be a great experience. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
And he doesn't have long to wait. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
With Manya leading from the darting truck, | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
the rest of the team follows with Rudi and Frankie. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
Today Dr Peter will be darting two buffaloes | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
from a herd he's been monitoring recently, | 0:11:00 | 0:11:03 | |
but with over 27,000 buffalo in Kruger, | 0:11:03 | 0:11:05 | |
finding the right herd can sometimes prove tricky. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:09 | |
To help locate them, | 0:11:09 | 0:11:10 | |
the vets have fitted some of the buffalo with radio collars | 0:11:10 | 0:11:13 | |
that send out a signal. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:15 | |
This point shows you your direction. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:17 | |
-Yeah. -So you hold it in different directions | 0:11:17 | 0:11:22 | |
and then see which one's the strongest. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:24 | |
I think she's maybe got a trace of where they are, looks likely, | 0:11:24 | 0:11:28 | |
so she's just standing a bit higher | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
to see if she can get another sound and hopefully find them. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
As they head off to find the buffalo, | 0:11:34 | 0:11:36 | |
they spot its main predator. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
Almost on the horizon, look through the trees, over that way. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:42 | |
Lion. | 0:11:42 | 0:11:43 | |
Almost a whole herd. You see him moving to the left there. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:47 | |
Oh, wow! | 0:11:47 | 0:11:48 | |
It's absolutely amazing. They come in closer. | 0:11:48 | 0:11:51 | |
It's really cool to see them for the first time on this trip. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:55 | |
Much bigger than I expected them to be. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
There's a male at the back and there's a few females at the front. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:01 | |
Really, really cool to be able to experience them so close | 0:12:01 | 0:12:04 | |
and for real this time, not just on the TV. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:08 | |
The team are amazed to see the pride of lions | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
but it's another member of the big five the Safari 8 are after, | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
and with the day hotting up, so does their search. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:18 | |
Are the buffalo going to be in this kind of terrain? | 0:12:18 | 0:12:21 | |
Here they are. Here's the buffalo. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
-Oh, wow. -One o'clock. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:24 | |
They're massive. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:27 | |
With the 500-strong herd now located, | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
the vets look for a female buffalo to dart and sedate. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:34 | |
No, she's directly right, Robert. Three o'clock. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:39 | |
'With all wildlife,' | 0:12:39 | 0:12:40 | |
in a natural situation, won't let you near them. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:43 | |
So the only way we can get hold of them is to dart them. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
Dr Peter will dart the buffalo with a sedative, | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
which will send it into a deep sleep. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
This is the only possible way to examine wild animals. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:55 | |
See this one that's looking at us? | 0:12:56 | 0:12:58 | |
What about this one? | 0:12:58 | 0:13:00 | |
Once the dart is in, | 0:13:02 | 0:13:04 | |
the tranquiliser takes a few minutes to take effect. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
You can see the dart's just went in, | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
causes the buffalo to go into a deep sleep, | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
so we can work on it without him actually being aware of us. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:16 | |
So the vets keep a watchful eye. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:19 | |
-Here she goes. -There, she's going to the right, eh? You see her there? | 0:13:19 | 0:13:23 | |
OK, she's gone down. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:24 | |
-WHISPERS: -I'm really excited. It's so cool to be so close, | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
but I'm a bit nervous about if we can actually get out of the car | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
to go and look at her with the whole herd around us. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:33 | |
The vets move in to check the animal is fully sedated | 0:13:33 | 0:13:36 | |
before anyone gets out the vehicles. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:38 | |
With the buffalo down, the rest of the herd move on. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
The vets blindfold the buffalo to help keep her calm. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:44 | |
It's now safe for the Safari 8 to come and help. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:50 | |
The most important job during the research | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
is to monitor the buffalo's breathing | 0:13:55 | 0:13:57 | |
and this is down to Caroline. | 0:13:57 | 0:13:58 | |
Put your finger in her nose. OK? | 0:13:58 | 0:14:00 | |
-I'll just put it underneath. -You can stick it in. -No! | 0:14:00 | 0:14:03 | |
OK? Just make sure she breathes all the time. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
The sedative we use in darts slows the heart rate down | 0:14:07 | 0:14:11 | |
and you have to monitor them to keep them safe. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:14 | |
While Caroline keeps an eye on the buffalo's breathing, | 0:14:14 | 0:14:17 | |
the others keep an eye out for wild animals. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
Look down, just above the tree, just below the tree line. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
Rangers need to keep the team safe, | 0:14:23 | 0:14:25 | |
so Frankie takes the rookie rangers out on patrol. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
Safety, as you know, in the bush is the most important aspect. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
Not just the safety of yourself, | 0:14:32 | 0:14:33 | |
but also for the crew and the animal. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
It's quite common for buffaloes to come back after it was darted. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
What we're doing, the buffaloes, | 0:14:40 | 0:14:42 | |
probably about 50m-100m, just behind that tree line there, | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
and all we're doing is now just to make sure they don't come back. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
With time ticking, the team needs to be hands on | 0:14:49 | 0:14:52 | |
to check over the health of the buffalo. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:54 | |
The first test they need to do is find out if the buffalo is pregnant. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:59 | |
And there's only one way to discover that. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
Is that how far I'm going in? | 0:15:02 | 0:15:04 | |
No, it's just so you don't get poo all up your arm. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
Ella will have to feel inside the buffalo to see if there's a calf. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
You can push quite hard. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:13 | |
Oh, it's all warm. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
-Oh! -Push hard. -I'm going to be sick. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:17 | |
Oh, my God, I'm going to be sick! | 0:15:17 | 0:15:19 | |
Putting my hand up her bum wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:23 | |
'It was quite warm, so that was OK.' | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
What do you feel in there? | 0:15:26 | 0:15:28 | |
-Nothing much. It's sort of tight on my hand. -Yes, it's quite tight. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:32 | |
-But, um... -Nice and warm. -..it's pressure. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
-It's just like soft, gooey stuff. -Gooey stuff, yes, exactly. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
Just feel down on the bottom and to the right slightly. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:43 | |
You might be able to feel two things. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:45 | |
-Keep your fingers together. -Are they hard? -Yes, two little knobby things. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:49 | |
-That's the uterus. -I can feel it! | 0:15:49 | 0:15:51 | |
It was really horrible because... | 0:15:51 | 0:15:55 | |
poo all up this big glove. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
You didn't hurt her. | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
-It wasn't so bad. -No, it's fine. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
It was empty, she's not pregnant. It was a lot of fun. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
Next is the TB health check. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:08 | |
The buffalo is dewormed with a large pill called a bolus. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
This helps build up their naturally weak immune system. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:15 | |
And last is the radio collar. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
-Will it hurt her. -No, not at all. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:19 | |
It's just like having a necklace round your neck. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:23 | |
Putting a collar on the buffalo | 0:16:23 | 0:16:25 | |
was probably one of the scariest things | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
I've ever done. The buffalo was moving a lot. | 0:16:27 | 0:16:30 | |
I was scared he'd wake up because every ten seconds it'd go, "Aarrgh!", | 0:16:30 | 0:16:35 | |
then down again. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
The health check is over. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
Caroline, is my buffalo still alive? Is she still breathing? | 0:16:39 | 0:16:43 | |
-Yeah, but we need to wake her up soon. -Yeah, I think we do too. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
Back home in Scotland, | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
13-year-old Caroline is more used to the cute and fluffy. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
I have a cat and a hamster. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
My cat's called Max and we got him about two years ago now. | 0:16:57 | 0:17:02 | |
Our hamster, we called him Theodore, off a movie. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:06 | |
I have two brothers. One's called Andrew, he's my twin. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
And Grant, my little brother. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
Being a twin has brought me up to like who I am today | 0:17:14 | 0:17:19 | |
because I've learned to share and co-operate more easily. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:22 | |
Being Caroline's twin, | 0:17:22 | 0:17:24 | |
it certainly puts a kick into life. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:28 | |
They've even got a secret handshake. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
So this is my room. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
This here is my Java Lava lamp. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:37 | |
It's probably the thing I love most in my whole entire room. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:41 | |
These here are my mirrors, | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
which I use a lot to pose and look cool and stuff. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:47 | |
She may be into pink, but don't let that fool you. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:51 | |
I like Scouts because it's the type of thing I'm into, more adventurous. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:57 | |
Tents - no problem. | 0:17:57 | 0:17:59 | |
I quite like camping because it's nice to get outdoors. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
I like putting up tents, making fires. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:04 | |
Sleeping in a tent for Caroline will be | 0:18:04 | 0:18:07 | |
one of the easier things, it's something she's done a lot of. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:10 | |
I'd really like to see an elephant. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:13 | |
You don't get that many big animals in Scotland. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:16 | |
Boys tend to think they're better than girls in a lot of things, | 0:18:16 | 0:18:21 | |
but I've proved them wrong. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
Whoo! | 0:18:23 | 0:18:24 | |
Back on the capture, | 0:18:26 | 0:18:27 | |
and the team have started the TB health check on the second buffalo. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:32 | |
The pregnancy diagnosis. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:33 | |
While Tomas takes the plunge... | 0:18:33 | 0:18:36 | |
-Oh, it's warm. -Ja. Warm and mushy. -Yeah. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:40 | |
..it's off on patrol for Manya, Ella, Caroline and Ashleigh. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:43 | |
You can see the buffalo are inquisitive. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
They would look up, watch us all the time, | 0:18:46 | 0:18:48 | |
making sure we don't come closer. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
-Will there be lions in this area? -Ja, definitely. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:53 | |
Lions often follow buffalo herds | 0:18:53 | 0:18:56 | |
because they can always pick up the weak and sick ones at the back. | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
So you very often get that lions will associate themselves | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
around the area close to a buffalo herd. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
And even follow them. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
As part of their research, | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
the vets need to record how old the buffalo is. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
Sifiso is learning how you find out. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:16 | |
That's his baby teeth | 0:19:16 | 0:19:18 | |
-and this is the new teeth coming out. -Yeah. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
We just measure the first incisor, and then he's about... | 0:19:21 | 0:19:25 | |
between 3½-4 years. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:27 | |
Next, Kushal steps in to help out with the tissue samples | 0:19:27 | 0:19:31 | |
for DNA testing. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
-This won't hurt her? -No. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:36 | |
All that's left is to photograph the animal for identification. | 0:19:36 | 0:19:41 | |
Health check complete, the buffalo is given an injection to wake it up. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:45 | |
The Safari 8 have retreated to the safety of the game viewer, | 0:19:47 | 0:19:51 | |
as buffaloes aren't known for their friendly nature. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
This one's likely to be grumpy as she wakes up. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:57 | |
Can't find her herd, it's that way. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:01 | |
Bye! | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
And just as they finish the research, | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
Dr Peter gets called to an emergency. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:10 | |
The helicopter is here cos they've found a rhino with a snare on it. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:14 | |
They've just located it, so we're going to immobilise the animal, | 0:20:14 | 0:20:18 | |
take the snare off, treat the wounds and hopefully it'll be fine. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:21 | |
There's no time to waste. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
For the rhino to have any chance of survival, | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
Dr Peter must get there as quickly as possible. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:29 | |
The injured white rhino was spotted while rangers were doing | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
their yearly count of black rhino in the park. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
With only about 350 black rhinos in Kruger, | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
this critically endangered animal is closely monitored by park rangers. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
While Dr Peter rushes to the aid of the rhino, | 0:20:43 | 0:20:47 | |
the Safari 8 follow on the ground. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:49 | |
We were all excited to see the rhino | 0:20:49 | 0:20:53 | |
because they told us it had a snare on its foot. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
When we were racing the helicopter to go and see it, it was really cool. | 0:20:56 | 0:21:00 | |
Before the Safari 8 arrive, | 0:21:00 | 0:21:02 | |
the rhino is tranquillised to keep it calm. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
The rangers quickly realise | 0:21:08 | 0:21:10 | |
it's not a poacher's snare that's caused the problem. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
Rudi, why is he shaking? | 0:21:13 | 0:21:14 | |
Dr Peter injects the rhino with some medicine to stop it feeling pain. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:19 | |
When we got there and saw it shaking and moving, it was quite sad. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:24 | |
But it was under anaesthetic, so it wasn't feeling anything. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:28 | |
Dr Peter and the vets can see there's something seriously wrong. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
The bone's grating, but I'm not sure where it is. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:36 | |
When we got there, we found that it wasn't a snare, | 0:21:36 | 0:21:39 | |
that the animal had broken its leg. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
It was a big bull rhino. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
So we darted it and confirmed that its right leg was broken. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:48 | |
-Did the poachers try to kill him? -No, I don't think so. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
I think it was just an accident. It might have walked into a deep hole. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:56 | |
Or something else hit him on the side. | 0:21:56 | 0:21:59 | |
It's unfortunate because the rhino's scapula, or shoulder blade, broke, | 0:21:59 | 0:22:04 | |
so it's probably either from a fight | 0:22:04 | 0:22:07 | |
or he stepped into a hole and fell onto his shoulder. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:11 | |
But we can't leave it to suffer like this. | 0:22:11 | 0:22:13 | |
So the vets have a hard decision to make. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:19 | |
There's no way an animal of that size can survive in this environment | 0:22:19 | 0:22:23 | |
so the kindest thing was to put it to sleep. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:27 | |
For the Safari 8, this is devastating news. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:31 | |
We were all sad and hurt by it because it's such an amazing animal. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:37 | |
Ella really didn't like it and she was crying | 0:22:37 | 0:22:41 | |
and really had a hard time. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
With just enough time for a final goodbye... | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
..they leave the vets to end its suffering. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:51 | |
As a guide or ranger, a lot of things we do is fun. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
But there's also the harsh reality | 0:22:58 | 0:23:00 | |
of an animal suffering what just happened. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
We can't let that animal just lie in the bush and suffer. | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
Basically, the rhino that we saw now is being put to sleep. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:13 | |
We didn't want to do that. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:15 | |
The problem with rhinos is they need to feed. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:18 | |
They need to eat a lot. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:20 | |
And for him to be able to feed, he needs to walk around. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
You can't keep a rhino immobile, | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
let it lie down for six months so the bone will heal | 0:23:26 | 0:23:30 | |
because that's how long it will take. It's impossible to do that. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
Ella, I know this was very hard for you. Are you all right? | 0:23:34 | 0:23:38 | |
-Yeah. -And you understand why they did what they did today? | 0:23:38 | 0:23:43 | |
'I was really surprised at how upset I got.' | 0:23:43 | 0:23:46 | |
I didn't think I would because, um... | 0:23:46 | 0:23:50 | |
you don't really know the rhino and you've just seen it | 0:23:50 | 0:23:54 | |
and it has to be put down | 0:23:54 | 0:23:56 | |
because I wanted to try my best to help them to keep it alive. | 0:23:56 | 0:24:00 | |
But I don't think I understood how much pain it was | 0:24:00 | 0:24:03 | |
and how much they needed to put it down. | 0:24:03 | 0:24:05 | |
The Safari 8 are beginning to learn how tough a ranger's job can be. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:09 | |
Every task the team are given over the month will help them achieve | 0:24:09 | 0:24:14 | |
their goal of becoming rookie game rangers | 0:24:14 | 0:24:16 | |
and leading guests on a two-day safari experience | 0:24:16 | 0:24:19 | |
to track the big five for their final challenge. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:23 | |
Before ranger training finishes for the day, | 0:24:27 | 0:24:30 | |
Rudi and Frankie have a challenge to lift the team's spirits. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:33 | |
And this time, it's the girls versus the boys. | 0:24:33 | 0:24:36 | |
Right, guys, today's challenge is to test your senses - | 0:24:36 | 0:24:40 | |
how to approach game quietly. | 0:24:40 | 0:24:43 | |
The aim is to get as close to Rudi and Frankie without making a sound. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:47 | |
This will help the team learn to walk quietly | 0:24:47 | 0:24:49 | |
when tracking animals in the bush. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:51 | |
Approach me as if I'm an animal. | 0:24:51 | 0:24:53 | |
So you'll come from a distance away and if I hear you, | 0:24:53 | 0:24:57 | |
I'll point to you. | 0:24:57 | 0:24:59 | |
The one who's closest to me wins. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
-All right, guys, shall we get going? -ALL: Yes! | 0:25:02 | 0:25:05 | |
The winners will all get a postcard each to send home, | 0:25:05 | 0:25:09 | |
while the losers have two pairs of dirty boots to polish. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:13 | |
Blindfolded, Rudi will only have his hearing | 0:25:14 | 0:25:18 | |
to spot the approaching rookie rangers. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
The slightest sound will give the game away. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
Your time has started now. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:26 | |
First up, it's the girls. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:28 | |
CRUNCH | 0:25:33 | 0:25:35 | |
And Caroline tiptoes straight out of the game. | 0:25:35 | 0:25:39 | |
Noma's sure footing doesn't get her much further. | 0:25:44 | 0:25:48 | |
And the smallest member of Safari 8 is out next... | 0:25:50 | 0:25:53 | |
..leaving Ashleigh to sneak into the lead. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:57 | |
With all the girls caught out, Frankie puts on the blindfold | 0:26:00 | 0:26:05 | |
to see if the boys can get any closer. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:07 | |
Your time starts now. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:11 | |
CRUNCH | 0:26:20 | 0:26:21 | |
And it doesn't take long before Kushal's size 11s give him away. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:25 | |
Sifiso's next to creep out of the game | 0:26:29 | 0:26:32 | |
and Tomas's stride leaves him no place to hide. | 0:26:32 | 0:26:35 | |
Manya steps up the pace, | 0:26:36 | 0:26:39 | |
but will his sly tactics give him away? | 0:26:39 | 0:26:42 | |
-CHEERING -And it's victory to the girls, | 0:26:46 | 0:26:49 | |
as they got the closest. | 0:26:49 | 0:26:51 | |
For the girls, it's a chance to send a message home, | 0:26:51 | 0:26:54 | |
while the boys get scrubbing. | 0:26:54 | 0:26:57 | |
Tomas, you're going to polish my left boot. Sifiso, my right boot. | 0:26:57 | 0:27:01 | |
Kushal, you'll polish Frankie's left boot, and Manya, his right boot. | 0:27:01 | 0:27:05 | |
I'm glad we won, to just shove it in their faces. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:08 | |
They can clean boots and then they can clean ours. | 0:27:08 | 0:27:11 | |
Their boots are in a mess, so we needed to help them anyway. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:15 | |
Our prize is brill! I love it. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:16 | |
-Put your back into it. -How does it feel, polishing boots? | 0:27:16 | 0:27:20 | |
The girls are so lucky. | 0:27:20 | 0:27:21 | |
Next time on Safari 8, | 0:27:23 | 0:27:25 | |
the rookie rangers leave the tree house for good, | 0:27:25 | 0:27:28 | |
replacing luxury for camping. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:31 | |
I'm not sleeping here, I liked it where we were. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:34 | |
The team experiences an unforgettable sighting. | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
It was the most incredible experience ever. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
And there's tension brewing in camp. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
-No, don't do that! Let me finish this one. -Sorry. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:45 | |
Ow! | 0:27:45 | 0:27:46 |