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This is Kruger National Park in South Africa,

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home to some of the biggest, fastest and deadliest animals on the planet.

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CBBC have brought four British and four South African children

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to spend a month here training to be rookie game rangers.

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Incredible!

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Leading on this adventure will be their mentors, trails ranger Rudi...

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It's taken me years to learn to be a ranger.

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-They've only got one month to do it in.

-..and guide Frankie.

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In the bush, danger can be around any corner,

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so the Safari 8 needs to be alert and has to be ready at any time.

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Eight kids, two mentors and one massive challenge

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to lead two celebrity guests on a safari experience of a lifetime.

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Last time on Safari 8

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the team got suited and booted...

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It has our names on it. How cool is that? My hat has it too!

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..ranger training began and lesson number one

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-was identifying number twos.

-Guys, what animal?

-Elephant.

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And for some, a ranger initiation

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-was more than a mouthful.

-Put it in your mouth and...

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Ugh! I'm not putting any poo in my mouth!

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Today, the team track down

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one of Africa's most dangerous inhabitants...

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I thought the buffalo was just like a cow with horns.

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I never knew it was really scary.

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..get involved in some seriously dirty work..

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Just push it in there.

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I'm going to be sick.

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..and a bush emergency leads to tragedy.

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Every one of us

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was sad and hurt by it, because it's such an amazing animal.

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It's early morning in Kruger,

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and with just four days' training under their belts,

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mentors Rudi and Frankie are taking the rookies to the river bed

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for a serious lesson.

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In their first week of training, the Safari 8 have learnt

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to be on the lookout for dangerous wildlife at all times.

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Wild animals can be unpredictable

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and they may charge or attack if they feel threatened.

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If that happens, a ranger has to act quickly to save lives.

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One of the most vital things

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that you must remember at all times in the bush -

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YOU can't outrun an animal.

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Lions travel at 85kph,

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which is about 60mph.

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Kids your age - 15mph,

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so that lion will be on top of you before you can blink.

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And if lives are in danger,

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a ranger will have to make the hard decision to shoot a wild animal.

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You've got one chance to save your life and those of your clients.

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So what you do is you wait for the animal to be right in front of you

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and that's usually when you pull the trigger.

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So the Safari 8 can see how quick a ranger's reactions need to be,

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Rudi and Frankie have rigged up a demonstration.

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With the team a safe distance away,

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Rudi shows how rangers practise

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to make sure their reactions are fast enough...

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to save lives.

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-Whoa!

-The Safari 8 will hopefully never face this situation,

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but being prepared is all part of their training.

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Lions are obviously a dangerous animal.

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It's one of the big five dangerous animals

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you have to look out for in the bush,

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but it's not nearly as dangerous as a buffalo.

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There's been more deaths by buffalo than there has by lion.

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It definitely makes you change the way you look at buffalo

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because now you know they're as aggressive as a lion, you think,

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"those are dangerous animals,

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"and you must be careful."

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If a buffalo decides he's going to come,

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he's going to come with speed.

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This is the worst-case scenario.

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It's not that it's going to happen to us,

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but we need to prepare you for that,

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so if it happens to let you guys know what to do.

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Until even now,

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I thought the buffalo was just a cow with horns.

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I never knew it was really scary or anything,

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but now I'm quite scared!

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The Safari 8 are training in a wild environment,

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but they're in safe hands,

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because both Rudi and Frankie

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deal with ferocious and deadly animals every day.

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With 15 years' ranger experience between them, they've seen it all,

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from rhinos with attitude to cranky crocodiles.

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Helping to look after the welfare of all the park's inhabitants,

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no matter how big or small, is a key part of their job.

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And if the Safari 8 want to make it as rangers,

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they're going to have to take the bull by the horns, quite literally.

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Now the serious work starts.

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Tomorrow morning at four o'clock,

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you need to get up and be ready at quarter past four.

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We are going to go and assist the wildlife vets

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on a buffalo capture.

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Oh, my gosh!

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The Safari 8 will spend the day with the Kruger vets

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who will be examining wild buffalo as part of ongoing research.

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I'm really pumped up.

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It's going to be a new experience.

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You don't go out every day to catch a buffalo.

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Buffaloes can weigh as much as a small car

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and have deadly horns, so how do the vets get close enough to study them?

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When mobilising buffalo,

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you use a dart gun containing sedative

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that puts the animal into a deep sleep so you can perform tests on it,

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causing no stress to the animal.

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Unfortunately, the Safari 8

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won't be doing any darting

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as it requires specialist training.

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But to give the team an idea of the skills needed,

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Rudi and Frankie set them a challenge

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to test focus and concentration.

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And first to step up to the mark is Manya.

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Ah, that's a good one! Good shot!

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-Get your mark.

-Can Kushal get any closer?

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Blue one. Brilliant. Excellent.

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Let's see if Tomas can hit the red dot. See what Wales can do.

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I thought it would push you back.

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Get the red dot, on the red dot.

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It just releases the dart.

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Tomas's concentration is rewarded with a bull's-eye

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Ashleigh eyes up the target.

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Just outside.

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Just pull the trigger.

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I was just thinking

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probably go completely off.

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But I didn't! I was so good.

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Next up, Sifiso.

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Ooh, just outside! Good shot.

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And last up is Caroline.

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It seems that the buffalo capture is starting to play on her mind.

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I didn't realise how dangerous they were.

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I know nothing will go wrong but there's always the chance.

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I'd rather it'd be lions than buffalo.

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Coming up, the team come face to face with three of the big five.

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It's absolutely amazing. They're coming closer.

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An injured rhino leads to a heart-breaking decision,

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and it's girls versus boys in the team challenge.

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Next morning, and it's 4am at the tree house.

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Time to go and find some buffalo.

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I'm really excited about seeing buffalo,

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but I'm not good in the morning,

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so it'll be tough, but I'll try my hardest.

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I'm so excited to see real buffalo today.

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I know, so am I. It's going to be so cool!

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Apparently, there's always lions near them,

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so I'm hoping there will be lions.

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It's still dark outside,

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but the buffalo capture is making me very excited.

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With a long drive ahead and a very hot day forecast,

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there's no time to waste.

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-Morning, kids.

-KIDS: Morning!

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And the Safari 8 are not the only ones having an early start.

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With most of the animals in the park on the hunt for some breakfast,

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-it's a great time to spot wildlife.

-Rhino!

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-Such a cool rhino. Was that a white rhino?

-Yes!

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-That's my favourite animal.

-Oh, yeah!

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Whoa, that is big!

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Wow!

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Waiting to meet the Safari 8 is Kruger vet, Dr Peter, and his team.

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Our rookie rangers will be assisting them today

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to learn the important role rangers have to play

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during an animal capture.

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When we do captures and we go into the field,

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usually it's a small veterinary team.

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So we need help in just securing the animal once it's been darted

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and often they help us with getting the necessary samples

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and stuff that we need while we're doing the work.

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The other really important thing they'll do for us

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is protect us from the animals out there in the field.

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So they'll patrol on the perimeter with their rifles

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and make sure nothing comes in,

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like the other buffalo and the herd or predators.

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The vets in the park don't just look after sick and injured animals.

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They also carry out research.

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The problem here in Kruger is we have TB in our buffalo population,

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where roughly 40% to 50% of the buffalo

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actually now have the disease.

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What is tuberculosis?

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Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease. Bacteria gets into their lungs

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and it starts to grow and causes the disease.

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The Safari 8 are going to help test the buffaloes today.

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and one member of the team is going to be taking the lead on this task.

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I'm going to give the first opportunity

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to show his leadership skills to Manya.

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There's only one space in the darting vehicle.

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I'm really happy I've been chosen to go in the darting vehicle.

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It's going to be an extraordinary experience,

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being so close to all the action. I'm really happy about it.

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13-year-old Manya is certainly not one to shy away from the challenge.

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-I've got a parrot, his name's Alex.

-Who Manya's teaching to sing opera.

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MANYA SINGS

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PARROT IMITATES HIM

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I've got Jesse, he's my dog and he's a little whippet.

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Who Manya's teaching agility.

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Next one, next one!

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And then I've got my horse. His name's Dennis.

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Who Manya's teaching to show jump.

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I started riding when I was six.

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The partnership you build between you and the horse

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is something I really love.

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And if that wasn't enough to keep him busy...

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There's two babies in here.

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They should grow up and then form part of the aviary.

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Manya is incredibly enthusiastic,

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has a keen interest and excitement in most things.

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I would say...sporty.

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I'd like to be a professional cricketer,

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and play on the international level.

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Training as a game ranger will have its challenges

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but it's stuff that you've got to work with

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and it's a great thing to do and to try and achieve.

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There's a lot happening there and his relationship with animals -

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it's going to be fantastic to see what the bush does.

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I'd really like to see a buffalo and how big and how dangerous

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they can actually be and how territorial they are.

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I would be nervous, but it would be a great experience.

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And he doesn't have long to wait.

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With Manya leading from the darting truck,

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the rest of the team follows with Rudi and Frankie.

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Today Dr Peter will be darting two buffaloes

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from a herd he's been monitoring recently,

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but with over 27,000 buffalo in Kruger,

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finding the right herd can sometimes prove tricky.

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To help locate them,

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the vets have fitted some of the buffalo with radio collars

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that send out a signal.

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This point shows you your direction.

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-Yeah.

-So you hold it in different directions

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and then see which one's the strongest.

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I think she's maybe got a trace of where they are, looks likely,

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so she's just standing a bit higher

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to see if she can get another sound and hopefully find them.

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As they head off to find the buffalo,

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they spot its main predator.

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Almost on the horizon, look through the trees, over that way.

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Lion.

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Almost a whole herd. You see him moving to the left there.

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Oh, wow!

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It's absolutely amazing. They come in closer.

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It's really cool to see them for the first time on this trip.

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Much bigger than I expected them to be.

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There's a male at the back and there's a few females at the front.

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Really, really cool to be able to experience them so close

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and for real this time, not just on the TV.

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The team are amazed to see the pride of lions

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but it's another member of the big five the Safari 8 are after,

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and with the day hotting up, so does their search.

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Are the buffalo going to be in this kind of terrain?

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Here they are. Here's the buffalo.

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-Oh, wow.

-One o'clock.

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They're massive.

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With the 500-strong herd now located,

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the vets look for a female buffalo to dart and sedate.

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No, she's directly right, Robert. Three o'clock.

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'With all wildlife,'

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in a natural situation, won't let you near them.

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So the only way we can get hold of them is to dart them.

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Dr Peter will dart the buffalo with a sedative,

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which will send it into a deep sleep.

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This is the only possible way to examine wild animals.

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See this one that's looking at us?

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What about this one?

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Once the dart is in,

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the tranquiliser takes a few minutes to take effect.

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You can see the dart's just went in,

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causes the buffalo to go into a deep sleep,

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so we can work on it without him actually being aware of us.

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So the vets keep a watchful eye.

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-Here she goes.

-There, she's going to the right, eh? You see her there?

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OK, she's gone down.

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-WHISPERS:

-I'm really excited. It's so cool to be so close,

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but I'm a bit nervous about if we can actually get out of the car

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to go and look at her with the whole herd around us.

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The vets move in to check the animal is fully sedated

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before anyone gets out the vehicles.

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With the buffalo down, the rest of the herd move on.

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The vets blindfold the buffalo to help keep her calm.

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It's now safe for the Safari 8 to come and help.

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The most important job during the research

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is to monitor the buffalo's breathing

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and this is down to Caroline.

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Put your finger in her nose. OK?

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-I'll just put it underneath.

-You can stick it in.

-No!

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OK? Just make sure she breathes all the time.

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The sedative we use in darts slows the heart rate down

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and you have to monitor them to keep them safe.

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While Caroline keeps an eye on the buffalo's breathing,

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the others keep an eye out for wild animals.

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Look down, just above the tree, just below the tree line.

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Rangers need to keep the team safe,

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so Frankie takes the rookie rangers out on patrol.

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Safety, as you know, in the bush is the most important aspect.

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Not just the safety of yourself,

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but also for the crew and the animal.

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It's quite common for buffaloes to come back after it was darted.

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What we're doing, the buffaloes,

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probably about 50m-100m, just behind that tree line there,

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and all we're doing is now just to make sure they don't come back.

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With time ticking, the team needs to be hands on

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to check over the health of the buffalo.

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The first test they need to do is find out if the buffalo is pregnant.

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And there's only one way to discover that.

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Is that how far I'm going in?

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No, it's just so you don't get poo all up your arm.

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Ella will have to feel inside the buffalo to see if there's a calf.

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You can push quite hard.

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Oh, it's all warm.

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-Oh!

-Push hard.

-I'm going to be sick.

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Oh, my God, I'm going to be sick!

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Putting my hand up her bum wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

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'It was quite warm, so that was OK.'

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What do you feel in there?

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-Nothing much. It's sort of tight on my hand.

-Yes, it's quite tight.

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-But, um...

-Nice and warm.

-..it's pressure.

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-It's just like soft, gooey stuff.

-Gooey stuff, yes, exactly.

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Just feel down on the bottom and to the right slightly.

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You might be able to feel two things.

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-Keep your fingers together.

-Are they hard?

-Yes, two little knobby things.

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-That's the uterus.

-I can feel it!

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It was really horrible because...

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poo all up this big glove.

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You didn't hurt her.

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-It wasn't so bad.

-No, it's fine.

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It was empty, she's not pregnant. It was a lot of fun.

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Next is the TB health check.

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The buffalo is dewormed with a large pill called a bolus.

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This helps build up their naturally weak immune system.

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And last is the radio collar.

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-Will it hurt her.

-No, not at all.

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It's just like having a necklace round your neck.

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Putting a collar on the buffalo

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was probably one of the scariest things

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I've ever done. The buffalo was moving a lot.

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I was scared he'd wake up because every ten seconds it'd go, "Aarrgh!",

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then down again.

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The health check is over.

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Caroline, is my buffalo still alive? Is she still breathing?

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-Yeah, but we need to wake her up soon.

-Yeah, I think we do too.

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Back home in Scotland,

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13-year-old Caroline is more used to the cute and fluffy.

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I have a cat and a hamster.

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My cat's called Max and we got him about two years ago now.

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Our hamster, we called him Theodore, off a movie.

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I have two brothers. One's called Andrew, he's my twin.

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And Grant, my little brother.

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Being a twin has brought me up to like who I am today

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because I've learned to share and co-operate more easily.

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Being Caroline's twin,

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it certainly puts a kick into life.

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They've even got a secret handshake.

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So this is my room.

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This here is my Java Lava lamp.

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It's probably the thing I love most in my whole entire room.

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These here are my mirrors,

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which I use a lot to pose and look cool and stuff.

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She may be into pink, but don't let that fool you.

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I like Scouts because it's the type of thing I'm into, more adventurous.

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Tents - no problem.

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I quite like camping because it's nice to get outdoors.

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I like putting up tents, making fires.

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Sleeping in a tent for Caroline will be

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one of the easier things, it's something she's done a lot of.

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I'd really like to see an elephant.

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You don't get that many big animals in Scotland.

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Boys tend to think they're better than girls in a lot of things,

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but I've proved them wrong.

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Whoo!

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Back on the capture,

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and the team have started the TB health check on the second buffalo.

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The pregnancy diagnosis.

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While Tomas takes the plunge...

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-Oh, it's warm.

-Ja. Warm and mushy.

-Yeah.

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..it's off on patrol for Manya, Ella, Caroline and Ashleigh.

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You can see the buffalo are inquisitive.

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They would look up, watch us all the time,

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making sure we don't come closer.

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-Will there be lions in this area?

-Ja, definitely.

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Lions often follow buffalo herds

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because they can always pick up the weak and sick ones at the back.

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So you very often get that lions will associate themselves

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around the area close to a buffalo herd.

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And even follow them.

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As part of their research,

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the vets need to record how old the buffalo is.

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Sifiso is learning how you find out.

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That's his baby teeth

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-and this is the new teeth coming out.

-Yeah.

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We just measure the first incisor, and then he's about...

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between 3½-4 years.

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Next, Kushal steps in to help out with the tissue samples

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for DNA testing.

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-This won't hurt her?

-No.

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All that's left is to photograph the animal for identification.

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Health check complete, the buffalo is given an injection to wake it up.

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The Safari 8 have retreated to the safety of the game viewer,

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as buffaloes aren't known for their friendly nature.

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This one's likely to be grumpy as she wakes up.

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Can't find her herd, it's that way.

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Bye!

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And just as they finish the research,

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Dr Peter gets called to an emergency.

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The helicopter is here cos they've found a rhino with a snare on it.

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They've just located it, so we're going to immobilise the animal,

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take the snare off, treat the wounds and hopefully it'll be fine.

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There's no time to waste.

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For the rhino to have any chance of survival,

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Dr Peter must get there as quickly as possible.

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The injured white rhino was spotted while rangers were doing

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their yearly count of black rhino in the park.

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With only about 350 black rhinos in Kruger,

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this critically endangered animal is closely monitored by park rangers.

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While Dr Peter rushes to the aid of the rhino,

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the Safari 8 follow on the ground.

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We were all excited to see the rhino

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because they told us it had a snare on its foot.

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When we were racing the helicopter to go and see it, it was really cool.

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Before the Safari 8 arrive,

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the rhino is tranquillised to keep it calm.

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The rangers quickly realise

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it's not a poacher's snare that's caused the problem.

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Rudi, why is he shaking?

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Dr Peter injects the rhino with some medicine to stop it feeling pain.

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When we got there and saw it shaking and moving, it was quite sad.

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But it was under anaesthetic, so it wasn't feeling anything.

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Dr Peter and the vets can see there's something seriously wrong.

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The bone's grating, but I'm not sure where it is.

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When we got there, we found that it wasn't a snare,

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that the animal had broken its leg.

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It was a big bull rhino.

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So we darted it and confirmed that its right leg was broken.

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-Did the poachers try to kill him?

-No, I don't think so.

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I think it was just an accident. It might have walked into a deep hole.

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Or something else hit him on the side.

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It's unfortunate because the rhino's scapula, or shoulder blade, broke,

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so it's probably either from a fight

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or he stepped into a hole and fell onto his shoulder.

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But we can't leave it to suffer like this.

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So the vets have a hard decision to make.

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There's no way an animal of that size can survive in this environment

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so the kindest thing was to put it to sleep.

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For the Safari 8, this is devastating news.

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We were all sad and hurt by it because it's such an amazing animal.

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Ella really didn't like it and she was crying

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and really had a hard time.

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With just enough time for a final goodbye...

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..they leave the vets to end its suffering.

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As a guide or ranger, a lot of things we do is fun.

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But there's also the harsh reality

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of an animal suffering what just happened.

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We can't let that animal just lie in the bush and suffer.

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Basically, the rhino that we saw now is being put to sleep.

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We didn't want to do that.

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The problem with rhinos is they need to feed.

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They need to eat a lot.

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And for him to be able to feed, he needs to walk around.

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You can't keep a rhino immobile,

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let it lie down for six months so the bone will heal

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because that's how long it will take. It's impossible to do that.

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Ella, I know this was very hard for you. Are you all right?

0:23:340:23:38

-Yeah.

-And you understand why they did what they did today?

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'I was really surprised at how upset I got.'

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I didn't think I would because, um...

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you don't really know the rhino and you've just seen it

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and it has to be put down

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because I wanted to try my best to help them to keep it alive.

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But I don't think I understood how much pain it was

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and how much they needed to put it down.

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The Safari 8 are beginning to learn how tough a ranger's job can be.

0:24:050:24:09

Every task the team are given over the month will help them achieve

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their goal of becoming rookie game rangers

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and leading guests on a two-day safari experience

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to track the big five for their final challenge.

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Before ranger training finishes for the day,

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Rudi and Frankie have a challenge to lift the team's spirits.

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And this time, it's the girls versus the boys.

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Right, guys, today's challenge is to test your senses -

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how to approach game quietly.

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The aim is to get as close to Rudi and Frankie without making a sound.

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This will help the team learn to walk quietly

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when tracking animals in the bush.

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Approach me as if I'm an animal.

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So you'll come from a distance away and if I hear you,

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I'll point to you.

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The one who's closest to me wins.

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-All right, guys, shall we get going?

-ALL: Yes!

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The winners will all get a postcard each to send home,

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while the losers have two pairs of dirty boots to polish.

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Blindfolded, Rudi will only have his hearing

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to spot the approaching rookie rangers.

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The slightest sound will give the game away.

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Your time has started now.

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First up, it's the girls.

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CRUNCH

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And Caroline tiptoes straight out of the game.

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Noma's sure footing doesn't get her much further.

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And the smallest member of Safari 8 is out next...

0:25:500:25:53

..leaving Ashleigh to sneak into the lead.

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With all the girls caught out, Frankie puts on the blindfold

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to see if the boys can get any closer.

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Your time starts now.

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CRUNCH

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And it doesn't take long before Kushal's size 11s give him away.

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Sifiso's next to creep out of the game

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and Tomas's stride leaves him no place to hide.

0:26:320:26:35

Manya steps up the pace,

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but will his sly tactics give him away?

0:26:390:26:42

-CHEERING

-And it's victory to the girls,

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as they got the closest.

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For the girls, it's a chance to send a message home,

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while the boys get scrubbing.

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Tomas, you're going to polish my left boot. Sifiso, my right boot.

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Kushal, you'll polish Frankie's left boot, and Manya, his right boot.

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I'm glad we won, to just shove it in their faces.

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They can clean boots and then they can clean ours.

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Their boots are in a mess, so we needed to help them anyway.

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Our prize is brill! I love it.

0:27:150:27:16

-Put your back into it.

-How does it feel, polishing boots?

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The girls are so lucky.

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Next time on Safari 8,

0:27:230:27:25

the rookie rangers leave the tree house for good,

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replacing luxury for camping.

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I'm not sleeping here, I liked it where we were.

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The team experiences an unforgettable sighting.

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It was the most incredible experience ever.

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And there's tension brewing in camp.

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-No, don't do that! Let me finish this one.

-Sorry.

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Ow!

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