0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Kruger National Park in South Africa,
0:00:05 > 0:00:07home to some of the biggest,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10fastest and deadliest animals on the planet.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14CBBC have brought four British
0:00:14 > 0:00:17and four South African children to spend a month here,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20training to be rookie game rangers.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Leading them on this amazing adventure will be their mentors,
0:00:24 > 0:00:26trails ranger Rudi...
0:00:26 > 0:00:28It's taken me years to learn to be a ranger.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30'They've only got one month to do it.'
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- ..and guide Frankie. - 'In the bush,'
0:00:32 > 0:00:34danger can be around any corner,
0:00:34 > 0:00:38so the Safari 8 needs to be alert, and have to be ready at any time.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Eight kids, two mentors, and one massive challenge -
0:00:42 > 0:00:45to lead two celebrity guests on a safari experience of a lifetime.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Last time on Safari 8,
0:01:08 > 0:01:11our rookie rangers left the comfort of their treehouse
0:01:11 > 0:01:13for a more intense bush experience.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I'm not sleeping here, and I don't like it,
0:01:15 > 0:01:17and I liked it where we were.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21And had an unforgettable moment tracking an elephant.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23It was the most incredible experience ever.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Today, the Safari 8 become at one with the bush...
0:01:26 > 0:01:29This is different make-up than what I'd usually wear.
0:01:29 > 0:01:30I feel like the SAS.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- ..have a heart-stopping encounter... - I want everybody to follow me.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37We just realised that there was another one coming towards us.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43..and the teams play dirty with a game of elephant dung volleyball.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48The Safari 8 are starting their second week's training
0:01:48 > 0:01:52as rookie game rangers in Kruger National Park.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55And as ever, the team's mentors, trails ranger Rudi
0:01:55 > 0:01:58and guide Frankie will be sharing their expert knowledge,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00to teach them everything they need to know
0:02:00 > 0:02:02about becoming rookie rangers.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04They learned a lot in their first week,
0:02:04 > 0:02:06the questions that they've been asking
0:02:06 > 0:02:10really shows that they've learned and listened very carefully,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and I think week two's going to be a lot tougher for them.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15A few of them are still very individual,
0:02:15 > 0:02:16and they need to work as a team.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21The Safari 8 have no idea what Rudi and Frankie have in store for them,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23and speculation is rife.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Where do you think we're going today?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27I reckon we're going to look for lions.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29I reckon we're going to a sanctuary, like a cheetah sanctuary.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32No, I don't think we're going to a sanctuary.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I want to look for lions, or cheetahs or leopards.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Predators are much better than herbivores.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- Why?- They're just so much cooler, like, you see them hunt and stuff,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44and you wouldn't see, like, a rhino or a hippo,
0:02:44 > 0:02:45they just eat grass like...
0:02:45 > 0:02:47THEY LAUGH
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Oh dear. Looks like Tomas is going to be disappointed,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53because this morning the team ARE visiting a rhino.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55But this herbivore is far from boring.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59The rhinoceros is one of the most dangerous animals in the world,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02mainly due to its sheer size.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05While black rhinos can weigh up to 1,000kg,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08the bigger white rhino can weigh more than twice that.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- That's the same as a family car. - OK, guys, let's move round here.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17The rhino the team are meeting today is a white rhino called Cluckies.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Cluckies came to stay at these bomas, or pens,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22while he was ill. But after he was released into the wild,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25he hung around until the staff let him back in again.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28OK, guys, why we've brought you here,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30it's because you've seen rhinos in the wild,
0:03:30 > 0:03:31we've seen them in the bush,
0:03:31 > 0:03:35we've seen dead rhino, and we're going to give you the opportunity
0:03:35 > 0:03:38to see them right up close, and even touch them.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42OK, guys, can any of you tell me what the rhino horn is made out of?
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Tomas?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46It's the stuff that's made out of your nails.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47It's called? Do you know?
0:03:47 > 0:03:53- Ivory?- No, ivory is the white tusks. Elephants got that.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56It's called keratin, and it's like Tomas said,
0:03:56 > 0:03:58it's the same substance your nails is made out of.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01All right, guys, what we would like you to do now
0:04:01 > 0:04:03is have a good look at this animal.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Look at his tracks, look at the way his foot structure works,
0:04:07 > 0:04:08cos for your final challenge,
0:04:08 > 0:04:12this will be one of the animals that you guys need to find.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15The team have a rhino delicacy, some long grass called lucerne,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19to tempt Cluckies over so they can get a closer look at him.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20You put your hand like this.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- There you go, see how it's pulling it out of your hand, eh?- Yeah.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Strong lips.- Strong! - Very strong lips.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28I was really surprised
0:04:28 > 0:04:30how hard the rhino's horn was
0:04:30 > 0:04:34and then how soft around the bottom of it the rhino's, like, nose was.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Touching a rhino was so exciting
0:04:36 > 0:04:38and it's so big when you get close to it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43I felt like I was in front of a... what do you call those dinosaurs?!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Every task the Safari 8 are given
0:04:45 > 0:04:48will help them achieve their ultimate goal
0:04:48 > 0:04:51of becoming fully fledged rookie game rangers,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53and meeting Cluckies is no exception.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Getting up close and being able to see the feet
0:04:55 > 0:04:58gives a better idea of what the tracks will look like,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I think this will help us a lot with tracking them
0:05:01 > 0:05:04and the whole procedure in our final challenge.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08But a Kruger ranger's job isn't just about tracking animals,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10it's also about protecting them
0:05:10 > 0:05:14from the park's biggest threat - poachers.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Poachers are people who break into the park to kill animals,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23either for meat or to sell their horns, tusk or hide.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27Sadly, in Kruger Park, one animal is poached every day,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31and top of the poachers' most-wanted list is the rhino,
0:05:31 > 0:05:34because of its horn that poachers can sell for a lot of money.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38But with 20,000 square kilometres to cover,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41and 175,000 animals to protect,
0:05:41 > 0:05:45it's impossible for the game rangers to stop poachers on their own.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48So the park has their own poaching police and this is Kobus,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51whose job it is to head up the intelligence department.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56The last rhino we lost in the Kruger was some weeks ago.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01We lost 38 in 2009, so it's almost one rhino per week.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Do you want to feel this one?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Oh, that's heavy.
0:06:05 > 0:06:12The price for a rhino horn is round about £7,000, per kilo.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- Per kilo?- Yes.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17That one will be more or less five kilogram.
0:06:17 > 0:06:23So that means that this rhino horn is worth £35,000.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26I was very shocked about how much money is made from just
0:06:26 > 0:06:28a piece of bone that you can just get from your nails.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30You might as well just sell your nails
0:06:30 > 0:06:33than kill an innocent rhino who hasn't done anything to you.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36What do the poachers want in the horn?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40According to the traditional healers in the Far East,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43you can use it for blood pressure, cancer
0:06:43 > 0:06:46and the latest is for swine 'flu.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51But doctors don't think that rhino horn can cure any illnesses at all.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Do they saw it off, or pull it off?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58They either use an axe, or a sharp knife,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01or a saw to take it off.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04All right, guys, Kobus has got some photos
0:07:04 > 0:07:07of actual crime scenes on rhino poaching.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Some of the images can be sensitive and upsetting,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14so who of you would like to have a look at them?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17You all right, Ella, to see the pictures? OK.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Even though these pictures will be tough to look at,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23the Safari 8 know how important it is as rookie rangers
0:07:23 > 0:07:25to really understand poaching.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30This one, you will see, the horns was actually taken off by an axe.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- Is it dead? - Yeah, that animal is dead.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37'The photos that he showed us were actually quite disturbing'
0:07:37 > 0:07:40because they weren't like cartoons,
0:07:40 > 0:07:42they were serious, proper up-close pictures.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46'When I saw the pictures, I had no idea that's what the poachers did.'
0:07:46 > 0:07:49It was so horrible and I couldn't really look at them.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51But, for animal lover Ella,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54these shocking images are just too much to bear.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57It made me feel very unsettled and my heart...
0:07:57 > 0:08:00just stopped and slowed down and made me really think
0:08:00 > 0:08:04about what this animal could have gone through.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05Ella, are you all right?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07You can come stand here by me if you want.
0:08:07 > 0:08:13It just made me feel very sick and I had to leave, um, the group.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Ella, the animal didn't feel it, so he was dead.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20It's still a violent thing to do and it's a very unnecessary thing to do,
0:08:20 > 0:08:22that's why we've got guys like Kobus here
0:08:22 > 0:08:25trying to stop people from doing something like that.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28A few days ago, Ella got very upset
0:08:28 > 0:08:32when the team found an injured rhino that had to be put to sleep.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35So have these two experiences put her off being a ranger?
0:08:35 > 0:08:39It's not made me think twice about this job,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43um, it's just made me really realise that this stuff does happen.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47It just hurts me to think that they went through pain.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Now the team understand how and why poaching happens,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00it's time for them to learn how to stop it.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03The game rangers at the park have been trained
0:09:03 > 0:09:06to spot the signs of poachers, but this can be very dangerous,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09so Rudi and Frankie have come up with a safe way
0:09:09 > 0:09:11for the Safari 8 to learn the ropes.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15We have devised a method with Bruce Leslie
0:09:15 > 0:09:19who's in charge of special operations anti-poaching,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22to imitate everything that we do.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Bruce has sent out two of his team, Edward and Robert,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27to pretend to be poachers.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30They've just set off and are leaving tracks or spoor
0:09:30 > 0:09:31for the Safari 8 to follow.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35And there'll be other clues for the team to find along the way.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38What I'm hoping for from the Safari 8 is their skills of observation.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Hearing, sight, smell, all those kind of things must be utilised.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Up to now I think they've been solely looking at the wildlife,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48now we're bringing in the human aspect.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51It's very similar to tracking animals,
0:09:51 > 0:09:53except people are more intelligent.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Before they set off on their mission to track the fake poachers,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00the Safari 8 get a briefing from Bruce.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02What we're going to do this afternoon
0:10:02 > 0:10:05is walk in a patrol formation until we detect sign,
0:10:05 > 0:10:09and in this case with the poachers it could be the sound of a rifle,
0:10:09 > 0:10:11it could be a little fire with some column of smoke,
0:10:11 > 0:10:13where there's a poachers' camp.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15But, more likely, it will be footprints.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18If I want to indicate something without talking on the radio
0:10:18 > 0:10:21or shouting to you, we're not going to shout,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24we're going to use hand signals because we want stealth and quiet.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28So I will stop you with this sign, that means stop when you see it.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30This means go down.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34I'm going to say I see...tracks.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36And, as well as communicating silently,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38the team needs to be nearly invisible too.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42We're going to give you a tree look.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43You know this!
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Aaargh!
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Feel like the SAS.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05This is different make-up to what I'd usually wear,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07it's a wee bit more...full,
0:11:07 > 0:11:11a wee bit much but, you know, I could get used to it.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17So, fake poachers Edward and Robert are still busy laying their trail
0:11:17 > 0:11:19and it's time for the mission to start.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26Don't forget that Bruce and his team have to carry rifles for protection,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29as dangerous animals run freely in Kruger Park.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32The poaching's very bad and a lot of rhinos are dying,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35so this is basically a test course, it's not the real thing.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Some of their men are pretending to be poachers
0:11:38 > 0:11:39and we're trying to catch them
0:11:39 > 0:11:42so we can get a feel of what it's like to be in the field
0:11:42 > 0:11:44and catching poachers.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49I'm excited. Might be lots of fun and, yeah, it's great.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52After about ten minutes of careful observation,
0:11:52 > 0:11:5612-year-old Tomas spots a human footprint or spoor.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Look at the spoor, identify it and we're going to confirm it up ahead.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Cos maybe it's not them,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04maybe it's a day walker, maybe it's other people.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06We found a spoor of the people we think are the poachers,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10now we just identify the spoor, find out which direction they're in.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Look where they could be and the kind of shoes they're wearing.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I know what it is, it's flip-flops.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Cos there's two flaps.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21You're right, they are flip-flops
0:12:21 > 0:12:24and very African, made from car tyres. OK?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26So it's full marks for detective work,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30but while the team have been busy tracking the fake poachers,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32a nosey rhino has tracked them.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36But, as usual, mentor Rudi has been on the lookout.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42We're tracking the spoor right here, and behind us the rhino came in.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46You always keep your eyes out for anything else.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51So he's on his pathway, he's probably marking his territory.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55Now we can see a rhino standing right over there.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Standing there, just looking at us.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02He sees me, scared of me.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06What are you going to do, rhino? What are you going to do?
0:13:06 > 0:13:11This is exactly why it's vital the rangers are armed at all times.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Some of Bruce's team keep a lookout while the Safari 8 get going.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I think he wants a drink.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19From the direction of the footprints,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22our rookie rangers have worked out where the fake poachers -
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Edward and Robert - are headed.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26And, as they start to make their way through the thick bush,
0:13:26 > 0:13:30they walk in single file so they don't lose contact with each other.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Careful where you're standing, you're standing on evidence.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39After just a few minutes the team spot the poachers' hide-out.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Within this evidence here is telling me something.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46There's a fire, we could come here and just fiddle a little bit,
0:13:46 > 0:13:49see if there's any other evidence inside here.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51We've just found a poachers' camp
0:13:51 > 0:13:54and we know that they weren't here that long ago
0:13:54 > 0:13:56because there's a fire and it's still hot.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58What do you think this tells us?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- That's what they used to start the fire?- Exactly.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04These guys have some good bush skills.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- What's behind there, did you look? - Tomato sauce.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09What you did now, you picked it up with your hands.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Don't touch evidence, why? DNA, maybe there's saliva on the can,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15fingerprints, we want the fingerprints
0:14:15 > 0:14:18cos we want to link the person we arrest to this crime scene.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20They've left their cans and pots and snares,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23so that shows that they could have stopped for lunch here.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27I think there's water up ahead, there could be rhinos there.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I suspect that the poachers will be there, so let's go.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32So, they're getting closer.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35We've been advised they could be nearby
0:14:35 > 0:14:39because there's a river around and there might be some rhinos.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42We go this way, follow me.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Animals come to watering holes like this to drink
0:14:45 > 0:14:47and, just as Bruce suspected,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50fake poachers Edward and Robert are lurking there too.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Completely unaware that the Safari 8 have successfully
0:14:53 > 0:14:56used their ranger skills to track them down
0:14:56 > 0:14:58and that they're about to pounce.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00SHOUTING
0:15:04 > 0:15:07It's been fantastic following the poachers' trail this afternoon.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Bruce and his guys ran in and caught the poachers - it was so fun.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13It was very convincing.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16I think they did a very good job of hiding themselves today,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19so it was a challenge but we got through it
0:15:19 > 0:15:21and we managed to arrest them.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22The children did very well,
0:15:22 > 0:15:26considering they haven't tracked people before. Very impressed.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29On our final challenge, if I found a sign of poaching,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I think I would be able to recognise it
0:15:31 > 0:15:34and now, after today, I'd know what to do.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Safari 8 kids, I think they realise now
0:15:36 > 0:15:39what a hard job anti-poaching is.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41I think they realise it's hard work.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50Coming up - the Safari 8 discover just how dangerous the bush can be.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Oh, my gosh.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55And cleaning up in camp gets very, very dirty.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Oh, that is not cool!
0:16:07 > 0:16:11There are only three weeks until the Safari 8's final challenge,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14taking guests on a two-day bush experience
0:16:14 > 0:16:17to track the big five safari animals.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20So far, the rookie rangers have learned how to track
0:16:20 > 0:16:22two of the big five - elephants and buffalo.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25But today they'll be making it a hat-trick.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28You've seen their footprints, you've seen them in the wild.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- You've seen them up close. - Today, we are...
0:16:31 > 0:16:34tracking...rhino.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Oh, yes!
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- You up for it?- Yes!- Tomas?- Yeah.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45For the second time in two days, Tomas is seriously underwhelmed.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50I don't really like rhinos, I just think they're really boring, like.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53And they're herbivores which I don't really like
0:16:53 > 0:16:54because I like predators,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I like when they try and get and catch the meat themselves.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59It's really cool.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00All right, let's go.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04But, as a ranger, you can't just track your favourite animals,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07so Tomas vows to put in 100% on the morning's mission.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I will listen and pay attention
0:17:09 > 0:17:12so I can make notes for the final challenge.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17As the team head out to track the rhinos,
0:17:17 > 0:17:18Tomas seems to have cheered up.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21TOMAS SINGS
0:17:21 > 0:17:23# Don't make a sound
0:17:23 > 0:17:24# Can see you watching
0:17:26 > 0:17:28# Watching. #
0:17:28 > 0:17:29Is that Kings Of Leon?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32But suddenly the singing turns to screams.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35TOMAS SCREAMS AND CRIES
0:17:36 > 0:17:38He's been stung.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40It's OK, Tomas, it's OK, Tomas.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43But mentor Rudi comes straight to the rescue.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- It's like a bee sting.- Yeah, OK.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Tomas has taken his shirt off to make sure the insect is gone
0:17:50 > 0:17:53and good old Frankie's on hand with the antiseptic.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57This will kill the pain. Put it on thick. Anywhere else?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59While Tomas is getting treated,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03the rest of the gang retell their version of the big sting.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08It smacked his eye and it went away cos suddenly his eye was so red.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- We saw a big black thing.- Is that what it was, that big red thing?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- Yeah, big red thing.- It was so big.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15As he scratched it and he moved his shirt up
0:18:15 > 0:18:18it flew out and it was this big. It was so red.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Cos he's on the edge and the wind's blowing right in,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25it must have been flying and gone in his shirt and got a bit aggravated.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29From the team's slightly exaggerated descriptions,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Rudi thinks the insect was a red velvet ant.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34A type of wasp that has a nasty sting.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- You know like you have your injection?- Yeah.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40And it just feels like that all the time. Like it's constantly poking...
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- Can you still feel it? - No, it's all right now.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45You're actually quite a strong little guy.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Poor Tomas, it just isn't his day, but at least he's smiling again.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- Are you all right?- Yeah, thanks, guys.- You OK?- Yeah, thanks.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Shall we find us some rhinos?
0:18:59 > 0:19:00Yeah!
0:19:00 > 0:19:04The Safari 8 have already had a week's worth of ranger training,
0:19:04 > 0:19:05so before they set off,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09their mentors decide to test the teams tracking knowledge.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12What you should remember when you're tracking an animal. Ashleigh?
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Always check the wind direction
0:19:14 > 0:19:17by kicking your shoe up against some sand
0:19:17 > 0:19:20cos that will show you which way you don't need to go,
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- you go the opposite way so the animal can't smell you.- OK. Noma.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27You need to check for alert signals around the place,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29like oxpeckers and some other animals
0:19:29 > 0:19:33that might tell you if there's something wrong or something nearby.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Oxpeckers are little birds that can always be found
0:19:36 > 0:19:39around big game like rhinos, buffalo and hippos,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41because they feed off the ticks and flies
0:19:41 > 0:19:43that live on these larger animals.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46If you do see an animal, try not to get too close to it
0:19:46 > 0:19:49and try and let it be comfortable with you there.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Look for fresh tracks. You can tell they're fresh
0:19:51 > 0:19:54because you can see they've just been pressed down
0:19:54 > 0:19:57and have scuff marks so you can see what way they go.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59It really amazed me the amount of knowledge
0:19:59 > 0:20:01the Safari 8 kids could actually store.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04It shows me that they're really interested
0:20:04 > 0:20:06in what we are telling them.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09So they've impressed the mentors with their knowledge,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11but will it help them find a wild rhino today?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Tracking any animal on foot can be very dangerous,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20so it's important the team walk in single file
0:20:20 > 0:20:22and stick close to Frankie and Rudi.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Just a few steps later, and it looks like the team
0:20:25 > 0:20:28might have already found what they're looking for.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31First bit of luck for the day.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Rhino tracks here, reasonably fresh,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35moving down this little pathway.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Fresh tracks leading off in a clear direction
0:20:38 > 0:20:40means a rhino might be close by.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Guys, psst! Safari 8, come.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53He's walking there. Quiet.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Ssh.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56Oh, wow!
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Seeing the rhino like that was really different
0:21:05 > 0:21:07from the previous rhino that we saw,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11because it was so near and realising that it was a wild one
0:21:11 > 0:21:14was so exciting at the same time but weird cos, you know,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17we've never been that close to a wild rhino before.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19We're going to move slowly towards it.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22We're going to see if there's a safe spot for us.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24As we moved closer, it actually saw us
0:21:24 > 0:21:27and then it turned and then it walked away.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28As a ranger or guide,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32there's one vital thing that you guys must always remember.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36When you've got clients with you, or when you are in the bush.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Once an animal has shown you,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41"I know you're there, I'm not happy with you here,"
0:21:41 > 0:21:43he runs away - don't push your luck.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47All right, guys, so we're going to start walking back to the vehicles.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Single file, we still might encounter something else.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53After this amazing sighting,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56the Safari 8 have now seen three of the big five.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59But, as the group start to make their way back to the truck,
0:21:59 > 0:22:01something unexpected happens.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I want everybody, everybody to follow me.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Rudi has spotted a female white rhino and her calf
0:22:09 > 0:22:11coming towards the group
0:22:11 > 0:22:13and everyone, including the camera crew,
0:22:13 > 0:22:17needs to follow the mentors' instructions immediately.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19I wasn't scared when I saw the first rhino,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22but when I saw the cow and the calf, I was a bit scared
0:22:22 > 0:22:25because I know that rhinos are a bit more aggressive
0:22:25 > 0:22:27when they're with their young.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Rudi makes sure the group is at a safe distance from the rhinos
0:22:31 > 0:22:33before stopping to observe them.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38It's walking, it's walking. It's fine. It's perfectly relaxed.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- Yeah, it's totally relaxed. - Oh, my gosh.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44As it got a little bit nearer and as it heard us,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47it actually ran away which was such a relief.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- We were right by that bush. - She's pretty, though.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51See how quickly they get to the bush?
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Just walking, she wasn't even running.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58We were standing there talking. Did she know we were there?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01She was totally unaware cos the wind's also taking,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04not just our scent, but also the sound.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- The wind carries away.- And as soon as we started moving down,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10she picked up our sound and that's when she ran.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13That's what you always need to remember in the bush.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Even after a sighting, after looking at a dangerous animal,
0:23:17 > 0:23:18you're still in the bush.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Tomas started the day thinking rhinos are boring,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25but have the morning's events changed his mind?
0:23:25 > 0:23:29Now I can actually see that they're wild and they are vicious.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32I think it was really exciting, much more than what I thought.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39It was an intense morning for our rookie rangers,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41but things are about to get even more serious,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45because once again it's Britain versus South Africa.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Last time the two countries went head-to-head,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54the Brits lost when Manya spat his kudu poo the furthest.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57So this is a chance for the UK to get their own back
0:23:57 > 0:24:00with a rather unusual game of volleyball.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Welcome to the first ever
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Kruger Park elephant dung volleyball competition.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06Woo!
0:24:06 > 0:24:10The winning team are going to get banana splits.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12THEY ALL CHATTER
0:24:12 > 0:24:17The losing team will be washing the uniform of the winning team.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Woo!
0:24:18 > 0:24:22It's the best of nine, and the judge's decision is final.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- Are you ready?- Yeah!
0:24:24 > 0:24:25HE BLOWS WHISTLE
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Oh! 1-0!
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Oh! 2-0.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39That's 3-0.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Oh, close, close. - Well done, England!
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Finally, the Brits have pulled one back.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Uh-uh, you can't catch it.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54But one fight later and it's nearly all over.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58It's 4-1. It's match point for the South Africans. OK.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Go for it.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06THEY CHEER
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Hand stop!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Huh?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- You did, you caught it, Noma. - I didn't.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15The Brits think Noma caught the dung ball
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and, as the mentors can't be sure, they give the team another go.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Go for it.
0:25:21 > 0:25:22Yes!
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- 4-2.- 4-2.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Leave it. That's out!
0:25:29 > 0:25:30Out.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- Go, Noma!- Yes!
0:25:34 > 0:25:354-4.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Match point.- Match point.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38So, after being 4-1 down,
0:25:38 > 0:25:42the Brits have clawed their way back and this is the decider.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Can the UK kids hold their nerve,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47or will they fall at the final hurdle?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50Go for it!
0:25:52 > 0:25:53Yes!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55THEY CHEER
0:25:55 > 0:25:56Oh, it's all over.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00The Brits have lost again and Tomas really isn't happy.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Obviously everyone's gutted about not winning
0:26:03 > 0:26:06but I think the South Africans did have an advantage
0:26:06 > 0:26:09because me, Caroline and Ella are three of the shortest.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- Shall we go and wash a couple of uniforms?- No.- Come!
0:26:13 > 0:26:16We'll bleach them, we are so bleaching them!
0:26:17 > 0:26:20And now for that all-important prize.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22CHEERING
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Where are the spoons?!
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- Well done on a well-deserved victory.- Yeah!
0:26:27 > 0:26:28Let's dig in!
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Meanwhile, over with the losers...
0:26:31 > 0:26:33I feel absolutely gutted again
0:26:33 > 0:26:37that England has lost again against the South Africans.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Ahh!
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Cos we did a really good job on coming back
0:26:41 > 0:26:45and we shouldn't have lost, but...it's a game of sport for you.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49I think we're all definitely very glad that we're not the ones
0:26:49 > 0:26:51that have to wash the uniforms
0:26:51 > 0:26:53and we get to enjoy ice cream and banana.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58SHE SCREAMS
0:26:58 > 0:27:01But the Brits seem determined to enjoy themselves too,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and it's only a matter of time before it all kicks off.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Oh, that is not cool!
0:27:17 > 0:27:18# I predict a riot
0:27:18 > 0:27:20# I predict a riot
0:27:22 > 0:27:25# I predict a riot
0:27:25 > 0:27:26# I predict a riot. #
0:27:26 > 0:27:28This is payback. We got them and they got us.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Well, if you can't beat 'em, join them.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34And Tomas has finally got a smile on his face.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Tastes actually quite nice. Tastes really good.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40That was really fun.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45Next time on Safari 8 -
0:27:45 > 0:27:49the team deal with a medical emergency.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51You've been bitten by a Black Mamba, don't move.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Try to get their bearings.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56I'm not sure but I don't think we're going the right way.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59And have a big moment with an even bigger cat.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01I've never seen anything like this.