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