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for my co-presenter. I said to allow plenty of time for the journey so

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when you get here your calm and relaxed. This is a brand-new series.

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We need to make a good impression. Whatever you do, do not be late. He

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was like, do not worry, it will be fine. Hang on, can you hear

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something. They weren't me about him. Hello. Hello.Where have you

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been? The traffic was a nightmare. The traffic? I am here now. Shall we

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brand new series. I am Naomi Wilkinson. I am Tim Warwood. Your

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Saturday mornings are about to get wild. Our mission is to get you up

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to discover the weird and wonderful wild things outside your door.

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will be broadcasting from a different location every week.

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are starting our series in the stunning mountains. This is real. We

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are in North Wales at Plas Y Brenin. We are right here. Over the course

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of the next hour, we will deliver it to you. We have a gang of animals to

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help us out, it is our audience. They are so lovely. Heading amongst

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them, you may spot Radzi. I am over here and we are very excited. The

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audience are excited. I may have to keep my eye on some of them. Some of

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them are ready taking advantage of the activities we have got. We have

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guys in kayaks. More will be revealed later. In the meantime, I

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am pleased to introduce to you and mountain bike legend. Chris Doney.

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Check him out. And Rough Rider, Mr Phil Hall. Look at that thing. We

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have a whole host of wild animals along for the ride as well. We have

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all of that, and mountains. This week's wild thing, Grace, ropes and

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her friends to skill great tits in search of adventure. Tim goes in

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search of a UK-based sport to fulfil his love of the mountains. Naomi

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meet some aerial predators who really do have a head for heights.

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And we meet a young man who likes nothing more than capturing wildlife

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on camera. We have got mountains to fit in. We have already used that

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joke. You cannot do it twice. Let's start off with an awesome animal. It

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is a giant of the skies, high-speed hunter that always has its eye on

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the prize. A snake? It is not a snake. It is a high flyer. The

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golden eagle used to be a common sight in Britain but they were

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heavily hunted and their population has plummeted. Thankfully, 60 years

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ago, it became illegal to kill them and numbers are slowly on the up.

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The golden eagle is a massive bird with a wingspan around the same

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height as your front door and the tale that allows it to make the

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slightest change in direction. Their eyesight is up to eight times more

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powerful than our own so they can pick up Ray from over a mile away,

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making the golden eagle pretty perfect predator. Look, we have a

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golden eagle on our wild set, along with Bert handler Graham. Welcome.

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This is Sebastien. The bird in the film just took out a fox. Do they

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really take prey that size? They are the most some are born predator.

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This one is two years old. He is not quite at full size. He's going to

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develop muscle. Is that what they would normally eat? Yes, the hunt

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from Fox's right through to hearers and rabbits. It was huge, I could

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not believe it. They have even been known to take Wilson in the wild in

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Russia. Can I see his wingspan? Look at that. Can I please have a go at

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holding him? Of course you can.Is this going to be safe, will he sends

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my fear? He may little bit.I am looking forward to meeting him. It's

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the heavy? Yes. They are massive. They are details of the trade. That

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is what he uses to grab prey. They are so immense, the pressure he can

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exert through them. About �200 per square inch. How does that compare

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to what we would no? The human jaw crunches down at about �600 per

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square inch. Can we see his eyes? Yes. You are beautiful. Tell about

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his eyes? They are about eight times more powerful than yours or mine.

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he all right when that happens. Yes. He just wants to fly. But did

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not hurt him? Not at all. His eyes are so sensitive. He is scanning

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around. We cannot fly him, but we do have a close cousin of him that is

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in the sky, I believe, somewhere. There he is down there. This is one

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of the family. He has a very deep wing beat. He has a very wide wing

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beat, so he can survey the territory. You can see him going

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over the water. Look at him using those wings. He is looking at home

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in the mountains. Thank you for bringing your birds in. We think

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they are awesome. What do you think over their? What an incredible

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creature. What do we think of the Eagle? It is really cool. In a

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word, it was awesome. That is good enough from me. Most breeding pairs

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in this country have made their homes into particular places. You

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can spot them on our map in the North of Ireland and in the

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Highlands of Scotland. If you're going to be there on holiday, keep

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your eyes to the skies and take a photo. We have been asking you to

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send in your photos of you having fun in the mountains. This is our

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first picture. It is from a boy from Scotland. This is claiming in

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France. I am loving your work. The next picture is from Lauren and

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Jason. They are enjoying the great outdoors in Scotland. We are hearing

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the mountains for the views. We have used money cannot buy. If you have a

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photo, perhaps you have been inspired by something you have seen

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on the show, then do send it in to us. Here is the e-mail address.

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Include your name and the name of a parent or guardian as well as a

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contact number so we can get hold of you. You may have noticed that our

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audience are still out there on their kayaks enjoying ourselves. --

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enjoying themselves. They will be helping me out with the challenge

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later. I'm going to keep my eye on Radzi. I do not like what he has got

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up his sleeve. We promised you wildlife, but we also promised you

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wild adventure and next guest has that by the bucket load. Let's see

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the man in action. Chris Doney is one of the world's leading freestyle

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mountain bike trial riders. He has British, European and world titles

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to his name. He started to trial rider five years old when he put his

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feet firmly on the pedals. Now he spends hours perfecting every

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trick, spin and flip. Trial riding as a test of balance and skill to

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the extreme, and Chris Doney is a gravity dividing -- gravity defying

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master of the mountains. Just look at this. Ladies and gentlemen, in

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the flesh, Mr Chris Doney. You have a look on your face like that is the

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first time you have done that. That looks pretty dangerous. Do your mum

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and dad know you do this for a living? Sort of. They think I am out

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for a leisurely ride. It is fantastic. How did you get into

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riding? My dad used to ride. He was a top rider and motor cycles. I

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started when I was five and moved across to push bikes and just stayed

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on them. Was it easy, making the transition from motor bikes? Yes,

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lots of people do that, but most people do it the other way. You can

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transfer a lot of the skills. easy is it to get into, where do you

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start? Just done any bike, they run bikes, BMX is, mountain bikes. Start

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with the basics. As you get Egger and stronger, you progress. Do you

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ever get scared? Yes, a little bit, but I do not let on. Have you ever

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had any big crashes? Yes, a few, broken ankles. Just practice if you

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want to get into it. It is all about practice. Start with the easy stuff

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and get the fundamental stuff learned. Then you can move onto

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killer stuff. You have brought lots of obstacles. Can you give us a

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demonstration? Yes.In the flesh, it is Chris Doney. Here we go. Just

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look how thin this bug is that he's coming across. Yes. Onto his back

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wheel. Around of applause. You can hear the squeaking of his brakes. He

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has such control over the bike. There is just one gear on the bike.

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He has lots of power in order to do this. Can you imagine trying to do

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this on your way to your local shops to get a loaf of bread? He is a good

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eight feet above the floor. Are you all right? Yes. At sorry. I will not

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distract you any more. It is quite high up here. Yes, onto the top of

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the van. Now he is up on the balance beam. It is about five inches wide.

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It is ten feet up. It is high.Do you want some in Courage went or.

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APPLAUSE He is on to the back wheel. Chris

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Doney, everyone next Commissioner Mark OK. -- Chris Doney, everyone.

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What can you teach me? I think I can teach you to bunny hop. You need to

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come in at walking pace, knees bent, feet level. Lean back and pull up

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with your knees. It is easy. That went in and straight out again. That

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is fine. Here we go. Just lean back and give it some welly. This bike is

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massive. Perfect. It probably did not look pretty. It was massive.

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Guys, come on. We have some guys that want to learn. Turn around and

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come back through again. It is not just Chris Doney with a sense of

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adventure. Me as well. I like to get out and about in the mountains. What

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you're about to witness now is my I was not all that bad. But it is

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not just my lack of skills. There is another problem in the UK, no

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snow. I need as sport that I can still do in the mountains. Where I

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can do tricks and still have a lot of speed. Where am I going to find

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that? Mountain boarding! Hang on! At just 22 years old Matt is the

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world freestyle mountain boarding champion. He has been riding and

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honing his tricks for eight years. Today he is going to put me through

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my paces. Here we go. You go first. OK. If I want to turn right I put

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the weight on my heels. To turn left, I put the weight on my toes.

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It is simple. He made that look easy. Here we go. It feels

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extremely fast already. Just keep turning. You will come to a top.

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Perfect. Not too bad for a first attempt. But the next time I want

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to be a bit more ambitious. Matt is showing me how to do a jump. That

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was textbook! Here we go. I am going fast! Yes! That was perfect.

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That was huge. Definitely.You are at the King of tricks. Show me some

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moves. This is how it is done. Check this out. This is the front

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flip. He is good! You are world champion. How did that come about?

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I went out to Moscow last summer in July. Mike tricks were fortunately

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good enough to give me first place. My grand parents are proud of me.

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They are great fans and like to here about the tricks. It is my

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turn to have a go. Carving up the slope. I seem to be getting the

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hang of this! But do not speak too soon. Maybe I should leave the

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tricks to the experts. This is all very well. But what I love about

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snowboarding is you're out in the mountains. And these are called

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mountain boards. Are we ready to go to the mountain's? I think we are.

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I guess we will find out. Known as a free riding this is mountain

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boarding at its purest. Hiking to the top, finding new lines. This is

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what it is all about Farr's stop --. We are pretty high. Just look at

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that field. I am pretty nervous. I was fined on that smoke rolling

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grass in the training area. But now this looks like a sheer cliff face

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covered in moss. You can go first. Nice wide turns. It is a different

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kettle of fish when you buy the one riding down there. It is really

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bumpy. There are rocks down here. I am going off! Into the bracken.

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That is huge. It is all about cleaning. Right into the poo at! It

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has gone into my mouse. That was ridiculous! -- my mouth. Matt is a

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champion at this. He is world champion. I am an absolute beginner.

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He is going to hit the jump. My goodness! It feels as if I'm going

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6000 miles an hour. Tell my mum and dad I love them! Good stuff.

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almost ran me over. I have got to say, thank you very much for

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introducing me to mountain boarding. My pleasure. One more try? Let's go.

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You did incredibly well to land in the one pile of poo in the hold

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onto it! And throughout the series we're both going to be getting out

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there having crazy adventures. That was an excellent start. It was

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immense. It was a little like snowboarding but really difficult

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to stop. Thankfully I had Matt to guide me through. He is a world

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champion. Before we meet our next guests let us take a look at them

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out in the wild. There are four members of the Camlough family at

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home in the mountains. The alpaca are one of them. They reside in the

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Andes and there have more than prepared for the harsh environment.

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They can keep a firm grip on the steep and rocky mountains. And

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they're thick coat helps protect them against bitterly cold mountain

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temperatures. It is this high quality coat that has seen them

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becoming domesticated all around the globe. Making them a world wide

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one go. I am here with some fluffy friends. The alpaca. This one is in

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two weeks old. Incredibly she was on her feet just one hour after she

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was born. She is just so cute. But I'm keeping my eye on the adults.

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Because they have a problem of spitting at one another to show

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their dominance. It is not exactly a spit, more commonly it is the

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acidic contents of their stomach. They have got three Chambers in

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their stomach to help them to extract the nutrients. So if they

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have been chewing on the grass all day what comes back up is quite

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horrible and smelly. So I hope they will be behaving themselves. There

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coat is incredibly soft. That is what makes them a popular choice

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for breeding. This one, her fleece will make two or three super soft

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jumpers. It is those fibres in the coat that allow them to withstand

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very cold temperatures. But it is not just the alpaca which have

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adapted, mountains around the world support be wide range of wildlife

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and some of them have evolved clever ways of surviving. The

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mountain lion and snow leopard both have referred to protect them from

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the cold. The Snow Leopard also has a long tail for balance. This

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insight does not need a jacket. It has a special protein acting like

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anti-freeze so that it can survive extremely low temperatures. And

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these make the most of the mountain air by having special blood vessels

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to allow them to save their energy. And this is the jumping spider of

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the Himalayas. It survives by hunting insects blown up the

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mountain by the strong wind. These East have glad that carries as much

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oxygen as possible. -- these keys. And here in Wales we have mountain

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goats and they have special feat that allow them to scale up the

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rocks. It never ceases to amaze me how animals adapt to cope with the

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environment. Talking of adaption of! It is a boiling hot sunny day!

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I am a bit hot. Throughout this series we are going to be looking

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at the wild wonder is that we have got in the UK. Things that could be

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lurking close to your back door. We will be uncovering some pretty

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freaky facts about the things that surround us every day. But which is

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going to be the strangest wonder of them all? We are about to find out

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My favourite part of the show. Get yourselves ready and prepared. I am

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about to explain what is about to come up. Each week we will choose

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one Wilde contender and there will be a head to head over three rounds.

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They have to convince us that there contender is top dog. Or pop insect.

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Are we ready? Yes, we are. Today I am fighting for the mosquito. He is

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pretty ingenious. I am fighting for the wasp. They have an important

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role to play. Without further ado time for round one. Speedie.

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are probably familiar with the noise of the mosquito which is a

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result of their wings beating so fast. The wasp, its flight speed is

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5.59 mph. The mosquito can fly as well. How fast?1.2 mph. At the end

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of that round, no doubt about it. That Wasps goes straight into the

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lead. Time for round two. What is the point? The wasp is anomalous

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for up and eat just about everything. There are master of

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pest controllers. There would take on a flight or Caterpillar. And

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they do not even bother us until the end of the sum up when their

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other food sources are drying up. There are billions of mosquitoes. A

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fantastic resource for all kinds of animals. Amphibians and birds and

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spiders. And they also help to pollinate some plants. Like the

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orchid. Well Tim came out swinging. But mosquito is now level-pegging.

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We're going into the deciding round. The knockout round. Let me tell you

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something. I am going to play like Super Sense card. The mosquito has

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super sensitive hairs on its antenna and they detect tiny

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changes in the environment. And they can smell human chemicals to

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suck out your blood. The wasp, it's not got card is that they have

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mastered designers. World-class architects. They grouped together

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to build their own home. They bite off pieces of wood and duet with

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their survival. They built it up until it is strong enough to

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again. Stay tuned to see who wins that one. In the meantime, walk this

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way. If you're out and about and you see any wild wonders when you're out

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and about, see if you can snap a photograph. If you manage to get a

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good while Clive Sharp, send it into us this address. Send it to us with

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your name, and the name of a parent or guardian and the phone number. It

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might appear on the show next week. Send them in. I am feeling fine.

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Whatever. We are about to speak to him and he needs no encouragement

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whatsoever to get out there with his camera. Have a look at this. My name

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is Josh, I am 15 years old and I love British wildlife. What I really

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love is looking for the secret side of nature. I have been taking photos

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for the last five years and I am going to share my top tips for

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capturing wildlife in a completely different way. This is our back

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garden. It is no more of a mini nature reserve. I have been allowed

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to have this part of the garden by my family. We have frogs, newts,

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toads, dragonfly larvae. You can hear buzzing in the summer, which is

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nice. Taking good photographs is about trying to look at the world in

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a different way. One of my favourite things to do is to get more

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inventive using household items. I cannot afford underwater housings so

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I have just used this fish tank. I put my camera inside and load it

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into the pond so it takes underwater shots. You do not need expensive

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equipment. This is my camera. You can pop this in your pocket and take

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it anywhere. There is one animal that comes here that is really

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active at night and tonight I will try and film it. This is actually my

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Playhouse. I take it over when I got more into photography. We have this

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material here so we are invisible to wildlife. I will pick this camera

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trap on the fork. They passed this week, the foxes. We will see if we

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can get one when it walks through. I would retreat back to the hide and

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Seek we can get some views of foxes. With wildlife, you can never really

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count on them to be there, so you have just got to wait and see. When

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you see a fox, you forget about the hours of waiting because you get the

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privilege of seeing the habits of an individual. Another tip, when you're

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waiting for things, if you close your eyes, it makes you more

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sensitive to sign. That is a really good way of watching foxes.

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Sometimes you cannot actually see them. That is really great. We have

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got a little bit of film. I think it might have gone round to the camera

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trap, so we will get some nice close-ups maybe, off his face. It is

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amazing what you can capture with patience and dedication. It was

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really successful and I got some nice film of the fox. I will go back

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indoors now. He is here. It is Josh. Nice to meet you. We are surrounded

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by some of your photography. Look at this funny fellow, a little toad.

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That is so cool. My favourite, it is an owl. It is a barn owl,

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obviously? Now, it is actually an eagle owl. This one was entered into

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wildlife photographer of the year award and you got a special

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commendation for it. Can you tell us about it. This photograph was taken

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in my garden. I got bored with taking pictures of dragonfly is so I

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put my arm over the pond and this female mosquito came and took some

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of my blood. What inspired you to start taking photographs? My dad

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bought me a camera so I could take pictures. I have got to this level

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since then. Can you give us any top tips if anybody at home wants to

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take wildlife photographs? Get to know your subject and learn their

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behaviour. Be patient. It will not always happen first time. It took me

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five years to get to the sort of photos. I'm sure that everyone at

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home can take pictures like this. top tip will be checking that your

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fish tank is completely waterproof before you put your camera in the

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water! What phenomenal pictures. Josh is only 15 years old. He is

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such a talent. If Josh has you feeling creative, go to our website.

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You can download Josh's top photography tips. There are lots of

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photographs that we did not have time to show you in the show. If you

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date -- if you do take a photograph, make sure you e-mail it

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to us. Include your name and the name of a parent or guardian. What

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did you think of the pictures? Amazing. I am totally inspired.

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How about you. Awesome, and believable. I want to include all of

:37:16.:37:26.
:37:26.:37:26.

you. Are we feeling inspired? From these guys being inspired, to

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something completely inspirational, check this out. Downhill mountain

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biking requires nerves of steel, bravery and fitness. Luckily, Phil

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Hall has all of these and bucketloads. He has found the

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perfect waif that she has found the perfect way to fit his need for

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speed. He launches himself down mountain tracks, traversing the

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Touraine and reaching speeds of up to 30 mph. It is an adrenaline

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fuelled sport. Since discovering it, Phil has never looked back. Just

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downhill. He is a dating downhill demon. We can now welcome the man

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:38:27.:38:27.

himself to the show. Phil Hall, everyone. How great does this look?

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Easy, my goodness. Welcome to the show. First of all, how much do you

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want to have a go at that? How did this become your chosen sport.

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a motor cycle accident a few years ago and ended up in a wheelchair. I

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still wanted some adrenaline in a sport. Where did you find it?I

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discovered gravity biking in the States. I saw poster and find out

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where to go to try the vividly. I spent a week in the States trying

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the activity and I loved it. I tried to buy a bike on the way home but

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they would not sell one to me. So I came back to the UK and I started

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the Rough Riderz club. There are not lots of these bikes in the UK,

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either? Now, but hopefully we will expand it to different parts of the

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UK. Wicked. Can anyone have a go at this? Yes, it is suitable for most

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disabilities, because it was designed for wheelchair users

:39:31.:39:37.

initially. There are no paddles and it is a crash box for your feet. It

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is suitable for lots of people with disabilities as long as they have

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upperbody strength, and able-bodied people can have a go as well.

:39:47.:39:52.

is individual suspension and this makes? Yes, and there are shock

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absorbers front-end year. There is independent suspension on all four

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wheels. You have hydraulic brakes like a normal mountain bike. Where

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can I go and do this? The club offers taster days in the Lake

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District. We are trying to expand across the UK so that people can try

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it close to them. I will try and get to one of those taster days. Thank

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you. Fantastic stuff. Now from flying down the mountains to soaring

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high above them? This is one animal that has a head

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for heights, the vulture. They spend their days cruising, hunting for

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their next meal. From mountains to ban in Savannah is, the scavengers

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are not fussy about what he. -- about what they have two lead. Using

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the powerful I said, the search ad death, feeding on nothing but the

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decaying flesh of animals. Once a meal is found, vultures are highly

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social, so, the crowds are never far behind. Yes, and we are welcoming

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back Graham, who has brought along some vultures to meet us. Down

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here, it is a lovely rack of ribs, the perfect way to entice them in. I

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will stand back a little bit, because with excited vultures

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around, they have big beaks and talents, so I will hide behind

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Graham. This is a black vulture. He is an American bird. Then we have a

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hooded vulture. These are more of surface feeding vultures. The big

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eye, he can get really stuck in. He is using his dominance. You will

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notice that his wings are right to make himself look bigger. Is there a

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pecking order among these guys? Yes, the big guys in charge. Your little

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ones are always watching him. They are feeding and watching him.

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they always eat the leftovers, the rotten meat lying around? Yes, they

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are the world's natural garbage disposal. They are so important to

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the environment. How do they cope with the bacteria that must be in

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the dead animals? They have amazing assets, they have a crop, which is

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like a bag at the base of the neck, and they dissolve it all. We even

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have vultures that will eat the bones. They will eat the entrails.

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They will even eat deep poo of the animal? Breath freshener is all

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around after that. You might want to watch camera, it looks a little bit

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like a dead rabbit. They might for you. Do they use their beaks are

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their talents as well. They use their beak to hold that time. --

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they use their feet to hold it down, but it is the beak that does all of

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the work. Their heads do not have many feathers on them? They do not

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want to get that marked up. They are really clean animals. As soon as

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they have fed, they dive in and wash it all off. Like the eagle, they

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love the mountains and they saw a really high? Incredibly high. They

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have been recorded at 37,000 feet. That is about the height you go on

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your holidays in an aeroplane. is because they have an incredible

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wingspan? Yes, this bird has a eight feet wingspan. You can see that

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size. That is about the same as 212-year-old standing on top of each

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other. It is enormous. They can get some serious height and they are

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happy in the mountains. Yes, they ride the thermals and are looking on

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the ground for a like this. Thank you very much for bringing them in.

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What do you make of the vultures? Arson. To see vultures taking food

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from a carcass, it is amazing. did you think? Awesome,

:44:19.:44:25.

unbelievable. It is amazing. Really cool. Disgusting. Just really

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disgusting. We have polarised opinion. Disgusting, cool. Maybe you

:44:33.:44:40.

can combine the two words. I did not realise how much vultures do for the

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environment. I am going to give them a break. Tim and now may have not

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got their hands dirty. I beg your pardon. I held the ball of grain

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Mountains are spectacular all over the world. Formed lechery through

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ground breaking displays. Some through a rise in the it earth's

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crust and others explode to the surface. Molten rock forced out in

:45:29.:45:39.
:45:39.:45:51.

an impressive display. The volcano. As it cools down mountains are form.

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You can probably see behind me the gorgeous Welsh mountains, those are

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the product of volcanic activity. That has inspired these crazy

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creations. You have got two minutes to make that model everything you

:46:09.:46:19.
:46:19.:46:20.

need. Just to explain exactly what this is. It is a plastic bottle. It

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becomes wrapped with tinfoil. And becomes wrapped with tinfoil. And

:46:25.:46:32.

then modelling play goes on top. We have got some dinosaurs added. We

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have got broccoli to act as the trees. That gives you a clue what

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to expect. If you want to make one then go to the website. You can

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search for a crazy creations which gives you all the instructions that

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gives you all the instructions that you need. I have an unfair

:47:00.:47:08.

advantage because I have actually been to a volcano. There is no

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prize. But the loser gets a forfeit. I have got some friends out on the

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river. They are ready for at the Louisa Reeve to run across those

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kayaks. -- the loser. The water is for Dick Lily Cole! -- particularly

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cold. At some stage you have to put the vinegar in to get the volcanic

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explosion. That is the eruption of! Tim, absolutely nothing. You did

:48:01.:48:11.
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not put that the baking soda in. Too little, too late. Go and

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receive your for that. Naomi is the winner. Let us meet our own wild

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adventurers. They are on their own wild adventure at a very great

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wild adventure at a very great height. The Lake District is not

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just famous for its water, it also has stunning vertical landscapes.

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Making it a great place to go wild. 11 year-old Grace is a keen climber

:48:53.:48:58.

and a regular visitor to her local indoor climbing walls. But today

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she is heading for the hills to get a taste of climbing in the great

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:49:13.:49:15.

outdoors. And she has brought some friends along. I do not like rats.

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I do not like sharks. I do not like fighting with my family. I do not

:49:29.:49:39.
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like sharks. I do not like spiders. The goal is to reach the summit.

:49:42.:49:52.
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Over 600 metres, the highest points in England are among them. So there

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being kitted out with some safety gear. This will not be an average

:49:58.:50:03.

walk in the hills. The girls have come to this slate mine to try a

:50:03.:50:10.

special climbing course. This is where it begins. You have bought

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all your friends along. This is an iron road over at the mountains.

:50:26.:50:34.

Each changeover with just one hand. When you come to the junction, use

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one hand, take off and swap over the clips. And with the same hand

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carry on with the next one. Are you going to give it a go? Brilliant.

:50:51.:50:57.

think it will be a really good experience but I'm still nervous.

:50:57.:51:04.

am excited but nervous at the same time. Just seeing how far down it

:51:04.:51:14.
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is. Brilliant. It is so it strange how hi 8 you are and how nervous

:51:22.:51:30.

you are when you get into it. is a system of cables and ladders

:51:30.:51:36.

allowing complete beginners to take on some serious mountaineering. It

:51:36.:51:44.

is as safe way to climb but that does not stop it being scary.

:51:44.:51:53.

made it! So far so good. As the girls continued up the mountain the

:51:53.:51:59.

rain clouds begin to close in. done. You have got past the first

:51:59.:52:04.

section. We have some treats in the next section, you are a little bit

:52:04.:52:13.

more exposed. Are you ready to go? Excellent. Joe is not kidding about

:52:13.:52:19.

it being a scary. The girls have to cross an overhanging rock face in

:52:19.:52:29.
:52:29.:52:31.

the driving rain. This is seriously wild. But the next challenge is

:52:32.:52:41.
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even more extreme. A wire bridge strung over 100 metres of thin air.

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I am bouncing up! It would be bad enough in the sunshine but in

:52:51.:53:00.

behind wind this takes real courage. I am going to keep screaming, I

:53:00.:53:08.

know I am. The girls have been climbing for a gruelling three

:53:08.:53:13.

hours but they still have one obstacle laughed. A massive cargo

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net. By now the rain is practically horizontal. -- obstacle left. These

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girls deserve some serious respect. In spite of the appalling weather

:53:32.:53:36.

the Super Star team has made it all the way to the top of the mountain.

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Even if most of the filming kier has not. The camera has stopped

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working, the conditions are so bad. There may not be much of a view

:53:50.:53:59.

today but the achievement is ethic. It was really exciting. It is

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exciting and a thrilling experience. If I could come again at I probably

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would. It is a really good experience with a lot of

:54:08.:54:18.
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challengers. That was ridiculously high up and in a horrible weather.

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Massive respect. I wonder if Tim is holding his nerve, running across

:54:30.:54:40.
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those kayaks. You have got to do it because you're volcano was rubbish.

:54:41.:54:51.
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In he goes! It is freezing! I am freezing! I am so glad that I was

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the winner. If you want to have a go at making that volcano the

:55:15.:55:25.
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instructions are on the website. Search for crazy creations. And

:55:26.:55:32.

then when you have made your masterpiece send us in a photograph.

:55:32.:55:39.

We will try to show some on the show next week. We have received

:55:39.:55:49.
:55:49.:55:51.

some of your comments. Telling us about Europe wild adventures.

:55:51.:55:58.

Another says, I like climbing in the Lake District. It is beautiful.

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And we have one photograph that has been sent in. In the mountains.

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Well done. And if you have had an adventure then we want to see it.

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Next week we're going to be in the Forest. Here he comes. A round of

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applause for Jim. Next week we're in the forest and if you have had a

:56:26.:56:36.
:56:36.:56:37.

Forest adventure please send us in a photograph. We're coming to the

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end of the show. But we are coming back! Thank you to everyone who

:56:44.:56:54.
:56:54.:56:56.

helped us out in Snowdonia. We have had a great time. Thank you to

:56:56.:57:04.

mountain bike legend Chris Doney. And Rough Rider fill halls. And of

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course to our photographer, Josh. And our feathered and fluffy

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friends. And of course to the audience. Do you keep your

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photographs coming in. That is all for today. We believe you are taste

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of what is coming up next Saturday at 9 o'clock. Please remember, get

:57:29.:57:34.

out and fell Wilde! Joined as next week for more it seriously wild

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