:00:15. > :00:22.all about the water, and Tim is desperate to show you his
:00:22. > :00:32.wakeboarding skills! He thinks he is really good! To be fair, he's not
:00:32. > :00:32.
:00:32. > :01:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:01:15. > :01:21.Warwood, here to make sure that your Saturday mornings are extremely
:01:21. > :01:31.wild! We have gone wild in the mountains and forests, today we are
:01:31. > :01:37.in the lochs Scotland with midges and rain! We are broadcasting from
:01:37. > :01:44.Loch Lomond, just outside of Glasgow, around about there. We have
:01:44. > :01:49.stacks of wildlife. People will think we have got snakes on the
:01:49. > :01:55.show, and you do not get snakes in lakes, do you? Well, actually...
:01:55. > :01:59.Please say hello to our crew! they look lovely? You have probably
:01:59. > :02:05.heard the lively lot in the background, our wild audience with
:02:05. > :02:15.Radzi! Hello, yes, don't let the weather fool you, these lot are
:02:15. > :02:24.excited, they are ready, aren't you?! Let's also say hello to our
:02:24. > :02:28.very special guest, a wakeboard supremo on the show, Lee! And let me
:02:28. > :02:38.answer the question as to why I am wearing this outfit... I am having a
:02:38. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:50.can it be?! I cannot wait to watch you do that! That is going to be
:02:50. > :02:58.brilliant. If that was not enough, we have got all of this, too!
:02:58. > :03:04.takes the plunge on the Trail of UK monster of the deep. While our wild
:03:04. > :03:08.things are set for a high and venture above the water. We will
:03:08. > :03:13.follow another rising star of the natural world as we delve into the
:03:13. > :03:23.wildlife of a long leg and wetland wader. And I later will be trying to
:03:23. > :03:23.
:03:23. > :03:28.keep my calm when I get up close to well out of the way of the crocodile
:03:28. > :03:35.friends later, but first I am very excited, we have got an animal
:03:35. > :03:42.encounter of the slithery kind. Gerbils! Are you kidding me? Mice!
:03:42. > :03:46.No, it is obviously snakes. I was going to say snakes, because they
:03:46. > :03:56.eat mice and gerbils. I used to think of snakes as exotic creatures,
:03:56. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:03.but here in the UK we have three of but that doesn't mean they are not
:04:03. > :04:07.there. These slippery sevens are masters of camouflage and like to
:04:08. > :04:11.keep a profile, none more so than our rarest snake, the super
:04:11. > :04:17.secretive smooth snake, which spends most of its time hiding out on the
:04:17. > :04:22.rocks. The venomous adder has fewer reasons to hide. It is a member of
:04:22. > :04:27.the viper family and the only animal in the UK with a bike potent enough
:04:27. > :04:32.to law a human being! And rounding out this British trio is the grass
:04:32. > :04:37.snake, crowing over one metre long, the largest of the three, just as at
:04:37. > :04:42.home in water as it is on dry land, making it a perfect first guest for
:04:42. > :04:46.this wild wetland show. Just so good to see them on the clip, and we are
:04:46. > :04:52.here with Graham, and you have brought some of these native species
:04:52. > :04:59.into serious. I have, yes. May I have a look? Who is this? This is a
:04:59. > :05:02.male grass snake. They are our largest species of snake. So these
:05:02. > :05:07.guys have got a very clever trick up their sleeve if a predator comes
:05:07. > :05:12.along. Yes, because they are totally harmless, the way they protect
:05:12. > :05:17.themselves is to either his at people or animals, or they will turn
:05:17. > :05:23.upside down, play dead. Because nobody wants to eat anything dead.
:05:23. > :05:26.Exactly. And the other thing they can do is release a horrible
:05:26. > :05:32.sticky, smelly substance from a planned on their bottom, which is
:05:32. > :05:40.very smelly. It stinks! It is really bad. What do they eat?They eat
:05:40. > :05:48.frogs, toads and fish. Sub a this environment. They should probably be
:05:48. > :05:54.called water snakes, not grass snakes. Just like the next snake, a
:05:54. > :05:59.smooth snake, he is no harm to us. We have not got one here. They are
:05:59. > :06:08.very rare and restricted to the south of England. They are also very
:06:08. > :06:13.wary, are they? Smooth snakes are constructors, like boa constrictors,
:06:13. > :06:18.but smaller. They will take mice and lizards and other snakes. You would
:06:18. > :06:27.not want to get close to the next snake, this is an adder, and this is
:06:27. > :06:33.our venomous snake. These are widespread, all over England, Wales
:06:33. > :06:39.and all over Scotland and some of the Scottish islands as well.
:06:39. > :06:42.they disarm their prey? They have two fangs at the front, and they lie
:06:42. > :06:50.in wait, they will bite their food and the venom will take effect, the
:06:50. > :06:55.food will die, the snake will then follow the -- swallow the prey
:06:55. > :07:00.headfirst. We have got to be aware, because they do have a nasty
:07:00. > :07:07.reputation. You would have to go to hospital if you were bitten. Yes,
:07:07. > :07:12.but they are very shy. How do you tell the adder apart from the smooth
:07:12. > :07:18.snake? The easiest way, if you are close enough, and don't get too
:07:18. > :07:22.close, is to look at the eye. Adders have red eyes with a vertical line,
:07:22. > :07:32.whereas the others have a round pupil. It does look a bit evil
:07:32. > :07:38.but... And the markings?They either have an ex on the back of their head
:07:38. > :07:42.or a V. Most adders have a very distinctive zigzag down their back.
:07:42. > :07:46.I am very privileged, thank you for bringing him in. We will put that
:07:46. > :07:49.one back in its box. We are lucky to live here in the UK, where we are
:07:49. > :07:58.able to go swimming in lakes, but there are some places around the
:07:59. > :08:02.world where you certainly wouldn't heaviest snake with the largest
:08:02. > :08:09.recorded specimen is weighing about the same as three fully grown men
:08:09. > :08:13.and with a body almost as long as a bus! Because of their huge bulk,
:08:13. > :08:18.these formidable hunters are most at home in the water, stalking the
:08:18. > :08:24.wetlands of South America in search of prey like these, giant rodent
:08:24. > :08:27.capybara. Once they get hold of a victim, they wrapped the enormously
:08:27. > :08:33.powerful body around and around, constricting the animal until its
:08:33. > :08:38.heart stops beating. Then they swallow it whole, making these
:08:38. > :08:43.super-sized sevens the top predators in their watery world. Would you
:08:43. > :08:47.believe it, we have got a Green Anaconda on the programme, look how
:08:47. > :08:54.big this snake is. You have got a close-up camera that is going to go
:08:54. > :08:59.in the water, be careful. She should be OK. Thank you ever so much. It
:08:59. > :09:04.looks very at home in the water. is a semi aquatic animal, they spend
:09:04. > :09:09.a lot of time in marshes and a slow-moving river systems. On land,
:09:09. > :09:13.they are quite cumbersome. They are really stealthy and sleek and can
:09:13. > :09:18.hold their breath for about ten minutes. Look at him camouflage
:09:18. > :09:23.himself under the reeds, he looks camouflaged in the wetlands. Where
:09:23. > :09:28.this snake would come from, with his markings, he will blend in well be
:09:28. > :09:32.natural plans you find in South America. He will sit and wait for a
:09:33. > :09:40.sizeable animal. Are you getting a good shot? What do they eat?
:09:41. > :09:49.smaller ones eat fish, wading birds. So quite big birds, really. You are
:09:49. > :09:56.talking about an animal that can be eight metres in length. I am round
:09:56. > :10:02.about 1.8 metres, thereabouts! us how big eight metres is. Up to
:10:02. > :10:09.nine metres. Look at that! Can you imagine a snake that size? And that
:10:09. > :10:14.can eat animals like dear! Capybara, the world 's largest rodent. How do
:10:14. > :10:18.they swallow? They have got stretchy ligaments, that helps them eat food
:10:18. > :10:22.that is bigger than their mouth, they can need animals the same width
:10:22. > :10:29.as their own body. The largest Anaconda had a sick conference of 50
:10:29. > :10:34.inches. Thank you very much, do you fancy going for a swim with Fluffy
:10:34. > :10:40.here? Most definitely not, but that Anaconda is without a shadow of a
:10:40. > :10:47.doubt a wild wetland wonder, what do we think of it? It is big and cute.
:10:47. > :10:55.Jude?! That is not the word I would go for myself! Have you found any
:10:55. > :11:02.snakes in the UK? My dad found an adder in the garden. If you want to
:11:02. > :11:07.find out more about the snakes in the UK, go to the website. Check out
:11:07. > :11:11.our UK snake page. You may have noticed there are shows all over the
:11:11. > :11:15.BBC, nature shows that are part of the summer of wildlife season. As
:11:15. > :11:18.well as TV programmes, there are also events happening all over the
:11:18. > :11:23.UK where you can get involved, get hands-on with wildlife and you can
:11:23. > :11:27.pick up one of these booklets and have fun with that. Get involved
:11:27. > :11:31.with the summer of wildlife season event! We want to see you getting
:11:31. > :11:35.out and about, and last week I asked you to send in photos of you getting
:11:35. > :11:40.wild in the wetlands, and there is one in particular we could not go
:11:40. > :11:45.without showing, it is from Sarah. She is on a wild waterfall walk, a
:11:45. > :11:54.bit of alliteration, very cool. have been asking you to send us
:11:54. > :11:59.comments about your watery sports, and Smiley Bird as they are a great
:11:59. > :12:05.way to enjoy the outdoors. Amethyst says I do body boarding in Cornwall,
:12:05. > :12:08.you can't beat the serve there. this way, you may have noticed I
:12:08. > :12:14.have not mentioned this week's four bit, but I am super excited about
:12:15. > :12:20.what we have got in store this week, so excited that I would give
:12:20. > :12:24.you a sneaky pic. Take a look out there, that is all you're going to
:12:24. > :12:29.get, I am afraid. You are going to have to stay tuned if you want to
:12:29. > :12:35.find out what we have got in store, but before then how about some
:12:35. > :12:39.watery? What was that, then?! Was that a
:12:39. > :12:43.bouncy castle? I give up with him sometimes! In answer to that
:12:43. > :12:47.question about watery adventure, that I can deliver, because our next
:12:47. > :12:51.guest was born to be out there. He is not a fish, he is a man who can
:12:51. > :12:58.pull off moves you thought would never even possible. Don't believe
:12:58. > :13:05.me? Take a look at this! 25-year-old Lee is already established as one of
:13:05. > :13:08.the UK's leading wakeboard riders. It is a sport that combines elements
:13:08. > :13:12.of water skiing, snowboarding and serving, and he is never happier
:13:12. > :13:19.than when he is hurtling across the water or getting some serious
:13:19. > :13:23.airtime. He has travelled all over the world showcasing his skills as a
:13:23. > :13:29.competitor and a coach. He is a national champion and has also won
:13:29. > :13:33.team gold at European level. Now he wants others to enjoy the thrill of
:13:33. > :13:43.this high adrenaline sport, so he is using his wakeboarding talents to
:13:43. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :13:53.himself is with us, lead, that clip was phenomenal! How on earth did you
:13:53. > :13:57.get into wakeboarding? One of my friends was really keen, he took me
:13:57. > :14:03.down to the local lake, I just got involved that way and never left.
:14:03. > :14:06.And, you know, is it a sport that you can do just lakes, or can you do
:14:06. > :14:10.it anywhere? Absolutely anywhere, there are lots of cable parks
:14:10. > :14:15.popping up, which is a telling system that pulls you around the
:14:15. > :14:20.lake. You can do it behind jet skis, inflatable boats. You do not need a
:14:20. > :14:28.lot of power, anything to pull you along. What is your favourite trick?
:14:28. > :14:32.I am going to hopefully try and show you, the first trick. Wicked! Aside
:14:32. > :14:37.from competing, you do teaching as well, what do you enjoy about
:14:37. > :14:41.teaching? I really enjoy my job, I am doing something I love, helping
:14:41. > :14:46.people get into the sport, which has given me a great lifestyle, just
:14:46. > :14:51.watching people learn, it is great, amazing. Well, listen, you look
:14:51. > :14:55.pretty ready to go, we have got Raymond over there, when this rope
:14:55. > :15:05.goes tight, can you give all the youngsters back home some top tips?
:15:05. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:24.Just get a good coach, relax and there. I want to be there.
:15:24. > :15:26.
:15:26. > :15:30.Here he goes. Oh that was amazings! Did you see that?
:15:30. > :15:34.The thing to note with wake boarding, it is very much like
:15:35. > :15:39.snowboarding and ski boarding, you can ride with your right foot
:15:39. > :15:43.forward or your left foot board. Lee rides with his right foot forward,
:15:43. > :15:47.look he will switch it around here. He will do a little 180 and he will
:15:47. > :15:53.be riding with his left foot forward. Let's see if he can do
:15:53. > :16:03.this? He is riding backwards. It is like writing with your left-hand.
:16:03. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:08.Look how easy he makes it look. Look at that! Wallop. He is just hanging
:16:08. > :16:18.off the back there. Give him a wave. Hi Lee!
:16:18. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :16:23.How amazing is that? It is choppy. Perfect conditions as well. For wake
:16:23. > :16:30.boarding, you like to be nice and flat, no waves. Oh, that was
:16:30. > :16:34.amazing. Well, there he goes. Off into the sunset. The inflatable
:16:34. > :16:38.whatever it is. Well, there we go, he has given us a wave and he is
:16:38. > :16:45.off. That makes me want to go and have a go at that now, but
:16:45. > :16:55.unfortunately it is not my turn for an adventure, no. It is Naomi's
:16:55. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:04.chance to get wet and wind and she I'm standing in a place that's about
:17:04. > :17:09.as far away from the sea as it is possible to get in the UK and yet my
:17:09. > :17:12.challenge today is to go and look for one of the country's fearsome
:17:12. > :17:18.underwater predators. A real monster of the deep and it lives under
:17:18. > :17:21.there! Now, I have been swimming with truly
:17:21. > :17:31.terrifying animals around the world. Yet there is a fish here in this
:17:31. > :17:40.lake in the middle of England that also gives me the heb gebies. I'm
:17:40. > :17:44.going to take the plunge. Yes, I'm going to learn to dive!
:17:44. > :17:54.Diving is completely new to me so before I'm let loose in the lake, I
:17:54. > :18:05.
:18:05. > :18:11.need to get to grips with the gear This is so cool. I love it. This is
:18:11. > :18:21.so awesome. I can just breathe on the bottom of a swimming pool. This
:18:21. > :18:23.
:18:23. > :18:33.is fantastic. I'm getting my buoyancy right and my breathing
:18:33. > :18:35.
:18:35. > :18:41.correctly, talking to the camera! I just keep turning up side down!
:18:41. > :18:51.I have got a gauge here to tell me how much air I have left. So I have
:18:51. > :18:54.
:18:54. > :19:04.got to keep a close eye on that. I have only got #40e left. -- 40 left.
:19:04. > :19:05.
:19:05. > :19:09.I feel like a mermaid, but I look like a James Bond spy! Well, I'm
:19:09. > :19:15.sort of getting the hang of this. I don't want to talk too soon, but
:19:15. > :19:24.maybe it is time to go looking for some pike. And it is the pike a real
:19:24. > :19:27.murky monster that all this dive training has been for. An ambush
:19:27. > :19:31.predator that will eat almost anything it can overpower including
:19:31. > :19:39.ducks. There has been stories that pike have had a snap at some pet
:19:39. > :19:44.dogs that have strayed too close to the water's edge. Apparently they
:19:44. > :19:48.have 700 needle sharp teeth. That's ten times more than a crocodile. Who
:19:48. > :19:53.needs the the Loch Ness monster when you have the pike, e, h? I don't
:19:53. > :20:01.think I want to do this anymore. It is too late now. It is time to get
:20:01. > :20:10.in the water. It is quite murky, isn't it? I can't see a lot. I
:20:10. > :20:14.haven't got very good visibility. If you know me at all, you know I'm
:20:14. > :20:22.pretty nervous underwater. I'm all right because this is a lake so I
:20:22. > :20:30.know a shark is not going to come out of nowhere. But pike are pretty
:20:30. > :20:34.large fish and that could make me jump quite a lot. This is cool! It
:20:34. > :20:40.is a lot bluer than I thought it would be. I thought it would be
:20:40. > :20:50.really green and murky, but it is still quite blue despite the rain.
:20:50. > :20:55.The biggest and most legendary pike is called the andorick pike. Its
:20:55. > :20:59.head is on display in Edinburgh. That weighed in at 40 to 40
:20:59. > :21:09.kilogrammes, which is the size of weight of an average 12-year-old.
:21:09. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:19.I'm really hoping I don't meet one that size today. I really want to
:21:19. > :21:23.see one now. I am in incredit -- they are incredibly camouflaged so
:21:23. > :21:33.they can stay hidden in the weeds. So I may struggle to find one
:21:33. > :21:39.because I may not be able to see it. Come on pike, show us your ugly mug!
:21:39. > :21:43.Aren't you pretty? These are called perch. These are the main prey
:21:43. > :21:47.species of the pike. They have a little bit of protection because
:21:47. > :21:51.they have got sharp spines on their fins and tail so that gives them a
:21:51. > :22:01.little bit of protection and they are not really any match for the
:22:01. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:10.visibility and there don't seem to be any pike around here so I am
:22:10. > :22:20.aafraid I'm going to have to leave this monster behind and its hundreds
:22:20. > :22:21.
:22:21. > :22:27.of teeth and go and get dry and Well, I was pretty nervous at the
:22:27. > :22:31.start of that and I am glad I did it. Was it fun?It was fun and I
:22:31. > :22:38.will do it again, but it is a shame we didn't see the pike. I can
:22:38. > :22:42.introduce you to a friend that could have been in there. Look at this
:22:42. > :22:46.pike skull. That is just its head so that means
:22:46. > :22:51.it would have been that big. I'm kind of glad I didn't bump into
:22:51. > :22:55.unwith of them now. Which goes to prove actually that lakes and
:22:55. > :22:59.wetlands are teaming with massive wildlife, big guys like that.
:22:59. > :23:09.isn't just the giants we are interested in. We want to big up the
:23:09. > :23:11.
:23:11. > :23:18.small guys. Our aim is to uncover the credentials of the little guys
:23:18. > :23:25.in the Battle of the Beasties. yes, it is that time of week when
:23:25. > :23:29.Tim and Naomi go head-to-head with their wild contenders. So step into
:23:29. > :23:33.the ring and Tim and Naomi have chosen their wild contender a and
:23:33. > :23:37.they are going to batmed over three rounds and they have -- battle over
:23:38. > :23:44.three rounds and they have to convince me and the wild audience
:23:44. > :23:52.with fascinate fascinating facts that their contenders deserves a
:23:52. > :23:58.place here. It has not been an easy task, the lakes and the wetlands are
:23:58. > :24:01.overflowing with wildlife. So who will they choose? Facts win prizes
:24:01. > :24:11.so I brought an animal to the table which has millions of facts coming
:24:11. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:19.out of its eyes. It is the rasp spider. I have got the winner here.
:24:19. > :24:29.It is the dreamy dragonfly. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
:24:29. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:37.Well It is it is time to put the facts forward. Moves and grooves.
:24:37. > :24:44.Drogon flies have more -- dragon flies have more moves than grooves.
:24:44. > :24:54.Dragon wards can fly backwards and up side down. I can do up side down
:24:54. > :24:58.
:24:58. > :25:04.too. They can travel at speeds of up to 30mph. I can go 30mph in my mum's
:25:04. > :25:12.car. Nimhths can project water out of
:25:13. > :25:19.their bottoms, can you do that Tim? Can you? Let me tell you something
:25:19. > :25:26.about this spider. It can walk on water! Yeah, oh yeah. It has got
:25:26. > :25:33.hairy legs which enables it to walk along without breaking the surface
:25:33. > :25:40.tension of the water. I have got hairy hetion legs -- hairy legs, but
:25:40. > :25:47.I cannot do that. So scurrying noose the early lead is
:25:47. > :25:56.the raft spider. We go into killer instinct Ladys First.
:25:56. > :26:01.I am not a lady. Dragon flies are aerial predators. They will eat
:26:01. > :26:09.anything like mosquitos, and nats and moths and butterflies and yes,
:26:09. > :26:16.they eat bees. Dragon flies spend most of their lives underwater.
:26:16. > :26:26.Dragonfly babies will eat just about everything, including each other!
:26:26. > :26:32.Snooze when you were talking all I heard was nnnnnnnnn. Did you really
:26:33. > :26:41.are? The raft spider hunts above and below the water. Yes, it eats pond
:26:41. > :26:45.skaters. It eats smaller spiders and it eats fish. I mean, I I eat fish.
:26:45. > :26:55.Anyway, this is the best bit. This is the killer blow because would you
:26:55. > :26:56.
:26:56. > :26:59.believe it, the raft spider eats dragon flies! Yeah. I hear you, when
:26:59. > :27:09.it comes to killer instinct, it is not just the weather that's pouring
:27:09. > :27:16.it on, it is Naomi's dragonfly because they eat each other.
:27:16. > :27:21.It is the knock out round! Dragon flies have the largest eyes
:27:21. > :27:24.in the insect world. They take up their entire heads. Not only can
:27:24. > :27:29.they see you as they are flying towards you, they can see you as
:27:29. > :27:32.they are flying away. I can see. That's not a spider fact,
:27:33. > :27:42.Tim. Raft spiders, they are our largest
:27:42. > :27:47.native spider and the females can have bodies as big as �1 coins.
:27:47. > :27:57.Dragon flies were around 70 million years before dinosaurs and their
:27:57. > :28:03.wingspan was as long as my arm. Pre-historic, yeah, that's cool.
:28:03. > :28:07.Raft spiders OK, trap air in the hairs on their body. So when they
:28:07. > :28:12.are underwater, they have got a readily available oxygen supply that
:28:12. > :28:14.can breathe underwater. They can walk on the top of it and breathe
:28:14. > :28:20.underwater. I want to be a raft spider.
:28:20. > :28:29.Well, that marthe end of the battle of the beasties. Super powers wins
:28:29. > :28:33.that round for me and scurrying into the Winner's Enclosure is Tim. Make
:28:33. > :28:40.sure you tune in next week as we are going to be doing it again. So see
:28:40. > :28:50.then who takes the title. Tim, can you teach me how do that
:28:50. > :28:50.
:28:50. > :28:55.finger thing? Maybe one day.If you have seen weird and wonderful
:28:55. > :28:59.wildlife, see if you can take a photo of it. Send it in to us along
:28:59. > :29:03.with your parent or guardian's phone number.
:29:04. > :29:11.This place is positively teaming with wildlife. The lake and wetlands
:29:11. > :29:20.are full of it and some creatures have had to adapt to highly amazing
:29:20. > :29:25.genius survival techniques. Here are our top tips for sub arriving in
:29:25. > :29:30.lakes and weapons. Beavers build dams, creating areas of deep water
:29:30. > :29:36.to protect their lodges. These complex structures are made with
:29:36. > :29:40.trees cut down by an impressive set of incisor teeth. The beavers' top
:29:40. > :29:44.Tip - always carry the right tools. Ducks used the land is positioned
:29:45. > :29:49.near their tail to produce a special oil which they rub onto their
:29:49. > :29:53.feathers using their peak. It creates a protective barrier,
:29:53. > :29:59.causing the water to run straight and stops them getting soggy. Their
:29:59. > :30:04.top Tip, always pack your water proves! Newts can breathe both in
:30:04. > :30:07.and out of the water. As well as air breathing lungs, they can also
:30:07. > :30:17.absorb oxygen from water directly through their skin, so they don't
:30:17. > :30:18.
:30:19. > :30:23.need to keep coming up from air. Keep your options open! The water
:30:23. > :30:27.shrew burns energy so quickly it needs to feed almost continuously,
:30:27. > :30:36.but it has a secret weapon - venomous saliva helps to paralyse
:30:36. > :30:40.its prey. Its top tip, always keep the tankful. And lastly, leeches -
:30:40. > :30:45.they are the vampires of the aquatic world, using alien like Jaws to
:30:45. > :30:50.latch on and suck the blood of their victims. These greedy grabbers can
:30:50. > :30:59.drink several times their own weight in blood in one go, so drink plenty
:30:59. > :31:03.of liquid. Did you see it reading on that fish?! Welcome back, Tim
:31:03. > :31:10.Cockrell, you have brought some lovely beasties for us to have a
:31:10. > :31:14.look at. We have some lovely leeches. Leeches, good!There are
:31:14. > :31:19.over 30 different types in the UK, and this is the only one that will
:31:19. > :31:25.feed on human blood, it gets up to 20 centimetres long. It is closely
:31:25. > :31:29.related to the earthworms in your back garden. I didn't know that! How
:31:29. > :31:35.do they suck your blood? They have got hundreds of tiny teeth in three
:31:35. > :31:41.rows, shaped like an inside out triangle, and they stick on to the
:31:41. > :31:45.animal they are going to suck the blood of, and that is what they do.
:31:45. > :31:51.I am not going to put my hand in there, but I understand you are
:31:51. > :31:56.going to have a go! Let's see how they react to you. Oh, straightaway,
:31:56. > :32:02.it instantly attached to your finger! They detect the movement and
:32:02. > :32:07.they can also taste, they use that movement to detect a host. How do
:32:07. > :32:12.you get them off? If you get a leech on you in this country, it is
:32:12. > :32:17.unlikely to be this type, it is really rare. In the jungle, when we
:32:17. > :32:21.get these, we scraped them off with a fingernail. We want to see if we
:32:21. > :32:28.can do a play experiment, not suck your blood, but we have got a model
:32:28. > :32:32.here, it is Tim Warwood with sausage skin lakes filled with blood. Sorry
:32:32. > :32:36.if you are eating your breakfast! We are going to put that in with the
:32:36. > :32:43.leeches and see how hungry they are. So they should sense it is there,
:32:43. > :32:49.should they? It is warm as well, so it might take a few minutes. He just
:32:49. > :32:54.wants to float around, I am going to leave him. When they start feeding,
:32:54. > :32:58.they can consume five times their own body weight, so they get huge.
:32:58. > :33:02.It is like a painkiller that they inject, an anaesthetic, so you
:33:02. > :33:08.cannot feel anything. They also inject damn anticoagulants to stop
:33:08. > :33:12.the blood from clotting, so it flows freely. These ones are medicinal, so
:33:12. > :33:16.they help out in medicine. They have been used for hundreds of years in
:33:16. > :33:21.medicine, if you have got a blood clot, it helps the blood flow.
:33:21. > :33:26.going to cut them some slack, because they do a good job, but they
:33:26. > :33:36.are a bit disgusting. I will come back a bit later to see if they has
:33:36. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:48.bound Tim's lovely legs. This is my love all British wildlife. On an
:33:48. > :33:54.average weekend, I feed my budgies each day. Sometimes I have to clean
:33:54. > :33:59.them out and check on the babies and whatever is happening with them. But
:33:59. > :34:03.what I really love is helping to protect endangered species of birds.
:34:03. > :34:13.On the weekends, I like to help my dad out at work, looking after a
:34:13. > :34:21.
:34:21. > :34:27.this area of England with cranes, because they used to be no cranes in
:34:27. > :34:32.this part of Britain. When I go to crane school, I wear a special suit.
:34:32. > :34:36.We use this to stop the cranes thinking we are humans. Now I have
:34:36. > :34:43.got my suit on, I am going to get some food, get my crane head, which
:34:43. > :34:49.were used to feed them, and now I can feed the birds. I am going to
:34:49. > :34:59.have to be quite quite so I don't scare the baby cranes. I have got to
:34:59. > :35:01.
:35:01. > :35:05.wash my feet to make sure there are captivity. They have never lived in
:35:05. > :35:10.the wild or had a mum. But when they get old enough, they will be
:35:11. > :35:15.released. I started helping at crane school when I was 11, I helped feed
:35:15. > :35:22.them when they were young and helped walk them to keep them exercised, so
:35:22. > :35:24.they don't get any problems with their legs. The other cranes grow
:35:25. > :35:28.around one centimetre every day. That is really fast, considering it
:35:28. > :35:38.takes me two months to grow that much. I love coming here to see how
:35:38. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:50.were actually try to fly, so we want to keep them in this enclosure until
:35:50. > :35:54.they get released. Jethro is heavily involved in working with the birds.
:35:54. > :36:00.The crane checks have to be walked every day, and Jethro is part of the
:36:00. > :36:04.team who help us. They actually walk about ten miles in their flourish.
:36:04. > :36:14.feel quite proud that I have helped the crane prepare for life without
:36:14. > :36:28.
:36:28. > :36:33.take them back to their pens until cranes I walked were good followers,
:36:33. > :36:37.and they all had good exercise. One went in the water, which is good,
:36:37. > :36:47.because the water is the best way of exercising them, and I think today
:36:47. > :36:52.
:36:52. > :36:58.that video! In case you were wondering why he wore that outfit,
:36:58. > :37:04.it is so that the baby cranes don't confuse him with their mother. It
:37:04. > :37:10.was not just Jethro, take a at this. That is the WILD crew getting stuck
:37:10. > :37:15.in, as usual, well done, guys. Let us know if you see any wildlife when
:37:15. > :37:18.you are out and about. If you have got a photo of yourself doing
:37:18. > :37:28.watersports or with some watery wildlife and you want to get your
:37:28. > :37:29.
:37:29. > :37:33.getting around on the water, and some animals like to wait slowly
:37:33. > :37:38.through the water, like the cranes we just saw, but other animals
:37:38. > :37:43.prefer a slightly faster pace of life.
:37:43. > :37:48.Lots of animals have learned to move fast through the water - some even
:37:48. > :37:57.use jet, sucking in water and firing it out to accelerate at speed. Harsh
:37:57. > :38:03.jet. Ingenious! Now we humans are getting in on this jet propelled
:38:03. > :38:07.action. This is fly boarding, it looks bonkers, and it is, but it is
:38:07. > :38:11.also a lot of fun. Using jet powered boots and gloves that should add
:38:11. > :38:16.powerful streams of water, it allows the wearer to fly up to ten metres
:38:16. > :38:23.in the air. It even works underwater, turning you into some
:38:23. > :38:33.sort of human Dolphin. And I for one cannot wait to have a go.
:38:33. > :38:34.
:38:34. > :38:40.I can honestly say I am very excited, I am like a kid with five
:38:40. > :38:46.Christmases at once, because I am about to have a go. Where did you
:38:46. > :38:50.find this? I love gadgets, I found it on the internet, contacted the
:38:50. > :38:58.manufacturer, and I got it first in the UK. Is this something that
:38:58. > :39:05.anybody can have a go at? Anybody about 16, about five feet. How high
:39:05. > :39:11.do people go? How fast? Up to 25 feet, professionals can go to 35
:39:11. > :39:17.feet. Speeds of up to 20 mph. can do a lot of tricks, flips and
:39:17. > :39:22.dives. With special equipment, you can do all that sort of stuff.
:39:22. > :39:29.not going to be doing that today, but irony. Can you do this anyway?
:39:29. > :39:34.Lakes is the best environment, it is closed, it is not saltwater, lakes
:39:34. > :39:39.are best. Enough chap, I am ready for this. What have I got to do?
:39:39. > :39:49.Keep your eyes on me, stable act, relaxed the top half of your body
:39:49. > :39:49.
:39:49. > :40:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:40:47. > :40:51.much do you want to have a go at that?! I hope we can get him down!
:40:51. > :40:59.He is brilliant at it. We will get him out of that paraphernalia, so
:40:59. > :41:04.let's take a look at a dinosaur of When it comes to wetland warriors,
:41:04. > :41:07.the Cayman takes some beating. They may be smaller than reptilian
:41:07. > :41:13.relatives like the saltwater crocodile, but these aquatic hunters
:41:13. > :41:19.are every bit as lethal. Pretty much any thing is on the menu, fish,
:41:19. > :41:25.birds, mammals, and when times are tough, they will even eat each
:41:25. > :41:30.other. Like all crocodilians, they are armed with an impressive set of
:41:30. > :41:40.teeth, up to 75 sharp and Steve used to finish off their prey, making the
:41:40. > :41:45.
:41:45. > :41:51.Cayman watery wildlife with real hard! And we have got a Cayman.
:41:51. > :41:57.Terry, thank you for bringing this, a three-year-old came in. He is
:41:57. > :42:02.called a spectacled Cayman. You can see on the top of his eyes, he has
:42:02. > :42:07.bony ridges that look like a pair of spectacles. Hasn't he got beautiful
:42:07. > :42:11.eyes? Like the anaconda, he loves the wetlands. They love large water
:42:11. > :42:15.bodies in Central and South America. This guy is only a
:42:15. > :42:20.juvenile, and fully grown he will get to about two metres and
:42:20. > :42:25.developed quite a nasty personality. But the Anaconda we saw earlier
:42:25. > :42:29.would eat him for breakfast. Most definitely. Look at this guy, he has
:42:29. > :42:32.got a really flat head, his eyes and nostrils on the top of his head, so
:42:32. > :42:36.he will sit stealthily waiting for animals at the water 's edge, he
:42:37. > :42:40.will grab them with a strong jaws. There is a lot of pressure
:42:40. > :42:46.developing with the muscles behind his head, he will grab his prey.
:42:46. > :42:51.Alternatively, at night-time, he will wait for anything to swim by.
:42:51. > :42:56.They look prehistoric. They are the least changed of any animals from
:42:56. > :43:00.their prehistoric ancestors, 65 million years in this form. They are
:43:00. > :43:08.obviously doing something right. What star audience make of this
:43:08. > :43:12.predator? We are more than impressed over here! That was incredible. Now
:43:12. > :43:22.it is time to get creative, it is time for my favourite part of the
:43:22. > :43:32.
:43:32. > :43:38.and you to send in photos, and you did. Let's take a look at a couple
:43:38. > :43:42.of them. Our first one is from Ellis in Hertfordshire, and he looks very
:43:42. > :43:51.cosy in that then. The second one is by Abby and Sophie, both ten, and
:43:51. > :43:56.they have made a cracking den, loving your work. So far this week
:43:56. > :44:00.we have seen wildlife in the UK and further afield, so I thought, how do
:44:00. > :44:05.you get wildlife to come into your back garden? My crazy creation this
:44:05. > :44:08.week as the answer. Ponds are not just for goldfish, and in fact if
:44:08. > :44:18.you want a slice of wetland wildlife, a pond really is the
:44:18. > :44:20.
:44:20. > :44:25.the auk and they are a popular feature in many gardens. They
:44:25. > :44:31.provide a homes for plenty of weird ads wonderful creatures. Everything
:44:32. > :44:41.from spiders to water walking walking pond skaters. Plants are the
:44:42. > :44:43.
:44:44. > :44:52.key to success successful wildlife. Don't take my word for it, want to
:44:52. > :44:57.see for yourself by making your own magnificent mini pond. Well, we are
:44:57. > :45:02.going to be making something which will attract the wildlife. This is
:45:02. > :45:08.our very own mini pond. Yes, you have two minutes in which to make
:45:08. > :45:16.it. Take your positions without further a do, let's get the party
:45:16. > :45:23.started. Off you go! Thank you, sir.
:45:23. > :45:27.Now, first of all, all you need is water proof container and then you
:45:27. > :45:33.need rainwater, not tap water. Today, we are lucky. We have got a
:45:33. > :45:43.lot of rainwater. I'm going to get you back for that! Then you have to
:45:43. > :45:43.
:45:43. > :45:48.plants in it. Plants oxygen ate the water. Put sand in the water. It
:45:48. > :45:58.allows the insects to bury themselves in it. It it is important
:45:58. > :45:58.
:45:58. > :46:04.to have something for toads and frogs to enter and exit. That's a
:46:04. > :46:10.hiding space and I will put big stones over it to allow a nice
:46:10. > :46:18.little entry, otherwise the creatures can't get into and out of
:46:18. > :46:23.the water. If you go to our website, you will get nor information. Take a
:46:23. > :46:28.photo and e-mail in to us. Our e-mail is always the same. Now,
:46:28. > :46:36.let's take a look at you and how you are getting on so far. I'm going to
:46:36. > :46:42.be judging yours harshly. This is the escape route! Absolutely. You're
:46:42. > :46:48.going to need that. You're going to need one of those otherwise you are
:46:48. > :46:52.going to have the forfeit and it will involve that water, Tim, oh
:46:52. > :47:00.yes, it is. It is freezing. 20 seconds left is
:47:00. > :47:09.the official time. Naomi, yours is looking very nice. Come on Tim, get
:47:09. > :47:17.stuck in. We have got five seconds. Four, three, two... , one. Stop your
:47:17. > :47:23.making. Tim, you are not even close my friend. The winner is Naomi. Not
:47:23. > :47:26.a chance. Not a chance. Not a chance. You go and get yourself
:47:26. > :47:31.ready for your forfeit and while he goes and gets himself ready, the
:47:31. > :47:35.forfeit, I haven't told you what it is. Take a look out there! Oh yes,
:47:35. > :47:44.that's where you are going to be a human canon ball. You are going to
:47:44. > :47:54.be in that water. No!Let's go and catch up with our very own wild
:47:54. > :47:58.
:47:58. > :48:03.Wherever you are in the country, you are never far from a lake, loch or
:48:03. > :48:08.reservoir and they are perfect for getting wet and wild. Natasha loves
:48:08. > :48:17.getting out on the water. And now it is time her friends got involved as
:48:17. > :48:25.well. It is time to get out and go wild. My name is Natasha. And the
:48:25. > :48:35.things that I hate is being in the dark. Hi my name is Milly. I hate
:48:35. > :48:37.
:48:37. > :48:46.exams. My name is Lauren. I hate tomatoes. Hi my name is Maddie. I
:48:46. > :48:51.hate... I forgot what I hated! there is one sport that is
:48:51. > :48:59.particularly difficult master, it is wake boarding. So instructor Trevor
:48:59. > :49:09.is here to give a helping hand. see want to have a go? Yeah.Let's
:49:09. > :49:10.
:49:10. > :49:20.go. Come on. While the girls get kited up, the second instructor owe
:49:20. > :49:44.
:49:44. > :49:49.Owen, shows off some of his wake and her friends who are starting to
:49:49. > :49:58.feel the pressure. You look very nervous. OK, guys, are you ready?
:49:58. > :50:04.Yes. Let's go then, shall we? Who is first? I am.OK, let's go Natasha.
:50:04. > :50:08.I'm scared. I think it will be exciting though. Irish Government's'
:50:08. > :50:15.not good -- I'm not good on water. As it is their first time on the
:50:15. > :50:25.water, the girls will be trying out the sit ski.
:50:25. > :50:39.
:50:39. > :50:49.How is that? It is all right.Is it you can do it!
:50:49. > :50:49.
:50:49. > :51:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:51:38. > :51:45.That was not a great start. Are you Was it scary? It kind is to begin
:51:45. > :51:50.with. You have to like hold on tightly. I don't know how far we
:51:50. > :52:00.have to do that. It is time for Natasha's friends to
:52:00. > :52:03.
:52:03. > :52:13.get over the nerves and hit the # Let's p go crazy until we see the
:52:13. > :52:13.
:52:13. > :52:23.# I know we only met # Tonight let's get some
:52:23. > :52:23.
:52:23. > :53:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:53:08. > :53:18.# And live while we can # It is fun p falling off!
:53:18. > :53:31.
:53:31. > :53:39.What's the hardest bit about it? When there is big waves. It was
:53:39. > :53:43.really fun. Would you do it again? Yes. It was really fun. I think I
:53:43. > :53:46.would do it again. Well, it looks like Natasha
:53:46. > :53:52.convinced her friends that a day on the water is a load of fun. Anyone
:53:52. > :54:00.can have a go and love it. One day I might have a go at that ramp over
:54:00. > :54:04.there! We love Wild!
:54:04. > :54:11.That looks so much fun. I would like to give that a go. Great work girls,
:54:11. > :54:15.we loved your film. While you were watching that, Tim has got himself
:54:15. > :54:19.into visit. He looks like a slug.He is getting into position and
:54:19. > :54:22.somebody is going to jump on the other end of that inflatable and
:54:22. > :54:26.that's going to launch him and catapult him into the water and it
:54:26. > :54:32.will be very funny to watch. He should have made a better pond.
:54:32. > :54:42.Count him down from five, everyone. Five, four, three, two, one.
:54:42. > :54:43.
:54:43. > :54:50.LAUGHTER I think it was a soft landing, but
:54:50. > :54:55.it is cold in there, isn't it? This water is straight off the Highland
:54:55. > :55:03.Mountains. Do you think he enjoyed it? I don't think so.Can we see it
:55:03. > :55:05.again in slow motion? Just so we can have another laugh.
:55:05. > :55:11.That is awesome. LAUGHTER
:55:11. > :55:15.I love it. I love it. He should have made a better pond. You want to make
:55:15. > :55:21.a pond, the instructions are on our website. Make a crazy creation of
:55:21. > :55:31.your own and send us a photo with an escape route. That's very important.
:55:31. > :55:33.
:55:33. > :55:43.Send them in with your name and with your parent's or guardian's number.
:55:43. > :55:44.
:55:44. > :55:53.Jay is in Slimbridge canoeing. have got a comment from Back
:55:53. > :56:03.Climbing Cherry, "hi Wild! I do waterboarding and knee boarding."
:56:03. > :56:03.
:56:03. > :56:09.Another viewer says, " I do swimming and knee boarding and surf too."
:56:09. > :56:14.Let's see how our leaches have changed. They have grown
:56:14. > :56:19.significantly haven't they? That's gross. They have taken a liking to
:56:19. > :56:24.Tim. Here he is.Once again, cold and wet on a Saturday morning.
:56:24. > :56:30.him a round of applause. I didn't even make the water! I went
:56:31. > :56:34.like this and I got whiplash. you OK? It was good fun.
:56:34. > :56:42.Next time you will make a better pond. Well, shall we say thank you
:56:42. > :56:51.to everybody who looked after us so well today? Thank you very much to
:56:51. > :56:56.Loch Lomond Wakeboard. Thank you to our special guests and
:56:56. > :57:02.the person on the fly board. Thank you to our slithery and snappy
:57:02. > :57:05.friends as well. And give the Wild audience an applause.
:57:05. > :57:12.They have been covered in midges all morning. We are going to leave you
:57:12. > :57:21.with a hint of what's coming up next week. Next week is our urban show.
:57:21. > :57:31.If you have done any city wildlife, or a trip down your wildlife park,
:57:31. > :57:35.
:57:35. > :57:38.get in touch. So until next Coming up next time, Wild goes
:57:38. > :57:45.urban. Our team of wild things have a night