:00:20. > :00:30.build sandcastles. Other people like to relax so I thought I would help
:00:30. > :00:39.him. A sandcastle, and a snooze. can't move, get it off! Who would
:00:39. > :00:49.fall asleep on a sandy beach? off! Sorry, I would love to, but I
:00:49. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:37.programme that aims to get you off your sofa. I am Naomi Wilkinson.
:01:37. > :01:44.am Tim Warwood, and today we are by the seaside. We do like to be beside
:01:44. > :01:49.the seaside! Today we find ourselves all the way across the country at
:01:49. > :01:57.the Sealife Centre in Hunstanton in Norfolk. We want to know if you have
:01:57. > :02:04.been to the beach recently. If so, go to the website. We want to hear
:02:04. > :02:14.about your seaside adventures. haven't come all this way on our
:02:14. > :02:19.own, have we? No, we have brought our fabulous group. Fabulous? ! It
:02:19. > :02:29.is not just the crew, it is time to introduce a man who is so amazing,
:02:29. > :02:31.
:02:31. > :02:41.he has rad in his name, it is Radzi. It is worth honing your artistic
:02:41. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:48.skill this week because the forfeit involves cleaning. And... Sharks.
:02:48. > :02:55.cannot believe it, he said cleaning. No, he said sharks. Don't worry
:02:55. > :03:05.about that. Welcome our special guests, windsurfing freestyle
:03:05. > :03:13.
:03:13. > :03:19.champion, and an epic adventure, -- adventurer, Dave Cornthwaite. We
:03:19. > :03:29.have all of that and oceans more. Are you happy with that? From the
:03:29. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:36.girl who said otterly fabulous last week? I get close to a stunning
:03:36. > :03:46.seabird spectacle. And swimming with seals for an animal and counter of a
:03:46. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:51.lifetime. Then goes in search of some surprising seaside residents.
:03:51. > :03:56.Those seals look adorable, and even better I will be meeting some baby
:03:56. > :04:04.seals live on the show later. We have to keep them away from our
:04:04. > :04:14.first guest, top of the food chain, a ruthless predator. Sea snakes.No,
:04:14. > :04:17.
:04:17. > :04:22.a bird of prey, lives on the coast, a white toed eagle. I was close.Not
:04:23. > :04:32.really. It can grow up to a metre tall, have a wingspan of nearly 2.5
:04:33. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :04:42.metres, and weighing in at seven kilos. This is the white-tailed
:04:42. > :04:48.eagle. Once extinct here, they have been reintroduced to Scotland and
:04:48. > :04:53.can once again be seen flying across our coastline. They are scavengers
:04:53. > :04:59.and opportunists, but also deadly hunters. They swoop down on the fish
:04:59. > :05:09.and catch them from the water. We are now welcoming to Wild Graham,
:05:09. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:21.and a stunning white-tailed eagle. Who is this? This is Pamela. They
:05:21. > :05:28.are the iconic species. Can we look at the wingspan because that is
:05:28. > :05:33.ridiculously big, isn't it? Why do they have to be so big? They help to
:05:33. > :05:40.carry their big body weight through the sky and they are normally
:05:40. > :05:47.catching fish and even seabirds. That is absolutely special. It has a
:05:47. > :05:52.white tail, why's that? whitetail is an indication it is a
:05:52. > :05:56.fish eating birds because the normally swim at the top of the
:05:56. > :06:04.surface, and this bird snatches them, and the fish cannot see it
:06:04. > :06:10.coming because of blends in with the skyline. Look at its talons, why do
:06:10. > :06:17.they need such deadly tools? This can carry three times its own body
:06:17. > :06:22.weight, if you imagine a massive fish, she has got to grip onto it,
:06:22. > :06:31.and she turns it so it is facing forward so that she is streamlined.
:06:31. > :06:39.Amazing. We have to comment on her enormous peak. It glistens off the
:06:39. > :06:47.light, it is an incredible bit of kit. Is that how she kills her prey?
:06:47. > :06:53.Yes, once she has grabbed it, she rips at the back of the neck.
:06:53. > :06:59.are these birds so special for you? She is majestic, she doesn't look at
:06:59. > :07:04.you, she looks straight through you. There has been a massive
:07:04. > :07:11.reintroduction programme, do you think we will see them spreading
:07:11. > :07:18.across the UK? It would be lovely to think so. Fingers crossed we might
:07:18. > :07:26.see one in Norfolk. To me, and eagle represents everything about Wild,
:07:26. > :07:33.wild and rugged. Radzi, what do the audience make of Pamela? Pamela is
:07:33. > :07:42.so cool. What do we think in the audience? She is lovely, I just love
:07:42. > :07:48.how her beak has that tip, and how big her wings are, and her talons
:07:48. > :07:55.and how her tale is white. She is lovely. I couldn't agree more. Have
:07:55. > :08:05.you seen any birds in the wild? I have seen vultures, eagles and
:08:05. > :08:10.
:08:10. > :08:16.hawks. If you have seen any birds in the wild, send them to -- send the
:08:16. > :08:24.pictures to the website and we might be able to show them later. Also if
:08:24. > :08:34.you have a photo of yourself doing any activities, send them in.
:08:34. > :08:38.have a photo from Alfie, age seven, this is him body boarding. He is a
:08:39. > :08:48.wild kid. We also have a picture from Andre, catching his first
:08:48. > :08:57.waves. He loves sharks, and has also tried dolphin spotting. We have time
:08:57. > :09:07.from one comment - I was swimming in the sea and saw lots of tiny
:09:07. > :09:11.
:09:11. > :09:18.fishes. Before I forget, about the forfeit later, can you swim? Yes.
:09:18. > :09:23.Can Tim swim? I think so, why? You have mentioned swimming and sharks.
:09:23. > :09:29.Stay tuned for this terrible forfeit. I hope Tim can swim because
:09:29. > :09:33.he is heading out to sea with our next guest. I do need to be able to
:09:33. > :09:40.swim because I am learning some windsurfing basics from one of the
:09:40. > :09:50.best in the business. Look at this. Andy Chambers, known to the
:09:50. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:04.windsurfing world as Bubble has been the windsurfing champion for five
:10:04. > :10:10.years. It takes stamina, strength and skill to pull off these
:10:10. > :10:19.spectacular moves at such high speeds. We can now welcoming him to
:10:19. > :10:25.Wild, it is Andy Chambers. Welcome to the show. Let's not glossed over
:10:25. > :10:33.it, there is no wind here, so not ideal conditions for your chosen
:10:33. > :10:40.sport, but you can get up to some incredible tricks. Yes, when it is
:10:40. > :10:50.windy you can do all sorts of crazy moves, a lot of rotations. Earlier
:10:50. > :10:52.
:10:52. > :10:59.you were telling me about a trick... Yes, stopping midair, and
:10:59. > :11:04.rotating backwards again. That is defying physics! How did you get
:11:04. > :11:12.into windsurfing? I used to sit on the beach watching people flying
:11:12. > :11:22.around, and I thought it was epic, I had to have a go at it. Can anybody
:11:22. > :11:27.do windsurfing? Definitely, anybody can have a go. The beginners' boards
:11:27. > :11:33.are very light, and if you are sporty you will have no worries.
:11:33. > :11:40.What do you get out of teaching? is so nice to see people getting so
:11:40. > :11:46.much enjoyment out of the sport that I get so much enjoyment out of. It
:11:46. > :11:56.makes the whole thing totally worth it. Wild would not be Wild if I
:11:56. > :12:05.didn't give it a go. Come on! the back of the board for me. The
:12:05. > :12:14.main thing, keep your knees bent, your arms straight, look where you
:12:14. > :12:23.want to go and you should be fine. Easy as that. Arms straight. It is
:12:23. > :12:32.all right! Try to keep your arms nice and straight. Knees bent, arms
:12:32. > :12:42.straight. Look to where you want to go. It is obviously easier when
:12:42. > :12:50.there is some wind. I am all right! It is a lot harder it looks. Naomi,
:12:50. > :12:56.you should have a go at this. think she would be better at it!
:12:56. > :13:00.Fortunately we have another Tim on the show today, and he is in here
:13:00. > :13:07.with our next creature. He has brought in a marine animal that is
:13:07. > :13:17.downright weird and it is related to this. Down in the depths of the
:13:17. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:28.ocean, there is a real monster in the abyss. It is a giant deep sea I
:13:28. > :13:34.-- isopod, and they live at the bottom of the oceans. Food is scarce
:13:34. > :13:40.in this barren world. They scavenge on the remains of dead whales, fish
:13:40. > :13:50.and giant squid that fall from the water above. Life is feast or famine
:13:50. > :13:57.for these mysterious creatures of the deep. Here is Doctor Tim
:13:57. > :14:02.Cockerel. Nice to see you again. You have brought in a special animal,
:14:02. > :14:08.what is this? We are so lucky to have this because normally lives 600
:14:08. > :14:18.metres will oversee on the ocean floor. It is a giant deep sea
:14:18. > :14:18.
:14:18. > :14:25.isopod, and it is related to the woodlouse in your back garden.
:14:25. > :14:32.is so similar. Woodlouse is a type of isopod as well, but this is 30
:14:32. > :14:37.times bigger. Why is it so big Western Mark because they live on
:14:38. > :14:47.the floor of the ocean, they are very sensitive to light levels so we
:14:48. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :14:55.have to be very careful. It is so alien, it has triangular eyes.
:14:55. > :15:03.uses them to track down things that glow-in-the-dark. It has four sets
:15:03. > :15:09.of mouthparts. It scavenges along on dead things on the ocean floor, but
:15:09. > :15:17.it can also track down live things like sea cucumbers as well. They eat
:15:17. > :15:24.a lot, don't they? Yes, they can eat until they can barely move. Their
:15:24. > :15:28.size helps them cope with the pressure at that depth. Yes, the
:15:28. > :15:34.reason woodlice don't grow this big is because they have their skeleton
:15:34. > :15:37.on the outside and they have to shed their skin when they grow. If this
:15:37. > :15:47.was on land it would collapse under its own weight so the water helps to
:15:47. > :16:00.
:16:00. > :16:05.support it. Can I touch it?Nice and gentle. It is unbelievable. Kieran
:16:05. > :16:08.that works at the aquarium actually found an isopod a lot smaller than
:16:08. > :16:14.this just out on the beach, which is pretty amazing. I bet she would have
:16:14. > :16:21.been a bit more wary if you had known they were out there! I am glad
:16:21. > :16:26.I did not know. But look at how I got on when I kayaked out to a
:16:26. > :16:31.simply stunning seabird spectacle in Scotland are couple of weeks ago. --
:16:31. > :16:37.a couple of weeks ago. The UK coastline is surrounded by
:16:37. > :16:42.literally thousands of islands. Some are large, some no more than a lump
:16:42. > :16:48.of rock sticking out of the sea. Like that one. It might look like
:16:49. > :16:54.just a rock, but it is very special. It might be off the coast of
:16:54. > :16:59.Scotland, but that is not snow on the top. That white colour is from
:16:59. > :17:05.the thousands and thousands of birds living there. It is home to one of
:17:05. > :17:12.the world 's largest colonies of nesting gannets. In the summer,
:17:12. > :17:20.every nuke and cranny, ledge and precipice is covered with over
:17:20. > :17:25.150,000 majestic seabirds. All here to nest and raise chicks. There is a
:17:26. > :17:31.simple way for me to get to the rock. I could go in a boat like this
:17:31. > :17:37.one, but this one is apparently for the crew, so I am going to be
:17:37. > :17:43.travelling via kayak. I will be paddling all the way. How far is
:17:43. > :17:50.that? One mile? ! I have never been one of these before!
:17:50. > :17:55.Check me out! Only joking, that is not really me! I am new to this, so
:17:55. > :18:05.I have enlisted the help of expert George, who will show me how it is
:18:05. > :18:06.
:18:06. > :18:10.done. Look! The conditions are perfect.
:18:10. > :18:16.There it is, just over one mile away. It does not look too far but
:18:16. > :18:19.it will take me around one hour to reach it, so I think it will hurt. I
:18:19. > :18:27.have bandages, ready for the blisters, but I can't wait to see
:18:27. > :18:37.these birds. So over these waves, just keep going? Keep paddling, nice
:18:37. > :18:47.
:18:47. > :18:56.and steady, don't worry about flying around it. So many of them.
:18:56. > :19:03.Keep up! I said it was supposed to be a nice,
:19:03. > :19:06.relaxing day out, we are not racing. I'm enjoying it, it is fun.
:19:07. > :19:12.From here, it looks like a snow globe that has been shaken, the
:19:12. > :19:22.birds look like snow. It. Their wingspan is nearly two metres, just
:19:22. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:36.under the size of my paddle. They Do you know why they are called
:19:36. > :19:41.gannets? Greedy by name, greedy by nature? They can need up to 10% of
:19:41. > :19:45.their own body weight a day, which I have been told, which is the
:19:45. > :19:50.equivalent of meeting 40 burgers. If I did that, I would not fit in this
:19:50. > :19:53.sea kayak! It is not just the amount of food
:19:53. > :20:03.they that is astonishing, they are famous for the way they catch their
:20:03. > :20:08.food. They dive like a spear into the sea from 30 metres into the air
:20:08. > :20:12.and reach speeds of up to 60 miles an hour. To protect themselves
:20:12. > :20:18.against the impact of diving into the water, they have special air
:20:18. > :20:26.sacs under their skin, like their very own bubble wrap. Look! So many
:20:26. > :20:36.birds! It smells a bit like the penguin
:20:36. > :20:41.
:20:41. > :20:47.enclosure at the zoo! They are very similar. I was just nearly pooed on.
:20:47. > :20:56.I just missed it by a millimetre! They really have found every single
:20:56. > :21:03.crevice to nest in. Anything just about flat enough to land on.
:21:03. > :21:10.are couple up their who are doing the equivalent of our kissing, they
:21:10. > :21:17.do it to reaffirm their bond when they meet again. True romantics!
:21:17. > :21:21.Look at the seal! It is right here! Wow! We have half the population of
:21:21. > :21:31.grey seals living around the British coasts. Lucky us, because they are
:21:31. > :21:32.
:21:32. > :21:40.lovely. Where has he gone? You have to look up to appreciate
:21:40. > :21:46.the spectacle, but I am making sure that I keep my mouth shut! This has
:21:46. > :21:50.been wonderful. From this close and this low, I can see why this is a
:21:50. > :21:54.world-famous wildlife spectacle. And to reach it by sea kayak has made it
:21:54. > :22:02.that bit more perfect. But I am exhausted, so could I catch a lift
:22:02. > :22:11.home with you, please? Come back! Come back!
:22:11. > :22:19.They just left me. Did you get pooed on? A tiny bit on one finger, which
:22:19. > :22:22.I think was a miracle, it is so great. Did you lick it off?No!
:22:22. > :22:28.We have already had a look at some of the wonderful wildlife and a
:22:28. > :22:31.slightly weird one, but now it is time to take a look at the seemingly
:22:31. > :22:37.insignificant little critters that live in the rock pools and under the
:22:37. > :22:47.seaweed. They are the unsung zeros of the seaside. It is time for
:22:47. > :22:55.
:22:55. > :22:59.Yes. Step into the ring, I will fill you in on the rules. Tim and Naomi
:22:59. > :23:04.have three rounds to convince me that their beastie is worthy of
:23:04. > :23:10.being placed in the big time, in the champions corner. Tim is the current
:23:10. > :23:20.leader, so we'll Naomi last the distance? Naomi, who is your
:23:20. > :23:25.
:23:25. > :23:35.contender? I have the one, the only crab! Tim? I am bringing this deadly
:23:35. > :23:35.
:23:35. > :23:40.dude, the astonishing jellyfish! crowd are well up for this! Round
:23:40. > :23:45.one, weapons! This will be easy. Crabs have their very own body
:23:45. > :23:51.armour, hard shells called exoskeletons. Their main weapon they
:23:51. > :23:55.are most famous for is their claws. They can crush with some of the
:23:55. > :24:04.strongest forces in the animal kingdom, and the stone crab can
:24:04. > :24:10.exert a pressure greater than a crocodile bites. Jellyfish have
:24:10. > :24:14.weapons, too. They have long, stinging tentacles. They jab poison
:24:14. > :24:20.into their prey which either paralyse is all kills them. They can
:24:20. > :24:28.even sting when they are lying dying on a beach while being prodded by a
:24:28. > :24:34.60 role Tim Warwood! I was still really badly! They can kill a human
:24:34. > :24:39.being in less than four minutes. That type of jellyfish is not
:24:39. > :24:47.technically a true jellyfish. Technicality, they are part of the
:24:47. > :24:51.same family. My Nanny Hughes has an anti-Tracy, she is not a relative
:24:51. > :24:59.but we get a Christmas card! You would be dead before this battle is
:24:59. > :25:03.finished, four minutes. The crowd maybe -- the crab may be tough on
:25:03. > :25:13.the outside, but the stinging tentacles of the jellyfish have slid
:25:13. > :25:18.
:25:18. > :25:26.it into first place. Round two, strength in numbers. Let me tell you
:25:26. > :25:31.something. Strength in numbers, the jellyfish, there are over 2000
:25:31. > :25:35.types. The good thing about this is they swarm. When they get together,
:25:35. > :25:39.they have been known to knock down nuclear power stations! Not just
:25:39. > :25:48.that, there is a lake in Indonesia which harbours 10 million
:25:48. > :25:54.jellyfish, 10 million! Only a measly 10 million? ! On Christmas Island in
:25:54. > :26:00.the Indian Ocean, there is an estimated 120 million crabs. Every
:26:00. > :26:07.year they migrate to the sea and the swarm is so big it literally turns
:26:07. > :26:11.the ground red. There are over 6700 different types of crabs. Some of
:26:12. > :26:17.them can lay over 1.5 million eggs each! Talk about strength in
:26:18. > :26:23.numbers! It blows your jellyfish out of the water. Which if that
:26:23. > :26:28.happened, they would shrivel up and die. Crabs can leave in the sea, in
:26:28. > :26:35.water, on trees. Nobody can question the commitment from Wilkinson, but
:26:36. > :26:44.those efforts have paid dividends as the crab is now in level pegging.
:26:44. > :26:49.Now the deciding round. The knockout round! I have got this. Jellyfish
:26:49. > :26:55.have no eyes, no ears, no brain, no lungs, scales, Gilles, brains,
:26:55. > :27:01.lungs, they are 95% water. brain? Sounds like your perfect
:27:01. > :27:11.animal! But crabs have brains and eyes on stalks like submarines, some
:27:11. > :27:18.of them can see around a 360 degrees. Some deep C jellyfish
:27:18. > :27:24.glow-in-the-dark! Some crabs get to live to be 100! There is one species
:27:24. > :27:28.of jellyfish which is technically a mortal. It ages in reverse. Can you
:27:28. > :27:35.imagine if you put that into a face cream? I would be young and
:27:35. > :27:41.beautiful! That is the end of the Battle of the
:27:41. > :27:50.Beasties. Immortality just about trumps everything, so sliding into
:27:50. > :28:00.the champions corner this week is the jellyfish. -- the champion's
:28:00. > :28:03.
:28:04. > :28:07.corner. Modesty, modesty! We only have 30
:28:07. > :28:17.minutes left to convince everyone to get off their sofas and down to
:28:17. > :28:20.their local seaside. If you still need inspiration, don't worry. There
:28:20. > :28:27.is a Summer of Wildlife events near you. It encourages people to get out
:28:27. > :28:34.and about. But it is not all about the summer of wildlife. After the
:28:34. > :28:40.show, wait for the show to finish, then press the red button for Wild
:28:40. > :28:43.Extra, where Katie and Dodge have a load of exclusives. We have been
:28:43. > :28:53.asking you to send in your photos and comments, you have not
:28:53. > :29:06.
:29:06. > :29:11.disappointed. Jamie aged eight is kayaking in West Wales. There is one
:29:11. > :29:15.comment from Rosie, she says, I was at a small beach in Torquay where we
:29:15. > :29:21.found a baby jellyfish floating in a bucket, and a few minutes later we
:29:21. > :29:31.found another. It was awesome. not touch it, it will sting you!
:29:31. > :29:35.
:29:35. > :29:39.next week! I have come to the seal hospital in the Sea Life Centre,
:29:39. > :29:45.where police seals are brought. We have a lovely little pool. They are
:29:45. > :29:53.being looked after by a very dedicated team of helpers, including
:29:53. > :30:00.Hollie. Who do we have? These are just too cute for words. Look at
:30:00. > :30:08.that face. Aren't they adorable? have Superman and Lois Lane, they
:30:08. > :30:16.are waiting for their breakfast. They all have funny names! Buries a
:30:16. > :30:22.superhero theme, Batman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman. They are fed every
:30:22. > :30:30.four hours. They are quite hungry. Let's have a look. What else do you
:30:30. > :30:34.have to do each day? We feed them every four hours, we take their
:30:34. > :30:40.temperature everyone in and afternoon. We weigh them every
:30:40. > :30:46.couple of days to make sure they are growing. They just look so hungry.
:30:46. > :30:52.How long will they be in your car? About two months, but as soon as
:30:52. > :30:57.they weigh 30 kilos we release them back where they belong. We tack them
:30:57. > :31:01.and if they wash up in future we know that they started here and we
:31:01. > :31:08.can trace their history. Here is some footage of you putting them
:31:09. > :31:14.back. You put tags on them, so you know if a comeback. What sort of
:31:14. > :31:19.things are brought in for? These were abandoned by their mothers for
:31:19. > :31:25.a variety of reasons. It could be strong currents, high tide, numbers
:31:25. > :31:30.of the public with dogs. We go down with the team and we look at them,
:31:30. > :31:38.when they are this small they their fish soup every four hours.
:31:38. > :31:41.somebody found one? Give us a call. If they come into the Sea Life
:31:41. > :31:48.Centre we would keep them updated and put pictures on the website. You
:31:48. > :31:53.can follow their progress. They just melt your heart. I hope they feel
:31:53. > :32:03.better soon. This will keep you busy for the physio Bull future.
:32:03. > :32:06.
:32:06. > :32:12.Definitely. Talking of busy, Tim is about to meet a man who never stops.
:32:12. > :32:17.Davies the master of alternative transport, from kayaking paddle
:32:17. > :32:21.boarding and everything else in between. He skateboarders across
:32:21. > :32:27.Australia, and paddle boarded the length of the Mississippi River, and
:32:27. > :32:35.is on a mission to complete 25 adventures in some of the world's
:32:35. > :32:45.wildest places. All completed with no motors and fuel. Here's the
:32:45. > :32:54.
:32:54. > :33:00.ultimate adventurer, Dave Cornthwaite. What inspires you to go
:33:00. > :33:04.out and have these amazing adventures? I used to be a graphic
:33:04. > :33:09.designer and I was rubbish so I decided to make the most of my life
:33:09. > :33:16.and do something I was passionate about. You have been all over the
:33:16. > :33:22.world doing crazy adventures, which brings us to this bad boy, the
:33:22. > :33:27.aqua-skipping. How did you come across this? I read about it in a
:33:27. > :33:34.newspaper and I wondered if I could cross the Channel in that. I thought
:33:34. > :33:39.that would be a relentlessly foolish idea! You are the British 100 metre
:33:39. > :33:46.record holder on this, I gather there weren't too many challengers,
:33:46. > :33:52.but can anybody have a go at this? Anybody can have a go with the right
:33:52. > :33:56.situation and I would like to teach you how to do it. I am itching to
:33:56. > :34:06.have a go. Let's have a demonstration and see the
:34:06. > :34:19.
:34:19. > :34:25.have a go at this, it is incredibly difficult and I don't know what to
:34:25. > :34:33.say, other than... Dave is making it look very easy, I am going to have a
:34:33. > :34:42.go and see what happens. Everything we have thrown at him so far, he has
:34:42. > :34:49.mastered. Off he goes. He said I have seen this, it looks really
:34:49. > :34:59.easy! I bet he is regretting saying that now. He has to go back to the
:34:59. > :35:04.
:35:04. > :35:12.beginning to have a go again. Go on, Tim! And again! He is going for it.
:35:12. > :35:22.The art of Aqua sinking! If you thought swimming was something you
:35:22. > :35:27.
:35:27. > :35:31.could only do indoors, think again. We sent some of you out on an
:35:31. > :35:37.exciting experience. All summer, we have been seeking wild things in
:35:37. > :35:47.every corner of the UK, and now we are 30 miles off the Cornish coast
:35:47. > :35:47.
:35:47. > :35:53.at the stunning Scilly Isles. 12-year-old Tanya is mad about
:35:53. > :35:58.swimming, not just in her local pool. She also loves taking a dip in
:35:58. > :36:03.the spectacular surrounding seaside of her home and today she has
:36:03. > :36:13.arranged for three of her friends to join her on a very special swim.
:36:13. > :36:23.Hello, my name is Tanya. I like being inside and lazing around.
:36:23. > :36:24.
:36:24. > :36:33.Hello, my name is Henry and I don't like spiders. My name is Reece, I
:36:34. > :36:38.don't like spinach. The remote and beautiful Scilly Isles have some
:36:38. > :36:46.fantastic wildlife, and Tanya is planning to introduce her friends to
:36:46. > :36:52.some furry locals. Grey seals. There are about 180,000 of them living
:36:52. > :36:57.around the coast of the UK. They are air breathing mammals just like you
:36:57. > :37:07.and me, and these champion swimmers are perfectly adapted to a life at
:37:07. > :37:07.
:37:07. > :37:17.sea. While swimming can be dangerous so, to stay safe, expert instructors
:37:17. > :37:33.
:37:33. > :37:43.friends with you? We'll be taking you out here to swim the seals. Come
:37:43. > :37:50.
:37:50. > :38:00.down then. -- to swim with the seals. A short five-minute boat ride
:38:00. > :38:01.
:38:01. > :38:05.will take the team right to seal central. The seals live here all
:38:05. > :38:11.year round so there is a good chance of spotting one, but our team are
:38:11. > :38:20.hoping for a very close encounter. am worried about the coldness of the
:38:20. > :38:25.water but it will be fine. They are really close, right by the boat. All
:38:25. > :38:35.around basically! It is time to see if the seals will stick around to
:38:35. > :38:39.
:38:39. > :38:44.play. Are you ready? Let's go.The temperature is 13 Celsius, about
:38:44. > :38:50.half that of a heated swimming pool, so even in a wetsuit, it is a
:38:50. > :39:00.bit of a shock to the system. The seals are protected from the chilly
:39:00. > :39:06.water by dense fur and a thick layer of fatty blubber. Wild animals are
:39:06. > :39:14.naturally cautious so getting close is never guaranteed, and the rocks
:39:14. > :39:24.for the seals plenty of places to stay out of sight. Now, all the gang
:39:24. > :39:26.
:39:26. > :39:36.can do is try to brave the freezing water in -- long enough for the
:39:36. > :39:36.
:39:36. > :39:41.inquisitive seals to come and have a look. After an hour-long game of
:39:41. > :39:51.hide and Seek, the seals start to relax and invite the team into their
:39:51. > :39:58.
:39:58. > :40:08.underwater world. Our team and finally rewarded with a phenomenal
:40:08. > :40:48.
:40:48. > :40:52.thought I saw seaweed underneath and then it moved and it was
:40:52. > :41:00.camouflaged! It is amazing to get that close to an animal that is not
:41:00. > :41:05.domestic. I saw two seals underwater, they are really amazing.
:41:05. > :41:11.It looked to me right in the eye and it was a couple of inches from my
:41:11. > :41:17.face, and our noses nearly touched. It was staring at me. It is probably
:41:17. > :41:24.one of the most amazing things I have ever done. It sounds like Tanya
:41:24. > :41:31.has successfully converted her friends to the world of wild
:41:31. > :41:36.swimming. I hope they will do it again because it really is great.
:41:36. > :41:45.are wild! I would put up with cold water like that have an encounter
:41:45. > :41:55.with a wild seal wouldn't you? Definitely. It is not just seals on
:41:55. > :41:58.
:41:58. > :42:02.the coastline, is it? There are loads of fish. Not just fish, way
:42:02. > :42:08.cooler things than that. Some surprising sea life visit our
:42:09. > :42:15.shores. We have 28 different marine mammals in the UK, from the
:42:15. > :42:20.beautiful bottlenose dolphin to the handsome harbour pawpaw use. You may
:42:20. > :42:30.even be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a killer whale, or even a
:42:30. > :42:32.
:42:32. > :42:38.humpback whale. Then there are the sharks, basking sharks to blue
:42:38. > :42:48.sharks, and I bet you didn't know the largest ever leatherback turtle
:42:48. > :42:49.
:42:49. > :42:59.was found in Cardiff Bay. There are also the weird looking sunfish, and
:42:59. > :43:00.
:43:00. > :43:09.seahorses. We have one of those species right here in this tank.
:43:10. > :43:17.What species is this? Hippocampus hippocampus. What a groovy name.
:43:17. > :43:21.They don't look like normal fish but they are fish. Yes, they have just
:43:21. > :43:27.evolved to look different. To swim they use their fins on their backs,
:43:27. > :43:34.which vibrate to keep them going forward. Then they have fins on each
:43:34. > :43:39.side of their head which helps them move around and change direction.
:43:39. > :43:47.They have fascinating eyes. Their eyes can move independently of each
:43:47. > :43:52.other so they can look forward and backwards at the same time. That is
:43:52. > :43:58.awesome. And they wrapped their tails around things, that one has
:43:58. > :44:08.wrapped its tail around the ward. Yes, they use them to grip onto the
:44:08. > :44:16.seagrass beds, where they live. stop them floating? Yes, basically
:44:16. > :44:21.trying to camouflaged themselves. What do they eat? Little tiny
:44:21. > :44:29.animals like shrimp and they have a special mouth to suck it up when
:44:29. > :44:34.they go past. Are they endangered in the UK? Seagrass beds are very
:44:34. > :44:42.endangered habitats and because of that they are endangered in the UK.
:44:42. > :44:47.There is a very cool fact about the males. Yes, the males give birth.
:44:47. > :44:55.The female pops her eggs inside the pouch, and then the male will keep
:44:55. > :45:01.those eggs inside his pouch, then hundreds of babies spurt out.
:45:01. > :45:10.is amazing. Thank you, I really love them. Tim, can you say wherein the
:45:10. > :45:14.UK we might be able to find these seahorses? You are going to have to
:45:14. > :45:23.be very lucky to see them. Down in Dorset is where you will see them,
:45:23. > :45:28.but it is potluck. Busting shark -- basking sharks, you can look at the
:45:28. > :45:31.Western coast of the UK. Killer whales, Shetland and the North
:45:31. > :45:37.Scottish Isles will be your best bet. Radzi, what is your favourite
:45:37. > :45:42.animal? Lou Magro probably the humpback whale. Funny you should say
:45:42. > :45:52.that, because the hump that Quayle will be in Southern Ireland in
:45:52. > :45:55.
:45:55. > :46:04.November, roundabouts. It is almost 9:45am. That means it is time for
:46:04. > :46:09.Radzi's Crazy Creations. I am very excited. It is going to be
:46:09. > :46:17.a belter. Do you know what you will be doing? You are going to be making
:46:17. > :46:21.your very own rock pool. What?On the rocky shoreline, hiding among
:46:21. > :46:29.the seaweed and stones, there was an undercover world waiting for the
:46:29. > :46:33.tide to turn. On a rock pool ramble, it's easy to find crabs, shrimps,
:46:33. > :46:40.barnacles and fish, all taking cover, ready to pounce on any
:46:40. > :46:44.squabble food that drop into their world. That ready to pounce on any
:46:44. > :46:48.scrap of food. They have to cope with changing conditions and avoid
:46:48. > :46:55.predators and each other until the tide turns to release them into the
:46:55. > :47:00.ocean again. Today you will be making... We have all been on the
:47:00. > :47:04.beach exploring rock pools, today we are making our very own portable
:47:04. > :47:13.personal rock pool. Everything you need is around here - stones,
:47:13. > :47:18.shells, seaweed, sea water, sand. You have got the tags as well. Go!
:47:19. > :47:24.Where has that music come from? That's right! If you were in any
:47:24. > :47:32.doubt about what our wild engineer pirates can do, that is him on the
:47:32. > :47:39.accordion. As you can see, at the very bottom there is a layer of
:47:39. > :47:44.sand. You have stones, seaweed, that provide shelter for the creatures.
:47:44. > :47:48.There is sea water, make sure it is not tap water. That is about it. The
:47:48. > :47:56.whole point is to get up close and personal with the creatures you put
:47:56. > :48:02.in. We want your photographs. If you take a photograph, send it in to us.
:48:02. > :48:07.Our e-mail address is wild@bbc.co.uk. If you want advice
:48:07. > :48:17.about... Tim is down, man overboard! If you want advice about how to make
:48:17. > :48:26.your own, go to the website. You can find our instruction page. How much
:48:26. > :48:34.time do we have left? Something seconds! 50 seconds. Tim, you are
:48:34. > :48:39.sitting down already? Nothing ever changes with you! The fourth it is
:48:39. > :48:49.my favourite yet. We have got an aquarium. It has sharks in it. You
:48:49. > :48:50.
:48:50. > :48:59.are going to be cleaning that shark tank on the inside! No way!Naomi,
:48:59. > :49:06.yours is coming along nicely. I think Tim needs to do some work. The
:49:06. > :49:16.countdown will be starting shortly. Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,
:49:16. > :49:20.
:49:20. > :49:27.three, two, one. Stop ex-nation Mark -- stop! I would give you eight out
:49:27. > :49:33.of ten, Naomi. Look at the state of Tim's. You just threw it all in. I
:49:33. > :49:39.am not even going to judge this. Here is your cleaning equipment!
:49:39. > :49:43.Let's get you ready for the sharks! I am so glad, I don't know if I
:49:43. > :49:52.could have done that. That sounds proper scary. While Tim gets himself
:49:52. > :50:02.ready, we will go in search of a small surprising seaside animal in
:50:02. > :50:04.
:50:04. > :50:10.another instalment of my Wild Life. I am Ben, I am 13 and I love all
:50:10. > :50:15.British wildlife. My favourite type is reptiles, because they are so
:50:15. > :50:23.interesting. When I was little, I really liked dinosaurs. Then I got
:50:23. > :50:33.into reptiles, they were a lot like dinosaurs. This is Darwin. Scrambled
:50:33. > :50:34.
:50:34. > :50:42.egg is his favourite food. I have got two leopard geckos. I have two
:50:42. > :50:51.tortoises and corn called Maisie. She is about one and a half years
:50:51. > :50:55.old. I am surrounded by reptiles. They are just great to watch.
:50:55. > :51:00.You might not realise we had them in this country, but they love this
:51:00. > :51:05.habitat. There are lots of places to hide, & is perfect for making
:51:05. > :51:11.boroughs. On my average weekend, the first thing I think when I wake up,
:51:11. > :51:15.oh, let's go and look for some sand lizards. You've got to know
:51:15. > :51:23.whereabouts in the sand dunes to look for them, whereabouts in the
:51:23. > :51:30.sand, what patterns they have and where they like to bask. There is a
:51:30. > :51:36.burrow in there. A sand lizard pulls-macro burrow just looks like a
:51:36. > :51:43.rabbit burrow. Often you can see trucks coming in. Dad, we have got
:51:43. > :51:47.some tracks! It could just be a mouse. Sand
:51:47. > :51:51.lizards don't like to cross open spaces, because they have a lot of
:51:51. > :51:59.predators, like birds of prey. They are really fast, they dart around
:51:59. > :52:09.all over the place. He is great at finding stuff. His eyes are so
:52:09. > :52:09.
:52:09. > :52:17.sharp, and his patience is amazing. He perseveres, for sure. It is a
:52:17. > :52:24.pregnant female crab spider. A sand lizard Woody this if it found it.
:52:24. > :52:28.When I first found a sand lizard, it was one of the best feelings ever.
:52:28. > :52:32.You have got to be really concentrated on looking for them,
:52:32. > :52:42.because they are right in the vegetation. There is something
:52:42. > :52:43.
:52:43. > :52:51.moving down here. It is bright green. It has come back! If you just
:52:51. > :52:54.come this way... There it is. Right there, just basking. It is great,
:52:54. > :53:01.especially when you see a male, because they are bright green on the
:53:01. > :53:06.side. It feels, when you find a sand lizard, like finding gold or
:53:06. > :53:10.diamonds or something. If you see one, don't try and pick it up or
:53:10. > :53:13.anything. They are really fragile and you could hurt it. It is illegal
:53:13. > :53:21.to pick them up. The best thing to do was just looks through
:53:21. > :53:25.binoculars. Sand lizard became almost extinct because of habitat
:53:25. > :53:29.loss. Then they started to breed them and introduce more, and now
:53:29. > :53:37.there are quite a few all over the country. It is good to see that they
:53:37. > :53:43.are coming back from almost extinction.
:53:43. > :53:49.We are the entrance of the shark tank. Erie would be an
:53:49. > :53:57.understatement. I am feeling very nervous. You are? Excellent and
:53:57. > :54:06.because I am going to have to swim with sharks! Do I have to do this?
:54:06. > :54:16.You are going to have to. You lost the fourth it. Good luck. Good luck.
:54:16. > :54:26.His legs are both in! Wow! Good luck, Tim! His head is under. Oh, my
:54:26. > :54:32.
:54:32. > :54:36.so I can't imagine how he must be feeling. Get a cleaning! Put some
:54:36. > :54:41.elbow grease into it. The sharks may not be the biggest that you have
:54:41. > :54:48.ever seen, but there are lots of them. It might look crazy, but it is
:54:48. > :54:54.something the staff here have to do on a weekly basis? Two or three
:54:54. > :54:58.times a week. It is not that scary. The sharks are used to as being in
:54:58. > :55:08.there. They are not bothered at all. They will leave him alone? Wii
:55:08. > :55:11.
:55:11. > :55:18.yeah. Get cleaning, Tim! If you can get right down, this sea turtle
:55:18. > :55:25.needs cleaning! No, leave him alone. We have shovel nosed rays,
:55:25. > :55:29.stingrays, bonnet head sharks, bamboo sharks. 11 in total. And
:55:29. > :55:39.three stingrays. They can move pretty fast. You are doing a good
:55:39. > :55:40.
:55:40. > :55:50.job. I think he has done well. always steps up to the plate. That
:55:50. > :56:02.
:56:02. > :56:07.is so, so is hairy. That so, so boarding, I have ever seen that
:56:07. > :56:13.before. I need to get on that. said, I had a wild adventure last
:56:13. > :56:21.week. I was sitting on a surfboard when seals swam by me and my dad. It
:56:21. > :56:25.was amazing. But don't just brilliant. A few weeks ago I went to
:56:25. > :56:35.the beach with my family, we had a contest about who could jump the
:56:35. > :56:39.
:56:40. > :56:43.most ways, and I did 56. Respect! How was that? I turned round at one
:56:43. > :56:48.point, my thing off my back was dangling but I thought it was a
:56:48. > :56:51.shock. Next week we want to know about the animals you might have
:56:51. > :56:58.seen all the adventures you have had deep underground or higher on top of
:56:58. > :57:03.clips. Allah unfortunately, that is all we have had time for. It is time
:57:03. > :57:08.to say goodbye to our special guest, Andy Bubble Chambers and Dave
:57:08. > :57:14.Cornthwaite on the water. Ray and Pamela and Dr Tim.
:57:14. > :57:21.Thank you for having us. And the hand standing sailing club are out
:57:21. > :57:25.on the water. And the audience have been magnificent. Press the red
:57:25. > :57:35.button for Wild Extra and some exclusives for you. Until next
:57:35. > :57:42.
:57:42. > :57:47.Saturday, get out, get out and go and cliffs.