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0:00:03 > 0:00:06# If you're a polar bear and you're going somewhere
0:00:06 > 0:00:08# Andy's baby animals
0:00:08 > 0:00:10# Or an elephant calf then you better take care
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0:00:12 > 0:00:14# If you're a capuchin learning to eat
0:00:14 > 0:00:17# An ostrich chick trying to beat a retreat
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0:00:20 > 0:00:23# If you're a black bear looking for a tree to climb
0:00:23 > 0:00:25# Andy's baby animals
0:00:25 > 0:00:27# Or a penguin chasing Mum at breakfast time
0:00:27 > 0:00:29# Andy's baby animals
0:00:29 > 0:00:31# An orang-utan trying to make your bed
0:00:31 > 0:00:34# Or a meerkat struggling with a sleepy head
0:00:34 > 0:00:35# Andy's baby animals
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0:00:37 > 0:00:39# We're growing stronger every day
0:00:39 > 0:00:42# Watch and try and laugh and play
0:00:42 > 0:00:44# Andy's baby animals
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0:00:49 > 0:00:52Hello, I'm Andy, and this is Sam.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Sam is a baby elephant, or calf.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57He's almost two years old.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Whether you're a big elephant or a small mouse,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02every baby animal needs a drink,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05and Sam seems pretty thirsty.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10You can see that Sam is using his trunk.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12They use their trunks to pick things up.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15They also use their trunks to smell,
0:01:15 > 0:01:17and greet each other to say hello.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21A trunk is just one of the ways baby animals get a drink.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25First, the Kalahari Desert in Africa.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Hup, two, three, four!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31This lot are baby ostrich chicks.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Even though they're only a few days old, they're already up and about.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Impressive, eh?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Here are Mum and Dad.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45Adult ostriches are the biggest birds in the world,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47and the heaviest.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Ostriches can't fly,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54which is why this lot are dashing around on the ground.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Ooh, running is thirsty work though.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Especially when you live in the Kalahari Desert in Africa -
0:02:05 > 0:02:08one of the hottest places on Earth.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11And when you're as small as an ostrich chick,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13you need to drink every day.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17But how do you find water in a desert?
0:02:19 > 0:02:24My advice is, when in doubt, follow Mum and Dad.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Um, are you sure you know where you're going?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Searching a desert can be very hot work
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and there's no shade around.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Good idea!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Those big wings may not be any good for flying,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50but they make a great sunshade for little chicks.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Ostriches also have big eyes,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57the biggest of all land animals.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00It means they can spot danger a long way off.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06And they can spot places to drink.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Like this water hole.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09Well done!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Hmm, it looks a bit busy though.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Oh, you don't want to get stepped on,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25especially by an elephant.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Not even your mum and dad, the biggest birds in the world,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33could chase off this lot.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38But I know someone who can.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51It's a lioness.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Thanks, Mrs Lion!
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Now it's all clear for the little ones to take a dip.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Ah! I'm sure that feels good.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Time for that drink, at last.
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0:04:27 > 0:04:30Now we're over to Kenya.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33The young animal that we're meeting here
0:04:33 > 0:04:35is a lot bigger than an ostrich chick.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43It's a baby elephant, a calf, and she's thirsty too.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Elephants are great at looking out for each other
0:04:48 > 0:04:52and no-one is better at taking care of their family
0:04:52 > 0:04:53than the oldest female.
0:04:53 > 0:04:59She's in charge, so wherever she goes, everyone else goes too.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:05:04 > 0:05:08She knows that her family like to drink every day,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10especially the calves.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18So she's leading them to the local river.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22There's enough water here for even the biggest family of elephants.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Elephants have a special long nose called a trunk,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32which they use to suck up the water and pour it into their mouths.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Hmm, I hope you've blown your nose first!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Drinking with your nose is a lot harder than it looks...
0:05:45 > 0:05:49..so very young calves prefer the good old-fashioned method
0:05:49 > 0:05:51of drinking with their mouths.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57It works while they're still small and close to the ground,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01but they need to learn to use their trunk if they want to be
0:06:01 > 0:06:03a big grown-up elephant.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Perhaps your older cousin can show you how it's done?
0:06:17 > 0:06:21That's it, just pop your trunk in and suck.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Well done!
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0:06:36 > 0:06:40Last stop, Namibia, also in Africa.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It's handy living by a river,
0:06:43 > 0:06:48but some baby animals live a very long way away from water,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50like this sandgrouse chick.
0:06:52 > 0:06:58He and his brothers and sisters live in the middle of the Namib Desert.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Mum is looking after the nest.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04She's on duty every single hour of the day,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07making sure her newborn chicks are safe.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11They're so young, they can barely even walk.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13CHICKS CHIRP
0:07:13 > 0:07:17And they won't be able to fly for another five weeks...
0:07:18 > 0:07:23..which is a problem because they need to drink every day
0:07:23 > 0:07:26and the nearest water is a long way away.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29What do they do?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Enter Super Dad!
0:07:35 > 0:07:38He's in charge of fetching the water.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Every morning, he sets off with all the other dads.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Squawk! Squawk! Squawk!
0:07:52 > 0:07:56They have to make a big journey, just to get to a little puddle.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04A nice drink for Dad, then.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15But how is he going to get the water all the way back to the chicks?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Well, that's why he's Super Dad,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21because he's got a special skill.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28He's the only bird in the world that can carry water in his feathers.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32He just pops his belly into the puddle
0:08:32 > 0:08:36and soaks up the water like a giant sponge.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Genius!
0:08:38 > 0:08:43The flight home will be hard work with all that water on board though.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Back at the nest, Mum and the chicks are waiting patiently.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Don't worry, guys, here comes Dad!
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Giant sponge coming through.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Dad's brought back enough water for each chick to drink their fill.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12So even though they're too young to fly,
0:09:12 > 0:09:17thanks to Dad's special feathers, these chicks won't go thirsty.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18Good job, Dad!
0:09:20 > 0:09:23For an ostrich chick, a sandgrouse chick
0:09:23 > 0:09:25or a baby elephant like Sam here,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27learning to drink is very important.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Are you all right, Sam?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I think he's finished.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32See you next time.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Oh, no! He's going again.