On the Move Andy's Baby Animals

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# If you're a polar bear and you're going somewhere

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# Or an elephant cub Then you'd better take care

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# If you're a capuchin learning how to eat

# An ostrich chick trying to beat a retreat

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# If you're a black bear looking for a tree to climb

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# Or a penguin chasing Mum at breakfast time

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# An orang-utan trying to make a bed

# Or a meerkat struggling with a sleepy head

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Hello. I'm Andy.

And this is a baby snake. It's called a python.

And they don't have legs, so to get around, they slither.

And they slither using these fantastic scales,

which grip the ground.

They have very strong muscles in their tummy

to help them move forward.

All over the place, wild baby animals are on the move.

First up, let's take a trip to Tanzania in Africa.

Here's an animal that's very fast on its feet,

but blink and you'll miss it.

What? Hey, where did it go?

Ah, there she is.

This is a sengi, sometimes called an elephant shrew.

I can't think why with that trunk-like nose!

She's caring for her baby, which means lots of feeding.

Drinking milk can be pretty tricky with such a big nose, though.

Her baby is only a few weeks old,

but like all sengi, she's born to run.

And already she's almost as fast as Mum.

Their powerful back legs make sengi

one of the fastest small mammals in the world.

To help her speed around, she's even built her own racetrack.

Neeeow!

Neeeow! Neeeow!

Neeeow! Neeeow!

And it's the perfect place to go hunting for tasty bugs.

Got ya!

To make sure nothing trips her up,

she has to keep her racetrack clear of twigs and leaves.

Go on, get out of it.

It's so important, she spends half a day every day doing this.

Imagine having to tidy your room for half a day! Boring!

It's worth it, though, for a sengi,

because as well as helping her find food,

a clean racetrack also helps stop her from becoming food.

This monitor lizard has its eye on our sengi.

Good luck, Mr Lizard.

I hope you've got your running shoes on.

Ho-ho! Talk about fast food!

The monitor lizard is much bigger, but our little sengi is agile

and knows every twist and turn of this racetrack.

Er, you can stop running now.

It looks like the poor old monitor lizard has run out of puff.

ANDY SIGHS

Well done, sengi.

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Next, we're off to the top of the world - the Arctic.

For some babies, getting around doesn't involve any running at all.

These young guillemot chicks need a good head for heights

as soon as they're born,

because for the first few weeks of their life,

they live here on these spectacular cliffs.

It's a very popular spot for guillemot families.

There are 100,000 birds here.

Halfway up a cliff may be a scary place for you or me to live,

but it's a very safe place for a guillemot chick,

away from arctic foxes and other predators.

They can't stay here for ever, though.

Winter is on the way and the guillemots need to move on,

which is a bit of a problem.

The chicks are still very young,

and their stubby wings are too short for flying,

but maybe they can glide.

If the chicks can make it to the sea, they'll be safe,

but from up here, it looks like an awfully long way down!

ANDY GULPS

Ohh! This chick doesn't look too sure about this.

Here goes!

Oh!

Ohhhhh!

Oh! Oh!

Uhh! Ha! Made it.

Phew! It's OK.

But with that arctic fox there,

it looks like it's going to have to do some running.

Go on, quickly!

Let's see how the next chick does.

There's the grown-up behind giving it some encouragement.

Go on. You can do it.

One, two, three...

Geronimo!

And, look! The grown-up's in the backseat shouting directions.

Looking good!

Oh! Oof!

Bit of a belly flop there, but...made it.

And so have all its friends, too.

Brilliant. Good job, everyone.

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Now we're off to Botswana in Africa.

Sometimes even land animals need to know how to get about in the water.

This adorable fellow is a chacma baboon baby.

They spend most of their life on dry land.

Ahh, look at him!

But once a year, the Okavango River overflows with rain

and lots of animals come to feast on the fresh new plants

that grow on the flood plains.

Buffalo.

Antelope.

Even elephants.

And if the baboons want their share of the yummy plants,

well, they just have to wade in, too.

Luckily, baboons can walk upright on two feet, just like us,

which leaves their hands free to pick the tastiest shoots.

And the odd flower.

The grown-ups make it look easy,

but for the young baboons, it takes a bit of practice.

Don't go too deep, little one.

This very young baboon has a different way of getting around,

although it seems like it's still getting wet.

Maybe it's time to try a piggyback.

That's better. And it can do a little grazing itself.

Ooh! What's Mum got?

Ohhh!

It's a juicy snail.

Mm!

Hm... Lovely(!)

Soon this baby will learn how to wade through the water on its own,

but when you're travelling first class like this, why rush?

If you're a sengi, a guillemot chick or a baby baboon,

getting around can be tricky.

See you next time.