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0:00:03 > 0:00:06# If you're a polar bear and you're going somewhere
0:00:06 > 0:00:07# Andy's baby animals
0:00:07 > 0:00:11# Or an elephant calf then you'd better take care
0:00:11 > 0:00:12# Andy's baby animals
0:00:12 > 0:00:14# If you're a capuchin learning how to eat
0:00:14 > 0:00:17# An ostrich chick trying to beat a retreat
0:00:17 > 0:00:20# Andy's baby animals
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 > 0:00:28# Or a penguin chasing Mum at breakfast time
0:00:28 > 0:00:29# Andy's baby animals
0:00:29 > 0:00:31# An orangutan trying to make a bed
0:00:31 > 0:00:34# Or a meerkat struggling with a sleepy head
0:00:34 > 0:00:37# Andy's baby animals Andy's baby animals
0:00:37 > 0:00:40# We're growing stronger every day
0:00:40 > 0:00:42# Watch and try and laugh and play
0:00:42 > 0:00:44# Andy's baby animals
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0:00:48 > 0:00:51Here we go, Sam. That's it!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Hello, I'm Andy and this is Sam.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Sam is a baby elephant or calf.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Now, elephants like to eat a lot of food.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05In fact, they can eat twice my body weight, which is loads!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09In the wild, they'll eat leaves and plants and trees.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I'm feeding Sam here some bananas.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15There we go, Sam.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16All over the world,
0:01:16 > 0:01:21wild baby animals are learning what to eat and how to eat it.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25First stop, the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37This meerkat pup is just two months old and she's about to have a very
0:01:37 > 0:01:39big day.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43She lives here in the desert with her family and friends in a big gang
0:01:43 > 0:01:44called a mob.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50They always make sure she has enough to eat,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54but now it's time to start catching her own food.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59A yummy meal for a meerkat is very different from the food you or I
0:01:59 > 0:02:01like to eat.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03First course - ants.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Be careful, little meerkat!
0:02:06 > 0:02:08This dinner bites back.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Ooh! Ow! Ooh! Ooh!
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Mm! Delicious! Oh!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30For a meerkat, that is.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33And if you thought that first course was strange,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36just look at what's for the main course -
0:02:36 > 0:02:37a scorpion!
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Our mini meerkat will have to watch out for nasty nipping claws and
0:02:43 > 0:02:46a painful stinging tail.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48It might seem a bit dangerous to you and me,
0:02:48 > 0:02:52but a scorpion's sting doesn't hurt too much if you're a meerkat.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Don't think the scorpion is very keen on being dinner, though.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Oh!
0:03:02 > 0:03:03Yikes!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Argh! Ha!
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Catching your own dinner isn't so easy after all.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12At least, when you live in a big gang,
0:03:12 > 0:03:16there's always someone close by to help keep an eye on you and
0:03:16 > 0:03:18make sure you're doing it right.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21There, she's done it.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Well done, you!
0:03:29 > 0:03:30Well done!
0:03:31 > 0:03:36Catching your own dinner is a big step on your journey to becoming
0:03:36 > 0:03:37a grown-up meerkat.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Maybe next time you can show these pups how to catch a scorpion.
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0:03:51 > 0:03:53Now we're off to Finland.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Learning what's nice to eat and what's not is very important
0:03:59 > 0:04:00for any baby animal.
0:04:03 > 0:04:08And it's usually up to Mum to show her offspring The Good Food Guide,
0:04:08 > 0:04:12like this Asiatic raccoon dog mum.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16She's getting her family ready for a freezing Finnish winter.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Brr!
0:04:20 > 0:04:24She's got a very big family waiting back at her den.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26There's one, two, three...
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Keep still! I'm counting.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31One, two...
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Oh! I give up.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37It's definitely a lot of mouths for one mum to feed, though.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41And the pups are going to need plenty of food before it gets cold,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45because raccoon dogs sleep for the entire winter.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Sounds good to me! They're not being lazy, though.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52It's called hibernation and it's a great way to hide from the chilly
0:04:52 > 0:04:57winter weather. But you have to eat lots of food before you can stay in
0:04:57 > 0:05:00bed for that long, so Mum's been giving them lots of milk.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16You don't need to push! There's plenty for everyone.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22And now it's time for Mum to go and find some new food whilst Dad
0:05:22 > 0:05:24takes care of the pups.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40It's not long before Mum's back with the first foodie feast.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Looks like it's eggs for breakfast, everyone!
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Her pups have never seen an egg before.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54It's not a football, lads! You're meant to eat it, not roll it.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Oh, there we go. It looks like he's worked it out.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Well done.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09And here comes Mum again, this time with a meaty morsel.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Mum's doing a good job of teaching the pups what to eat.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Some of them have even started looking for food on their own.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33That pine cone looks a bit chewy, though.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Maybe you should let Mum pick the lunch menu for now.
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0:06:44 > 0:06:46Our last stop is Costa Rica.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Sometimes, you need a bit of brainpower to get the meal
0:06:52 > 0:06:53you really want.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Take these white-faced capuchin monkeys.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01They've got a taste for seafood.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03They see food and they eat it.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Ha!
0:07:05 > 0:07:07No, I mean real seafood.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09So when the tide goes out,
0:07:09 > 0:07:14they head down to the beach to seek out some scrummy shellfish.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Fresh clams are a favourite
0:07:16 > 0:07:19and there's plenty around.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24But the clams are protected inside two very hard shells.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31And they don't answer the door when a monkey comes calling.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35So it's up to the clever capuchins to pick the lock.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40First, a spot of hammering.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Then a bit of rolling.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Hammer...
0:07:49 > 0:07:50..then roll.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Pay attention, youngsters! It'll be your turn soon.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09After all that hammering and rolling,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12the clam can't cling on any more and it starts to open up.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Let the all-you-can-eat seafood buffet begin!
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Tasty!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Now it's time for the baby monkeys to have a go.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Now, remember, it's hammer...
0:08:45 > 0:08:46..then roll.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57That's right. You're getting it.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04But just make sure that you don't drop it.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Never mind. It looks like your sister's got the hang of it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Maybe she'll let you share.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Oh! Or maybe not.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Raccoon dog pups, baby capuchins and young meerkats
0:09:24 > 0:09:27all have different ways of learning to eat.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30It's one of many lessons all baby animals need.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33That's it, Sam. See you next time.