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0:00:02 > 0:00:03# Andy's baby animals

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 > 0:00:11# Or an elephant calf, then you'd better take care

0:00:11 > 0:00:12# Andy's baby animals

0:00:12 > 0:00:15# If you're a capuchin learning how to eat

0:00:15 > 0:00:17# An ostrich chick trying to beat a retreat

0:00:17 > 0:00:20# Andy's baby animals 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 > 0:00:24# Andy's baby animals

0:00:24 > 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 orangutan trying to make a bed

0:00:31 > 0:00:34# Or a meerkat struggling with a sleepy head

0:00:34 > 0:00:35# Andy's baby animals

0:00:35 > 0:00:37# Andy's baby animals

0:00:37 > 0:00:39# We're growing stronger every day

0:00:39 > 0:00:42# Watch and try and learn and play

0:00:42 > 0:00:43# Andy's baby animals

0:00:43 > 0:00:45# Andy's baby animals. #

0:00:50 > 0:00:52Hello. I'm Andy.

0:00:52 > 0:00:54And this is a penguin chick.

0:00:54 > 0:00:57There are lots of different types of penguins.

0:00:57 > 0:00:59This is called a Humboldt penguin.

0:00:59 > 0:01:01Penguins are birds, but they can't fly,

0:01:01 > 0:01:04but they are fantastic swimmers.

0:01:04 > 0:01:07They move very easily through the water, very fast too,

0:01:07 > 0:01:09to catch fast-swimming fish.

0:01:09 > 0:01:12Lots of baby animals are getting ready

0:01:12 > 0:01:15for their first swimming lesson.

0:01:15 > 0:01:17We are off to New Zealand...

0:01:18 > 0:01:22These are fur seal pups,

0:01:22 > 0:01:25and they're about five months old.

0:01:26 > 0:01:30One day they'll be brilliant swimmers.

0:01:30 > 0:01:33But they need to practise before going in the sea!

0:01:33 > 0:01:37The waves are big and scary.

0:01:37 > 0:01:41So Mum makes sure her pup doesn't get swept away.

0:01:41 > 0:01:42Well done, Mum.

0:01:45 > 0:01:48It's too rough for a swimming lesson here...

0:01:51 > 0:01:54..but luckily, this pup knows a much safer spot.

0:01:57 > 0:02:00He's heading upriver,

0:02:00 > 0:02:03if he can remember the way, that is.

0:02:04 > 0:02:06I'm sure it was over here.

0:02:10 > 0:02:14This is a big journey for such a little pup.

0:02:14 > 0:02:18But if he can make it all the way to the top, it will be worth it.

0:02:23 > 0:02:26And this is what he's come for...

0:02:27 > 0:02:31..an open-air pool with its very own waterfall.

0:02:32 > 0:02:37Brilliant! It's nice and shallow with no big waves.

0:02:37 > 0:02:42So it's the perfect place for a pup to try out its swimming skills.

0:02:42 > 0:02:43In you go!

0:02:45 > 0:02:50It's also a good place for splashing around with your mates.

0:02:50 > 0:02:51Woohoo!

0:02:52 > 0:02:56Hee-hee! Watch out! Coming through!

0:02:56 > 0:02:59If they want to catch fish when they're bigger,

0:02:59 > 0:03:01they must practise diving underwater

0:03:01 > 0:03:05and holding their breath for up to ten minutes.

0:03:05 > 0:03:07But don't you try that at home,

0:03:07 > 0:03:10unless you're a seal pup, of course.

0:03:10 > 0:03:13Learning to swim is great fun.

0:03:13 > 0:03:15There's even a diving board!

0:03:15 > 0:03:17Oooops!

0:03:17 > 0:03:19Hee-hee!

0:03:19 > 0:03:21The pups love this pool so much,

0:03:21 > 0:03:24some of them stay here for up to ten days.

0:03:29 > 0:03:33And after all that swimming, they're very hungry.

0:03:36 > 0:03:39Come on, you lot. Time to go home.

0:03:41 > 0:03:43When they get back to the rocks,

0:03:43 > 0:03:46Mum will be waiting with a nice drink of milk.

0:03:48 > 0:03:51See you later, little seals.

0:03:52 > 0:03:56Right. Now where did I put my swimming trunks?

0:04:07 > 0:04:13Next, we're off to the top of the world, the snowy Arctic.

0:04:13 > 0:04:16Some baby animals have to take their first swim

0:04:16 > 0:04:19in the icy seas of the frozen North.

0:04:21 > 0:04:24This is a polar bear family.

0:04:25 > 0:04:27Here's Mum, and her two little cubs.

0:04:29 > 0:04:32They look like trouble!

0:04:32 > 0:04:35In winter, the ice is so thick here

0:04:35 > 0:04:38even a big polar bear can walk on it.

0:04:38 > 0:04:43But when summer arrives, everything starts to melt.

0:04:44 > 0:04:48And the sea ice turns back into water.

0:04:51 > 0:04:53Until now, the cubs have managed

0:04:53 > 0:04:58to stay on dry land, well, dry ice, anyway.

0:04:58 > 0:05:01But now the ice is breaking up.

0:05:03 > 0:05:06It looks a bit nippy in there, doesn't it, guys?

0:05:09 > 0:05:11Careful you don't fall in!

0:05:11 > 0:05:13Oh!

0:05:15 > 0:05:16Uh-oh...

0:05:18 > 0:05:20..it looks like this is the end of the road.

0:05:20 > 0:05:24The cubs are finally going to have to get those paws wet.

0:05:26 > 0:05:29But are they brave enough to take the icy plunge?

0:05:33 > 0:05:35Of course they are.

0:05:35 > 0:05:37Nothing scares a polar bear.

0:05:39 > 0:05:43You'd never have guessed that this was their first time.

0:05:43 > 0:05:46It looks like polar bears are born to swim.

0:05:47 > 0:05:49Thanks to a thick layer of fat,

0:05:49 > 0:05:53they don't get too cold when they go swimming.

0:05:55 > 0:05:58And they can swim a really long way.

0:06:00 > 0:06:04Looks like the cubs prefer to walk, though.

0:06:04 > 0:06:07At least now they've had their first swim,

0:06:07 > 0:06:11in the future, the cubs will have no trouble getting around.

0:06:15 > 0:06:16Good job, you two.

0:06:26 > 0:06:29Now we're off to Antarctica,

0:06:29 > 0:06:33from the top of the world to the bottom of the world.

0:06:33 > 0:06:35More baby animals are waiting

0:06:35 > 0:06:38to take their first swim in an icy cold sea.

0:06:40 > 0:06:43These are Adelie penguin chicks.

0:06:45 > 0:06:48They live near the South Pole, where it gets really chilly.

0:06:50 > 0:06:54That's why they're covered with all those soft fluffy feathers

0:06:54 > 0:06:56to keep them warm.

0:06:57 > 0:07:00It's a bit like a penguin woolly jumper!

0:07:02 > 0:07:05Penguins get all their food from the ocean,

0:07:05 > 0:07:09so the grown-ups make regular fishing trips out to sea.

0:07:11 > 0:07:15Which means if the chicks want to eat when they get older,

0:07:15 > 0:07:18they need to learn to swim first.

0:07:18 > 0:07:20Hang on, hang on.

0:07:20 > 0:07:23First, you need to get rid of all those fluffy feathers

0:07:23 > 0:07:26and grow some waterproof ones.

0:07:26 > 0:07:27Like this.

0:07:28 > 0:07:31Oops! Missed a bit at the top there.

0:07:32 > 0:07:36Losing your last few baby feathers certainly makes

0:07:36 > 0:07:38for some crazy hairstyles.

0:07:46 > 0:07:49Right. Now it's time for your first swim.

0:07:49 > 0:07:52But...where to start?

0:07:54 > 0:07:58Don't worry. The grown-ups will show you how it's done.

0:08:00 > 0:08:03Penguins might be clumsy on land,

0:08:03 > 0:08:07but in the water, they're as graceful as a ballerina.

0:08:09 > 0:08:11Just look at them go!

0:08:14 > 0:08:17You have to swim fast if you want to catch fish.

0:08:23 > 0:08:25Right, chicks, that's how you do it.

0:08:25 > 0:08:27Now, who's first?

0:08:27 > 0:08:31Go on, somebody's got to go first.

0:08:31 > 0:08:34Is it going to be you? No pushing, now.

0:08:34 > 0:08:36Oops! In he goes!

0:08:36 > 0:08:37And that one!

0:08:38 > 0:08:42These rocks are so slippery that there's no turning back.

0:08:42 > 0:08:46The chicks have no choice but to dive in or fall in.

0:08:46 > 0:08:47Be careful, now.

0:08:49 > 0:08:51Usually, when swimming,

0:08:51 > 0:08:55you have to learn to keep your head above the water.

0:08:55 > 0:08:58But the penguin chicks have the opposite problem.

0:08:58 > 0:09:01They're really good at floating,

0:09:01 > 0:09:03so they actually have to learn how to sink!

0:09:06 > 0:09:07But it won't be long before

0:09:07 > 0:09:11these chicks are as graceful in the water as their parents.

0:09:16 > 0:09:21I'm not sure they'll ever be graceful out of the water, though!

0:09:22 > 0:09:23Oops!

0:09:24 > 0:09:25Whey-hey!

0:09:28 > 0:09:32For a fur seal, a polar bear cub, or a penguin chick,

0:09:32 > 0:09:35learning how to swim takes a lot of practice.

0:09:35 > 0:09:37See you next time.