0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Madagascar, it's a vast island in the Indian Ocean
0:00:05 > 0:00:12off the east coast of Africa.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20Incredibly, 80% of the wildlife here exists nowhere else on Earth.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26But it's a paradise under threat.
0:00:30 > 0:00:36So I've sent eight ordinary kids from the UK...
0:00:37 > 0:00:40..to have the deadly adventure of their lives.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Whoo! Hoo-hoo.
0:00:45 > 0:00:53They'll face the toughest challenges...
0:00:53 > 0:00:57..and discover for themselves how to save this lost world...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59before it's too late.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Last time on Deadly Mission Madagascar, the team's first
0:01:41 > 0:01:45mission started with a bang, or should we say a cuddle.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Have you ever been hugged by a lemur before?
0:01:47 > 0:01:48I can't say that I have.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54But they soon dug themselves into a whole heap of pain...
0:01:54 > 0:01:57It actually peels all your skin off and it's hurting now.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59..and realised the answer to Madagascar's problems is
0:01:59 > 0:02:01far from easy.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05The problem is, you can either save the rainforest and the lemurs
0:02:05 > 0:02:08or save the people and you have to make the right balance.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15The team are still in Kianjavato in the southeast of the island.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17It's a small patch of jungle bordered by chopped
0:02:17 > 0:02:19down areas of forest.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22The basic camp they're staying in is surrounded by wildlife,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26unfortunately that includes nibbly mosquitoes.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I've got one on my cheek here, and then I've got loads on my legs.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Oh, it's awful.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I got bitten on there. It's itching!
0:02:35 > 0:02:38But, itch or no itch, they've got a job to do.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40The team have decided that educating the next
0:02:40 > 0:02:44generation of kids about the forest might be the answer to fixing
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Madagascar's problems, so Suzy from Conservation Fusion has
0:02:47 > 0:02:52offered to take them to a local school.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59The kids here have started learning about the importance
0:02:59 > 0:03:03of the rainforest, and it's already having a positive effect.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Here in Kianjavato, conservation or the protecting of the forest
0:03:07 > 0:03:10and the lemurs has changed the lives of...
0:03:10 > 0:03:13of many of the people that live here.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15And the best bit is that the kids get to have fun
0:03:15 > 0:03:18while they're learning about conservation.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Bamboo lemur! Whoo-oo!
0:03:22 > 0:03:26CHILDREN SING
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Next door, seeing the children's enthusiasm for school is
0:03:34 > 0:03:36an eye-opener for the team.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40You take it for granted, yeah, but when you see it like this,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43it shows how lucky we are to go to school every day.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45They all seem really grateful that they're, like, here
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and, like, really happy and smiley.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Coming on this trip has made me realise, like, how much,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54how much we have and how much they don't have.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57And Henry can see that it's this poverty that's made saving
0:03:57 > 0:03:59the forest so difficult.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04I think the main problem is it's hard for families to provide
0:04:04 > 0:04:07enough food for themselves and have enough money,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10while preserving the forest at the same time, cos they need...
0:04:10 > 0:04:12they get their money by cutting down the trees and making
0:04:12 > 0:04:16bamboo houses, it's how they live, they have to live off the forest.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Henry's right, money's tight in Madagascar,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24this school's been on strike for the last few months,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27and the kids have missed terms worth of conservation lessons.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Like, when we have a strike back at home, we're like, "Yes,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33"whoa, teachers!" and we take school just, like, for granted,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37we just go to school cos we have to, not that we really want to.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40All these people here would love to be in a position like me,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42they'll give their everything just for that little
0:04:42 > 0:04:46bit of education to get a job when they're older.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I feel really privileged to be here.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51The team had a plan to save Madagascar's forest
0:04:51 > 0:04:54by educating children about conservation,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58but it's clear that poverty can make this really difficult.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07If they can find a way for people to value the wildlife
0:05:07 > 0:05:09they might find a solution.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Today, they're going back to the forest to see some of the most
0:05:12 > 0:05:16remarkable critters this island has to offer, and a species
0:05:16 > 0:05:20that could be an answer to some of Madagascar's problems.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Bats!
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Bats are incredible creatures,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30they're the only mammal that can truly fly.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Many bats use something called echolocation to
0:05:33 > 0:05:37find their way around and to locate their prey.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39They make high pitched noises that you or
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I can't hear, which bounce off the prey
0:05:41 > 0:05:47and then they can figure out exactly where it is and swoop in to grab it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53And there's one unique type of insect-eating bat
0:05:53 > 0:05:56the team are here to see.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00We're on our way to try and find some sucker-footed bats.
0:06:00 > 0:06:08They have these suckers on the end of their toes and their thumbs which
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Hopefully, we'll be successful.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Just hold onto that one, that's a strong one.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17The trouble for Gwen and the team is that the bats live
0:06:17 > 0:06:21predominately in ravenala trees, and in the last few decades,
0:06:21 > 0:06:2590% of those have been chopped down through deforestation.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Is that the tree?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28MAN: Don't know, shall we go and find out?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Yeah, I think that's the tree down there.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34So it's taken a tough hour of hiking just to find
0:06:34 > 0:06:37the tree where the bats are roosting.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45This versatile tree is only found in Madagascar,
0:06:45 > 0:06:48and it's also known as a traveller's palm.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51It serves as home and kitchen to many critters.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57It's a particular favourite food source for ruffed lemurs,
0:06:57 > 0:07:02who, in return, spread the seeds and pollen through the forest.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06But probably the weirdest creature to use it comes out at night,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08the aye-aye.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12They love the sticky nectar that drips off the ravenala's
0:07:12 > 0:07:13spiky flowers.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20But ravenala trees are also extremely tall,
0:07:20 > 0:07:22and the bats live right at the top.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Oh! Wow!
0:07:25 > 0:07:27How's he do that?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Luckily, Madagascar's answer to Tarzan has come along to help.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33He's a lemur, in disguise.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35It's scary up there.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Look how fast he's up that tree!
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Do not try this at home.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Lekely's got years of experience, but it's still super dangerous!
0:07:44 > 0:07:48He's throwing old leaves out of the tree.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50I think he's not holding onto anything,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53he's holding on with his knees.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55The conservationists have been monitoring the bat population,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58today they're going to be bringing some back to their HQ to
0:07:58 > 0:08:00check on their health.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06They live wrapped up in the palm leaves, so the leaf is coming too.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07How clever is that?!
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Must be quite heavy.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12To get the bats down from the tree, they're going in this bag to
0:08:12 > 0:08:14keep them calm.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Oh, the bats are coming down!
0:08:18 > 0:08:22It may look a bit uncomfortable for the bats, but don't worry,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24they're safe and secure.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27It's a less comfortable descent for Lekely.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Wow! Oh, that must burn.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32You'd have really tough feet from this.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Oooh!
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Oooh!
0:08:38 > 0:08:40APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:08:40 > 0:08:44The team are going to examine the bats later, and are hoping that
0:08:44 > 0:08:49they can play a vital and surprising role in helping Madagascar's people.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52If they conserve the trees and the bats, for a start they'd have
0:08:52 > 0:08:57less mosquitoes because the bats... one of their favourites to...
0:08:57 > 0:09:02things to eat is mosquitoes and that means there'd be less risk of having
0:09:02 > 0:09:06malaria and other mosquito-related diseases around the area.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Malaria is a deadly parasite that's spread
0:09:11 > 0:09:14by the bite of infected mosquitoes.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17It kills a million people in the developing world every year.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20There's no cure and the drugs to prevent catching it are too
0:09:20 > 0:09:24expensive for the average Madagascan person.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28It's a simple equation - more bats should mean less mosquitoes,
0:09:28 > 0:09:30which could mean less malaria.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36But Gwen can see that the local families here have a more
0:09:36 > 0:09:37immediate need.
0:09:37 > 0:09:46The trees are important to the local people, cos they use them to build
0:09:46 > 0:09:48It's this battle between humans
0:09:48 > 0:09:52and wildlife that they keep coming back to.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56So the team have decided to send Charlie and Okechuku to visit
0:09:56 > 0:10:02the local village, to see how people use the trees.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07and he's invited them to his house.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Home is a small wooden house he shares with his grandmother.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15It borders the rainforest
0:10:15 > 0:10:19and like everyone else here, they rely on the trees to survive.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Fabrice, what's your house made of?
0:10:21 > 0:10:22SPEAKS MALAGASY
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Ravenala trees.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Do you know how many ravenala trees it takes to build this room?
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Around 300...just for the kitchen.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41All that wood, and the house still doesn't give him protection from
0:10:41 > 0:10:46malaria. He sleeps under a mosquito net to avoid getting bitten.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Fabrice, did you draw all of this?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Yes. You're a really good drawer.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Yeah, you're really good.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Fabrice's artwork is a reminder of how hard life can be here.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07He lives in this two-room house with his grandmother,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10and is busier than the average teenager.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Have you always went to school, Fabrice, or is it only recently?
0:11:27 > 0:11:28SPEAKS MALAGASY
0:11:33 > 0:11:34How old are you now?
0:11:34 > 0:11:36SPEAKS MALAGASY
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Same as us.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41He's younger than me.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43They may be the same age, but life in the UK is very different
0:11:43 > 0:11:45for a kid like Charlie.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Oh, shut up, get that camera out of my face, yeah?
0:11:58 > 0:12:12He's lucky enough to have his own private den.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17But his first love is animals.
0:12:17 > 0:12:22This is our oldest one.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28Madagascar's problems.
0:12:28 > 0:12:40what you're doing is harming other places and countries and animals,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42strike for the last three months,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44so he hasn't been able to learn anything.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47When the teachers had a strike, how did you feel?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49SPEAKS MALAGASY
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I was really sad.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53What do you want to do when you're older?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56SPEAKS MALAGASY
0:12:56 > 0:13:01He wants to be a doctor.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05The team are starting to realise it's not just the wildlife in
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Madagascar that has a tough time of it.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Poverty is everywhere.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Most of the rivers we've seen have been polluted and brown
0:13:13 > 0:13:16and it's not nice and people have been washing in them.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20And Henry, in particular, is finding this side of the trip
0:13:20 > 0:13:22really difficult.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25I was a bit shocked by the fact that the villages were so poor.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29I didn't expect them to be that poor, you know, villages just
0:13:29 > 0:13:34made out of bits of bamboo and it is quite shocking to think about.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world,
0:13:37 > 0:13:41so this trip is only going to get more difficult for Henry.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Other members of the team are getting inspiration, though,
0:13:43 > 0:13:47from being in such a contrasting and challenging place.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Overall, the school has been my favourite part of the whole trip
0:13:50 > 0:13:55cos it really did, like, we really felt like we was making an impact.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00Seeing the kids and what they do is just, it's just amazing
0:14:00 > 0:14:04and it just shows, although again they haven't got much money,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07they're really bright kids and they really, like, make an effort
0:14:07 > 0:14:10like there's all posters on the wall saying, erm, like, "Clean water,
0:14:10 > 0:14:15"malaria," and it just shows that, and they understand it all.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19But despite that understanding, the wildlife is still disappearing.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21They need action, fast.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Back in the forest,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32the team are with the bat conservation group again.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Hello! ALL: Hello!
0:14:35 > 0:14:38They're checking and tagging the sucker-footed bats they got from
0:14:38 > 0:14:40the precious ravenala tree.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Henry and Gwen are finding out the role these bats are playing
0:14:44 > 0:14:46in saving the forest.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49It's the cutest thing.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Thank you.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56It's really tiny, so small, super light,
0:14:56 > 0:15:03it feels like there's nothing in there.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06they really are precious cargo.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09These bats help keep mosquito numbers down.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I've got five and you've got...
0:15:11 > 0:15:15One...two...three...four. I've got four.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20That's nine bats from just one palm leaf. That's some cramped living!
0:15:20 > 0:15:24These bats have a cool feature, which gives them their name.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28CONSERVATIONIST: So, you can see the most amazing feature of this
0:15:28 > 0:15:33bat is the pads here and this allows them to attach to the leaf,
0:15:33 > 0:15:40both in the wrist and the feet, so they produce a sticky substance.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41It feels a bit like, you know,
0:15:41 > 0:15:44when you get those toys that you like stick at the window
0:15:44 > 0:15:47and then it flops down, it feels a bit like that, sticky.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Yeah, quite squishy.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52It's also nice to feel here...
0:15:52 > 0:15:57Oh, it's nice, that is very good.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59The first job is to weigh and measure them to check
0:15:59 > 0:16:01if they're healthy.
0:16:01 > 0:16:0428.8.
0:16:07 > 0:16:1110, 11, 12.
0:16:11 > 0:16:18I think that's about 12?. Yeah.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22weigh it is like this, but don't try this with your pets,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25these scientists are experts...
0:16:25 > 0:16:26and there's a good reason they're
0:16:26 > 0:16:30doing this, these little guys have got an important mission.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Why do you need to weigh them?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35We are going to select the individual that weighs the most,
0:16:35 > 0:16:43so that it would be able to fly with the tag attached to its back.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46see where the bats go and what they do,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49which could help save them from extinction.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53It's important to make people aware that they are not these evil
0:16:53 > 0:16:57creatures that are going to suck their blood,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59they're really not, anyhow.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Bats get a bad reputation for being monsters from horror movies,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10but these sucker-footed bats are as harmless as they come.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15They're one of the only bats that hang upright.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19And they love eating insects like moths and mosquitoes.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24But people in Madagascar don't realise this about bats,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and their habitat's disappearing fast.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31So, the conservationists have had to step in to help.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34The whole team want to get close to the bats and it's Jamie
0:17:34 > 0:17:36and Yoran's turn.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37So what are we doing?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40So now we have selected the biggest,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44healthiest bats, then we want to attach some radio tags to them.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47But how do you put a radio transmitter on something that
0:17:47 > 0:17:50only weighs the same as a pencil?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52With a bit a bit of glue and a pair of scissors, it seems.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55It is non-toxic.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58It's important to get accurate information with the transmitters.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03So each radio tag has its own ID,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05like 1-46 and 1-42,
0:18:05 > 0:18:09so this will allow us to monitor them when we, the movements
0:18:09 > 0:18:12of the bat throughout the night, and know which one is which.
0:18:12 > 0:18:18We've just cut the bat's fur and now we put this glue on
0:18:18 > 0:18:21and it's on, like, the thin layer of fur that he still has left and
0:18:21 > 0:18:28that helps to, erm, when you put the radio on it helps it stick.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31And we can put the finger...
0:18:31 > 0:18:35The back's really soft, but their wings are quite bony.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39It's really cool and you can feel its heart beat.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41It's going pretty fast.
0:18:43 > 0:18:49See how it's, yeah, so we have radio-tagged bats.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52They'll release the bats later, with their new tags.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58This will enable us to, like, monitor the behaviour, how, just how they're
0:18:58 > 0:19:02doing, everything so then we can, we know how to conserve them better.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Thank you.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06And with the benefits to the human population,
0:19:06 > 0:19:08they really are worth saving.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Back at camp, Yoran's still feeling blown away by the little
0:19:12 > 0:19:14winged wonders.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17That was amazing, it's just amazing to hear their heart beat and,
0:19:17 > 0:19:21like, help them out and look at such an amazing creature up close, like,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25something I've never done before and might never get to do again.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29I didn't have a clue what a sucker-footed bat was, not one clue.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31If someone said, "What's a sucker-footed bat?"
0:19:31 > 0:19:34I would have gone a bat that's got suckers on its foot,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37as a guess, just taking that from their name.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39But I learned so much about them,
0:19:39 > 0:19:43like their thumbs and where they live in the ravenala trees.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46I didn't even know what a ravenala tree was before I came here,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50but now I've definitely started to appreciate them more.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53And it's that feeling of wonder that the team hope to pass on to
0:19:53 > 0:19:55the children of this beautiful island.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Our team can't do anything about the poverty in Madagascar,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08but they can try and inspire the local school children to
0:20:08 > 0:20:10care about protecting its wildlife.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13And they're going to do it using a simple idea
0:20:13 > 0:20:15they think everyone will really love.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19They've roped in Suzy from Conservation Fusion to help.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22We're back at the same school that we came to and we're going to,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24we're painting a mural for all the kids
0:20:24 > 0:20:27and we're going to include, like, all the animals and incorporate the
0:20:27 > 0:20:31biodiversity of this amazing place, which should be pretty good.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34And it means that even if the school's on strike,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37the children will have a reminder of their incredible wildlife.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41If people see it here, they'll wonder, "Oh yeah, I know where that,
0:20:41 > 0:20:44"I know where that sort of tree is, so I can,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46"and I can see it up there, so if I go up there maybe I'll see these
0:20:46 > 0:20:50"animals and I know, now I know where they are so I won't go
0:20:50 > 0:20:54"and chop down those trees," so it will be really good fun, it's going
0:20:54 > 0:20:56to take a long time, though, and it's quite hot,
0:20:56 > 0:20:57but it'll be worth it.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00It's a hot day, it's the hottest day so far.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03The team are struggling in the heat,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06and with the whole school watching, the pressure's getting to them.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09HEATED DISCUSSION
0:21:09 > 0:21:10We have to put a ladder.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Yeah, I know, I'm just putting this bit in first.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16..At the end, cos there's the house there where you
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Yeah, I know I'm just putting this bit in for now,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21so that I know, like, where everything comes from.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23It's needs to branch out at least to that bin. I know.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Well what's the point in doing it then?
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Stop the arguments just for painting!
0:21:28 > 0:21:35It's all going wrong, but it'll be fine, I think, well, I hope.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Yeah, they just need a ladder and a pen.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46And once they get going, there's no stopping them.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Yoran's even running his own class.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52That one? Antana. Antana, cool.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54While we're here,
0:21:54 > 0:21:58I'm trying to learn a little bit of Madagascan from, Malagasy, from
0:21:58 > 0:22:03the kids here, as well as trying to teach 'em a little bit of English.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06It's going all right, I think they're probably learning quicker
0:22:06 > 0:22:10than I am, but we're getting there, we're getting there.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14They certainly are, and Suzy's thrilled.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I think it's fantastic and I think it's really great to really want
0:22:17 > 0:22:21to give something back to the people here, and these kids don't get
0:22:21 > 0:22:33an opportunity to actually even have, like, paintbrushes or markers and so
0:22:33 > 0:22:36It's incredible what you can achieve with a bit of teamwork,
0:22:36 > 0:22:37and a lot of love.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Oh, no, it smudged!
0:22:41 > 0:22:50Yeah, it smudged bad. Big time!
0:22:50 > 0:22:54So will the mural, hopefully inspiring the schoolchildren
0:22:54 > 0:22:57to protect animals like sucker-footed bats.
0:22:57 > 0:23:04I'm really proud of myself, cos we've achieved quite a big thing,
0:23:04 > 0:23:11getting them all involved and every time they look at it that it'll
0:23:11 > 0:23:14And that now they know that all those animals on there can be
0:23:14 > 0:23:24found in there, so they're going to keep that more safe than
0:23:32 > 0:23:35The team's time in Kianjavato is almost at an end, but before
0:23:35 > 0:23:40they leave there's one more thing to do - release the tagged bats.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44It feels amazing, it's all wrinkly, but you can really
0:23:44 > 0:23:53feel like all the bones and everything and it's vibrating and
0:23:53 > 0:23:56One, two, three.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10I can't do this.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11Come on, go fly about!
0:24:11 > 0:24:16THEY LAUGH
0:24:16 > 0:24:18That was amazing. Thank you so much.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Thank you.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Thank you. Thanks very much, that was really cool.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25It was amazing.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28It's unbelievable, cos they were, like, you know, like,
0:24:28 > 0:24:29that big and then we eventually
0:24:29 > 0:24:32let go, like, the wings just made the bat look massive and I've never
0:24:32 > 0:24:37saw or held one that close and it's just, like, breathtaking.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40And hopefully those transmitters will feed back vital
0:24:40 > 0:24:43information to protect the bats.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46It's been quite a week for the team.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Their time here in Kianjavato has been hugely successful.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54They've learnt a lot,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and really gelled as a team to move their mission forward.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01But there's been tough times, too...
0:25:01 > 0:25:03and Henry, in particular, has been
0:25:03 > 0:25:06finding his time here really hard, because of the poverty they've seen.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10I was a bit shocked by the fact that the villages were so poor,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12I didn't expect them to be that poor.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21So, back at camp, Henry's come to a brave decision.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Guys, you have to listen.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Guys, shut up!
0:25:25 > 0:25:27I'm not staying.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Oh!
0:25:29 > 0:25:31You're out of it?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34You all right, OK?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Come on, mate. Stay strong.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39It's been good though, ain't it, when you've been here,
0:25:39 > 0:25:41so think of it like that.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Are you sure you want to go? Yes.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Sure?
0:25:45 > 0:25:46I'll miss you.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54As dawn breaks, the team are still trying to take in the news
0:25:54 > 0:25:56that eight have become seven.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58I think the whole group will miss him,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02cos he's been quite a big part of the group,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04yeah, but we'll miss him.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08But Charlie can understand Henry's decision.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Yeah, it's pretty sad that Henry's leaving, like,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15but the poverty we've seen here is quite hard to deal with, cos
0:26:15 > 0:26:17even just driving to base camp here you can,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20you just see it everywhere, but yeah, it's quite upsetting.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Wicked, bro.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Saying goodbye is never easy, especially
0:26:23 > 0:26:28when you've bonded like the team have.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31GENERAL CHATTER
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Bye, Henry!
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Yeah, I'm glad I've come out and done this, it's a good experience
0:26:40 > 0:26:45and it'll help me travel in the future and be ready for things.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50And for the rest of the team, it's time to leave
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Kianjavato for their next adventure.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01They've made a real impact here, and it's left a mark on them, too.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02What are you crying for?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04I'm happy and sad at the same time,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07yeah, it's happy, cos we've, like, done something good.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09I don't know why I'm crying.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12It's sad cos we've got to say bye.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16So, I guess in the next village...
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Next time on Mission Madagascar...
0:27:23 > 0:27:25the new boy arrives...
0:27:25 > 0:27:29The guy there has got a flick a little bit like mine,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31but mine's better.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32..and causes a splash.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Woo! Ha-ha-ha.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37And the team go animal crazy.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42They're really close to us, it's amazing.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
0:28:05 > 0:28:08On Deadly 60, I've had loads of incredible animal encounters.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10And here's just one of my many favourites.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13This is Deadly 60 Bites!
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Whoa!
0:28:19 > 0:28:22'We're in a bustling market town in Ethiopia
0:28:22 > 0:28:25'to have a bizarre but brilliant midnight feast
0:28:25 > 0:28:27'with a pack of spotted hyena.'
0:28:29 > 0:28:30Bouki!
0:28:30 > 0:28:33OK, we've got our first shape lumbering out of the darkness now.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Graham, over there. Just here.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Bouki!
0:28:38 > 0:28:39Oh, my life!
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Er...OK, I wasn't expecting that.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47That was rather quicker than I expected. Kuti!
0:28:47 > 0:28:48Juggie!
0:28:49 > 0:28:53This is totally freakish.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59This goes against everything I've ever learned about spotted hyenas.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01This is a totally wild animal.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04And this is one of the most feared,
0:29:04 > 0:29:08in some cases, despised animals in Africa.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10STEVE SMIRKS NERVOUSLY
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Though hyenas have a reputation for being scavengers,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18it is an animal that is without doubt a predator.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25I just can't get used to this at all.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28Can you imagine any other situation where you could come nose-to-nose
0:29:28 > 0:29:32with a predator this powerful...
0:29:32 > 0:29:34and not get savaged?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40He's just got his nose in the trough!
0:29:40 > 0:29:42This is a bit much for me, I have to say.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Amaria!
0:29:47 > 0:29:52Spotted hyenas are animals that can drive lions away from their prey,
0:29:52 > 0:29:55with one of the strongest jaws in the whole animal kingdom.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Listen to that crunching.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05And that sound is why spotted hyenas have to go on the Deadly 60.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Get set, go for the weekend...
0:30:18 > 0:30:19Hello! Hello!
0:30:19 > 0:30:22And welcome to Sam Mark's Sport Showdown!
0:30:22 > 0:30:25..with Friday fun and games...
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Yeah!
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Awesome!
0:30:28 > 0:30:32..and mischief and mayhem in brand-new All At Sea.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34We need to buy 1,000 eggs.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Last thing I need is one of your stupid wind-ups.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Charlie!