0:00:02 > 0:00:03Are you ready?
0:00:03 > 0:00:04MUSIC PLAYS
0:00:16 > 0:00:18My Life.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Hi, I'm Milo and I'm 13.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22And I'm Ella and I'm 11.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23BOTH: And this is our zoo!
0:00:24 > 0:00:25We call it home.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29We've hundreds of animals right on our doorstep.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31We get stuck in and help the keepers.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34This is basically like cat food for them.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38This doesn't feel like a chore to us because it's actually fun.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40'As part of the zoo's fight for conservation,
0:00:40 > 0:00:42'we often travel around the world
0:00:42 > 0:00:45'learning how we can save animals from becoming extinct.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:48It looks like a big cat's hairball.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49LAUGHTER
0:00:49 > 0:00:52'Join us on our adventures as we head to Portugal
0:00:52 > 0:00:54'to track endangered wolves.'
0:00:54 > 0:00:58'And find out how we get ready for some new arrivals, the marmosets.'
0:00:58 > 0:01:01'We'll show you what life in a zoo is really like.'
0:01:01 > 0:01:04HOWLING
0:01:06 > 0:01:08BOTH: We live in a zoo.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13'We have lived in the zoo with our dad for as long as we can remember.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16'We share our home with tonnes of animals,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18'from big cats to meerkats.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20'It's always exciting.'
0:01:20 > 0:01:22'For most people who come here, it's a fun day out,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25'but for us, it's our life.'
0:01:25 > 0:01:27We really did want it to be a place
0:01:27 > 0:01:30that people could come to be happy and have a nice time.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33We are just right in the centre of everything.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35There are the wolves right next to us.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38So if they have a fight, we can definitely hear them.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40The peacocks are dotted around.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42It's quite noisy being in the middle.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46We live in the middle of the zoo.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Our neighbours are the big cats.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Josie the lioness,
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Vlad and Stripe the tigers,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Ceetah the cheetah, Sovereign the jag and Leslie the lynx.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Then there's Fudge and Hayley the bears,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59and Carlos, George and Raul, the Iberian wolves.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02And, of course, our smaller animals, like Zorro the coati,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05plus loads of birds and reptiles.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07We moved in here eight years ago.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08The zoo was going to be closed
0:02:08 > 0:02:10and the animals who lived there
0:02:10 > 0:02:12would either have been re-homed or put down.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16We saw the house that's behind us and we said,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19"Ah, this is a big house, it's got a lot of land around it.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20"It's perfect!"
0:02:20 > 0:02:24And we saw that it also included lions, tigers, wolves.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26And since we'd fallen in love with it,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28we just wanted to keep the animals alive.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30We wanted to keep it going as long as possible.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35My friends sometimes ask me, "Where do you live?"
0:02:35 > 0:02:37And then I tell them I live in a zoo.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40They just sort of look at me and they go, "No, you don't."
0:02:40 > 0:02:43'This is our house, where my dad runs the zoo from.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46'It's a bit chaotic as we're in the process of doing it up.'
0:02:46 > 0:02:50This is the office, where my dad works.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Then up here is the attic, basically.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55My dad sleeps up in that half.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58And then this is our kitchen slash sitting room.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Slash dining room.- Basically... Yep.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03And we've got the sitting room on this half
0:03:03 > 0:03:05and then we've got the kitchen on this half.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Mum loved it here.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12'Not long after we moved into the zoo, our mum got very sick and died.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16'So now it's just the three of us. We miss her loads.'
0:03:16 > 0:03:20If my mum was around, she would have sorted out the house totally.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Maybe had a no-shoes sort of rule.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Ella really wants the normal sort of house.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Just less spiders, I guess, would make it a bit more normal.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35I personally really love just to learn
0:03:35 > 0:03:38as much as possible about each animal.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40To be able to have an animal there that I can learn about,
0:03:40 > 0:03:44I can look at. And I just really love that.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47'As with any zoo, there are always jobs to be done.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50'Mostly in the evenings, weekends, or school holidays.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53'We like to get stuck in and help out.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55'Today, we are cleaning out the reindeers.'
0:03:55 > 0:03:57No, no, no, no, not the poo, not the poo.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Well, we don't really get pocket money for this.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02We do this part for free.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06And it's just sort of part of the family's job, really.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10It doesn't feel like a chore. It's more fun, actually.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13We don't really care about the smell. That's OK.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16'I tend to leave the poo-dumping to Milo.'
0:04:16 > 0:04:20'We help educate our visitors about all the cool animals we have.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23'Today, we are talking to people about Millie,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25'our Giant African land snail.'
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Can anybody guess how many teeth they have?
0:04:27 > 0:04:3028? Not quite. Nearly.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33These actually have a quarter of a million teeth.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37'For us, it's really important that the animals
0:04:37 > 0:04:40'don't get bored with their life at the zoo.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42'That's why we use a technique called enrichment.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46'It's all about finding new ways to encourage and stimulate
0:04:46 > 0:04:48'the animals to behave like they would naturally in the wild.'
0:04:48 > 0:04:51If you feed an animal and just leave the food out,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53it just makes it really easy for them.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56They always know where to find the food and they just get bored.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00If you hide the food or scatter it about the enclosure,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02they have to work and find the food.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05It makes them work more, it makes them use their brains a bit
0:05:05 > 0:05:09and just makes everything less boring for them.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13'Today, we are creating new feeding toys for the animals to eat from
0:05:13 > 0:05:15'with one of the keepers, Holly.'
0:05:15 > 0:05:18We're in the enrichment room at the moment.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21And basically, in here, we have things like puzzle feeders
0:05:21 > 0:05:26and even catnip, just to make the animals' lives more interesting.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29I think Milo's going to do the monkeys
0:05:29 > 0:05:31and then I'm going to do the tapir.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Would the green, like, ball, would that be strong enough?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37There is that massive blue barrel, like that one.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- It's got big holes in it right at the bottom.- OK.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41It's that one just there, yeah.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Could we use fruit?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Yeah, yeah. We've got monkey nuts
0:05:45 > 0:05:48and we've got some soft fruit in the fridge downstairs.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Wow! Do you think they'll like cinnamon?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Yes. Anything that's really smelly.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Are you going to want to hang it,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59or are you going to want it on the floor?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- Yeah, I think hanging maybe.- Yeah.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Because then stuff can drop out.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08Milo, smell this. It's so good! I wish I was a tapir.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11I do like jam. Mixed together,
0:06:11 > 0:06:16I'm sure it tastes very similar to maybe jam on toast.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Well, basically, I haven't designed this very well
0:06:18 > 0:06:21and all the fruit is falling out.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28The crowning jewel!
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I think they are going to get really excited
0:06:30 > 0:06:33and start rolling it around and licking a lot of the jam.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37They'll definitely enjoy.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41So, basically, I have got this enrichment device
0:06:41 > 0:06:45and I have just got lots of fruit on the inside.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48And hopefully, they will be smart enough to know
0:06:48 > 0:06:51that they have to take stuff out to get the food.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54They've got the banana. OK, it's working so far.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Luckily, the monkey does like it
0:06:56 > 0:06:59and she seems to be enjoying the fruit and the jam.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Conservation is a big part of what the zoo does.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07These are our Iberian wolves
0:07:07 > 0:07:09and they are endangered at the moment
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and they're from the Spain sort of area.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Hunters do kill wolves so they can sell their fur and so on.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Our wolves are missing a female at the moment,
0:07:18 > 0:07:20which means they can't breed.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22But we're hoping to change that.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27So we are going to Portugal to hopefully bring back
0:07:27 > 0:07:29a captive female
0:07:29 > 0:07:31and also track some wild wolves.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34But it's not going to be easy getting an Iberian wolf
0:07:34 > 0:07:37because they are a rare and protected species.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Basically, what we are trying to do is just get their population up here
0:07:40 > 0:07:42so that we can start breeding.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Find out later how we get on.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49'One of our favourite things to do is race Ceetah the cheetah.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51'It takes a while to get her attention.'
0:07:51 > 0:07:52No, it's not working.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56She normally lies around all day in the sun.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58It's good for her to, like, run around and chase us,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00maybe stalk us a little bit.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02'You would think if I was Ceetah's next meal,
0:08:02 > 0:08:04'she would be up a lot quicker.'
0:08:04 > 0:08:07We try and keep her up and active with the dogs.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09No interest.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10LAUGHTER
0:08:10 > 0:08:13'It takes a few runs to get Ceetah's attention,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15'but she has finally taken the bait.'
0:08:21 > 0:08:26It tires you out quite quickly. You can tell that she's so much faster.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28That is just trotting.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29It's incredible.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33One of the many perks of living in a zoo
0:08:33 > 0:08:36is that you get to go to the no-go areas that the public can't go
0:08:36 > 0:08:39because it might be a bit too dangerous.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42You need to know what you are doing when you're working with animals
0:08:42 > 0:08:45like Vlad and Stripe, our Siberian tigers.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47It's a good idea to train the animals
0:08:47 > 0:08:51so that you can do quick checks and it's very useful.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I am trying to feed Vlad
0:08:53 > 0:08:57some...just bits of meat.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I am trying to get higher and higher
0:09:00 > 0:09:05so that he can eventually stand up and we can see his full height.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Partly for enrichment, but also
0:09:10 > 0:09:13so that the keepers can give him some checks
0:09:13 > 0:09:16and they can see his pads and things like that.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19'Our next job is to trim the bears' toenails.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22'Hayley and Fudge have been at the zoo since we first moved in.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25'Clipping their claws is a really tricky task,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27'but it needs to be done regularly.'
0:09:32 > 0:09:33There's one.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39It may look like Colin is being very rough with her,
0:09:39 > 0:09:40cutting off her claws,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44but you can see the thickness of the claw here.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48So you really need to put your entire strength
0:09:48 > 0:09:49into just cutting one claw.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53And so, to her, that was a bit annoying,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57but really, that strength hardly felt like anything to her.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00As they get older and less agile and their claws start to grow,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03they can end up getting foot problems
0:10:03 > 0:10:05and that kind of thing could kill them in the wild.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12'It's the summer holidays and we've been working really hard at the zoo,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16'but there's a burning question that we need to ask our dad.'
0:10:16 > 0:10:18So, when are we actually going to Portugal?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Are we actually going?
0:10:20 > 0:10:21We are actually going.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25We have managed to pin down Professor Fonseca,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29who is in charge of where all the wolves in Portugal end up.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32I don't really believe you until we actually get there.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37'We've got our fingers crossed that we will get to Portugal,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39'but there's someone who works at our zoo
0:10:39 > 0:10:41'who knows everything about Iberian wolves.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45'He's even lived with them in the wild.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48'Sean's got some great tips on how to behave around wolves.'
0:10:48 > 0:10:51There are a succession of what we call calming signals.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55The first one is like an over-exaggerated sigh.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Narrow eyes or closed eyes, or even slowly blinking
0:10:58 > 0:11:01is also a great calming signal for them.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Each wolf has its own signature howl,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07so every member of this pack would have their own howl
0:11:07 > 0:11:10that represents their position within the group.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Today, I am going to practise my Beta howl.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17It's a long, drawn-out howl that goes up and down.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18HOWLING
0:11:18 > 0:11:21And I'm going to try to howl like the dominant Alpha,
0:11:21 > 0:11:22short and high-pitched.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24HIGH-PITCHED HOWLING
0:11:26 > 0:11:27'We love doing these howls.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30'They make us feel closer to these amazing animals.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32'And they seem to love it, too.'
0:11:32 > 0:11:35'You've been watching too much Wolfblood, Ella.'
0:11:35 > 0:11:38'Ooh, Rhydian!'
0:11:41 > 0:11:43'We spend so much time with our animals
0:11:43 > 0:11:45'that we develop strong bonds with them.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49'We get to know their personalities, just like you do with a family pet.'
0:11:49 > 0:11:52They just really love having their chin rubbed.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Even though the animals, they can be so happy and healthy one day,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00but then the next, they can suddenly get ill
0:12:00 > 0:12:02and then they maybe have to go.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05It's hard saying goodbye to the animals if you have to.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08That's the downside of living in a zoo.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13This is Sovereign, our jaguar.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16And he's in a very bad mood today because we knocked him out
0:12:16 > 0:12:20not that long ago to give him an operation and a checkup.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22And we discovered that he's quite ill,
0:12:22 > 0:12:25so we're giving him a rest right now.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Sovereign is famous at the zoo as he once escaped
0:12:28 > 0:12:30and is one of our wilder animals.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35We always clean out his enclosure with two people just for safety.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37And someone thought they'd impress
0:12:37 > 0:12:40by cleaning the enclosure out themselves.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43He got out into here and then out of the door
0:12:43 > 0:12:45and jumped into the tiger enclosure.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Tigers are much bigger than jaguars,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50as Sovereign soon found out.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53They just knocked him flying because they're
0:12:53 > 0:12:55so much stronger than him.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57And we did eventually manage to get him back.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01But right now, our beloved Sovereign is very sick.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06He's got feline leukaemia. And he would eventually die from that.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Because Sovereign is in so much pain,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12the vet has said that putting him to sleep is the kindest thing to do.
0:13:12 > 0:13:18It's definitely the best thing to do for him with his leukaemia.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24And he's just been a very big part of the zoo.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26We'll miss you, Sovereign.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Whenever an animal dies, it brings back sad memories for us.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33When we were very young, we lost our mum.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36It's really tough not having her around.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Well, I do miss my mum a lot,
0:13:38 > 0:13:42but because I was so young, I don't remember her properly.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44When she was in her late 30s,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48she got diagnosed with a brain tumour.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53It was a type of tumour that kept growing.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55By the time she was 40, she sadly died.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01ELLA CRIES
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I can remember her face and different moments,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09but, yeah, it is sad that we can't properly remember her.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Well, I don't really have a proper memory of her.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Ella, you've got bogies.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22I saw a video of her
0:14:22 > 0:14:26and I didn't actually know what she sounded like until then.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30I think it's always good to have that.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34We came to this beach when Catherine was very ill.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I remember her laughing at you when I spat ice cream.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38LAUGHTER
0:14:38 > 0:14:41We were all eating ice cream underneath a tree
0:14:41 > 0:14:45and what I used to do is I'd bite the bottom of the cone off.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48I chose to... "I wonder what would happen if I blow?"
0:14:48 > 0:14:53And I blew and the ice cream just flew out and hit him in the chest.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56And I remember my mum laughing quite a lot at that.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Yeah, I always think of her when I come here,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01that she'd seen it and appreciated it.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06We've had many happy moments with Mum here.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08It's also a great place to unwind.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Don't trip. Don't pull me over!
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Basically, we want to bring him out,
0:15:13 > 0:15:17who hasn't surfed since the 1900s.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21He's a bit rusty and so we just want to have a family day out
0:15:21 > 0:15:24to get away from the zoo, just do a bit of surfing.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42It's kind of hard. You're just about to get up
0:15:42 > 0:15:45and then the board goes sideways and then you fall off.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50What have I done? Huh!
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Did I knock Ella?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- I didn't feel any massive bump, so...- Well, I did!
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I just saw no Ella. I was, like, "Where's Ella?"
0:15:59 > 0:16:02This beach holds happy memories for us
0:16:02 > 0:16:04and it's one of my favourite places to go surfing.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06But we can't stay long
0:16:06 > 0:16:09as there is always work to be done back at the zoo.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12For any animal, it does need a lot of work
0:16:12 > 0:16:16to make an enclosure perfect for it.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18This is currently our racoon enclosure,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22but they are going to be moving as we hope to get some new marmosets.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25The black-tailed silvery marmoset comes from South America
0:16:25 > 0:16:28and grows between 18 and 28 centimetres.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Although small, they can jump really far.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34We thought with all of these trees that the racoons never really climb,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38it would be great for two marmosets.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40They can jump a very big distance.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44If we cut the trees and make it a smaller tree,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48it will prevent the marmosets from jumping and escaping.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51'We measure the tree to put a protective covering on it
0:16:51 > 0:16:54'to stop the bark being chewed.'
0:16:54 > 0:16:56So tree one is six feet.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00Eight feet. Five-and-a-half feet. OK?
0:17:00 > 0:17:01This is where the agouti are going to live.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03It will become like a little hobbit mound.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06How warm will it be inside?
0:17:06 > 0:17:07This will be really warm for them.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09I'd really like it in here.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12I didn't think we'd do so much preparation for them.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15'It's going to be a few weeks before we're able to introduce
0:17:15 > 0:17:18'the marmosets to their new home.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20'We've got a holiday to go on first.'
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Let's go!
0:17:24 > 0:17:27'Yes, it's finally here. We're off on a road trip to Portugal!
0:17:27 > 0:17:30'And we're really excited to be camping in the wild.'
0:17:30 > 0:17:33There is a bit of uncertainty about
0:17:33 > 0:17:37whether or not we will actually get one of the wolves.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39We're not quite sure.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42'It's an early start and there's a long way to go.'
0:17:43 > 0:17:47'We're driving 36 hours from the UK to Portugal.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50'Portugal and Spain border each other
0:17:50 > 0:17:52'and are known as the Iberian Peninsula.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55'This is where the Iberian wolf gets its name from.'
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Look at this!
0:17:59 > 0:18:01So, this is where we are staying?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03This is where we're staying.
0:18:03 > 0:18:04Oh, yes!
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Come on, fellas, we've got to get the dome up before it gets too dark.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Lift it nice and carefully and put it down to the side,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15where we won't tread on it.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- There we go.- Thank you, Milo.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21So we sort of know what we are doing.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23We are all just working together
0:18:23 > 0:18:25and we have our own little jobs.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27How long does it normally take?
0:18:27 > 0:18:3035 minutes...from now.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32It normally takes just about...
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- 30 minutes from now.- Ten minutes.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- When it's half done, let's start. - Do you think? When it's done!- Yeah.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42# How am I going to be an optimist about this? #
0:18:42 > 0:18:46I am a little bit worried that we won't make it in time for dinner.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48'This is our home for the night
0:18:48 > 0:18:51'and hopefully, we can cope with Dad's snoring.'
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Quite surprising how fast we did this.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56And I am surprised that nobody actually timed us.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Nice and tight, Milo.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01So we've had a really long day so far.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04We are just looking forward to seeing all the stars.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- And then we're going to go and track some wolves.- Really lucky.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11HOWLING
0:19:11 > 0:19:14After a good night's sleep, we are ready for the day ahead.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Part of the reason why I am really interested to be here is that
0:19:18 > 0:19:23we can really learn about all the different ways to help wolves
0:19:23 > 0:19:26and we can bring back all the information
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and spread awareness, really.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31'This is the part of the holiday I've been looking forward to most.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35'Tracking with wolf expert Duarte and his dog Zeus.'
0:19:35 > 0:19:36What will we be doing today?
0:19:36 > 0:19:41Today, I am going to show you some basic wolf-tracking techniques.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44So, when you do spot a wolf, how does it feel?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47It's just amazing. You have been struggling for days and weeks.
0:19:47 > 0:19:53And when you actually spot one, it's an incredible feeling.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56'Duarte says it can take weeks to see a wolf,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59'so our chances of seeing a wild wolf today are slim.'
0:19:59 > 0:20:02So, do you want to go and try to do some tracking?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Yeah.- Yeah? OK. Zeus? Come on!
0:20:05 > 0:20:08'As wolves are very shy, it's safe to go tracking
0:20:08 > 0:20:09'as they won't come out to attack.'
0:20:09 > 0:20:12And now he is staring to look for scat.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13What is scat?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16It's wolf poo. We label them and then we freeze them.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18So, you have a poo freezer?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20At the lab, yeah. It's full of wolf poo.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23'Zeus is trained to sit down once he finds wolf poo.'
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- He found it!- And he just found it!
0:20:25 > 0:20:28'We can then pick up the tracks from a wolf.'
0:20:28 > 0:20:31The dog with this nose was able to find it
0:20:31 > 0:20:32and now I must give him the ball.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Bingo!
0:20:34 > 0:20:37It's really nice to see one minute he's sitting really still
0:20:37 > 0:20:40and then the next, he's running around, catching a ball
0:20:40 > 0:20:44and he's just so excited and proud that he's found some poo.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46LAUGHTER
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Look, this is a really good example of old wolf poo.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52So this is a wild boar.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55So, why is it just hair?
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Sometimes it's just hair and bones
0:20:57 > 0:20:59because wolves mainly digest everything they can.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02So they take all the energy from the food as they can.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- It looks like just a big cat's hairball.- Yeah.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06DUARTE LAUGHS
0:21:06 > 0:21:08What's that box there?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Oh, that's a camera trap we set.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14If an animal crosses, we get the picture from that.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18So, if we walk past, will it take pictures of us?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Yeah. We can get a selfie. Do you want to?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- You think so?- Yeah. - So let's pass.- Yeah.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Yay! LAUGHTER
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Now we're just passing...
0:21:30 > 0:21:32LAUGHTER
0:21:32 > 0:21:33We're the wolves now.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36On this left side, we have Portugal, on that front side.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38And on the right side, we have Spain.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40In Portugal, the wolf is totally protected.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43It's totally illegal to hunt wolves.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47So, what happens when the wolves go across the border?
0:21:47 > 0:21:52If they start to cause livestock damages on the other side,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54they can be shot.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59So, how is it possible to try and persuade the Spanish government
0:21:59 > 0:22:01to stop killing the wolves?
0:22:01 > 0:22:05I think we need to work more on co-existence techniques
0:22:05 > 0:22:08between large carnivores and humans.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Such as livestock, guarding dogs,
0:22:10 > 0:22:15electric fences and non-lethal methods to prevent wolf damage.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19'After a break, we continue tracking for the wolf.'
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Could we howl now? Because we have been practising.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26We're not very good, but I have been taught the Beta howl
0:22:26 > 0:22:28and Ella has been taught the Alpha howl.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30THEY HOWL
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- I've run out of breath. - I think it's really good.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41You're going in the right direction.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44'Unfortunately, our howls don't seem to be attracting any wolves.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47'It's disappointing not to see a wolf, but the good news is
0:22:47 > 0:22:51'if they are this difficult to find, it should help keep them safe.'
0:22:51 > 0:22:56'We head off to meet Sylvia, who runs a conservation project
0:22:56 > 0:22:58'giving local farmers puppies.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01'And once grown, they scare the wolves away.'
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Oh, he's so cute!
0:23:02 > 0:23:05So, why are you giving her to the shepherd?
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Because George has been having
0:23:09 > 0:23:11many damage attacks from wolves.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Last year, he lost 40 sheep, which is a lot.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Do you really hate the wolf?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19HE SPEAKS PORTUGUESE
0:23:19 > 0:23:21'George tells us that he has had real problems
0:23:21 > 0:23:23'with wolves killing his livestock
0:23:23 > 0:23:26'and this is why they are sometimes considered a pest.'
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Having him around, but not attacking his sheep.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32LAUGHTER
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- You'll be very useful.- Yes.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Today has been a really cool day.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41We started off the day with just tracking with Duarte.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Seeing the dog sniffing all the poo out.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47We finally got to meet the adorable puppy
0:23:47 > 0:23:53that was being given to the farmer and it was just amazing.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54- Oh!- Yeah.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I thought it was great that the farmer said
0:23:56 > 0:24:00he didn't have anything against the wolf,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02he didn't want the wolf to be hurt or injured.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Let's go and find some dinner.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Yeah, you want to get some dinner?
0:24:06 > 0:24:10'Next morning, we are off to the Grupo Lobo Wolf Sanctuary
0:24:10 > 0:24:13'to find out if we can get a female for our pack.'
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Do you want to see our centre?
0:24:15 > 0:24:19'Professor Fonseca is a world leader on the Iberian wolf.'
0:24:19 > 0:24:20That is not so bad.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24'We leave Dad and the professor to talk while we go off
0:24:24 > 0:24:26'and look for wolves in the sanctuary.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28'But it's not easy. This place is huge!'
0:24:28 > 0:24:32The people who volunteer and work here are so lucky.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34They get to sit here for hours, really.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36I wouldn't get bored, would you?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I would never get bored!
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- There's one, there's one! - Where is it?- There, there, there!
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- Where's there?- There. - Where is there?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47It's very specific. Oh, it's gone!
0:24:47 > 0:24:49It feels really, really good
0:24:49 > 0:24:51to be finally in Portugal climbing up a tower
0:24:51 > 0:24:54and searching for wolves this way.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57It's just really, really good.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59So, what have you been doing today?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01We've been looking at wolves.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03You have seen wolves? Because I haven't.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05- Six or five wolves. - I've been talking about wolves.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07How did it go?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09We can't get a wolf from here,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13but he does know of some other wolves that are moving
0:25:13 > 0:25:15which he could give to us in the next few weeks.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18He's the best-placed man in Europe to get us a wolf.
0:25:21 > 0:25:27I can't really believe that Portugal is coming to an end, the trip.
0:25:27 > 0:25:33Thinking back, we arrived here after about a 20-hour ferry trip to Spain.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36But then when we got to the destination, it was really cool
0:25:36 > 0:25:40to just be able to hang out with wolves around us sometimes.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Sometimes there was all poo around us.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43And the dogs.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45The views, of course, were amazing.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Even in the drives.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- And, of course, Duarte's dog. - And the tracking.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53Everything, I think, is my favourite. I couldn't pick.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Holiday is over and we're back at the zoo.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58But it is good to know Professor Fonseca
0:25:58 > 0:26:01is on the case to find our pack the female wolf they need.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03After us going to Portugal
0:26:03 > 0:26:07and doing all that hard work, research and things like that
0:26:07 > 0:26:11and we didn't come back with one, it's quite disappointing,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15but it's good to hear that we will be getting one soon.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18But the good news is our marmosets are about to move in.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20They are put into the vet rooms to settle in.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- They're so cool!- They're so tiny!
0:26:23 > 0:26:26It can be really stressful for new animals to arrive,
0:26:26 > 0:26:29so we are just going to put them in the holding pen,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31which can be quite tricky.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34If we put them in here, it's warm, it's quiet.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36It really calms them down.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39They have to stay in their indoor enclosure for four days
0:26:39 > 0:26:41before they can be released outside.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43'But before they can move into their new home,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46'our racoons need to move out to a new enclosure.'
0:26:46 > 0:26:48They're not scared of the box.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51No, no. they're not scared of the box. This is why we do it.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55So when we want to shut them in and move them, they won't be stressed.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59'That sounds great in theory, but the racoons have other ideas.'
0:26:59 > 0:27:03# Because the players are going to play, play, play, play, play
0:27:03 > 0:27:06# And the haters are going to hate, hate, hate, hate, hate...#
0:27:06 > 0:27:09'Four days later, it's time for the marmosets
0:27:09 > 0:27:11'to move into their new home.'
0:27:11 > 0:27:15It's really great to see the marmosets finally out.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16I thought they would be more wary,
0:27:16 > 0:27:18but they have climbed right to the top
0:27:18 > 0:27:22and one of them has fallen down and scampered up again.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24I would love to have more monkeys and apes
0:27:24 > 0:27:25because they are my favourite.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28In the future, I think I would quite like to be a vet
0:27:28 > 0:27:31and I could help with the zoo.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34The conservation at the zoo is really important
0:27:34 > 0:27:37because it helps rare animals stay alive.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41It's really important to keep animals around because
0:27:41 > 0:27:43a world without animals really isn't worth living in.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46So we really want to keep conservation going.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48'We know we're incredibly lucky
0:27:48 > 0:27:51'to live with so many amazing creatures.'
0:27:51 > 0:27:54'And the best thing is, we never quite know what new animals
0:27:54 > 0:27:56'might be coming to join our family next.'
0:27:56 > 0:27:58'That's our life living in the zoo.'