0:00:02 > 0:00:05- Hello! Welcome to My Pet And Me. I'm Ferne.- I'm Rory.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08We've been getting the barn ready for the animals.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10We like to make sure they have the right food and water.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12And a comfy place to sleep as well.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Lots of different animals make excellent pets,
0:00:15 > 0:00:17and we love coming to meet you and yours.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20We certainly do, and I'm off to meet some new friends now.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24- You can come with me if you like! See you later!- See you!- Come on!
0:00:25 > 0:00:27# My pet My pet and me
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0:00:31 > 0:00:33# Down every street
0:00:33 > 0:00:36# Are pets to meet
0:00:36 > 0:00:39# Some big, some small, some scary, some furry
0:00:39 > 0:00:42# Some keep very still, some are always in a hurry
0:00:42 > 0:00:45# Some have four paws
0:00:45 > 0:00:48# Some have sharp claws
0:00:48 > 0:00:51# Some quack, some bark, some purr, some moo
0:00:51 > 0:00:54# Some grunt, some squawk, some cock-a-doodle-doo!
0:00:54 > 0:00:58# My pet My pet and me
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0:01:10 > 0:01:15Today we're in St Albans to meet Rosie, Jessica, and their alpacas.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Let's go and find them.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18DUCKS QUACK
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- Hi!- Hi, Ferne.- Hi, Ferne.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- You must be Jessica and Rosie. - Yes.- Nice to meet you.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- And you must be Granny, hello! - Hello!- Are you girls twins?- Yes.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40- And how I going to tell you apart? - I'm Rosie, and I'm taller.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44- I'm Jessica, and I'm shorter. - OK, I will definitely remember that.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49Now, you invited me here to see some alpacas, but that isn't an alpaca.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Who's this?
0:01:50 > 0:01:55- Amos is our donkey. - Oh, he's beautiful, hello, Amos!
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- So where are your alpacas?- They're over there.- Can we go see them?- Yes.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04'Scuse me, Amos!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Look, they're coming over to say hello.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- These are our alpacas. - What are their names?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Chico and Bella.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Which one's which - how do I tell them apart?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Bella's the brown one and Chico's the white one.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Chico's the white one? BOTH:- Yes. - Is he a boy? BOTH:- Yes.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36And Bella's a girl.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40They're beautiful, aren't they? And they're having a good look around.
0:02:40 > 0:02:46- Which one's more friendly?- Chico. - Yeah? Is he the curious one?- Yeah.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49What is your favourite thing about having alpacas as pets?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- BOTH:- Their fluffy tails. - And their fluffy coats.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I really like their fluffy faces.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57What do you girls like to do with Bella and Chico?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- We watch them walk around the field.- Yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03They like rolling around on the grass.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- Do they get muddy? BOTH:- Yes.- Do they enjoy mud and dust baths? BOTH:- Yes.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Always eating, too!
0:03:10 > 0:03:14There are more and more alpacas here, but do you know where they came from?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- South America.- That's right. It's quite far away, isn't it?- Yes.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Do you know where they live in those countries?- On high mountains.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Yeah, they live really high up in the mountains,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27and that's why they have nice woolly coats to keep them good and cosy.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- But your alpacas have just been shaved, haven't they?- Yeah.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Why did you shave them?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Otherwise they would get too hot in the summer.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- That's quite important, isn't it? - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39So they don't get too warm.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42And what happens with their wool after you shave them?
0:03:42 > 0:03:47You can make them into hats, scarves and other things that are warm.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- Can you make them into jumpers?- Yeah. - Yeah.- Nice, warm, cosy things!- Yeah.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Hello, you! Look at their funny toes!
0:03:56 > 0:03:59They're good for climbing on mountains, aren't they?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01What ages are Chico and Bella?
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- BOTH:- Chico is three, and Bella is four.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- So they're still very young, aren't they?- Yes.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Alpacas can live for 15 to 20 years, which is pretty long!
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- We've got two other alpacas.- Oh, great, so you've got a small herd!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21It's nice that you've got a group of them -
0:04:21 > 0:04:23they are very sociable animals,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25so they prefer to live in groups or herds.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Rory, can you tell us some more fleecy facts about our friends here?
0:04:30 > 0:04:31Of course, Ferne!
0:04:31 > 0:04:35One - a male alpaca is called a macho.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40A female is called an hembra, and a baby alpaca is called a cria.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Two - alpacas come in all sorts of colours,
0:04:46 > 0:04:50like brown, white and black.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Three - alpacas are herbivores,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58which means they like to eat plants, grass and hay.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Four - when an alpaca sits down, it's called cushing.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Five - alpacas are very nosy,
0:05:10 > 0:05:14and love having a good look at anything that is new to them.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Like all pets, alpacas need lots of careful looking after,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28so what do you girls have to do to look after the alpacas?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30We clean out their poo in the field.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- That sounds really fun(!) Shall we give it a go?- Yeah.- Yes.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37You have to use the pooper scooper and collect it all.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- That sounds good. Shall we go? - Yeah.- Yes.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46See you later!
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Here's a nice pile!
0:05:56 > 0:05:58It rolls right out, doesn't it?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Whoa, nice fat raisins!
0:06:14 > 0:06:16There's a lot in that one, isn't there?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19What about that big pile there?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I think that's enough, yeah? Nice full bucket.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35It's hard not to stand on it, isn't it?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Do you girls have to do this often?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Yeah.- Yes.- Cos otherwise it would get full of poo.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43And they spend most of their time out in this field.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- They do, don't they?- Yeah.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Alpacas are used to the cold, and spend most of their time outside,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51but it's important that they're able to access a shelter,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53just in case they need it.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Good job, girls!
0:06:54 > 0:06:57We've got a whole barrow full of poo here.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- Just here?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06What now?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Now let's give them some food and water.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11That sounds good. Come on!
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Just in here? BOTH:- Yeah.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Right, what next?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Let's go and feed them. - Yeah! Come on.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53What do alpacas eat?
0:07:53 > 0:07:59- They eat hay and grass. - These pellets?- Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01That looks good!
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Are the pellets kind of a nice treat for them?- Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- Cos they're full of vitamins, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11All right, come on, grub's up!
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- See if they eat it?- Yeah.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16What do you think they prefer, which is their favourite?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Grass, hay or pellets? - Pellets.- Pellets.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- Bella's eating her food now. - Yeah, she must be hungry.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26So is Chico.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28His jaws are moving from side to side.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Yeah, it helps him grind down the grass, doesn't it, to make it soft?
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Yeah.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Look, you can see his bottom teeth sticking out.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- And he doesn't have teeth on the top, does he?- No.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- What does his jaw do? It goes sideways, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58My Pet and Me!
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Grandad has put Chico in a harness so we can give him a bit of a cuddle.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- What does he feel like?- Soft.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Really soft, and cuddly. He's lovely.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14If your alpacas could go anywhere or do anything, what would they do?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- BOTH:- If our pets could do anything...
0:09:19 > 0:09:22They would teach baby alpacas to swim.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25And they would use their legs to kick in the water.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27And they would make lots of splashes.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29And make lots of waves.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32And when they were done they would get out of the pool...
0:09:32 > 0:09:34..and they would shake from side to side.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37And then they would use a hairdryer to dry themselves.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40And they would get big and fluffy.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Alpacas are very gentle and good-natured animals,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54but they don't tend to be the cuddliest of pets,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57so why don't we make alpacas that we can cuddle?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- How do you feel about making some alpaca sock puppets? BOTH:- Yeah.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- Shall we get started? Who wants to choose a sock?- This one.- OK.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07And I'll get this one. I thought woolly socks would be good.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10There's the face, and this can be like their long neck
0:10:10 > 0:10:12and their fluffy body.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13- Yeah.- Yeah? Right.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16So what do we have to do first?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19What do alpacas have here - lots of it?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- BOTH:- Hair.- Shall we stick some hair on?- Yeah.- OK.
0:10:22 > 0:10:27OK, so we have their fuzzy heads.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28And what else do they have?
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- BOTH:- Ears.- Really big ones, too!
0:10:32 > 0:10:36So this bit is a little bit tricky, so I can help you out.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42These look like pretty good alpaca ears, cos they're very long.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- So what's next, what else should we do? BOTH:- The eyes.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Yeah, let's choose some eyes.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I love those eyes! And those ears are pretty good, too.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- What else do we need other than eyes? - Nose.- Noses.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01A nice, squishy nose.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- I know what I'm going to name my sock puppet.- What?- Rory.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11- So I think it needs some glasses. Do you think that will work? BOTH:- Yeah.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- Have you ever seen an alpaca with glasses before?- No.- No, me neither!
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- Why don't we put some more wool down their backs?- Yeah.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Yours is looking great, Rosie, it's even got a bit of a tail!
0:11:23 > 0:11:27What do you think the alpacas will say when they see our puppets?
0:11:27 > 0:11:30I think that they'll say that there are loads of us.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- And their herd's gotten bigger!- Yeah.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Are we all finished? BOTH:- Yeah.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- And what are the names? - Emily.- Rachel.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Nice to meet you, Emily.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Nice to meet you, Rachel.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- I'm Rory. Shall we go and show the alpacas? BOTH:- Yeah.- Come on!
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Alpacas!
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Look! Come on, fella. Hey!
0:11:58 > 0:11:59Hi!
0:12:00 > 0:12:03What do you think the alpacas think of our puppets?
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- I think they're curious about them. - And they've got three new friends.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10That's nice - their herd has got a bit bigger with their three friends.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13I had such a wonderful time meeting you and your alpacas.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- They're so cute!- You're welcome. - Thank you for coming.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26My Pet and Me!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- Hi, Rory! Hi, Roxy! - Hi, Ferne, how was your day?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Oh, it was great, I had a brilliant time with my friends!
0:12:37 > 0:12:39That sounds excellent.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Pets are great, but you shouldn't touch an animal
0:12:41 > 0:12:43unless the owner says it's OK first.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Two pets you definitely CAN play with are ours.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Go to the CBeebies website and play the My Pet and Me game.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53What a fantastic time we've had. We just love meeting you and your pets.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59# Today we met
0:12:59 > 0:13:01# A lovely pet
0:13:01 > 0:13:04# We see how much you care for them
0:13:04 > 0:13:07# Thank you so much for sharing them
0:13:07 > 0:13:11# Time for us to
0:13:11 > 0:13:13# Just remind you
0:13:13 > 0:13:16# After you've played with your pet
0:13:16 > 0:13:20# Wash your hands, don't forget!
0:13:20 > 0:13:22# It doesn't matter what pets you've got
0:13:22 > 0:13:25# You might have one, you might not
0:13:25 > 0:13:32# It's still fun finding out what having a pet is all about
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