0:00:03 > 0:00:05- WOMAN:- Wow!
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Every day thousands of different animals
0:00:10 > 0:00:12are being moved around the globe.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16From the massive...
0:00:16 > 0:00:19That's probably just about as hairy as it gets in this line of business.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20HIPPO SNORTS
0:00:20 > 0:00:22..to the minute.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24You usually get stung a lot.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25The dangerous...
0:00:25 > 0:00:28If I need you to run for any reason, just get out.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- ..to the delightful.- Hi, baby!
0:00:31 > 0:00:33PENGUIN CALLS
0:00:33 > 0:00:34It's all done in the name
0:00:34 > 0:00:39of improving the lives of individual animals and saving species.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41I think they're going to be very, very, very happy.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Much more appropriate for the species.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45HIPPO SNORTS
0:00:45 > 0:00:48But getting them safely to their destination
0:00:48 > 0:00:51takes a huge amount of know-how...
0:00:51 > 0:00:52It's strong, it's light
0:00:52 > 0:00:56and we can get really great air flow from top to bottom.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Not just a pretty face, huh? THEY LAUGH
0:00:58 > 0:01:00..and great skill.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03It's a live animal and they can react in many different ways.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06This series follows the expert animal handlers
0:01:06 > 0:01:13responsible for transporting some of the world's most precious and demanding cargo.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14Whoa!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Welcome to the non-stop world...
0:01:18 > 0:01:20..of animal moves.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Tonight...- One, two, three. Up!
0:01:27 > 0:01:32..the race to move a seven stone, six foot ray shark across the UK.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37- Careful.- It's a sprint finish for the animal movers.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Misfits in their Hungarian home, two timid Arctic wolves
0:01:43 > 0:01:45are offered a new life in the UK,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48but it's far from easy to catch a wolf.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50The wolves aren't moving into the crates,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53so the second plan is to sedate them.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- And three eight foot crocs... - KEEPER GROANS
0:01:58 > 0:02:03..come over from France in the ultimate test of moving animals.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Whoa, whoa, whoa. Back up. Back up.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Boris is a six-foot bowmouth ray-shark
0:02:13 > 0:02:15who's about to make an incredibly challenging move...
0:02:17 > 0:02:22..from the National SEA LIFE Centre in Birmingham to Blackpool.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Boris is playful and friendly,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29a favourite with curator James Robson and his team.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35When divers are in the water, he'll come and bother them and fuss around them.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39He's just playing, he's interested and he's not afraid of anything.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Bowmouths are a rare and mysterious fish
0:02:42 > 0:02:45thought to be related to both sharks and rays,
0:02:45 > 0:02:49their unique appearance is a strange combination of both.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Their ridged teeth allow them
0:02:51 > 0:02:54to crush the small crustaceans they feed on,
0:02:54 > 0:02:58but they're harmless to humans.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04Through fishing they've become threatened in their native waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07In an attempt to successfully breed bowmouths,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Boris is going to be making an extraordinary journey
0:03:10 > 0:03:15in search of love with a carefully selected female called Betty.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Boris is a very good, healthy, strong male, he's one that you'd want to breed with.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25And we've got a very similar one in Blackpool, a female, so we've got two mature adults
0:03:25 > 0:03:27and if we can put them together, hopefully, we can get young from that.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30But it's all about Betty, if she's receptive or not.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34We're pretty confident she will be, cos he's a strapping lad.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Moving this strapping lad is not going to be easy.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46In Birmingham, Boris will somehow have to be caught and quickly stretchered out of the aquarium.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51He'll then be rushed onto a lorry fitted with a huge tank
0:03:51 > 0:03:55and driven 125 miles to Blackpool.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59He'll again have to be lifted from the water,
0:03:59 > 0:04:05stretchered up six flights of stairs and be released into the ocean tank where Betty awaits him.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Cool.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Preparations for catching and loading Boris...
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Boris is in the sling, so we'll lift him up.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17..begin at Birmingham a month in advance.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20It's going to be pretty tight going round the corners.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24James and his team are practising how they'll carry a seven-stone stretcher
0:04:24 > 0:04:26through the aquarium's maze of corridors.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34They'll need to move fast, because Boris can only be safely out of the water for a few minutes.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37This is where the truck's going to be on the day. Now, this is the fun bit.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41This is where we need to lift it up. So try and get it as high as we can. Ready? Go!
0:04:41 > 0:04:46Whoa! Fit specimen as I am, I'm still a little bit out of puff.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Carrying Boris will be difficult,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52but catching him will be even harder.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56To make this as stress-free as possible,
0:04:56 > 0:05:01James is training Boris to swim up to the window where he'll be caught.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Bowmouths are kind of known as the puppy dogs, they're very, very easy to train up.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08And because of that we can take advantage of that
0:05:08 > 0:05:11and get him used to slightly weird behaviour, kind of non-natural behaviour.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13I'm just going to use a bit of squid,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16which is something Boris quite likes a lot of
0:05:16 > 0:05:19and we're going to sort of swish it around in the water
0:05:19 > 0:05:22and that's going to introduce the smell into the water column.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Here we go.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26Went a little too deep that time.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29So he's coming to the right spot, but he's coming too deep.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Unfortunately it's not only Boris who's tempted to the window.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38So Molokai the green turtle will loiter around,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41he'll try and push in or sneak up on you and steal food.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45This is why it's a long process.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48It can take...several weeks of training.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52He's just cruising around now, with any luck he'll come back again.
0:05:52 > 0:05:53There we go.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00While James can train Boris,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03actually moving him will require specialist skill.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12The people with those skills are based at SEA LIFE's
0:06:12 > 0:06:15central distribution hub in Weymouth.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26We're just going to lift it gently into the bag.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Chris Brown and Emma Rees oversee
0:06:28 > 0:06:32the transportation of animals to and from over 30 aquariums.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37This is where all the European deliveries go from,
0:06:37 > 0:06:41So a lot of the animals come through this building, they go through the quarantine,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45or they're bred in this building and then we send them out to all the different locations around the world.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50There's over 10,000 animals that come through this unit every year.
0:06:50 > 0:06:56And that's incorporated into around 360-370 deliveries and collections a year.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Almost every day, Chris, Emma and their team
0:07:01 > 0:07:05carefully move a vast array of marine life,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09ranging from jellyfish...
0:07:09 > 0:07:10to sea horses...
0:07:12 > 0:07:15..and from crabs...
0:07:15 > 0:07:17to tropical fish.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20But moving a six foot bowmouth shark
0:07:20 > 0:07:24is rare and demanding even for Chris and Emma.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27A day before Boris' move,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30they head to Birmingham in a seemingly innocuous truck.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36In the back is a specially designed shark transportation tank
0:07:36 > 0:07:39that can filter, oxygenate and insulate
0:07:39 > 0:07:41up to 2,000 litres of water.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- How was the drive down?- Yeah, it was all right. Not too bad.- Smooth, easy.- Yeah.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56Chris has brought along his entire collection of shark-catching paraphernalia.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Might need it to catch its head.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01This is basically a giant sock, but the beauty of it
0:08:01 > 0:08:04is the shark-ray can't actually see it from in the water.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07It'll literally swim straight into the bottom of the sock.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10It's quite an interesting one, cos they're wood floats, so you...
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Chris now plans to test the catch equipment to discover
0:08:13 > 0:08:17which will be the safest and least stressful for Boris tomorrow.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21We'll take it as an opportunity to have a bit of a practice today, try different techniques
0:08:21 > 0:08:24and try to decide best technique for the bowmouth.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29They're a slightly tricky type of animal to move, they've got a very wide front.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33They're also very big, very powerful, very strong, so we have lots of different nets.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36It's best to bring everything and the kitchen sink and be covered.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Anglers dream of this many different types of net.
0:08:39 > 0:08:44It's a cornucopia of nets. It's very exciting in a very sad way.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48That's a fantastic hoop.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53So we've been training him up from this window,
0:08:53 > 0:08:55we've been feeding him exclusively from here.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57So when you had your run through with the stretcher,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00did you try with something very wide in it?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Because it's going to be...
0:09:03 > 0:09:06You can pull his fins in by about that much,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08but it's going to be about that wide.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11The stretcher we used was going too tight when we were going round,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13so we'd rather go with something with shorter poles,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- so we can get around the corners a lot easier.- Yeah.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23So Chris first tries a short, floating stretcher.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26He wants to see if Boris can be tempted to swim over it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33I'd like him to just stick his head in there and then let him go.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That'd be nice.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37He's coming up.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42That's it.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44That's it.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50He's having none of it.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52He doesn't like the stretcher being there,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54so we're going to try a different method now.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Chris decides to test out catching Boris in a net...
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Can you just push my legs against the wall so that I don't fall in?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05..which will then be used to transfer him onto a stretcher.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I just want him to prove that he'll turn into it.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Yeah.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Easy enough. We can get him in there, it's just whether we can pull it in after.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Chris now has a plan for the capture,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29but tomorrow will all depend on Boris.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Tomorrow, he won't come anywhere near it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35That's what we're worried about. One chance you get.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37You've got to get it right on your first go.
0:10:41 > 0:10:47On the other side of Europe, an equally complex but essential move is about to take place.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Anwik and Inoko are three-year-old Arctic wolves
0:10:53 > 0:10:58who've spent their entire life with their family pack in this enclosure at Sosto Zoo.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01WOLVES HOWL
0:11:01 > 0:11:04But for their own safety and welfare,
0:11:04 > 0:11:08they're soon going to be travelling 1,600 miles to live in Scotland.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15The zoo's vet, Andra Papp, has raised them from birth.
0:11:33 > 0:11:39Anwik and Inoko must be re-homed because of dangerous social dynamics within their pack.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43They're low-ranking members and at their age in the wild,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46they'd instinctively leave to avoid conflict.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51It's a behaviour that prevents inbreeding.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55But this isn't the Arctic
0:11:55 > 0:11:59and if they aren't moved out they could be vulnerable to attack.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Moving two animals that are so fearful of humans,
0:12:57 > 0:13:01but also potentially dangerous, is a tricky undertaking.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09At Sosto Zoo it's hoped the shy wolves can be enticed to walk into their crates...
0:13:10 > 0:13:14..but as a last resort they may need to be darted.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17As they're driven across Europe, they'll be regularly checked
0:13:17 > 0:13:20and will stop over for the night in Belgium.
0:13:21 > 0:13:231,600 miles later,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27they'll arrive at their brand-new enclosure at Five Sisters Zoo.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34How you doing, Ennis? All going to plan, mate?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37The manager of the zoo, Jamie Ward,
0:13:37 > 0:13:43believes their acres of cool Scottish woodlands will be the perfect home for Anwik and Inoko.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51After a hectic build, they're nearly ready to welcome their first wolf inhabitants.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53CHATTER Today, we're doing the final preps
0:13:53 > 0:13:57for the imminent arrival of the wolves.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01The landscaping, the electrics,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04that's all been done over the last three or four weeks.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08The final work with the electric fence around this section.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Easy job? WORKMAN LAUGHS
0:14:10 > 0:14:14This is possibly right down to the wire.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Excuse the pun.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23I'm very happy with the final design.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Just coming in here pretending I'm a wolf for a minute or two,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30I feel safe, secure and happy.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33This was the perfect place really for a wolf enclosure.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37It is a woodland with a fence around it to put it simply.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39They're pretty much going to have free rein of it.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44I think to be honest the two new girls are going to get a little bit lost.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Before the wolves can enjoy these spacious woodlands,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50they have a long journey to make.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54It's not going to be an easy journey, they are going to come by road.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59So one man that always springs to mind is Matthew Ford.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01He's always thinking of the animals
0:15:01 > 0:15:04and he's incredibly experienced at this.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08And, to be honest, he's the only man for the job.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Matt Ford is on the final leg of his drive to collect the wolves.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21He's been transporting zoo animals around Europe for 15 years.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25There's no typical day really, that's the beauty of this job.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29We run everything from starfish through to elephants,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32lions, tigers and everything in between.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34We've brought some boxes with us.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37They've got sliding doors at both ends and that way, hopefully,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40the wolf will run straight through into the box
0:15:40 > 0:15:44and we can close it in there without darting them and without stressing them too much.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50- Hi, how are you?- Nice to see you. How are you?- Yeah, a long drive, I'm glad you're here.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57The transport crates are unloaded and attached to the outside of the wolves' pens.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02The back of the crates are made from mesh allowing light through.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05When the pen gate is opened,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09the wolves should be tricked into thinking the crate is a way out into the enclosure.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17If it doesn't work the wolves will have to be darted.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19It's going to be dead easy.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23It's going to walk straight in that box.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29But even the most experienced animal mover
0:16:29 > 0:16:33can't always predict the behaviour of their fickle passengers.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40The incredibly timid wolves seem aware of all the people outside.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Anwik doesn't move, preferring the security of the pen.
0:16:48 > 0:16:56Surprisingly it's Inoko, the less dominant of the two, who edges forward.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03But Inoko also senses a threat.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15The more people there are the more disturbed the animals are and the less calm they are.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19We need to move everyone out of the way, really.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Most people are sent away,
0:17:26 > 0:17:30but still the sisters refuse to walk into the crates.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Unfortunately, this means a less pleasant
0:17:36 > 0:17:40and more risky method will need to be used.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43The wolves aren't moving into the crates,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46so the second plan is to sedate them.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48So the vets are just going to knock 'em out now.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Use of anaesthetics always carries risks,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57so darting the wolves is a last resort.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23The dart delivers the anaesthetic instantly...
0:18:24 > 0:18:28..and the wolves are left in the dark while it takes effect.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35After ten minutes, Andra checks if they're unconscious.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39While Inoko is fully unconscious,
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Anwik, the bigger and stronger of the pair, is not.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Anwik has to be given an additional shot.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Let's see how we get on. Here we go, it's the first one coming out.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13With both wolves now unconscious,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16they can be moved into their transport crates...
0:19:17 > 0:19:22..and injected with an antidote that should slowly bring them around.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Can we take it straight to the van?
0:19:42 > 0:19:43But it's an anxious wait.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03The first animal's sat up now, which is no problem at all.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06So we just need to wait for the second animal to sit up.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11Anwik, who needed extra anaesthetic, is yet to wake up.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23So we'll probably give it another five, ten minutes and we'll put the air-con on.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26It'll be nice and dark and nice and quiet
0:20:26 > 0:20:28and they can begin their journey.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31OK, are you ready to go?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36For Andra, it's time to say goodbye to the wolves
0:20:36 > 0:20:38he's known since their birth.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50For Anwik and Inoko,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53it's time for their 1,600 mile drive to Scotland...
0:20:55 > 0:20:58..where they'll be safe from the aggression of their pack.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02They'll be checked regularly by Matt,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04but in the dark and cool of their air-conditioned van
0:21:04 > 0:21:07they should sleep most of the way.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Avoiding territorial aggression is a common reason
0:21:17 > 0:21:19for zoo animals to move home.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25And it's why three members of an extremely dangerous species
0:21:25 > 0:21:28are about to undertake a very challenging move.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34I'm just going to show you a couple of our crocodiles, OK?
0:21:34 > 0:21:39Shaun Foggett is one of the most experienced crocodile handlers in the UK.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41So although they're quite small,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45if you look very closely you can see how big their teeth are. Can you see that?
0:21:45 > 0:21:50Crocodiles of the World is already home to 14 different species of crocodile.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57But for the first time, Shaun is going to be adding
0:21:57 > 0:21:59the biggest and most aggressive kind to his collection.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10We have three saltwater crocodiles that are coming to live with us.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13They're the biggest reptile on the planet.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16They've got one of the strongest bites of any living animal
0:22:16 > 0:22:19and they're going into this exhibit just here.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Many crocodile species are sociable,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28but saltwaters can turn on each other when living in large groups.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Shaun's new arrivals are coming from a zoo in France
0:22:34 > 0:22:39where successful breeding has resulted in too many living in one enclosure.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Moving saltwaters is daunting, even for Shaun,
0:22:44 > 0:22:48who has been working with crocodiles for much of his life.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52I've just had this fascination with the crocodile ever since I was a kid.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54I always remember watching the David Attenborough shows
0:22:54 > 0:22:59where they would jump out of the water and catch the wildebeest and they were only in 12 inches of water.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02My enthusiasm developed and then I started keeping them privately.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05I sold my house and put all the proceeds
0:23:05 > 0:23:08into opening the UK's first crocodile zoo.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Shaun only ever moves crocodiles when absolutely necessary.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20It is stressful for the animals and dangerous for him and his staff.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24Crocodiles have evolved and are built to be in the water, we're not.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26The water is the crocodile's territory.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29And that's important to remember, because that's what they protect
0:23:29 > 0:23:32and they don't like anyone else going in it.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37Shaun is used to handling crocodiles of all species and sizes.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Even these juveniles can take a limb off.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55The new saltwater crocodiles will be occupying this enclosure.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Right then.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01Before they arrive, Shaun must move the current resident to a neighbouring pool.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08This four foot female is a Morelet's croc.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12She's smaller than the saltwaters about to take her place,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15but still poses a lethal threat to Shaun and his team.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24Our most important tool of the day. Just a five millimetre rope...
0:24:24 > 0:24:32that we will create a lasso out of and try and get it around the crocodile's top jaw,
0:24:32 > 0:24:38so we're able to then pull her out of the water and then someone else will run and jump on her.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43We give all the dangerous jobs to...the people that aren't me.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45HE LAUGHS
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Crocodiles instinctively attack any movement in the water...
0:24:51 > 0:24:54..so Shaun uses a stick to attract the croc to him.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Ready?- Yeah.- OK, then.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09Towel on.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13OK. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Because crocodiles attack movement,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18covering their eyes helps to pacify them.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21Use that stick.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23But it's not always easy.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Try and throw it from one end of the towel, Terry.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27OK.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Wow!
0:25:41 > 0:25:43OK. Whoo! Back up. Back up.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Right, scrap the towel.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50No, leave it.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Leave it. Right.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Jump on her. Exactly the same, straight round the neck.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- Just keep your body weight bang on her.- Yep.- Ready? Go.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Good man.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- Tape!- Crocodiles have an incredibly powerful bite,
0:26:07 > 0:26:09but the muscles that open their jaws are weak.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13A strip of insulation tape is all that's needed
0:26:13 > 0:26:16to keep their mouth safely shut.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Deep net up there, Jamie.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- You all right?- Yep.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27The enclosure is now clear.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Preparations can begin in earnest
0:26:30 > 0:26:35for the three far bigger and much more aggressive saltwater crocodiles.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45At the National SEA LIFE Centre,
0:26:45 > 0:26:50they're also about to begin their own equally difficult move.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Today, Boris the bowmouth shark is going to Blackpool.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01The team have arrived at 5am,
0:27:01 > 0:27:06because they need to catch Boris and stretcher him into his transport tank
0:27:06 > 0:27:09before the doors open to the public at ten.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11CHATTER
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Had a good four hours' sleep, which is excellent.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17With the smaller stuff you can relax a bit more,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20but with a big thing like this you can't really switch off.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24I'm a little tired, but I'm not too bad.
0:27:24 > 0:27:30I sort of woke every hour, but, yeah, excitement and apprehension at the same time, I think.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Just starting to fill up the tank, warm the tank up first.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36We've got to make sure we start at the right temperature,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39a tank like this will keep that temperature throughout the journey.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Quite an anxious air in everyone at the moment
0:27:42 > 0:27:45and it's slightly early in the morning, so no-one's woken up properly.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Anxious/not-enough-coffee I think is the balance we've got at the moment.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51It's the catch that's the most important part.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54We've got to get that bit right to make the whole journey
0:27:54 > 0:27:56as stress-free as possible for the animal.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58The transport tank is ready,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02Chris can now prepare his team for the most critical part of the move.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Right, does everyone who's going to move the animal
0:28:06 > 0:28:09want to come forward and let's have a quick chat about it?
0:28:09 > 0:28:13So we're completely restricted in space, as everyone appreciates,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15but the most important thing for all of us to do
0:28:15 > 0:28:19is to make sure the tail of the bowmouth doesn't hit the side of the wall.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23So as long as we've got the head securely in there that's the most important thing.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26If Emma's got the wet towel, put the wet towel on top of it.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30We'll wait till it's calm. As soon as we're happy it's calm, we'll say, "One, two, three,"
0:28:30 > 0:28:34and we'll lift up the whole shark and put it on the front of the stretcher.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38If we're at all worried and he starts flipping while we're halfway across, then everyone just lower down,
0:28:38 > 0:28:41get the head down and he won't be able to do anything.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44He can't go backwards, so as long we've got the head down it's fine.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Boris' training has paid off,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54because as soon as food is offered up,
0:28:54 > 0:28:56he moves towards the catch window.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16The first attempt fails...
0:29:17 > 0:29:19..and Boris escapes to the far side of the tank.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Fail first time. Fail first time.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- EMMA:- Ohh! That was hardcore!
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- God! His tail went... - SHE MAKES SWISHING NOISE
0:29:33 > 0:29:35It's likely Boris will now be so wary,
0:29:35 > 0:29:38he'll prove impossible to catch.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- We're probably going to need some food. Have we got a couple of fish? - There's some in the fridge.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Despite more of Boris's food being offered up,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- he refuses to come near the window. - First attempt didn't work.
0:29:59 > 0:30:04Eventually, Boris' hunger begins to overcome his concern...
0:30:04 > 0:30:07and he moves closer to the bait.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Chris has Boris' head securely in the ring net,
0:30:26 > 0:30:31but he now needs to get the bowmouth's powerful tail under control.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36- No, no, no.- Net!
0:30:47 > 0:30:51As soon as Boris' eyes are covered, he stops struggling.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56The towel's working. CHATTER
0:30:56 > 0:30:59He must now be very carefully lifted out onto the stretcher.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01One, two, three. Up!
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Perfect. That's it.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Take the weight round.- Yep.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Right round. All the way round.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Well done. CHATTER
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Bowmouths have no ribcage...
0:31:16 > 0:31:19so the team have to be gentle.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- Someone needs to sit there.- Got it?
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- Shall I just slide this out? - Yeah. One, two, three, slide forward.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27That's it. Well done.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Out of the water, Boris will struggle to take in oxygen.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36He can survive a few minutes,
0:31:36 > 0:31:41but every extra second will increase his stress and possibly damage his gills.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42- OK.- OK?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47First spin to point.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50They manage to negotiate the maze of corridors,
0:31:50 > 0:31:52but Boris' uneven body shape
0:31:52 > 0:31:55has made the stretcher unexpectedly front heavy.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- Ooh!- You all right there, Scott?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00There we go. Yeah.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02MAN PANTS
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- We've just got to unhook him now. - OK, let's go.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Yeah. Careful.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18OK, get out of the way.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Step up, you two, together.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26MAN GROANS Right.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- You all right?- Right up high, really high.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38That's it. Now lower it down slowly, down on the head way.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39Lift the tail up.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42There we go.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Gone through the hole. Relax.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47That's it.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49That's it. Great.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52There you go.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56When I actually grabbed hold of the tail,
0:32:56 > 0:33:00it was a lot more muscly and powerful than I was expecting.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04It's full of muscle, probably to get away from tiger sharks and their predators.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07If you take an animal straight out like that,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10they don't get a chance to use up their energy so he's still got a lot of energy.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14It's quite a monumental thing to move a ray of this size.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Slightly relieved now. Still got a long way to go.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23The water in the transport tank
0:33:23 > 0:33:26has to be replaced with new water from the aquarium.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33When under stress sharks and rays excrete a mucus,
0:33:33 > 0:33:34if this builds up in the water
0:33:34 > 0:33:38it will keep Boris in an agitated state.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42And because Boris is now catching his breath,
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Chris needs to ensure he has enough oxygen.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50I'm just trying to see what the level of the oxygen is at the moment.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55So we had it on about 110,
0:33:55 > 0:33:59which is...which is higher than normal sea water.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01But while he swims fast he'll be using up that oxygen,
0:34:01 > 0:34:04so I've just got to check that we're keeping ahead of it
0:34:04 > 0:34:06by putting enough oxygen back in.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09After five minutes, Boris does calm down
0:34:09 > 0:34:12and settles on the bottom of the tank.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17He's sat down. He's now recuperating, so he's using up the oxygen while he recuperates.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- Just tell me when.- Do you want 15?
0:34:24 > 0:34:25Yeah?
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Chris and Emma need to check if Boris is relaxed enough to travel.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36So we just took the breathing rate by watching the spiracles,
0:34:36 > 0:34:41you can actually see the cover close and open, that's Boris breathing.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44And we just timed it at 44 breaths per minute.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47When he's properly relaxed, I'd expect him to be 20-30.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51And once we're transporting him, he can go anywhere up to 60 at least.
0:34:51 > 0:34:5544 is about what I'd expect at the moment, so I'm relatively happy.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58We'll monitor that for the rest of the day, we'll then be able to see if it's going up.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01If there's a trend going upwards that would be worrying for me.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Boris is calm and settled,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09he's ready for his journey to his new home in Blackpool.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13We're all set, so now it's a race against time, really.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17We've just got to do this bit as fast as we can.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Thanks, James. Brilliant.- Cheers. Good luck on that end.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- Yeah, we'll let you know as soon as we get there.- Awesome. See you later.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Ahead is a three-hour drive,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33then Boris will face an even more difficult transfer
0:35:33 > 0:35:36before he can finally be united with Betty.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43The Arctic wolf sisters, Anwick and Inoko,
0:35:43 > 0:35:48already have each other for company on their long drive across Europe.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55The wolves are happy in the back, they're travelling at 16-17 degrees Centigrade.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59In their native Arctic habitat,
0:35:59 > 0:36:02temperatures rarely rise above freezing,
0:36:02 > 0:36:07so Matt has to regularly stop and check on his precious cargo.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Hello.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Just checking they're up and they're alert.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18There's plenty of ventilation in there.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Best thing actually for the wolf is to travel in darkness and cool.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26They're both looking good.
0:36:30 > 0:36:36Jamie and the team at Five Sisters Zoo are rushing to complete their woodland wolf paradise.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Their new guests are now a day's drive away.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41..And put another connector on here.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Unfortunately, there's a problem.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47- So how many do you think you're going to have problems with? How many sections?- I don't know.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50The electric fence is shorting out.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53The live wires are touching the mesh here.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56Just a complete and utter nonsense,
0:36:56 > 0:37:00so we're putting this one between them to keep the live wires away from the mesh.
0:37:00 > 0:37:05The last pressure point is when we turn the electric fence on and do all the tests.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07And that's all on that man over there.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10So we'll see how that goes.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14If the worst scenario, that it was not connected up tonight,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16there would be a major problem.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18I don't want to even think about that.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21The team work late into the evening.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Right.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26The wolves are only hours away
0:37:26 > 0:37:29and they make a final test of the fence.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Bloody hell! That's eight.
0:37:31 > 0:37:338,000 volts. Good to go.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34Perfect!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It's a massive, massive relief.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41And I'm really, really excited about the arrival of our two new girls.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47The girls finally arrive after midnight.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51It's the early hours of the morning,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55it's been an incredibly long day for everybody especially the wolves.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- Hey, mate.- Evening.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Hey, guys, how are you doing?
0:38:00 > 0:38:07So we've made the decision to leave them in their boxes inside the van until it gets to first light.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- Great. Well, let's get you some sleep.- Sure.
0:38:13 > 0:38:19Early next morning everyone gathers for the release of Anwick and Inoko.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Everyone ready?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36First to be released is the dominant sister, Anwik.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38You happy?
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Timid Inoko is more reluctant to step into the unknown.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18Extremely happy. It couldn't have gone any better,
0:39:18 > 0:39:20but...
0:39:20 > 0:39:25we obviously still need to monitor their behaviour now and make sure they settle OK.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31If you look at them now, they're doing absolutely what they should be
0:39:31 > 0:39:33and exploring their new house.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36They look better already.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Plenty of grass, much cooler.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Yeah, I think they're going to be very, very, very happy.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Much more appropriate for the species.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53It's certainly been a long time coming and it's a constantly evolving process,
0:39:53 > 0:39:55because we are going to want to get a male
0:39:55 > 0:39:57and we are going to want to breed.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- Doing well there?- Good, man. Quite emotional.- And um...
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Absolutely unbelievable and it doesn't matter how many times you see it,
0:40:11 > 0:40:17but we overly underestimate animals and the animal kingdom.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21The journey that they've just gone through, the stress at that end.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27And to see them just being so
0:40:27 > 0:40:32unbelievably relaxed already is just incredible, it really is.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Shaun Foggett is also about to give some extraordinary animals
0:40:42 > 0:40:46a better home away from the threat of territorial aggression.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49He's in France
0:40:49 > 0:40:53and has taken delivery of three eight-foot saltwater crocs.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57It's hard to believe it, but they're in the back of his van.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59We didn't load these ones up but...
0:40:59 > 0:41:02I'm certainly looking forward to unloading them.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Shaun picked up the crocodiles from a zoo in Normandy,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09where they were crated by their keepers.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11They've travelled through the Channel Tunnel
0:41:11 > 0:41:14and are now on their way to Shaun's zoo,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17where he'll face the dangerous task of unloading them.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21The three deadly animals
0:41:21 > 0:41:24are travelling in specially built plywood crates.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30The jaws are bound and we've also covered their eyes,
0:41:30 > 0:41:32just to make sure they're kept nice and calm,
0:41:32 > 0:41:36and the stress level is kept to an absolute minimum.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38That's really crucial when you're moving crocodiles
0:41:38 > 0:41:40because they don't deal with stress very well at all,
0:41:40 > 0:41:42particularly this species.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45The bigger they are, the more stress they suffer from.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50After ten hours on the road, Shaun arrives back at his zoo at 2am.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53He decides the team needs to get some rest
0:41:53 > 0:41:56before facing the dangerous off-load.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58We're not going to unload them tonight
0:41:58 > 0:42:00just because we need some sleep.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03The crocodiles can safely be left for a few more hours
0:42:03 > 0:42:05in the warmth of the zoo.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- Sleep then, yeah?- Yeah.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11Let's go.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20At seven the following morning, a large team assembles.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24A lot people are needed to handle crocodiles
0:42:24 > 0:42:26of this size and strength.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31We're unscrewing the back end
0:42:31 > 0:42:34because it's a bit safer than the front end.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Although the jaws are taped,
0:42:36 > 0:42:39they still give you a nasty whack with that head, so,
0:42:39 > 0:42:43it'll be much easier to slide her out of the box from behind.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47Ugh.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48- Ready?- Mm-hm.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59OK, might be easier if you pull that box away.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Ben?
0:43:05 > 0:43:09- I'm going to need you to get the legs up off the floor.- Yeah...
0:43:09 > 0:43:10Shows the power of her, you know?
0:43:10 > 0:43:14I'm a heavy guy, I'm 100 kilos and she's throwing me around.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16- Yeah.- One, two, three.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21HE STRAINS
0:43:21 > 0:43:22I get the 'eavy end.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24All right? Come on, nice and steady.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Try and support her body as well, look.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37When we go down, just straight on top of her, Ben, all right?
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Go.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43Shaun now has to somehow remove the tape
0:43:43 > 0:43:45securing the crocodile's jaws...
0:43:47 > 0:43:51..and get out without being bitten.
0:43:51 > 0:43:52Electrical tape.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55He's devised a plan to replace the thick tape
0:43:55 > 0:43:58with a piece thin enough to be pulled off with a rope
0:43:58 > 0:44:00from a safe distance.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03OK. The end of that rope is going to go
0:44:03 > 0:44:06- under the skin.- Yeah. - Under the tape, yeah?
0:44:06 > 0:44:08Doesn't matter which way round.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11- Not the orange tape, just the black.- Yeah, yeah.
0:44:17 > 0:44:19Right then, Ben, if you go.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21The team make a tactical withdrawal
0:44:21 > 0:44:24before the last piece of tape is pulled off.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26Right, Terry.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30- Good man!- Super.
0:44:32 > 0:44:33She's moving.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35So let's get this shut.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40She's going to go in the water now, look, and explore her new home.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45With a big croc loose in the enclosure,
0:44:45 > 0:44:48Shaun has to work out how he can release the other two.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53I think it's too dangerous for us to be in there, though.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55I don't think it's worth the risk.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59We cut the tape off now as we're sliding her back into the box
0:44:59 > 0:45:01so she's free, and then unscrew the other end
0:45:01 > 0:45:05and then just jump over the top of the box and tip it up
0:45:05 > 0:45:07and let her walk into the exhibit.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09I think that's the best, safest way.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16Although safer than going into the enclosure,
0:45:16 > 0:45:20Shaun's new plan entails riskily releasing the crocodile's jaws,
0:45:20 > 0:45:23then quickly shoving it back into its crate.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29Right, guys, just so you all know, this tape's coming off here now,
0:45:29 > 0:45:32so she'll be completely unrestrained, OK?
0:45:32 > 0:45:37So if I need you to run for any reason, just get out. All right?
0:45:37 > 0:45:38OK.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45- I'm going to need to really give that a pull.- Go for it.
0:45:46 > 0:45:47OK.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51Right, we've got one more layer.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53- Jaws are off. - OK. The jaws are now not secure.
0:45:53 > 0:45:58If you can just push the box forward, just gently and slowly.
0:45:58 > 0:46:02Go, go, go, go, go. Go, go, go, go, go, go.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06I'm losing grip on her now, so I'm going to have to let her go.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08OK. Ready?
0:46:09 > 0:46:12That'll do, Jamie, that'll do. We can push her from there.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19The crocodile can now be released directly from the crate.
0:46:21 > 0:46:25But the one loose in the enclosure still poses a significant threat.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31- Have you got eyes on her, Jamie? - Huh?- Have you got eyes on her?- Yeah.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53Right.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Right, if you tip it up...
0:47:03 > 0:47:05That'll do, that'll do.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07- This way?- Yeah.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12- Last one.- Good stuff.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22The third crocodile is released using the same method.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25So the tape's off, exactly the same, guys, yeah?
0:47:25 > 0:47:27If I need to shout, then just run.
0:47:27 > 0:47:28I'm going to slide this box.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35This time, the team have two loose crocodiles to keep an eye on.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00All three crocodiles are safely released.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05All good, positive first signs.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08They are all on the land together, which is perfect.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13All in all, it's a perfect crocodile move, really.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19A few days later, one of the crocs even lays some eggs.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22Shaun believes it could be evidence
0:48:22 > 0:48:26that they're feeling happy and settled in their new home.
0:48:26 > 0:48:29So after all that effort and stress moving them,
0:48:29 > 0:48:32here's the proof that they've settled in very well
0:48:32 > 0:48:34and they're very happy crocodiles,
0:48:34 > 0:48:37which means we're happy keepers, too.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51Boris the bowmouth shark has almost arrived at his new home.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55It's amazing, we're travelling down a motorway
0:48:55 > 0:48:57with a massive ray in the back of our truck.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59With a large volume of water like that,
0:48:59 > 0:49:03if you brake too quickly, you can cause a bit of a wave or a slosh.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05That's not good for the driver or the animal
0:49:05 > 0:49:07because they'll feel that slosh.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09So it's very important to drive very steadily
0:49:09 > 0:49:13and ensure you can brake very, very slowly.
0:49:16 > 0:49:20Boris is about to face the most difficult part of his transfer.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22To get to his new tank,
0:49:22 > 0:49:26he will have to be stretchered up six flights of stairs.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29It's just lifting the head, getting the body over,
0:49:29 > 0:49:32but making sure people aren't going to get whacked by the tail.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42After a three-hour drive, Boris has arrived in Blackpool.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47- Hello. You all right? - How are you doing?
0:49:47 > 0:49:49I'm all right, my dear. How are you?
0:49:50 > 0:49:55Chris and Emma can now discover how Boris has coped with the journey.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58We've been checking the breathing throughout the transport.
0:49:58 > 0:50:02So before and during the transport. It was 44 last time.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05We've just done it again here and it's 40, which is great.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08So it's gone down, which means that Boris has relaxed
0:50:08 > 0:50:11a little bit on the transport over here, so we're all set.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14- Do you want to just take this for us?- Yeah.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17Yeah, he's good. His breathing has gone down.
0:50:19 > 0:50:21Before Boris can be moved into his new home,
0:50:21 > 0:50:25the water in his tank again needs to be changed.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28So we're just taking water out of the tank now
0:50:28 > 0:50:31and we're just bringing in new water from Blackpool SEA LIFE.
0:50:31 > 0:50:34So basically, this is a mixing time, where we're mixing waters.
0:50:34 > 0:50:37And it gives Boris a chance to get used to the new water
0:50:37 > 0:50:39and any waste or anything else that's in the water
0:50:39 > 0:50:41will now slowly go out through the drains.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45Now we've just got to match the salinity, as well,
0:50:45 > 0:50:48and the temperature has stayed pretty consistent throughout.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50It's a nice warm day, which has helped us,
0:50:50 > 0:50:52but also, it's a very insulated tank.
0:50:54 > 0:50:58I'm going to give him a nudge in a second and get him to go for a swim.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02- Hiya, you all right?- Oh!
0:51:02 > 0:51:04What we worry about is if he stays still for too long
0:51:04 > 0:51:07and he starts to build up lactic acid and his tail becomes stiff.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10So I would've just nudged him then to give him another swim,
0:51:10 > 0:51:12just to make sure that lactic acid
0:51:12 > 0:51:14keeps moving out of his muscles, basically.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17But he did it by himself, so I didn't have to interfere at all.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19- He must've heard you.- Yeah.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24Chris and his team are about to begin the transfer.
0:51:24 > 0:51:29And to add to the pressure, a large crowd has gathered to watch.
0:51:29 > 0:51:33OK, cool. Shall we have a quick briefing? Can I have everybody here?
0:51:33 > 0:51:35It's really the move between here and the ocean tank
0:51:35 > 0:51:37that's the kind of move with the most obstacles.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40So it's going upstairs, going around corners.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42And that's when unexpected things can happen.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45It's a live animal and they can react in many different ways.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48We're going to go tail first, but tail high.
0:51:48 > 0:51:52- Yeah. And then when we get to the top, we'll have to spin it.- Yeah.
0:51:52 > 0:51:56OK. So we need to have people who are ready to do this in a minute.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59- Hello, Kate? RADIO:- 'Go ahead.'
0:51:59 > 0:52:03Can we have the staff in position to block off the connecting corridor?
0:52:03 > 0:52:04'No problem.'
0:52:32 > 0:52:34To prevent Boris slipping out of the sling,
0:52:34 > 0:52:37he has to be carried up the stairs tail first.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51Guys, can you step back?
0:52:51 > 0:52:53Spin him around. Turn.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56I've got this side. Slide him forward.
0:52:59 > 0:53:00LAUGHTER
0:53:00 > 0:53:03Oop! Step forward. That's it.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05EXCITED CHATTER
0:53:13 > 0:53:14Hello, Boris!
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Hi, Boris!
0:53:16 > 0:53:20As soon as Boris enters the tank, Betty comes to investigate.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31But after only a short swim, he drops to the bottom...
0:53:37 > 0:53:39..and doesn't move.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46- Hello, Scott?- He's watching you.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48- RADIO:- 'I can hear you.'
0:53:48 > 0:53:51Boris is just sat on the bottom of the tank,
0:53:51 > 0:53:53leaning on the tunnel.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58This makes Boris vulnerable to attack
0:53:58 > 0:54:00from other predators in the tank.
0:54:00 > 0:54:02And nurse sharks do start to take
0:54:02 > 0:54:05a worrying interest in the new arrival.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10Chris sends in two divers.
0:54:14 > 0:54:15They can just watch over him.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17So they're not actually getting involved,
0:54:17 > 0:54:19but if they see a nurse shark come too close,
0:54:19 > 0:54:22they'll be able to push the nurse shark off.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24So I'm still on tenterhooks
0:54:24 > 0:54:28just while we wait for his first swim around the tank.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30'Do you want the divers to do anything at the moment?
0:54:30 > 0:54:33'Scott's just giving some signals. Do you want him nudged?'
0:54:33 > 0:54:35Just stay there for ten minutes.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38Just give them the OK signal to stay put, that's great.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42Boris, can you move, please?
0:54:42 > 0:54:45When he's not moving, lactic acid is building up.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48And we just don't want that to mean that his tail starts getting stiff.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51I think what we'll do is give the divers a couple more minutes
0:54:51 > 0:54:54and then we might have to get them to give him a nudge
0:54:54 > 0:54:56before one of the whitetips does.
0:54:56 > 0:54:59- Yeah, he's moving his tail.- Is he?
0:54:59 > 0:55:01- His tail looks better already.- Yeah.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07- Yeah, eyeball him. - He's actually looking around.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09- See his eyes moving?- Yeah.
0:55:11 > 0:55:12He's just catching his breath
0:55:12 > 0:55:14and he's a bit more vulnerable than he would be normally.
0:55:21 > 0:55:22Just point to your...
0:55:24 > 0:55:26Turn the anal fin.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30Yeah, the other one, the other one. Yeah, that's it.
0:55:33 > 0:55:34That's it. OK.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37OK. That's a bit better.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50After 20 minutes, Boris still refuses to move.
0:55:51 > 0:55:53There's now a serious risk
0:55:53 > 0:55:55that lactic acid accumulation in his tail
0:55:55 > 0:55:57may cause it to seize up.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59All right, guys, how are you doing?
0:55:59 > 0:56:02Chris decides the divers need to try to get Boris moving.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06Move it a little bit and just keep it moving.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08- Yeah.- See what happens.
0:56:09 > 0:56:10He's going to go down there, touch the tail
0:56:10 > 0:56:12and just feel for the lactic.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29He's just basically saying that it feels soft.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31That's what he said, it's soft.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33He's going to be, like...
0:56:33 > 0:56:34Can they, like, tense up?
0:56:34 > 0:56:38Yeah. Their tails can get really stiff,
0:56:38 > 0:56:39and that's a bad sign for them.
0:56:39 > 0:56:42That means their muscles have built up lactic acid.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44Yes, yes, yes!
0:56:44 > 0:56:46Oh, you don't want to go over there, mate.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49Straight back to there.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54Yes! We've got him swimming!
0:56:55 > 0:56:57- Go on. Have a look around. - He's trying to get the fish.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00He looks a bit weary, does that diver.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03Go on. That's it. He's found the tunnel! He's over the top.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05- Yes! Go on!- And we're moving.
0:57:08 > 0:57:09Almost.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14That's all right. That's great. Very good.
0:57:14 > 0:57:16That's so nice to see.
0:57:16 > 0:57:17- Yay!- There we go.
0:57:19 > 0:57:22- He's like, "Oh, this is a new bit." - Ooh!
0:57:24 > 0:57:27- He's going for a proper investigation.- Yeah.
0:57:27 > 0:57:30This makes all the efforts going into this
0:57:30 > 0:57:33and all the stress of the move worthwhile.
0:57:33 > 0:57:36Seeing Boris swimming around, it's absolutely amazing.
0:57:36 > 0:57:39And I can't wait for him to spend a bit more time with Betty, as well.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42Since 2004, we've been working with these animals,
0:57:42 > 0:57:44trying to bring them together.
0:57:44 > 0:57:45And finally, we got some mature adults.
0:57:45 > 0:57:48And to see them swimming together like this is amazing.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50There's no way you can go home
0:57:50 > 0:57:53until you've seen them take their first swim.
0:57:53 > 0:57:56So it takes a certain amount of time. They've got to calm down.
0:57:56 > 0:57:58Bowmouths seem to do it in their own way.
0:57:58 > 0:58:00You wouldn't get this from most other sharks,
0:58:00 > 0:58:03but they seem to need to sit down for a set time until they recuperate.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06Yeah. You've just got to be patient with them, really.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08- There he is. - It's certainly worth the wait.
0:58:10 > 0:58:12End of a long day.
0:58:12 > 0:58:13Yeah. A good day.
0:58:13 > 0:58:16I think it's time for a nice...
0:58:16 > 0:58:19Cold beer. I'm really tired.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22- Do we look tired? - I think we might do.