0:00:34 > 0:00:36Hello, and welcome to Animal Park.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38- I'm Kate Humble... - ..and I'm Ben Fogle,
0:00:38 > 0:00:43and we're travelling on the train that was specially built for Longleat over 30 years ago.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45And it's still going strong today.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47In fact, it's so popular with visitors
0:00:47 > 0:00:51they had to bring in a special diesel train to cope with passenger numbers.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56While we continue our tour, here's what's coming up on today's programme.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03This baby Bactrian camel was born with a dodgy leg.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Will he learn to stand up for himself?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10It's breeding time at the aviary.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14And not an ugly duckling in sight.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18And Ben steps boldly into the line's den.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Oi! Oi! Go on!
0:01:22 > 0:01:28- See, when you bend down you're vulnerable. - I feel even more vulnerable now!
0:01:33 > 0:01:34But first...
0:01:34 > 0:01:39alongside Ankole cattle, deer, scimitar-horned oryx and white rhino,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43live Longleat's six Bactrian camels.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Native to the Gobi Desert
0:01:47 > 0:01:51and plains of central Asia, Bactrian camels have evolved
0:01:51 > 0:01:54to withstand one of the most extreme climate in the world.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00Their shaggy coats protect them from driving winds and extreme cold,
0:02:00 > 0:02:04allowing them to survive in temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12Sadly, Bactrians are now critically endangered in the wild,
0:02:12 > 0:02:16so keepers are eager to breed them in the park.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19There are five females living here,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22and one adolescent male called Khan.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Khan join the herd just two years ago, as a calf.
0:02:26 > 0:02:32Keepers thought it would be a few years yet before he reached sexual maturity.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35But today, to the keeper's surprise,
0:02:35 > 0:02:41one of the females has started showing some unusually broody behaviour.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45What we've noticed this morning is that Bali, one of out Bactrian camels,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47has been going away from the group,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51and she had been showing an enormous amount of restlessness.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56She goes right away, and she appears to be looking for somewhere to give birth.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01That, coupled with the size of her udder,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05is really suggesting to me that she's very close to calving.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09The baby could arrive any time now,
0:03:09 > 0:03:13so Tim and deputy head of section, Kevin Nibbs,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16set to work turning the stable into a comfy nursery.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23With an imminent birth, we have to make sure we can get the pens prepared for her,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27for comfort, and we have to watch her, to make sure that when she gives birth
0:03:27 > 0:03:29she looks after it properly.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33If she doesn't, we can step in and help her in any way we need to.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36We're talking hours rather than anything else.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I think it's imminent, really.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44Once the pen is ready, Bali is brought into the house with a her mum, Mrs Bruce, for company.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Now all we do is leave her quiet and let nature take its course.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Now, all Tim and Kevin can do is wait
0:03:51 > 0:03:56and see if tomorrow will bring a brand-new Bactrian baby.
0:04:08 > 0:04:15All over the park, the breeding season is underway, and baby animals are emerging into the sunshine.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Over at the aviary, the sacred ibis are getting broody.
0:04:23 > 0:04:29Last year, they successfully raised four chicks, even though they made their nests on the ground
0:04:29 > 0:04:34and ignored the specially built nesting platforms.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Come on, guys, come and get your nests!
0:04:36 > 0:04:40'Not long ago, I won't down with keeper Michele Stephens
0:04:40 > 0:04:45'to make sure they had enough sticks to make their nests again this year.
0:04:46 > 0:04:53'A few weeks have passed and now I want to see if our hard work has encouraged the ibis to breed.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58'So, on a windy spring day I've come down to check on their progress.'
0:05:00 > 0:05:04I'm in the aviary with the head of section Mark Tye, and spring has definitely come.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- This is peak breeding season, so have they done anything?- Definitely.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Up in the tree up there,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- two ibis nests.- Wow! Fantastic!
0:05:13 > 0:05:17They've sensibly, this year, built up the tree.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20It's difficult to tell whether they've got eggs or not.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24I've seen eggs in the first nest, the lower one. There's two eggs in that one.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27So I should imagine there's two eggs in the other one.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32- They reared successfully last year, so I don't see why they shouldn't this year.- That's great news.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35I feel quite proud of my hand in their nest-building, then.
0:05:35 > 0:05:41What about the others? Obviously, the spoonbills won't be breeding.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- No, four males.- Four males. - That won't be happening.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50But you have got some really, really pretty little ducks.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53We've got the white-faced whistling ducks.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- They really do make that lovely whistling call.- Yes.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01They're from South America through to Africa, below the Sahara.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- And look, a duckling! - And that is a Carolina duckling.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07And the Carolinas, which ones are they?
0:06:07 > 0:06:12The female's the...for want of a better word, the boring brown one...
0:06:12 > 0:06:18- It's always the way.- ..and the male is the fancy black with white stripes.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Oh, it's beautiful.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Just one duckling?- Just one, yes, unfortunately.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28But we have got two other females sitting up in the nest boxes,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31which are probably due out in the next few days.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35It seems like you've got a big collection in here, a big number of birds.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Birds from all over the world.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Obviously, they seem to be mixing quite well.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45We don't really have any problems, apart from with the whistlers.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47They seem to get quite agitated
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- when any of the others bring ducklings out.- Really?- Yeah. They can be quite aggressive.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- They can get almost territorial? - Yes, they do.
0:06:56 > 0:07:02But the nice thing is, we brought four more in this last winter, of the whistling ducks,
0:07:02 > 0:07:05and they seem to have all paired up, and that may help.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Quite a lot of water birds do pair up, it's thought, for life.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Do you see evidence of that amongst this collection?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14I've seen it with the whistlers.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18They definitely seem to have stayed with the same mates so far.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21And the ringed teal have definitely stayed together.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24It's difficult to know with the Carolinas, they're a bit of a mob.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27We've got a few too many males.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30We can't leave out the flamingos,
0:07:30 > 0:07:36which are, I have to say, over the two, three years they've been here,
0:07:36 > 0:07:41they've gone from being... I hate to say it, but they were slightly dowdy,
0:07:41 > 0:07:47not terribly exciting-looking birds, to really magnificent proper pink flamingos now.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49When we first brought them in,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52most of them were between one and three years old.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55They were all juveniles with this browny colour to them.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Now they're all coming up to sexual maturity, they're all adult birds.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Does that mean there's a chance that they will breed this year?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07I think maybe it's a bit much to expect of them this year.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10They have to be breed, really, as a whole group.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I think some of them are too young for that.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Right. They look beautiful.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18It's the most joyous thing, just to sit here
0:08:18 > 0:08:22in the sunshine, looking at birds with Eland in the background.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- You do have the nicest section in the park.- I think I do.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Mark, thank you very much.
0:08:43 > 0:08:49The most dangerous animals in all of Longleat are the lions.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54Weighing up to 450lb and able to run up to 35mph,
0:08:54 > 0:08:59these great cats are some of nature's most fearsome predators.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03They're armed with 30 teeth for cutting and tearing,
0:09:03 > 0:09:08and claws sharp enough to rip through any animal hide.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12No-one knows them better than their keepers,
0:09:12 > 0:09:17who usually prefer to keep a solid barrier between themselves and their charges.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23Sometimes, though, they've no choice but to get up close and personal.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28And lucky me, today, I'm going with them.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31I'm out in the lion enclosure with keeper Bob Trollope,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33who has a rather unusual task today.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Bob, what are we doing in middle of the enclosure?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39We're picking up samples.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Obviously, it's something we have to do from time to time.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It's purely for worming purposes.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49So you're going to examine their faeces, basically?
0:09:49 > 0:09:54All we have to do is collect them and they're sent off to the vet's to examine, and we get the results.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00That's not as easy as going out in your garden and picking up after your dog or cat, is it?
0:10:00 > 0:10:01We are out here.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- This is Charlie's pride, is it? - This is Charlie's pride.
0:10:04 > 0:10:09Charlie and six females, just a short distance away from us.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12They are a matter of 30ft away.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Yeah, it's a bound away.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17They could obviously get us.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19So we probably don't want to hang on too long.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24We've got deputy head warden Ian Turner here. Ian, I don't want to distract you,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26but you're keeping a close eye on them.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Are there any things we should look out for? Any warning signs?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32You can see, that one,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35the one walking across, she isn't too worried.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38But there's one that's half sprung.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Yes, you can see her haunches up. - She's watching.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44She's getting bit closer now.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- Who is that?- Yes, that's Skye.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49We should probably move on quite quickly.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Stand back a minute, just in case she does decide to...
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Where are you going?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Go on, go away.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02We've got all the doors open so we can jump into any of the vehicles.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05We've two extra patrol vehicles here.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Because we are right near them.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12OK. I suppose we have to find some first.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17We know that Charlie did leave us a little something earlier.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22- So there it is. It's just down there. - It's a little bit closer.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26I've got some gloves on. Am I OK going a bit closer?
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Yeah, you're fine. I'll keep an eye on them while you're picking up.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- You only want a piece...- Oi!
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- If you get back...- OK.- Hold on!
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Oi! Go on!- Sit down!
0:11:38 > 0:11:40OK. This is rather a tense moment.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45One of the lions has just got up. She was the one that was waiting.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47It's curiosity, a lot of it.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Obviously, when you bend down, you're vulnerable.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53So that's why we've got all this security.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55I feel even more vulnerable now!
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- You'll be fine.- Are we still safe doing this? You must say if...
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Yes. We've got to pick it up so we might as well do it now.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- Shall I just grab...? - Just grab a piece.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Just put it in the pot. - It's quite stinky stuff!
0:12:08 > 0:12:10It's really fresh.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13That was the quickest collection I've ever done.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Quickly, so we don't have to spend longer than we need here,
0:12:16 > 0:12:20this will go off to the lab, and what are you looking for?
0:12:20 > 0:12:24They'll try and find worm eggs. They count them.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Anything below 50 is safe.
0:12:28 > 0:12:3150 is a good count. Anything above that we worm for.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34We do worm on a regular basis, anyway.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38So this is just to check their overall health and well-being?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Yes.- Just to see what else might be in this?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44It's mainly for worms, so we can keep them fit and healthy.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48I think it's time to beat a hasty retreat.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50We have to do this in the next pride as well?
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- Yeah. We have to pick some from each section.- As if that wasn't enough!
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Thanks, Bob. Thanks, Ian.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Back at the camel barn, there's excitement in the air.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Yesterday, Bactrian Bali started showing signs
0:13:10 > 0:13:12that she was ready to give birth.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18First thing this morning, head of section Tim Yeo went to check,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20and found what he was hoping for.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26I heard, as I was approaching, and looked in
0:13:26 > 0:13:28and there was the little one.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Mum standing over him.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I think it was actually sucking the wool at the time.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39The little boy looks healthy but there's a problem.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40I don't think he wants to get up!
0:13:42 > 0:13:46He should be on his feet and feeding by now.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50That animal has to drink the vital colostrum,
0:13:50 > 0:13:54the first milk that comes through from the mother.
0:13:54 > 0:14:00That milk holds the antibodies which help to build up an immunity
0:14:00 > 0:14:04to different ailments that a camel may be subjected to.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07So it's vitally important that they do,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09and I think it's probably
0:14:09 > 0:14:14within the first three hours that they need to have that colostrum.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Worryingly, Tim notices a weakness in one of the calf's hind legs,
0:14:18 > 0:14:22which is making him unsteady on his feet.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28The calf, having been folded up, miraculously, inside the uterus,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31it's rather crooked when it comes out.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33It's not fully straightened up.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37That can hamper the calf from standing up properly.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Tim wants to interfere as little as possible,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44but the baby must get up and feed soon.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47He decides to support the leg with a bandage.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Tim tries again to encourage the calf to suckle.
0:14:56 > 0:15:02But even with the support the little camel is just not steady enough on his feet to manage it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10He's still going out a bit on that.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14With the calf still unsteady on his feet and weak from hunger,
0:15:14 > 0:15:19Tim decides he's going to have to take matters into his own hands.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23I'll just try and take some milk off her, see if I can.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29If the calf doesn't begin to suckle, keepers may have to step in and hand-rear him.
0:15:29 > 0:15:35But the baby will need to be fed every three hours for months to come.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Hand-rearing would be a huge task and could lead to more problems
0:15:39 > 0:15:43down the road, as Tim knows from bitter experience.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47The last calf born in the park was Alema.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52She had to be hand-reared because her mother rejected her.
0:15:54 > 0:16:00Although she grew up strong and healthy, she was a bit confused about her identity.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05For a while she bonded with the Ankole cattle and used to follow them around.
0:16:08 > 0:16:15Tim's done all he can to help the young camel bond with his mother and begin to feed by himself.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Now he can only hope that hand-rearing won't be necessary.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Now we just go and leave her alone.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26But I would like to see very much a situation
0:16:26 > 0:16:31where we look in and we see the little one feeding from mum.
0:16:31 > 0:16:38We know then that everything we've done this morning has been OK and we haven't mucked anything up
0:16:38 > 0:16:44and it's helped and...that's it. We'll be happy then.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51We'll be back to see if the new baby Bactrian
0:16:51 > 0:16:55will begin to feed from mum, or whether he'll end up on the bottle.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Longleat's great house was built in the late 16th century
0:17:07 > 0:17:12by Sir John Thynne, an ancestor of the current Lord Bath.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19For more than 400 years since then, the Thynne family have collected
0:17:19 > 0:17:22an astonishing array of antiques and artwork.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25There are more than 500 paintings here, including
0:17:25 > 0:17:32portraits of many of the great and the good throughout English history who had connections with the house.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37I'm on the grand staircase with curator Kate Harris and we've come
0:17:37 > 0:17:42to look at a portrait which has recently come back from restoration. This is the portrait here?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Yes. It's a portrait of Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- It's been away for just over two years.- Wow.
0:17:50 > 0:17:56The Dudleys were one of the most important families in England during the reign of Elizabeth the First.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Ambrose Dudley was Earl of Warwick.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03The young man is his brother's illegitimate son.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07As neither of the Dudleys had surviving legitimate sons,
0:18:07 > 0:18:12it was decided that this boy would be heir to the family title and fortunes.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23The Earl and his young successor are portrayed standing on a battlefield, ready for action.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27So this painting is saying "I am big, I am brave..."
0:18:27 > 0:18:33and is it also recognising this boy as a potential heir?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I think that is very true.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39He has a stunning little state-of-the-art pistol there.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42This is not just a page, this is the heir.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- It's very patriarchal, isn't it? - Indeed it is.
0:18:45 > 0:18:51You said, the way the portrait is NOW - what do you mean by that?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54In the course of restoration, we made several major discoveries.
0:18:54 > 0:19:01X-rays showed that the major figure, Ambrose, was very differently presented in the original picture.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- So you've had the whole painting x-rayed?- Yes.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07We've had 24 x-rays done during restoration.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- We can go upstairs and have a look. - That would be great!
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Uncovering a mystery!- Indeed.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19The painting came to Longleat in the 17th century
0:19:19 > 0:19:23when heirs of the Dudleys married into the Thynne Family.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25It's hung here for centuries.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30Until recently, no one suspected it might have hidden secrets.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35The key thing about the restoration
0:19:35 > 0:19:40and the x-rays is to show this major change in the picture.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44The X-rays reveal that underneath the surface
0:19:44 > 0:19:49is another layer of paint which made up an earlier image.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54Basically, what you've discovered is that there was an original portrait
0:19:54 > 0:19:59of Dudley and this one is a new one that has been painted over the top.
0:19:59 > 0:20:06Not entirely new but an adapted version to present a very different, much stronger image.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11Here, you've got a third hand and a stick.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14So rather than holding the spear
0:20:14 > 0:20:17in this strong and aggressive fashion,
0:20:17 > 0:20:23he was shown with a spear in the background, leaning on a stick.
0:20:23 > 0:20:30The background has also been changed from an interior scene to show Ambrose Dudley and his heir standing
0:20:30 > 0:20:34in front of a military tent, probably at the siege of Newhaven,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37a battle at which Ambrose had been injured.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42So he was gravely wounded at Newhaven. He was shot in the leg
0:20:42 > 0:20:46and was never right afterwards. He never commanded in the field again.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51- So showing him leaning on a stick is quite realistic. - It's unusual, isn't it?
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Don't people usually try to make themselves look much more beautiful or grand?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59That's what they decided to do in the second version.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03He was then the sole representative of the Dudley dynasty with his
0:21:03 > 0:21:08younger brother's illegitimate son next to him, as their sole hope now.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12So he's shown in this much more gung-ho fashion.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17Wouldn't it have been more sensible, for someone as rich as this,
0:21:17 > 0:21:22just to have thrown that old portrait away and had a completely new one done?
0:21:22 > 0:21:26We are trying to make up our mind. There are two possibilities that we're playing with.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29One is that they needed the picture very quickly...
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- So they had the bare bones of it and could just do a quick...- Yes.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36So for some occasion they needed to have this new dynastic picture.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Or that Ambrose was so ill that he was not available to sit for a new version.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43So they just had to make it up.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47They are only hypotheses. We don't know. But there must be some explanation.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49That was absolutely fascinating.
0:21:49 > 0:21:55Incredible to think that after all these years you've discovered this whole new story about this painting.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Thank you very much indeed.
0:22:10 > 0:22:17Back at the camel barn, a week has passed since the first Bactrian calf born here for three years
0:22:17 > 0:22:21came into the world with a weak hind leg.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23The calf could not feed properly.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Head of section Tim Yeo was worried that his mother might reject him.
0:22:33 > 0:22:39Thankfully, over the last few days, the situation has improved dramatically for the young camel.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Mother and calf have been allowed outside into a temporary paddock.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50To his keeper's delight, the baby has been seen suckling properly.
0:22:52 > 0:22:58Today, it's time for safari park vet Duncan Williams to give him his first check-up.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03So did you put a bandage on, to give it some more support?
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- Yes.- She was flipping over...?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- He was right over.- Or he, sorry.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- Yes. He was right over. - Shall we take it off and..?
0:23:12 > 0:23:13Yup.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23What Tim is describing is just a weakness in the ligaments.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27I think this joint was just collapsing forward
0:23:27 > 0:23:30as the baby was putting weight on it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36That tends to strengthen as the calf gets stronger.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41The ligaments and the tendons firm up a bit as the calf gets stronger.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Thankfully, the leg has healed well.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Otherwise, he is fit and healthy.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50MUSIC: "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley
0:23:50 > 0:23:56Now that he has survived the tricky first week, the keepers have decided to give him a name.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01I understand you're going to call him Elvis?
0:24:01 > 0:24:05Well, the other members of staff are
0:24:05 > 0:24:07keen on the name. I'm not quite sure.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10You're not an Elvis fan?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Oh, I am.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17Young Elvis is already showing a different character to the shaky newborn of a week ago.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Now, the little calf is ready for his next big step.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26He is making his debut in the enclosure.
0:24:26 > 0:24:32Once the baby goes out, he is going to be very inquisitive of other animals.
0:24:32 > 0:24:38He will want to go up and approach them. Some of those animals may not want to be approached.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43It's going to be a hair-raising event, I think!
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Tim will have to keep a close eye on the calf so he doesn't try to
0:24:48 > 0:24:51get too friendly with the heavyweights of the enclosure,
0:24:51 > 0:24:55like the white rhino or the Ankole cattle.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Come on then. Come on, girls!
0:25:01 > 0:25:08Once the baby is out, Tim takes up his position nearby, ready to intervene if he heads into danger.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12It really is a serious matter when he goes in,
0:25:12 > 0:25:16particularly as he just takes off into the middle of those cattle
0:25:16 > 0:25:20and all that one has got to do is give a sharp hook with a horn.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23We've had it happen before.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27The baby took them into trouble and the mother tried to...
0:25:27 > 0:25:30to protect the baby
0:25:30 > 0:25:34and one of the bull Ankole just, as the mother went by,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37flicked his horn and disembowelled her, literally.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40She did survive, miraculously,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43but it was nasty.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50Suddenly, young Elvis heads straight towards the Ankole herd, forcing his mum to follow.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Tim jumps into action.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10It's a nightmare, because you don't know where he's going to go next.
0:26:10 > 0:26:17To manoeuvre a vehicle, you often don't get it right first time and you're praying that nothing happens.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21The scare is over. It's been a bumpy first week for Elvis,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25but now he is safely out in the enclosure with the herd.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Tim can look forward to watching him grow up.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34It's a joy to see them out on a day like this.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37The weather makes everything, and the time of year.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40All in all, I think it's fine.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43It's a good picture at the moment.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47We'll catch up with Elvis's progress later in the series.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54We're down in Pets Corner with head of section Darren Beasley
0:26:54 > 0:26:57and one of the enormous African pouch rats
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- we're trying to take for a walk, but...- He wants to go that way!
0:27:01 > 0:27:04He wants to walk me rather than the other way round!
0:27:04 > 0:27:06They are amazing looking animals.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09But this is fairly new for them, this walking.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13We've only done this a few times, getting them used to the soft halter.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18We will start bringing them out and hopefully let the visitors walk them around as well.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20This one...
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Is this the one that seems to be responding better?
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Are they both equally good?
0:27:25 > 0:27:28We have one which is very feisty, which is this fella.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33It's all very new coming out and they're not very friendly at the moment.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35They have massive teeth.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- So they could give you a nasty bite? - I have special gloves just in case!
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- We need to keep our feet and legs a bit clear?- Totally!
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Fantastic. Thank you very much.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- Shall we continue? - Do you want to have a go?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Sadly, that's all we have time for.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Here's what's coming up on the next Animal Park. Come on, Ratty!
0:27:56 > 0:28:00The rare Pere David stag has got its antlers in a twist...
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Oh, I hit him, did I?
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Tim Yeo has to take drastic action.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09We catch up with the new arrivals.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14At the camel barn, Bactrian baby Elvis has bounced onto the scene,
0:28:14 > 0:28:19while out in the paddock there are three new kids on the block.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21And I have a rare opportunity
0:28:21 > 0:28:25to get a close look at the new wolf cubs at just five days old.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30That's all coming up on the next Animal Park.
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