0:00:30 > 0:00:33Hello and welcome to Animal Park. I'm Kate Humble.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36And I'm Ben Fogle and this is Longleat Safari Park,
0:00:36 > 0:00:40which opened its doors in 1966 - the very first of its kind in the country.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43And this year it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46We've been following life at the safari park
0:00:46 > 0:00:51for the last seven years and every year brings new exciting stories. Here's what's coming up today.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57We're off to Kenya with the staff from Longleat...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59These brave men and their faithful hounds
0:00:59 > 0:01:02risk their lives to protect endangered species.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04HE SHOUTS
0:01:04 > 0:01:08We go out on patrol with the anti-poaching unit.
0:01:08 > 0:01:14After a boisterous dust bath, it's time for baby's bottle.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16And one of Longleat's largest lions
0:01:16 > 0:01:18comes a little too close for comfort...
0:01:18 > 0:01:21I think we've got someone biting the tyre!
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Bit of panic in the back there, I think!
0:01:28 > 0:01:34When Longleat first opened its gates as a safari park 40 years ago,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36the lions were the main attraction.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Now they share the limelight with over 50 species.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46But they're still a favourite with the visitors.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Today I'm going down to lion country
0:01:49 > 0:01:52to set up a brand new challenge for Charlie's pride.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57This is the way to start the day, halfway up a ladder
0:01:57 > 0:02:01in the lion enclosure putting out chunks of meat.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04I'm here with Bob Trollope, keeper of the lions.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Why are we putting meat up trees, Bob?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10It's basically a bit of enrichment for the lions.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14OK, so... Cos usually they're fed from the back of a feed truck.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19Yeah. We normally stimulate them by having them chase the feed wagon, simulating a hunt.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21We thought we'd do a different angle on it.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25See how good they are at finding the food.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Cos they're gonna have to use their senses to pick it out
0:02:29 > 0:02:31and climb up the trees and all sorts of things.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- OK. Do you want to... - Just get some more?- ..get me another bit and I'll put some out here.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40So, Brian, you're also putting meat out here.
0:02:40 > 0:02:46Do you think that they'll find it fairly easily or do you think that it'll take them a while?
0:02:46 > 0:02:51- Are they quite a clever lot? - I think they'll find it straight away, to be honest.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52They're gonna smell it.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Obviously, we're gonna have a few pieces dotted on the floor
0:02:56 > 0:03:02just in case one of them gets hold of a piece and they all run after it and cause a rumpus.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06So we need to have a few pieces around, which they can find easily.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Now, it's... I was standing here.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13That's quite high. That one's really high.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I know that leopards are good climbers, but what about lions?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Lions do climb trees pretty well,
0:03:20 > 0:03:25so I imagine they should stretch to get it or go up the tree and get it.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30And we've also put a piece on the top of the scratching post up there.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I mean, Bob, I can't see how they're possibly gonna get to that.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36The rope runs out halfway down.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38This is quite slippery plastic.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Well, hopefully, they'll use their initiative and pounce on it
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- and then that would...- Oh, really? So you think that they'll actually push against it?
0:03:47 > 0:03:51As soon as they know it's up there, they will be determined to get it,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53whether they climb up and pull it or...
0:03:53 > 0:03:55It's well within their reach.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57That's nine or ten feet.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- They can stretch... - Found a better place. >
0:03:59 > 0:04:05- ..10 or 11 feet.- Don't you dare, Brian!- This is a good place
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- to hide some.- Can we hide it in the tree here?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11That'll make it more exciting for everyone.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I'll just leave that there. No-one's gonna notice.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I think it's a very bad idea! I think we'll put some over here.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Keep an eye on you now. Shall I put one in here?
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- Do you think...- Put them right in. - Do you think...
0:04:26 > 0:04:32I mean, obviously, this is great for us to see this sort of unusual behaviour.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35This isn't taunting the lions in any way, is it?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37No. No, of course not.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40It's gonna be good for them. It's totally different.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44As we come through with the feed, just drop it on the floor. They pick it up.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47This way, they've gotta work for it a bit,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50try and find it, and, you know, hopefully, it's gonna be good.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54OK, well, we will be back a little bit later on
0:04:54 > 0:04:58to see how the lions cope and whether they can find their meal or not.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03I'm going to go and just check the Land Rover and make sure there isn't any in there.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Now we're off to Kenya, to visit the Tusk Trust.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Tusk is a charity dedicated to conserving
0:05:26 > 0:05:29the wildlife and habitats of Africa.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33They run 25 conservation projects in 15 countries.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40As a donor, Longleat Safari Park has enjoyed a close working relationship
0:05:40 > 0:05:42with the trust in recent years.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48This collaboration means Tusk has invited Safari Park staff to develop
0:05:48 > 0:05:54their professional expertise by visiting the conservancies it supports in Kenya.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11This year, deputy head warden, Ian Turner, is taking
0:06:11 > 0:06:17four lucky staff on a work trip they've all been looking forward to.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21I mean, this is a... You know, a lifetime opportunity to go out to Africa.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25OK, we're working, but you're getting to do stuff you want to do.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30It's a job, but you're going to Africa to see wildlife as it should be.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Their first stop is the Lewa conservancy.
0:06:36 > 0:06:405,000 acres of land on the slopes of Mount Kenya.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44In the 1970s and early '80s,
0:06:44 > 0:06:49Kenya's elephant and rhino were almost wiped out by poaching.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52At that time, Lewa was a farm.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55But when he saw what was happening to the animals,
0:06:55 > 0:07:00owner Ian Craig became convinced he had to do something to help them.
0:07:01 > 0:07:07Probably the single incident that made the biggest impression
0:07:07 > 0:07:09on me was watching...
0:07:09 > 0:07:13eight armed guys killing elephants one evening.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16A herd of 100-odd elephant. We were sitting on a hill.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19We saw these guys open fire on them.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23They killed eight elephant whilst we were there. Then it got dark.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25We continued to watch them throughout the night
0:07:25 > 0:07:28and brought the government in in the morning.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38Ian made the decision to convert his farm to a conservancy in 1983.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Today, Lewa is a safe haven for wildlife,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44including more than 75 endangered rhino.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51But despite a world-wide ban, trade in elephant tusks and rhino horn
0:07:51 > 0:07:54can still be a lucrative business.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Desperate poachers still pose a constant threat.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03So, to protect the animals, Lewa has 74 rangers,
0:08:03 > 0:08:08and an anti-poaching unit of 17 armed guards.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15The unit's commander is Michael Tosho.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18He and his team must be constantly vigilant.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Last year, they were called out 65 times to protect the animals.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27In the northern part, this is the only place you can get rhinos.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Yeah? Black and white.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31They are still in high demand.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36When a poacher thinks of poaching in this particular region,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38he should first think about Lewa.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41"Lewa has rhinos. How can I get in there?"
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Two years ago, the unit got a new weapon
0:08:45 > 0:08:47in the fight to track down poachers -
0:08:47 > 0:08:50a pair of bloodhounds.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54These dogs' sense of smell is thousands of times more sensitive
0:08:54 > 0:09:00than our own, and they can follow a trail where no human could.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Before we get these dogs, this job was quite difficult.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Sometimes we lost foot marks.
0:09:08 > 0:09:15Sometimes something is just there and we take a long time to get that particular thing.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17And nowadays, we save time.
0:09:17 > 0:09:22It surprises me because sometimes when we are following those poachers,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25we got...rain
0:09:25 > 0:09:28and at the same time we still followed them.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31At the end, you see, "These are the right people we've been following."
0:09:31 > 0:09:37But if it was just us without dogs, once it rains, that's the end
0:09:37 > 0:09:38of tracking these people.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46The anti-poaching unit's job is to track down and arrest illegal poachers.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49But many poachers are armed and dangerous.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51If necessary, the unit will fight.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Even the bloodhounds can become targets.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56When you meet with these armed people,
0:09:56 > 0:10:02you know, their target is to destroy whatever they can,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05either the dogs or the guides.
0:10:05 > 0:10:11So, what we do is we have to ensure that these dogs are well protected.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16We assign some people just for the protection of the dogs
0:10:16 > 0:10:19and others to attack the poachers.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23We have in our minds that the dogs may be targeted at any time.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Today, the anti-poaching unit is preparing for a training exercise.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32To gain insight into the work being done at Lewa,
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Longleat keepers Bev Evans and Andy Hayton will be taking part.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40They'll pretend to be poachers, and will be tracked by the dogs.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44It's not a task for the faint-hearted.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46For me, personally, the stuff I can see,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50the elephants, giraffes, rhino - that doesn't concern me at all.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I'm a big animal person. That's what I've always done.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58It's the little things that you can't see that bite you and do you a real mischief.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Snakes and stuff - I'll be a total girl on top of an Acacia tree, I tell you!
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I cannot stand snakes!
0:11:04 > 0:11:07On foot, they set off as fast as they can
0:11:07 > 0:11:10across the wide open bush of Lewa.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16With them are two rangers disguised as poachers and an armed guard, just in case.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20I've heard stories already about people walking across lions,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22through elephants, that kind of thing.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26So, it's a little bit... You know, your heart's racing a little bit.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29The whole thing of being chased, when someone's after you.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30A little bit nerve-racking!
0:11:32 > 0:11:38The poachers will have 30 minutes head start before the bloodhounds are put on their scent.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41We'll be keeping track of their progress.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48- Back in Wiltshire...- Din-dins! - ..the lions have been let loose.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Charlie!
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Good girl.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56I'm out in the lion enclosure with Charlie's pride
0:11:56 > 0:11:59and head of section Brian and keeper Bob.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01The lions have just been let out for the morning.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Earlier we hid meat around here, there's some up the tree.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08There's some on top of the scratching post.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10We've got a camera up that tree,
0:12:10 > 0:12:17which is hopefully going to capture shots of the lions
0:12:17 > 0:12:22actually climbing up the tree to get the meat that we hid up there.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Now, this isn't something that you do every day, Brian?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27No, we wouldn't do this every day.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29But this is, you think, very good for them.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32It's very good for them cos they've got to try and find it.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Hopefully, stretch even up to the tree,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38which would be good for them and their claws as well.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41If we look at Charlie here, he's obviously smelt the meat...
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Oh, look at that. Straight in.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Oh, look. Look at that.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- Brilliant.- So that was a combination of eyesight and smell then.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54She knew it was there, but couldn't spot it.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59It's amazing getting this really close view of them eating.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01It's actually quite a delicate process.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05I mean, given the size of their jaw, and the size of their teeth,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08you'd think they'd just smash into the meat.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13But it actually looks like they're almost fastidious about it.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16They are, aren't they?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19They're pulling pieces off and chewing pieces.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22What they'll do is, when they get down to the bone,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24they'll use their tongues to lick off the meat
0:13:24 > 0:13:27and lick off the sinews because the tongue is course.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- Oh, oh!- No, she's going to smell something.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36LIONS GROWL
0:13:36 > 0:13:38That looked very aggressive,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40but actually neither of them touched each other.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43It was all mouth and no trousers.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Noise mainly. Just get off that bit of meat. I want it.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49This is what would happen in the wild.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52They would fight over best places on the kill.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55You can't step in too soon and split them up.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58It's better to let them sort it out.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Ooh, I think we've got someone biting the tyre.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Oi, Charlie!
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- Charlie!- I can hear hissing.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I think the spare tyre has been punctured by Charlie.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14A bit of a panic in the back there, I think.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16This is our director and researcher
0:14:16 > 0:14:19and sound man all looking a little nervous.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Charlie's now come round here and he's sniffing round
0:14:22 > 0:14:24the bottom of the post.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I didn't think anything was going to happen, but...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Is he going to the tree or is he...?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31He has spotted the tree.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Right, let's see what he does.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35He's just figuring out...
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Yeah, where do I go? What do I do?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40The males are lazier anyway.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43He'd rather the females knocked them down
0:14:43 > 0:14:45and just pinch them off the females.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47One of the females has spotted it.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50This is Satellite, having a look.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55She's one of the older females, isn't she? Look at that! Wow!
0:14:55 > 0:14:57One bound and she's there.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59That's amazing.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04When you see the size of her forepaw holding on to that branch,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07you suddenly realise what a big cat you're dealing with.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09She's having a go at the tree.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- Wow, yes!- She's going after the camera, isn't she?
0:15:14 > 0:15:20No, she's getting a bit. Oh, brilliant. That was brilliant.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23She put her head right back to grab the meat.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26All the other lionesses are going, "We'll have a bit of that now."
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Does this mean there's going to be a scrap? Yeah, she's off.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34She's paying for her ingenuity now, isn't she?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Well, the lions are now in retreat.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39So how do you think that went?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Extremely well. I'm pleased with that.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44They all showed a lot of interest. It was great.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Thank you both very, very much indeed.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50We'll let the lions go off and rest
0:15:50 > 0:15:53after that exhausting use of their brains.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Back at the Lewa Conservancy in Kenya,
0:16:01 > 0:16:06Longleat keepers Andy Hayton and Bev Evans are on the run.
0:16:06 > 0:16:13They are pretending to be poachers, as part of a training exercise for Lewa's armed anti-poaching unit.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16They've had a 30-minute head start.
0:16:16 > 0:16:22Now they must try to avoid being found by one of Lewa's canine constabulary.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Being chased, across the bush in tropical heat.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Yes, it's gonna be exciting.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33At the base, the anti-poaching team is ready to go.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37One of Lewa's two bloodhounds is harnessed
0:16:37 > 0:16:39and put on the tracks of Andy and Bev.
0:16:39 > 0:16:45Their colleagues Ian Turner, Darren Beasley and Jo Hawthorne join the hunt.
0:16:45 > 0:16:52A bloodhound's nose can detect even minute traces of scent left on the grass and earth.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56One sniff of the pretend poachers' tracks, and it's off!
0:16:59 > 0:17:01The poacher team's trail leads deep into the bush,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05right into the path of some of the reserve's wild residents.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11It's mid-summer and over 40 degrees.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14The heat and dust are oppressive.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17But that's not the only problem.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21One of the poachers' team thinks he sees lions in the distance.
0:17:21 > 0:17:27Now they are in danger of being hunted by more deadly foes than the anti-poaching unit.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31He says that they saw two lions on top
0:17:31 > 0:17:34of this hill.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38There. The green tree on top of the hill.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42They are lying down. They are two.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46I think when they saw us, they are trying to cover themselves -
0:17:46 > 0:17:48not to be seen.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53And also, that's a good place for them to look for their food.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58Julius isn't worried, so I'm not worried. I'll just stick next to Julius.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02But, yeah, the thought of lions sat up there looking at us and watching us...
0:18:02 > 0:18:08It's such an alien environment for us cos we're always sat in a vehicle or they're behind bars or whatever...
0:18:08 > 0:18:11But, yeah, it's cool. Really good.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16The lions are far enough away for the poachers' team to press on,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19but they must be constantly on guard.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24Julius has just pointed out there's a lion's pugmark there.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- Just in here.- I think they are the ones who climb up the hill.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31But we are not going to climb up.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37We are just going behind these trees and hide ourselves
0:18:37 > 0:18:41and look back where we came from.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Behind them, the gap is closing.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52Even at a trot, the bloodhound never loses their scent in the long grass.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Meanwhile, with lions above and trackers closing in below,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04the poachers have found a hiding place.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06From here, we're actually keeping an eye out.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09We can spot them coming down, but before that,
0:19:09 > 0:19:13we actually saw a single giraffe run really fast across the plain.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Zebras flying everywhere, so they spotted the dogs
0:19:16 > 0:19:19and the men just before we did. Then they spotted the guys
0:19:19 > 0:19:24and they're actually going at quite a pace and then squatting down and then carrying on.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27So it's like... It makes your heart race a bit.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35When the bloodhounds start sniffing at the air rather than the ground,
0:19:35 > 0:19:39the trackers know they're close to their target.
0:19:39 > 0:19:45They are just behind these bushes. Of course, their dogs have started to look ahead, no longer smelling
0:19:45 > 0:19:49at the foot marks. Now we have to be very tactical here.
0:19:49 > 0:19:56Cos walking very fast, you might just get into a place that you did not want to get.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00The anti-poaching unit carefully encircles the poachers,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04adopting a flanking formation before closing in.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08It's time for the Longleat keepers to take a breather.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10That was horrendous.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14I felt like the little weak zebra at the back waiting to be picked off...
0:20:14 > 0:20:17further up the field.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I'm too old for this!
0:20:19 > 0:20:21I tell you now, we wouldn't beat
0:20:21 > 0:20:24the poachers on the other end if this was...
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Good God! Such a pace!
0:20:25 > 0:20:27They wouldn't get away.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31These guys are athletes and they've got all their kit on.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Yeah. All the gear on and not one of them's broke into a sweat.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36No! They haven't.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- It's about 110. - A tad warm here.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- We'll get 'em, though. Look out. - Definitely. We're coming.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49If there were real armed poachers ahead, this would be dangerous.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51The dog is withdrawn for its own safety,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54while the assault team moves up to attack.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Stop! HE SHOUTS
0:20:59 > 0:21:02SHOUTING
0:21:04 > 0:21:06HE SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE
0:21:10 > 0:21:13It's all over in seconds.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17This was just practice and the rifles were empty,
0:21:17 > 0:21:21but in real life they would be loaded.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26- Really scary.- Michael comes bursting round the corner pointing the gun at you. You kind of want to quit.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- I mean, that's it. - He really made me jump. Oh, God!
0:21:28 > 0:21:34Lions one side of you, guys with seriously big guns the other side of you. It's...
0:21:34 > 0:21:36It's fantastic. Really good.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Yeah, the noise of them coming in and shouting, you know, guns just pointing at you...
0:21:41 > 0:21:44If there was gunfire as well... I mean, it's just...
0:21:44 > 0:21:47This is what they do to protect wildlife.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50They could get killed doing it.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I think probably the best thing for me was the guy acting...
0:21:53 > 0:21:55He's still there acting dead.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57We've got a dead guy here.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I think we'll leave him here all day, probably.
0:22:02 > 0:22:08Last year, Michael's anti-poaching team made 22 arrests using bloodhounds.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13They recovered two machine guns and nearly 40 stolen livestock.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Lewa has still not lost a single animal to poachers.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22The poachers themselves, you know, they are just in the communities or in the towns.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24They hear that we have the dogs.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28So I'm sure some of them have changed their minds and do something else apart from poaching.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30Respect animals instead.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Back at Longleat, there was recently a crisis at pets' corner.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48Gladys the green iguana became ill and stopped eating her food.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Her keepers were worried that she might starve to death.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- This bit on her tail is quite prominent.- That's her pelvic bones.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03She's certainly losing quite a bit of weight.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08An X-ray revealed that she was carrying a clutch of eggs,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10but she was too weak to lay them.
0:23:10 > 0:23:16She was rushed into the operating theatre before her condition became fatal.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21The vet successfully removed the eggs from her belly.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22But then there was a problem.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Gladys wouldn't come round from the anaesthetic.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Come on, I need you to breathe.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31I haven't done all that work for nothing, mate.
0:23:31 > 0:23:37It was touch and go, but finally Gladys started to breathe normally.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42It was a huge relief for everyone involved.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Today, Ben's going down to see how she's getting on.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I've come down to the hothouse with keeper Sarah Clayson
0:23:51 > 0:23:53and Gladys the iguana who's being reintroduced
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- after a bit of an absence. - It's quite major surgery.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- And how many eggs were removed? - There was roughly 53.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- 53?!- When we counted them, yeah.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05And have you any idea why she was retaining them?
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Um, there are several factors that can cause it.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10It could be the levels of calcium,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13but we did do a blood test and they were fine.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16So the other explanation is probably down to age,
0:24:16 > 0:24:18cos she is one of the older ones.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- She is getting on a bit now. - How old is she?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22She's about nine, ten years old now.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Which in iguana years...?
0:24:24 > 0:24:28- What do they live to in captivity? - They can get to 14, 15 years old.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- OK, so she's a ripe old age. - She is, yeah.
0:24:30 > 0:24:36You mention calcium. How would an iguana like Gladys get her calcium?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39We give it in supplements on their food, but also we've
0:24:39 > 0:24:42actually got these special lights for them
0:24:42 > 0:24:46and that encourages them to bask and they absorb all the UV rays
0:24:46 > 0:24:48and it helps with the absorption of calcium,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50so it's good for their bones.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Now, Sarah, I can't help but notice we're surrounded by iguanas.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56There's one just up by the window there
0:24:56 > 0:24:59and I've noticed there's a couple on the top.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- How many are in here in total? - We've got seven altogether.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- One male, and the rest are females. - With an absence of two months,
0:25:06 > 0:25:11- how are the others going to take her return?- They should be OK.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15It might seem a bit strange to her, but once she's settled she should be all right
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- and we will keep a close eye on her. - Cos is there a hierarchy?
0:25:19 > 0:25:21There is, and she was quite high up.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- She's been here a long time. - Is that an age factor?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Yeah, probably, and also the fact
0:25:26 > 0:25:29that she was one of the original females in here.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32So she should click back in with everyone.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36She should do, yeah. She'll let them know that she's the boss, I think.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Sarah, thank you very much.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Welcome back, Gladys.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Here's what's still to come on today's programme.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50This baby black rhino is one of the rarest animals in Africa,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52so he needs extra special care.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56I'l be making sure
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I don't get between the eland and their evening meal.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Is it true that they're as aggressive as people say.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05If they want to be they can certainly be very aggressive.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09It would be foolish to try and put food down with these animals in.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14And we'll me meeting some of Kenya's most persecuted porkers.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Why do you think they're this shy?
0:26:17 > 0:26:18Cos they're ugly.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23But first...
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Back at the Lewa Conservancy, breeding programmes
0:26:27 > 0:26:29form a vital part of their conservation strategy.
0:26:29 > 0:26:37No programme is more important than breeding the critically endangered Black Rhino.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41David Parkinson is Lewa's Deputy Director.
0:26:41 > 0:26:46Very important to understand that the Black Rhino as a species is very, very rare.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49In Kenya, there's only about 460 animals.
0:26:49 > 0:26:56But I must admit, that number is going up, from a low about ten years ago of no more than 250.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00So the breeding programme is doing quite well.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05These two young Black Rhino are Lewa's latest success story.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Two year old Tula, and six month old baby Jack are sister and brother.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11To ensure their survival,
0:27:11 > 0:27:15they had to be separated from their mother at an early age.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19They're born to the same mother who's partially blind.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21This mother's had four children.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25The first one we had to take away because she lost it, literally.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28She couldn't find the baby and then we couldn't either.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32The second child was actually... she lost it again.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36And it was taken by a leopard, killed, and of course we found it up a tree.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38And therefore at that point, we made the decision
0:27:38 > 0:27:41that the mother was unable to look after her children.
0:27:43 > 0:27:48Now the keepers at Lewa are rearing the two young rhino by hand.
0:27:48 > 0:27:54Longleat's Deputy Head Warden, Ian Turner, has helped rear several baby White Rhino himself.
0:27:54 > 0:28:00But today he will get his first chance to give a baby Black Rhino a bottle-feed.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05I'd like you to take the milk and he's definitely hungry.
0:28:05 > 0:28:11Adult Black Rhino would browse on trees and bushes, but young Jack is still on milk.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15He has quite an appetite.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Two pints, five times a day.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22He's got a massive suck on him.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- He knows what's in there.- Yeah.
0:28:26 > 0:28:32When he was born, we hoped the mother would be able to look after him, but after two days,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35the mother lost Jack, and in fact, we lost Jack as well.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37We had almost the entire staff of Lewa
0:28:37 > 0:28:39out looking for Jack in the bush.
0:28:39 > 0:28:47Now he's pretty much fine and, like Tula, will be released into the wild as soon as he's able to cope.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50That's it. Breakfast over.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54- Have a play.- Now I'll go and beat up my half sister.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Thank you very much.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03You can see how boisterous they can get.
0:29:03 > 0:29:09And when they want food and it's finished, that's when it starts getting a bit out of hand.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11But absolutely gorgeous.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18As adults, female Black Rhino live happily side by side,
0:29:18 > 0:29:21but males will battle each other for dominance.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Jack will have to learn to look after himself,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28so this play-fighting is vital for his survival.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Tula won't hopefully have to be fighting
0:29:30 > 0:29:37for territory, whereas young Jack, that's going to be his life. He's going to have to fight for his turf.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39After dinner, it's bath time,
0:29:39 > 0:29:43and a chance for Ian to compare notes with David.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47It's really good to be able to see them wallowing like this, isn't it?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50One of the problems we've got is they're fine in the summer,
0:29:50 > 0:29:54but when it comes to winter, they don't like to do this cos it's cold.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56We've got to do mud baths on them,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00and that's when their skin starts to look a bit cracked and not nice.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03It's really great here because we've got a temperature
0:30:03 > 0:30:06which is similar all year round on the equator.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- They don't have any trepidation about getting into a cold pool. - That's right.
0:30:14 > 0:30:20After their mud bath, the young rhinos are straight back into the dust like naughty children.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24It may look dirty, but actually this is how they keep clean.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28The mud traps dead skin and parasites,
0:30:28 > 0:30:31then rolling around rubs it all off.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34They look in marvellous condition. Marvellous.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37When we saw them rolling, that was great with all the mud.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39They look in brilliant condition.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44The pair are inseparable now, but Tula and Jack won't be together
0:30:44 > 0:30:47for much longer as they will have to be reintroduced
0:30:47 > 0:30:49to the wild separately.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Tula, as a girl, we can reintroduce back into Lewa.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55That's not a great problem, because she's not fighting for territory.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59However, young Jack, when he's able to be re-released,
0:30:59 > 0:31:03he can't come onto Lewa because there's competition for space.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08Already we're having to trans-locate out some of our males, because the space is tight.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Therefore Jack will probably go to another conservancy,
0:31:11 > 0:31:15probably to El Pejador, which is a new conservancy
0:31:15 > 0:31:19and there's plenty of space for him to be able to find his turf and defend it.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25But for now, Tula and Jack can play on.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Even for an animal keeper as experienced as Ian,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30seeing them is a valuable experience.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34That was amazing.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36I learned a lot, you know.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38It was such a treat.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41So it's all good stuff, man. Amazing.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Back in Wiltshire, there are changes afoot for the herd of Cape eland -
0:31:53 > 0:31:56an antelope species from South Africa.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Ten females live here and earlier this year
0:32:01 > 0:32:04the keepers brought in an eland bull to breed with them.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Now everyone's looking forward to some new eland calves.
0:32:07 > 0:32:13I'm out in the Safari Park with Tim Yeo, and we're being very quiet
0:32:13 > 0:32:17because we've come to find the rather skittish eland.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Tim, what are we actually out looking for today?
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Well, Ben, what we're hoping to see is any signs of pregnancy.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27We're very hopeful at the moment that we've got a few pregnancies.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31And this is the first time in quite a long period.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33It is, Ben, yes.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38It's been ten years that we've not seen a little calf running around.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43What sort of signs are you looking for? The obvious distended stomachs, is that the main thing?
0:32:43 > 0:32:48Yeah. Abdominally, the size of the animal is one indicator.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51When an animal calves, it's a bit like
0:32:51 > 0:32:56the calf has to travel through a bottle neck, if you like, through the pelvic girdle,
0:32:56 > 0:33:02and so everything has to slacken up, we're looking for that.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05And potentially how many of these eland could be pregnant?
0:33:05 > 0:33:10At the moment we're thinking in terms of about four of them.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15- Which, presumably, makes it all the more important to keep an eye on them.- As much as possible.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20The mums-to-be need to be given just the right nutrition
0:33:20 > 0:33:24and it's almost dinner time, so I'm going to give Tim a hand
0:33:24 > 0:33:26over at the eland house.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Tim, what are we doing now?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Well, Ben, we've got this rather heavy bag consisting of high-fibre
0:33:34 > 0:33:39cubes and sugar beet pulp, which we're going to give to the eland now.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41We've got four troughs here.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43If you start with this trough.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Obviously, the eland are still out now, aren't they?
0:33:46 > 0:33:47They're out in the...
0:33:47 > 0:33:50That's right. I mean, they're eager to come in.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Is that enough?- You want a bit more.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- How's that?- That's good.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- That's good. - Shall we move on to the next one?
0:33:56 > 0:34:01So obviously we've got the eland all hanging on outside there.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Do you bring them in year round?
0:34:03 > 0:34:08Not year-round. They come in during the winter months,
0:34:08 > 0:34:12so they come in so that we can give them the food
0:34:12 > 0:34:13that we need to.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17And is it true that they're as aggressive as people say?
0:34:17 > 0:34:22Well, yes, they can certainly be very aggressive if they want to be.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25I'm assuming it's their horns that are the danger.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Very much so. Very much so.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31That's fine. Just keep watching them as you do that.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Hello, Kev.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Then if we retreat.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37So we all step back.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Is the plan that once we're safely outside of the area,
0:34:40 > 0:34:44Kevin will pull the car back and they can come in?
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Eland are the largest species of antelope,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50and despite their innocent appearance,
0:34:50 > 0:34:51Tim has learned that it's best not
0:34:51 > 0:34:54to get between them and their dinner.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56It would be very foolish to put food down
0:34:56 > 0:35:00with these animals there. They'll come straight over.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03So is there any particular animal that's going to come in first?
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Is there one particular eland that is dominant?
0:35:07 > 0:35:08It depends who is coming first
0:35:08 > 0:35:12as to whether it's one of the animals that needs to be kept out.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16We've got two animals here that we would keep out,
0:35:16 > 0:35:20or Kev will keep out, and that is due to fighting.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22There's a pecking order and...
0:35:22 > 0:35:24from time to time,
0:35:24 > 0:35:28some of these females get picked on by the others.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31So Kevin knows which ones to try and keep out now
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- and that's why he's moving...?- Exactly.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37You can see he's going to stop this one here, she's walking away,
0:35:37 > 0:35:40and the other animal behind her can come in.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42It's very clever, the way you do this.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45And the two that have to be separated,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48they'll be fed later on, will they?
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Well, they'll be fed very shortly, actually.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53There's a hut up in the distance there.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57That's where they'll be fed and where they're housed during the night.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Great. Tim, thank you very much.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Another successful feed. I think we should leave them to it.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Back in Kenya, head of the East Africa Reserve,
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Andy Hayton is on a fact-finding mission.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Longleat is about to become host to a new species,
0:36:24 > 0:36:29Phacochoerus africanus, otherwise known as warthogs.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34In the wild, warthogs live happily alongside the animals
0:36:34 > 0:36:37that make up the East Africa Reserve at Longleat.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40The keepers are keen to complement their Africa collection
0:36:40 > 0:36:44and bring these eccentric creatures to Wiltshire.
0:36:44 > 0:36:49Andy's never looked after warthogs before, so Guide Peter Kiyaa
0:36:49 > 0:36:53is going to share some of his extensive experience.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55I've always liked warthogs.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I think they're just a real good character animal
0:36:58 > 0:37:00to have around, a bit like our ostrich.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02But when we came here last year to Kenya,
0:37:02 > 0:37:06that really kind of, yeah, I really wanted to push.
0:37:06 > 0:37:07I've pushed really hard.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11We're getting them now, so that's going to be really good fun.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18It's important that Andy learns as much as he can about their behaviour
0:37:18 > 0:37:21and habitat before they turn up in Wiltshire.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Our intention, back at Longleat, at our safari park,
0:37:24 > 0:37:27is we are going to bring in three male warthogs - three brothers.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31And we will have those living together and exhibit them
0:37:31 > 0:37:33and they'll be with the giraffe.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Hopefully, there will be no problem. Do you see any problems
0:37:37 > 0:37:40with having the three males together?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43I mean, there will be no females, so...
0:37:43 > 0:37:45They will probably live together.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47I think as long as there are no females,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50there is not going to be much competition.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53They prefer this kind of open savanna and the woodland,
0:37:53 > 0:37:55especially around the sun.
0:37:55 > 0:38:00Is that so they can hide away from predators or see predators coming?
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Yeah, they can see predators coming and they also feed
0:38:04 > 0:38:07on this short grass, so this is basically a good habitat for them.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13Despite their formidable appearance, warthogs are very wary of humans.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15There they go. Running.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Oh, yes, they're shy.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Why do you actually think they are this shy? Is it predators, or...?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Uh, because they're ugly.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31But when threatened by other animals,
0:38:31 > 0:38:33they can look after themselves.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36I think if you find it in an enclosed place
0:38:36 > 0:38:39and it has to protect itself, they are very strong.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Even lions are very careful when they want to attack warthogs
0:38:42 > 0:38:46because they are really strong and they can be aggressive.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48They use their tusks and they can even bite
0:38:48 > 0:38:53and they're quite powerful, so they can be aggressive
0:38:53 > 0:38:55if you corner them.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59We have had incidences of somebody walking
0:38:59 > 0:39:04in front of their burrow and the warthog has to get out and run away.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07It can come out and break your leg,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10so you usually have to be very careful.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13Despite the risk,
0:39:13 > 0:39:18Andy's keen to see what these warthog burrows look like up close.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22This is just the right time for them to come to their burrows,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25so it's important to walk from behind.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26Is that because the...
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Yeah, they usually get out and run away, but if you look at this,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I think it's OK. You can actually see.
0:39:32 > 0:39:33You don't see any tracks,
0:39:33 > 0:39:37so I don't think they have used this hole for a number of days.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- Would these interconnect? - Yeah. It's actually a tunnel system.
0:39:41 > 0:39:47It's huge, isn't it? There must be about ten different entrances.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51It's quite scary seeing all this. I mean, we've got lovely green grass.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53We'll end up with huge holes everywhere.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58The warthogs' arrival will have a huge impact on staff,
0:39:58 > 0:40:01animals and the ground itself.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Where we're putting them, the giraffe and zebra
0:40:04 > 0:40:07and all our other stock will be able to see them through a fence,
0:40:07 > 0:40:09so the warthogs can get used to our animals
0:40:09 > 0:40:11and vice versa. It's going to be good.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15We're going to have some problems, as you always do with a new species,
0:40:15 > 0:40:17but it's going to be fun learning.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Guide Peter Kiyaa has given Andy valuable insights
0:40:21 > 0:40:26into warthog behaviour in the wild, which he will use when he gets home.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Peter's explained their behaviour - if we see that being replicated
0:40:30 > 0:40:33back at Longleat, then we're doing the right thing.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37You want to see animals acting naturally and most of our animals do.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39So if we can see them here
0:40:39 > 0:40:43and they're doing the same thing, then we're doing good stuff.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54It's the end of the day at the lion house
0:40:54 > 0:40:56and Kate and I have come up with head of section,
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Brian Kent, and keeper Bob Trollope to wish them good night, basically.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07You've got Kabir, the male in here, two females, two cubs.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Isn't that a problem?
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Don't you get pillow fights?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Not really. They can be a little bit rough with each other,
0:41:15 > 0:41:17but it's not a problem.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20There's a couple of months between the two youngsters.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22There's about four weeks difference, I think.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25They seem to be getting on fantastically, as do the two mums.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Both mums get on well as well, so there's no problem.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31And how about Dad? Is it a problem?
0:41:31 > 0:41:33He's a big animal.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35He's sort of running around.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38You do hear about male lions sometimes being quite aggressive...
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- LION GROWLS - ..with their own cubs.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- Thanks, Kabir, for making my point so beautifully.- Not in here.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49But there isn't any problems with that?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52Not normally, no. He's pretty good with the cubs,
0:41:52 > 0:41:54so there's no problems whatsoever really.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58It's probably the other way round. The cubs giving him hassle.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Do the cubs swing off his tail and grab on to the mane.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04They do. They pull tufts of hair out and tug on his tail.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Presumably the teeth on the cubs
0:42:06 > 0:42:09are getting pretty sharp already, are they?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I wouldn't want to be bitten by them, that's for sure.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14They look like they're beginning to settle down now.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17The mums are growling at us in a "leave us in peace" way,
0:42:17 > 0:42:20so I think probably we ought to leave them in peace.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Bob, Brian, thank you very much indeed.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Sadly that's all we've got time for on today's programme,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28but here's what's coming up on the next Animal Park.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31We're going back to Kenya,
0:42:31 > 0:42:34where conservationists are battling to inoculate
0:42:34 > 0:42:38these endangered Grevy zebra against an outbreak of deadly anthrax.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45At Longleat, I'm going bananas with the boisterous Bactrian camels.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47No, don't, it's not for you.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Just wait.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52And male lions Makui and Kabir are neighbours
0:42:52 > 0:42:56but if they met, it would be murder. We'll see how the staff keep the peace.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Calm down!
0:42:58 > 0:43:02That's all coming up on the next Animal Park.
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