0:00:03 > 0:00:07Longleat is home to 12 of these incredible Rothschild's giraffes
0:00:07 > 0:00:09and the keepers are busily preparing for more.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Yes, after months of waiting,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14one of them is about to give birth very soon.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18We'll be bringing you all of the news on today's Animal Park.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Coming up on today's Animal Park -
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Some ferocious new arrivals bring terror to Longleat.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48TIGER GROWLS
0:00:48 > 0:00:52After last year's dramatic scenes,
0:00:52 > 0:00:54can Imogen the giraffe survive another labour?
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And when you're just one month old,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00the last thing you need is a neighbour with the hump.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04The baby elands learn that speed is an essential survival skill.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13The giraffes at the safari park
0:01:13 > 0:01:17are a highly endangered sub-species called Rothschild
0:01:17 > 0:01:20and there are only about 300 left in the world,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23so the keepers are doing their best
0:01:23 > 0:01:26to keep this threatened species alive.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30A pregnancy is usually a cause for celebration,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33but the latest one has only caused concern.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35The expectant mother is Imogen,
0:01:35 > 0:01:40and the last time she tried to give birth, it almost killed her.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49She's due any day, so the keeper in charge of the giraffes, Andy Hayton,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52has been watching her closely.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55This morning, he's got two vets out with him,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Duncan Williams and Paul Higgs.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01They were all there when things went so badly wrong for Imogen.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07It's been almost two years
0:02:07 > 0:02:11since these dramatic scenes in the giraffe house.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15When Imogen went into labour, everything seemed normal,
0:02:15 > 0:02:19but as the hours passed, it became clear that she was in distress.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Sunday morning, the vet came out, looked at her
0:02:22 > 0:02:26and the decision was taken we would probably have to pull the calf.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30We thought, possibly, it could have been a breach birth or the head was
0:02:30 > 0:02:33tilted back, so she just couldn't physically push it out.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37In order to help, they had no choice but to put her under anaesthetic,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41but resident vet Duncan knew how risky that could be.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Anaesthetic-wise, I think giraffes probably are the most dangerous,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51really, in terms of, basically, one in three anaesthetics
0:02:51 > 0:02:53with giraffes end in fatalities.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00When the anaesthetic took effect, the team could get to work.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04There were four vets, including a special anaesthetist,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07and keepers came from all over the park to help.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Sadly, Duncan's internal examination revealed
0:03:11 > 0:03:13that the unborn calf was already dead,
0:03:13 > 0:03:18and it soon became clear it was dangerously stuck inside the womb.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Imogen's life was now balancing on a knife edge.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26For any chance of her survival, they had to get the dead calf out.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31We're going to attempt a Caesarean, just to give her a go.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36We can't just decide we're going to put her down and quit here.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Even if it doesn't come out,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42the right outcome that we want, we've got to at least try it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47The vets worked as quickly as possible to remove the dead calf.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52As the minutes turned to hours, deputy head warden Ian Turner
0:03:52 > 0:03:54began to lose hope for Imogen too.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59We've just took a baby giraffe out of her stomach,
0:03:59 > 0:04:03which is a 6ft-odd baby, so the actual wound, the stitches,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06we're talking that sort of size stitching,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09and she's got two lots of internal stitching,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11plus the external stitching.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15She's now been under for four hours plus.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Admittedly, if the giraffe survived, it would be a miracle.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24The stitches had to be made very strong,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28because giraffes must never lie down for too long.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31If they do, the pressure of their own 600kg weight
0:04:31 > 0:04:36can cause muscle damage, so when it was time to revive Imogen
0:04:36 > 0:04:40from the anaesthetic, it was vital that she just got straight up.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01It didn't look good.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Sick giraffes have been known to lie down, give up, and just die.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08It's one of these difficult situations.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11How much you intervene? Do you let her do it herself?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14You always worry that you don't do enough
0:05:14 > 0:05:18and if something bad happens, you're going to be blaming yourself.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25But a minute later, somehow, Imogen found the strength to sit up.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35And finally, to try to stand.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Slowly, over the months that followed,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Imogen made a full recovery.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03As every Rothschild calf is so vital for keeping the species going,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Duncan decided that as long as there was careful monitoring,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Imogen could try again.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12And sure enough, she fell pregnant.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Having one Caesarean doesn't automatically mean
0:06:15 > 0:06:17that she'll have a Caesarean every time,
0:06:17 > 0:06:21but you can never say it's a certainty.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24That's the problem. She's looking big, actually.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28She's looking like she's going to do something fairly soon.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29The udder's developing well.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31She seems really happy in herself
0:06:31 > 0:06:35and it's really just fingers crossed everything goes smoothly.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37We'll just have to wait and see.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42With the baby due any time and as a first-time mum,
0:06:42 > 0:06:46it's important for Imogen to be watched round the clock,
0:06:46 > 0:06:51so an infra-red CCTV camera has been erected in the giraffe house
0:06:51 > 0:06:54to monitor her progress day and night.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56We'll be back to find out more later on.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10While Imogen can only wait to see if her baby arrives safely,
0:07:10 > 0:07:14on the other side of the park, another herd is already celebrating.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Within the past month, five stunning baby eland have been born,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22and Ben's heading over to meet them.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25There's been some exciting news in the new area, and I've joined
0:07:25 > 0:07:30deputy head of section Kevin Nibbs to come and see some baby eland.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32We've got four females and a male.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Five of them. That's fantastic news for Longleat, isn't it?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Definitely. The females are our future breeding-stock
0:07:38 > 0:07:41but the little male, he'll be fantastic for breeding
0:07:41 > 0:07:43all around the country, or even Europe.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Really exciting for you.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Just over here, we've got some quite nervous youngsters, still,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50which is only to be expected.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- Yes.- What sort of age are they all?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55The youngest one is only just under a week old.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- About five days old. - And which one is that?
0:07:57 > 0:07:58He's the smallest one.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01The smallest one in that pack of four over there?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04He's the one without the tag. We've tagged the other females,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06but the male, we didn't manage to get hold of.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10So roughly what ages are we dealing with over there?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12The oldest is about a month old.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15It ranges from a month old to maybe three weeks, two weeks, one week,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17and then just a couple of days.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20It's a nice range, and they just hang around together,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23as a group of babies. It's nice to see them all together.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- So have they got names yet? - They have.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29The oldest one is called Fearne, after a beautiful TV presenter.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- OK.- And the youngest one is the male, and we've called him Irwin,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35in honour of Steve Irwin, who died recently.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37So we're chuffed with him as well.
0:08:37 > 0:08:42And we've got one called Sarah, one called Holly and one called Eva.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- So there's still not a Ben? - Not yet, no.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46I'm going to have to come back another year!
0:08:46 > 0:08:50I can't help but notice the camels in the background there as well.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Could they potentially be a hazard?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56There is a chance, with anything that's bigger than the babies,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58that they could get trodden on or roughed-up in play.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00But they're quick on their feet.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Just from a couple of hours, they can run around really quickly.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05The other thing they do is play dead.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Within the first 24, 48 hours, they will play dead.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11So if something comes up to them, they just lay still
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- and normally they'll get left alone. - Well, Kevin, Thank you very much.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18A huge success story for the safari park.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25Breeding season at Longleat always brings a lot of change and upheaval.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31But over in Tiger Territory, some new arrivals from outside the park
0:09:31 > 0:09:33are about to cause total havoc.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37For almost 20 years,
0:09:37 > 0:09:43three Bengal tigers have lived here together, like a settled family.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45There was Shandi, the famous white tigress,
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Kadu, the playful female, and Sona, the male.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54But last year, old age and cancer caught up with Shandi.
0:09:56 > 0:10:02Then, just two months ago, Sona passed away.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Now Kadu is the only one left.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12At 21, she's already outlived the normal life span of a tiger
0:10:12 > 0:10:15in captivity, and keeper Bob Trollope is keen
0:10:15 > 0:10:19to make sure she's happy in the autumn of her days.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23She hasn't been the same since Sona died.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Kadu was, the first day or two,
0:10:25 > 0:10:29obviously, I wouldn't like to use the word "mourning",
0:10:29 > 0:10:31but she was aware that she was the only one left.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34She did pine for a little bit.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39Tigers are solitary animals, so they do spend a lot of time on their own,
0:10:39 > 0:10:47but having had a partner for 18 years, she missed him.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55But life never stands still,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59and now, two vans have just arrived in the safari park.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03They've travelled from Mulhouse Zoo in Alsace, France,
0:11:03 > 0:11:07and it's taken an incredible two days to get here.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10On board are three very rare Amur tigers
0:11:10 > 0:11:13who've come to live at Longleat.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27It's a historic moment, and a tense one.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Just getting them unloaded into the tiger house
0:11:30 > 0:11:33is going to be a challenge, and no-one knows how they'll react.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40The three new tigers are young, little more than a year old,
0:11:40 > 0:11:44and they're all sisters from the same litter, born at the zoo in France.
0:11:52 > 0:11:58- Go on.- The slide is up, but there seems to be a communication problem.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03- What's French for "go on"? - Vous avez arrive a la maison!
0:12:03 > 0:12:08Deputy head warden Ian Turner spots the obvious solution.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11We should turn the box round.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18It's just as well for the team that these are only youngsters.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22These tigers are the largest kind of cat in the world.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28The males can reach 3m from the nose to the tip of their tail.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Soundari is surprisingly placid.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Because she's the first,
0:12:32 > 0:12:37it takes a while before she bucks up the courage to enter the tiger house.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43One down, two to go.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46But it's amazing how different sisters can be.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Next it's Svetli.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51TIGER GROWLS
0:12:53 > 0:12:55A bit more spirit, this one!
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Two, three...
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Bob has been looking after tigers for over 25 years,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29but even he is shocked by these fierce youngsters.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35One of them is fine so far, and one of them is in a grumpy old mood.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Luckily, Shouri, the third sister, isn't in such a bad mood.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54In terms of temperament, she seems to be somewhere between the other two.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58Or maybe not. While all this has been going on,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02Kadu has been in a separate pen at the other end of the house.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Tigers are territorial animals
0:14:04 > 0:14:08and could fight to the death to protect their own space.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09As soon as he gets a moment,
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Bob checks to see how Kadu is taking things.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16She doesn't seem that bothered about it.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20She's quite happy. She just thinks, "God, noisy neighbours!"
0:14:20 > 0:14:24But she's purring away as normal in there.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27She's just thinking that something's a bit strange.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28A bit noisy next door.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32I think they're a bit too boisterous for mixing, that's for sure.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Safari park vet Duncan has also come to check on the new arrivals.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44I think they look absolutely superb.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47They're beautiful animals and they're a bit feisty.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51They're certainly not like we're used to with our other tigers,
0:14:51 > 0:14:53and the best thing we can do,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56because they've had a lot of stress travelling today,
0:14:56 > 0:14:57I think that we can leave them alone
0:14:57 > 0:14:59and the sooner we do that, the better.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Because they're pretty wound up, I think.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07The three sisters are going to keep Duncan busy for the next few months.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09As they've come from France,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12the tigers will now have to do six months' quarantine.
0:15:12 > 0:15:18But how will these ferocious young tigresses adapt with being cooped up,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22and how will the keepers cope with them?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32'I'm racing up to the giraffery
0:15:32 > 0:15:35'after an urgent call from Andy Hayton,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38'with some dramatic news about Imogen.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41'Last time she tried to give birth, she nearly died.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46'With her new baby due any day now, everyone's been desperately worried.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49'The entire park is on tenterhooks, the keepers have been up
0:15:49 > 0:15:53'all night, and I'm really anxious to know what's happened.'
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Hopefully good news, Andy. What's happened?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05We've got a baby giraffe. Imogen's actually done it.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Oh, that's fantastic!
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Now, I know you don't really want us to go in at this stage.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Yes. We always err on the side of caution
0:16:21 > 0:16:25and let mum and baby bond. Especially in this situation.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27She's a first-time mum, so just let her get on with it
0:16:27 > 0:16:29and bond with her baby.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32But she's doing absolutely brilliantly. It's total textbook.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35That's such good news. The camera, did it get anything?
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Yes, it did. We can actually see the birth.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Can we have a look?- Yes. Sure thing.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Just turn the TV on.- OK, let's see.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48This is a truly special moment, as it's the first time
0:16:48 > 0:16:52the keepers have filmed a giraffe giving birth alone.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56There she is, so no sign of baby yet but clearly looking quite restless.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00You can see she's circling and going round in circles, and agitated.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02She's quite a calm female anyway.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Women, when they're about to give birth,
0:17:04 > 0:17:07do feel quite restless, quite uncomfortable.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Presumably, it's sort of alleviating that discomfort?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13They don't give a huge amount away.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Because instinctively, if they're flailing around
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and crashing around and looking like they're in distress,
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- every predator in the vicinity will be like, "Oh, cool."- Absolutely.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- So they've actually got to... - They've got to hide it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31A couple of hours later and things are really starting to happen.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37So is this sort of like, again, the human equivalent of waters breaking?
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Absolutely, yes.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43And sure enough, just minutes later, the baby is on its way.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46There's a leg. There you go. You can see a leg.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Oh, look at that! Oh, that's amazing!
0:17:48 > 0:17:50There's the calf. You've got two front legs.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- There's the head, just hanging. - Oh, my goodness!
0:17:53 > 0:17:57It does seem extraordinary that giraffes give birth standing up.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59It's a big drop for a baby!
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- It's kind of a smack on the bum. - It is.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04When the calf hits, if the bag is still round her nose,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07it will break the bag and also, as the calf hits the ground,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- we have heard them... - GASPING NOISE
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- as they hit the ground. - like a human baby.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- There you go. There he goes, look.- There he goes!
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Oh, my goodness, that's fantastic!
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- Wow!- Let's see what Imogen's reaction to the calf.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25This is crucial time, presumably. This is where you're nervous.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Will this very first reaction tell you
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- whether Imogen's going to be a good mum or not?- Yes.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33You want her to get in there pretty quick. She didn't freak out.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35She kind of knows what to do.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38It looks like she's licking it.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40This is all-important, Kate.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42All the licking, the cleaning of the calf, the bonding.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Oh, look, he's stood up!
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Is he just... It's a bit grainy, but there he is.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49First kind of wobbly steps.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52But she's just standing there, so calmly, so cool,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54not fretting, not jumping around.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- He's trying to feed, now, actually. - Oh, yes, he is.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- And that, again, that first suckle, absolutely crucial?- Absolutely, yes.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Sometimes you'll get a problem with young females.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06She's pulling him in underneath her.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10She knows so well what to do, and this is the amazing thing.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13She's learnt, by watching the others, what she has to do,
0:19:13 > 0:19:17and she's positioning herself over him so he can feed.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- This is incredible. - This is so lovely.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23It's so nice to see. This is kind of what it's all about.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27It really is, and Imogen, of all of them.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32- That is amazing, Andy. Congratulations!- Thank you.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Really, really good news, and I hope they continue to do really well.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40I can't wait to see them. We will of course be keeping you updated
0:19:40 > 0:19:43with this little one's progress. You've got to think of a name!
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- It's H this year, as well. - It's an H year. OK.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50- Not Humble! - Thanks, Andy. Really good news.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Back up in the tiger house,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04the three youngsters from France are being kept in quarantine.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Only a handful of staff are allowed to have contact with the tigers,
0:20:10 > 0:20:15and once a week, Duncan the vet comes to do a health check.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20I actually check them every week, make sure they're all healthy.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Not showing any signs of illness, such as rabies.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27They're in rabies quarantine because they've come
0:20:27 > 0:20:30from a country that's got rabies. They came from France.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32They have a six-month quarantine period,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35because the incubation period for rabies is quite a long time.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38It can be even longer than that. So that's the reason.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44Kadu, the elderly tiger who's lived here for nearly 20 years,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46has also had to go into quarantine.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51She's been kept in her own pen and not yet mixed with the youngsters,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54but Bob is pleased with how she's coped so far.
0:20:54 > 0:20:59Well, Kadu is Kadu. She's our little favourite.
0:20:59 > 0:21:04We had a couple of months when she was on her own, while we were
0:21:04 > 0:21:10waiting for these to come, but now, she's got three new friends.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15Because quarantine restrictions are so strict,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17our crew must stay outside the tiger house.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31Right. Let's see what we're doing here.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Hello, Doo-Doos! This is Doo-Doos.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Hello, Doos. Hi-ho.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43This is one of the reasons why I've got the camera,
0:21:43 > 0:21:48because we've got the film crew out there, who aren't allowed in.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Next door is Soundari.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53The three have kept the names they were given in France,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55where they were born.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00Soundari is turning out to be a big kitten.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02There we are.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09Further along are the two ugly sisters, Svetli and Shouri.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Hello, my darlings.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Who were very grumpy when they arrived five months ago.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16And their characters haven't really changed.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Hello. What's this?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21You're fogging up the lens now.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24This is Svetli.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- TIGER GROWLS - I know!
0:22:28 > 0:22:35Back with Soundari, Bob wants to get a good, close shot of her claws.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37I want to see your claws, you softie!
0:22:37 > 0:22:42These tigers have claws like knives, 4cm long.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45- What's this?- So they can rip their prey to shreds in seconds.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54But Soundari is just not that kind of girl.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01What are you doing, silly? Eh?
0:23:04 > 0:23:05Good girl.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Oh, what's this? Something to eat?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Bob needs to build up a bond with all the newcomers,
0:23:13 > 0:23:16and one way to do that is with food.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19We'll be back to see if they bite the hand that feeds them
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- a little later on.- Oh, dear! - TIGER GROWLS
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Earlier on, I went to check on the five cute new eland calves,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44but it was cut short when they were spooked
0:23:44 > 0:23:46by the rather large Bactrian camels,
0:23:46 > 0:23:50who are clearly feeling a little left out.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52To try and readdress the balance,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56keeper Adrian has come to tell me all about them.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Now, Adrian, I heard a fascinating fact
0:23:58 > 0:24:02that there aren't actually very many wild Bactrians left in the world.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05No, there's only about 1,000 left wild in the world now.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Most of them are domesticated, around about two million.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Wow. So basically there's two million Bactrian camels in the world,
0:24:13 > 0:24:14but only 1,000 of those live wild.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- All the rest have been harnessed by man.- That's right.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Isn't that incredible? So what do we use camels for?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Obviously, they have many uses in the deserts.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25To carry goods across the desert.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30Their fur can be used for coats and lining tents.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35And also, they use the milk as their only form of nourishment,
0:24:35 > 0:24:36for the camel herder.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- Wow. Have you ever tried camel milk? - I haven't, myself.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Something tells me it might be a bit rich.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45I'm quite happy buying mine from the supermarket.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Adrian, thank you very much.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Here's what's still to come on today's programme.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55Bob attempts to feed a very big cat on a very small stick.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56Rather him than me!
0:24:56 > 0:24:59They are so powerful and so quick.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01They could kill you in seconds.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Ben goes poolside to make sure there's no running or bombing
0:25:05 > 0:25:08as the park's largest tortoise goes for a dip.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11And find out what happens
0:25:11 > 0:25:14when our new arrival ventures out for the first time.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23Down in Pets Corner, as well as otters, ferrets and iguanas,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26live three tufted-eared marmosets.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29These territorial animals are usually found
0:25:29 > 0:25:30in the Brazilian rainforest,
0:25:30 > 0:25:34so it's not surprising that they're barking mad about trees!
0:25:34 > 0:25:38But it's not the bark itself that makes them go wild,
0:25:38 > 0:25:42it's what's inside it, as I'm about to find out.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47I'm down in Pets Corner with keeper Jo Hawthorne,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49and half a tree!
0:25:49 > 0:25:50Is this really necessary?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Well, you're going to make the marmosets very happy.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- Am I?- So it'll be worth it.- OK.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Is this an extra climbing frame, or what are you going to do with it?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Basically, these little guys, in the rainforest,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05part of their diet is a gum and resin diet.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- They've got specially-designed teeth.- Yes.- Very sharp mandibles,
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- that they make scrapings in the tree trunks out there.- OK.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14And they extract this gum and resin.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17So, you know, in Wiltshire, we can't do that.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21We don't have these trees. So what I do is I give them lots of different
0:26:21 > 0:26:24logs and I change them regularly, every couple of weeks or so.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27And I drill lots of little holes in the tree trunks
0:26:27 > 0:26:30and then we have this very special gum here,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33which is a gum resin, which basically mimics that gum
0:26:33 > 0:26:35that they would have out in the wild.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Lots of vitamins and minerals and nutrients,
0:26:37 > 0:26:42and it is an essential part of their diet.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44And just looking at their paws, now.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Will they use those fingers very much the same way that we do?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52They do. They're manipulative, dextrous, so they are like us.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55But when it comes to the gum thing, I've seen them, I've watched them
0:26:55 > 0:26:58very closely and it is simply those teeth.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01If they didn't do it, they get very overgrown teeth
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and things like that, and it mimics their natural diet.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06They're all right here, though.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09They're like, "Come on, get drilling!"
0:27:09 > 0:27:13So we need to drill out a few little holes here?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15We do, yeah. Yeah.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- Do you trust me?- Oh, go for it.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- So any particular technique? - Anywhere you want.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26- Hold the drill up, so you're going kind of down and deep.- Oh, OK.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27- So, like that?- Yep.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Brilliant. Oh, look at this.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33DIY special!
0:27:33 > 0:27:37It's quite a tough log. Couldn't you have got one that was more rotted?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40So how deep do you think, Jo?
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- As deep as you can, really, I have to be honest.- Really?
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Instead of filling the hole up so that it's spilling out of the top,
0:27:47 > 0:27:50we leave a little bit in the bottom, so they get the smell,
0:27:50 > 0:27:54and what they do is think, "Oh, it's right at the bottom of this hole,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57"so I have to chew, chew, chew at the trunk to get it out."
0:27:57 > 0:28:00It makes them work harder. I think that's cool.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05- Okey-doke. Do you want to do the honours?- OK.- First squirt.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08If I start with this top one and just fill up the hole?
0:28:08 > 0:28:09Well, not fill it up completely.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12Just halfway, so they have to really get in there
0:28:12 > 0:28:15to try and get a bit out of the bottom. Brilliant.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- About that much?- They can see it and they can smell it,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- but they have to get their teeth in to get it out.- What is this stuff?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Arabic gum, a product which has been made,
0:28:24 > 0:28:26but in stickiness and sweetness,
0:28:26 > 0:28:31it pretty much does replicate the gum and resin that they would have.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And they absolutely go mad for it.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36It smells quite nice, doesn't it?
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- Yes, like syrup.- Yes, it is. Quite syrupy. Right, guys.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41Let's see what you make of...
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Look! "Come on! Get a move on!"
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Come on. We're coming!
0:28:49 > 0:28:54'We'll be back later to see if the marmosets get stuck into the gum.'
0:29:02 > 0:29:08Imogen's first baby, who we witnessed dramatically being born on camera
0:29:08 > 0:29:11in the middle of the night, is doing well.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14It's a boy and he's been named Henry.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22He's spending his first few days in a small paddock
0:29:22 > 0:29:25next to the giraffe house with his mum
0:29:25 > 0:29:27and Jolly, the granny of the herd.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Part of the reason for having them up here
0:29:40 > 0:29:42before they go out into the drive-through
0:29:42 > 0:29:45is we really want to see the calf and Mum bond.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47You know, be right on her heels.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Out in the drive-through, there are other animals around.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Just in a giraffe environment, we're pretty confident that no harm
0:29:54 > 0:29:57will come to the youngster, but we can't guarantee that
0:29:57 > 0:30:00when you have zebra that sometimes hare around.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02There's ostrich, camels, llamas out there,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06so what we want to see is that calf following Mum everywhere
0:30:06 > 0:30:09and really seeing its mum as its protector.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Its whole world is centred around its mum.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16The calf is now four days old
0:30:16 > 0:30:19and so far, he's been doing all the right things.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23So now the time has come for him to go out and meet the gang
0:30:23 > 0:30:26in the East Africa Reserve.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28MUSIC: "Wild World" by Cat Stevens
0:30:29 > 0:30:32# Take good care, hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
0:30:32 > 0:30:37# But just remember, there's a lot of bad, and beware
0:30:42 > 0:30:45# Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
0:30:45 > 0:30:51# It's hard to get by just upon a smile
0:30:53 > 0:30:57# Oh, baby, baby, it's a wild world
0:30:59 > 0:31:05# I'll always remember you like a child, girl... #
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Because there are so many potential dangers on his first day out,
0:31:08 > 0:31:12keeper Corrine Hill is keeping an extra special eye on him.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15It's lovely to see him out and about with Mum.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17The other giraffes are taking an interest in him,
0:31:17 > 0:31:21giving him a bit of attention and stuff, so it's absolutely lovely.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27After her Caesarean and things, we weren't sure how things would go,
0:31:27 > 0:31:31but absolutely lovely to know that she can carry full-term,
0:31:31 > 0:31:35have a normal, healthy little calf and that she's showing really good,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39strong maternal responses as well, because it's her first time.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41So really, really good.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42Really, really thrilled.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46She's a really cool mum, actually.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49But then she's seen a lot. She's an older mum.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54She's starting quite late, breeding, so she's seen a lot of babies born.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56She knows the score.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59It's another Rothschild giraffe.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02There's 300 left.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06They're very endangered, so he is a pure Rothschild giraffe,
0:32:06 > 0:32:12he's a male, he'll be a breeding male in the future, he's important.
0:32:12 > 0:32:18This is why the risk was taken with Imogen, to breed her, because every
0:32:18 > 0:32:21animal that we get out of this particular group, this herd,
0:32:21 > 0:32:23are important to Rothschild in general.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Senior warden Bev Evans and I have come up to the tortoise paddock
0:32:43 > 0:32:48to meet an African spurred tortoise. Now, she is gigantic, isn't she?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50She is, although she's not fully grown yet.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54- How much bigger will she get? - Probably another two-thirds bigger.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Wow! And I'm right in thinking we're actually here to give her a bath?
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Yes. She generally, as you can see, is quite clean,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04but sometimes they can get quite dirty underneath,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07and it's very good to keep them hydrated in the warmer weather.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10So how on earth are we going to give her a bath?
0:33:10 > 0:33:12We have a special tortoise pond down in the paddock.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Which means we've got to get her there.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- Yes.- I imagine she's quite heavy. - She's about 20kg in weight. Sorry!
0:33:18 > 0:33:21I suppose I should be gallant and volunteer.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- Shall I pick up like this? - Yes, just underneath there.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- That's lovely. - Wow. That is a very heavy tortoise.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29Just lead her down this way?
0:33:29 > 0:33:34- Yes, just down this way.- OK. So, presumably, this is the washing pond?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- If you just dip her into there. - Pop her down like that?
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- That's fine.- She likes that, does she?- She does.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42We've made this specially designed for our tortoises,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44it's not too deep in the middle.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48- OK.- So they're never going to get themselves into any kind of trouble.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51How do we go about it? Are we just going to splash some water?
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Yes, if you do that. She's not overly keen!
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- Some days are better than others. - Just like this?- That's cool, yes.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00We need to keep the top of the shell quite clean.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03If there's any big bits of mud or anything on there,
0:34:03 > 0:34:07it can inhibit their intake of sunlight and vitamin D and UV.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11They pick up vitamins through the sunlight going through the shell?
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- Yes.- Do you think she's enjoying this?- Um...kind of!
0:34:14 > 0:34:15She's not running off, so...
0:34:15 > 0:34:19She's not running off. Could she feel that through her shell?
0:34:19 > 0:34:22It's kind of like a very thick fingernail.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25There is blood running through the shell, so if it did break,
0:34:25 > 0:34:28you can get shell-rot and things like that, so you do have to keep
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- the shells in good condition. - And does she have a mate here?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Thomas. He's wandering over, down by the house.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- Thomas is there. And does Thomas like having a bath?- He hates it!
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- Does he?- He absolutely hates it.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43She'll go in herself, Thomas won't. He'll walk through it by accident,
0:34:43 > 0:34:47but generally, he'll never stay in there. He's a dirty little boy!
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Do you have to force him in there occasionally?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Yes, we'll dip him in there from time to time.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56I'm amazed, because tortoises have a reputation for being very slow.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- Actually, that's a reasonable pace, isn't it?- Yes.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02The sun has been out strongly today and once they're warmed up
0:35:02 > 0:35:05and at their full temperature, that's it, they go.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Like a solar panel. They can go quite fast.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11So that was a quick shower. Are you happy I've done a reasonable job?
0:35:11 > 0:35:15To be honest, she's not too dirty today, so not too bad. Thanks.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Thank you very much.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20I'm not sure that I'd ever get a job as a tortoise-washer.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Back in Tiger Territory,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29the three young new arrivals are still in quarantine,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32but have been let out to stretch their legs
0:35:32 > 0:35:34in a specially constructed paddock.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40It looks like the girls are loving it.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42MUSIC: "The Lovecats" by The Cure.
0:35:44 > 0:35:50# We move like cagey tigers, oh, we couldn't get closer than this
0:35:50 > 0:35:52# The way we walk, the way we talk
0:35:52 > 0:35:55# The way we stalk, the way we kiss
0:35:55 > 0:35:57# We slip through the streets while everyone sleeps
0:35:57 > 0:36:00# Getting bigger and sleeker and whiter and brighter
0:36:00 > 0:36:03# We bite and scratch and scream all night
0:36:03 > 0:36:06# Let's go and throw all the songs we know
0:36:06 > 0:36:08# Lovecats
0:36:08 > 0:36:11# We miss you, hiss the lovecats... #
0:36:11 > 0:36:14The tigers come into the house at night
0:36:14 > 0:36:18and that gives Bob an opportunity to try to build up their trust.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22He has to teach them to take chunks of meat from a stick,
0:36:22 > 0:36:24so if they ever need medication,
0:36:24 > 0:36:26it can easily be given in their food.
0:36:26 > 0:36:33- Good girl!- It's no surprise that Soundari, the nice sister,
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- has got the hang of it already. - Let's see if the others...
0:36:36 > 0:36:40But now for the two grumpy sisters, Svetli and Shouri.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45Go on. Good girl. Good girl!
0:36:45 > 0:36:47It's another achievement.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51A few weeks ago, they wouldn't come up to us,
0:36:51 > 0:36:55but now... You keep on breathing on that, you!
0:36:55 > 0:36:59But now, the fact that they will all come up and take meat off the stick.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03This is also a good way to give them a dental check-up.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06The teeth are in, actually, perfect condition.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10But what about the elderly tiger, Kadu,
0:37:10 > 0:37:12the last survivor of the old gang?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15She's still here in the house and her teeth are not so good.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Most of her teeth are left in cars
0:37:18 > 0:37:23that she's bitten over the years, I think! We're going to see her.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27And there are so many comparisons.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29You look at Kadu's eyes.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31They're going a bit misty now.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36Everything about the new tigers is just like a younger version of Kadu.
0:37:36 > 0:37:43It's nice to be able to compare different age spectrums,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46from, most probably, one of the oldest tigers in the country
0:37:46 > 0:37:49to some of the youngest ones.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Whether any of the three youngsters ever become part of the family
0:37:53 > 0:37:57remains to be seen, but Bob's unlikely
0:37:57 > 0:38:00to be inviting them round to tea in the near future.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02TIGER GROWLS
0:38:05 > 0:38:07They'd kill you in seconds.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08They would, honestly.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13They are so powerful and so quick that that's one thing...
0:38:13 > 0:38:15I suppose, to a certain extent,
0:38:15 > 0:38:22we've been complacent with the old tigers, that they are slow.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25But these, you can walk along the corridor
0:38:25 > 0:38:29and the nastier ones will just fly at you.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39It's nice to get that bit of a shock, because it puts you back
0:38:39 > 0:38:41into perspective that they are wild animals
0:38:41 > 0:38:43and their main aim is to get you.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46You're a food source to them, aren't you?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Although the new tigers are exciting,
0:38:49 > 0:38:54they clearly haven't replaced Kadu in Bob's heart.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55Hello, darling.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58She's still my favourite, no matter how nice these ones are.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Earlier, Kate joined keeper Jo Hawthorne
0:39:06 > 0:39:09to help with a rather sticky job -
0:39:09 > 0:39:13filling a log with a special gum that the marmosets go crazy over.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Now they're heading over to the enclosure
0:39:16 > 0:39:18to see if they get stuck into their new treat.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- Crikey, marmosets! Just look what trouble...- We've gone to.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- So, shall I just push it forward a little bit more?- Yeah, that's cool.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- Sort of like that?- That's brilliant.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32And how quickly do they tend to come in?
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- They coming over now, look. Mum here, look.- It's interesting.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39It looks they kind of use a combination of teeth and tongue.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42What they'll do is they'll actually excavate
0:39:42 > 0:39:46with the teeth first, and then, once they see the gum and the resin
0:39:46 > 0:39:50coming through the bark, they'll then lap it up with their tongues.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54OK. So it's interesting that they will even do the scent-marking here,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56even though this is obviously a confined territory
0:39:56 > 0:39:59with all three of them and they know it very well.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03That's right. One of the questions we do get asked so regularly, Kate,
0:40:03 > 0:40:05because they've got a free-range enclosure,
0:40:05 > 0:40:07people stand and watch them and they're like,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10"How come they don't escape or run off?"
0:40:10 > 0:40:12It's what they would do in the wild -
0:40:12 > 0:40:14go around and leave a scent mark.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Every branch and tree in this enclosure,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19although they're in captivity, it is still their home,
0:40:19 > 0:40:23and there still needs to be a chance for them to say,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26"This is my enclosure, this is my home."
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Neighbouring troops will go, "That's out of bounds.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31"We can smell others have been here."
0:40:31 > 0:40:34So they know, once they've marked all the trees outside, this is where
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- they belong, and there's no need for them to go anywhere else.- That's it.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Well, thank you very much indeed for letting me help you.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Thank you for bringing the log in!
0:40:45 > 0:40:48I usually do it on my own, so I was glad for some help!
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Did you like that? Did you? Yes?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02We're out in the East Africa Reserve
0:41:02 > 0:41:04with head of section Andy Hayton
0:41:04 > 0:41:08and just over there, presenting her bottom, Andy, which isn't great,
0:41:08 > 0:41:11is Imogen, new mum, with little Henry,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14looking like they're fitting in beautifully.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19I'd say, to be honest, Imogen is the best giraffe mum I've seen up here.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- Really?- Really? - She is absolutely incredible.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27He's such a miracle baby. That should never have happened.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Absolutely. She went through the pregnancy and she's breezed it.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33It is great.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34She's a breeding female now.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39It looks like he's slotted beautifully into the herd.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Incredibly relaxed.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45- They look like he's just been part of the family for years.- It's nice.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Giraffe really love babies. They're all like these old maiden aunts
0:41:49 > 0:41:52that coo and cluck over babies, and you get the young females
0:41:52 > 0:41:55like, "I'm looking after him," and and they get all over-excited
0:41:55 > 0:41:57when you first put the babies in.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Imogen is just the most attentive mum ever.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Ah, it's such a happy scene.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Look at that.- For you, another success story in your book.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07You've had a fantastic record of breeding here
0:42:07 > 0:42:08and this is another one.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11This is the best birth for us, or for me particularly,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14because Imogen's kind of... She's done it.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17She can go on and have calves now. We know she can do it.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20It's a perfectly healthy, lovely little calf.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22She's going to do what she's designed to do.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Congratulations to you and to everyone at the giraffery.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28They're are a credit to you. They really are. Look at that.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31That is a fantastic scene.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34That's all we've got time for on today's Animal Park,
0:42:34 > 0:42:37but this is what's coming up on the next programme.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41The wild new warthogs take the safari park by storm,
0:42:41 > 0:42:44shaking the nerves of even the most experienced keepers.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46They are pretty aggressive as well.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49I really do not want one of them to get hold of me! They're scary.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53'I'll be helping to put up new toys for the lions,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56'to prove they're just big pussycats.'
0:42:56 > 0:42:59And dramatic developments on Gorilla Island.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02In fact, it's the end of an era.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd
0:43:19 > 0:43:22E-mail us at - subtitling@bbc.co.uk