0:00:02 > 0:00:06They can race at up to 30 miles an hour, and their razor-sharp tusks
0:00:06 > 0:00:09can shred anything or anyone they don't like to pieces.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Yes, Vlad, Genghis and Attila are new to Longleat
0:00:11 > 0:00:15and the keepers are hoping they're going to make a good impression.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19The warthogs have arrived on Animal Park.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Coming up on today's Animal Park -
0:00:43 > 0:00:47the wild new warthogs take the safari park by storm,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51shaking the nerves of even the most experienced keepers.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56They're pretty aggressive. I don't want one of these guys to get hold of me, they're scary!
0:00:56 > 0:01:01I'll be helping to put up new toys for the lions to prove they're just big pussycats.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05And dramatic developments on Gorilla Island.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08In fact, it's the end of an era.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Just a few months ago, three brothers arrived at Longleat
0:01:18 > 0:01:22to begin a reign of terror in the East Africa reserve.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Their names - Vlad the Impaler,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Attila the Hun,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30and Genghis Khan.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32# What's that coming over the hill
0:01:32 > 0:01:34# Is it a monster?
0:01:34 > 0:01:36# Is it a monster? #
0:01:36 > 0:01:41They're warthogs, the first ones they've ever had here.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47The keeper in charge of them is Andy Hayton and he's still getting to know the brothers.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Already, he's found their names are not completely silly.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53When we got hold of them we did think, "Oh, yes.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55"Pigs with big teeth", kind of thing.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59We weren't quite that blase, we knew they were aggressive, we had read up on them.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03We've learned very, very quickly that these guys go from flat calm
0:02:03 > 0:02:08to absolutely freaking and running around at a thousand miles an hour in the bat of an eye.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10And full speed is flying.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15They can be three or four feet off the ground. Pigs can't jump.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Well, these guys can.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20You don't get any warning when they're going to get frightened
0:02:20 > 0:02:26or they're going to start kicking off and running around. So you do have to treat them with kid gloves.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29But they are pretty aggressive as well, pretty scary when they start.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34When one of these guys hit you, it'd be like being hit by a steamroller at 40 miles an hour.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38I really do not want one of these guys to get hold of me, they're scary!
0:02:38 > 0:02:43For now, Vlad, Attila and Genghis are being kept in a paddock by themselves
0:02:43 > 0:02:48until Andy can assess just how wild and dangerous they really are.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50We haven't got anything else at Longleat like them.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54You say "warthog" to somebody, they know exactly what you mean.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58You know, they're characters. And these three boys are something else.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02When you go and check them in the morning, and they all come over the the hill,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05and they're all stood in a line, looking at you.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09There's stuff going on inside their heads. And they're so kind of ugly that they're cute.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14In Africa, where they come from, warthogs are omnivorous.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16You name it, they'll eat it.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19In turn, they're a favourite foodstuff for lions.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24And, because of that, warthogs have evolved an unusual posture for grazing.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27They've got pads, thick pads on their knees.
0:03:27 > 0:03:32So they'll graze down on their knees. Plus if they were to bow their heads down a lot to eat,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35predators would be able to take a shot at them a lot easier.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39But as they they keep their head up, their vision's a lot better.
0:03:39 > 0:03:45- Come on, boys.- The three brothers were about a year old when they came here from Colchester Zoo.
0:03:45 > 0:03:51Keeper Ryan Hockley has noticed they've calmed down a lot since they first arrived.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55I think they're getting there. Much better than they were to start with.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00But it's just been a matter of them settling into their area, and just giving them time to settle down.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05I don't think there'll ever be any sort of physical contact.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09We'll never be petting them or anything like that, I don't think.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12They have their little squabbles in the day.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14But, like I say, it's pretty good-natured.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17But, at the end of the day, they're definitely a trio.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Ryan and Andy are still getting to know the terrible trio.
0:04:22 > 0:04:30Later on, we'll join them to find out what Vlad, Attila and Genghis get up to when no one's looking.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42These may be ferocious killers, who'd as soon rip your throat out
0:04:42 > 0:04:46as look at you, but the lions also like nothing more than a good play.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51So last year we helped put up some giant cat toys.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56And it was fantastic to see how much they enjoyed the apparatus.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Unfortunately, though,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01it didn't take the lions long to tear the lot to shreds.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Though the toys may have lasted longer if only they'd been a bit bigger.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Over there are some very keen lions.
0:05:09 > 0:05:16I'm out in the lion enclosure, with a very unusual toy, and I've come to catch up with keeper Bob Trollope.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Hi, Bob.- Hiya, Ben.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- A lion toy?- Yes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Mark 2, because we have done this before, haven't we? In years past.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Yes, we have. And they absolutely love this sort of stimulation.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30We've got a few new designs, as you can see.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Presumably, this is a swing.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Based on a swingy-type thing, with, obviously, added extras.
0:05:35 > 0:05:41- You wouldn't find that in your normal playground.- No! And I've noticed the rope here is really solid.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42That is a thick rope, isn't it?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Yeah, this is thicker than we have used in the past.
0:05:45 > 0:05:51Several reasons for that, because lions have got sharp teeth and they do tend to eat it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55OK. So where are we going to put this enormous ball?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58We're going to hang it round this log over here,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02so that it can swing and they can dangle on it, pull it about.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07This is basically, genuinely, to keep them busy and occupied.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10It's not just for show, is it?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12No. They've got each other to play with, obviously.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15But we do try to stimulate them with other things.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18The toys are something that we can...
0:06:18 > 0:06:21We've got Craig up there, helping us out. Morning, Craig.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Just pass that up and over.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I think we're going to have to wrap this round a few times.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- Shall we pop that through there? - And pull that back, tight.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Then if we let that down and tighten that around.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38So, just remind me which pride this is, in here.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39This is Kabir's pride.
0:06:39 > 0:06:44- One of the reasons why we do it in this pride is cos there's a lot of youngsters.- Right.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46They do, if we go over that way...
0:06:46 > 0:06:49We're gonna have to send this over now. Craig, if you can get that.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54We're going to have to send it round a few times, until we get it to the right sort of height.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55So this is Kabir's pride.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00Of course, there's some youngsters in with them now, who last year could barely even reach.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04They were too small last year to play with some of the toys that we had.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09- So, this is going to be really new to them.- Yup.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12They played with the remains.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Because lions, as we know, are...
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Now, let's just see. - Will that swing?
0:07:18 > 0:07:19I think...
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I reckon they can do a lot with that.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Cos if we go up any higher, it's going to be too close to it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- I think that's going to be a pretty good level.- That's just right.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33Do you think it's going to be those youngsters that are going to come out here first of all and jump on it?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Cos walking in, they were all looking at me from behind the...
0:07:36 > 0:07:41They're keen to get out here. You can see them there. Youngsters will definitely play with this.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I'd like to think Kabir'll come over and investigate.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- But whether he plays with it or not...- OK. Shall we get in?
0:07:47 > 0:07:48Yes.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52And join us later in the programme,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56when we'll find out find out what Kabir's pride make of their new toys.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58OK, take her away, Craig.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13Over on Gorilla Island, Longleat's two residents are getting old.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17In fact, at 46, they're among the very oldest gorillas in Britain.
0:08:17 > 0:08:24Keeper Mark Tye has been looking after Nico, the male, and Samba, the female, for 18 years now.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27So, to him, they're very special.
0:08:28 > 0:08:34But then gorillas are special. After all, our DNA is about 98% the same.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Perhaps that's why, like all the great apes,
0:08:37 > 0:08:42gorillas are capable of emotions that we think of as uniquely human.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Emotions such as grief.
0:08:46 > 0:08:52Nico and Samba certainly have lots of character, as Mark knows well.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57I'd say Samba's personality is very calm. Very sort of laid-back.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01She doesn't get too stressed about anything, she's quite nice.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Nico's almost quite the opposite.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Very bolshy, very stroppy.
0:09:08 > 0:09:14I've got older, they've got older and we kind of all know where we stand and how we are.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17If we're in good or bad moods, I think we all kind of accept how it is.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25But, of course, getting old brings other problems.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Nico has been dogged by poor health for some time.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32But last winter, it was Samba who felt dangerously ill.
0:09:32 > 0:09:38The vet came straight over to Gorilla Island, along with deputy head warden Ian Turner.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42He's diagnosed she's got cold-cum-flu symptoms.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Which obviously wouldn't be too bad, but with a 45 year-old gorilla,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48in Sam's case, it could be quite serious.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52One of the main hiccups with Sam is she doesn't like taking medication.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57It's the age thing. You look at 45 years of age, on a gorilla,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00you're talking of a real senior citizen. 80-plus on a human being.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03And if a senior citizen gets a cold, it always takes them down more.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06The good thing about them is we just keep them in.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10They're not one of those animals what get really stressy, being kept inside.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15It's easy to think that a cold or flu isn't really that serious.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18But the vet, Duncan Williams, was very concerned.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22The danger with illnesses like that is that if they don't eat
0:10:22 > 0:10:26and drink properly, they're in danger of becoming dehydrated.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30And that can often be pretty serious.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Possibly even fatal, if it goes on for too long.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Samba spent the next week in her warm bed,
0:10:40 > 0:10:45tucked up in front of the TV, dosed up on medicine and plenty of her favourite treats.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49So, when the vet returned, he found a different Samba.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- All right, babe?- Hello, Sam.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55She doesn't look too bad, does she?
0:10:55 > 0:11:00She's looking all right. Definitely stop the antibiotics and just treat her as normal.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- God, look at her. She hasn't got many teeth left, has she?- No.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08You've heard of the expression "long in the tooth". That's what she is.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12She's took all this medication, hasn't she, really well.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Because normally...- Unusual for her, isn't it?- That's right.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19That was the worry, that we couldn't get the medication into her.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21And she's been really good, haven't you?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Maybe you realised it was going to do you good for a change.
0:11:26 > 0:11:32It took Samba a long time to recover - the rest of the winter and well into the spring.
0:11:32 > 0:11:38But when the good weather came, she did venture out with Nico to enjoy the pleasures of Gorilla Island.
0:11:40 > 0:11:47Then, as summer turned to autumn and winter followed on, Samba's health once more began to fail.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52In the wild, gorillas rarely reach even their 30th birthday.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56So, at 46, what happened next should have been no surprise.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Once again, it started like a cold or a touch of the flu.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05But this time, there was no stopping it.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14Then, almost without warning, Samba just faded away and died in the night.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24It was two days before Mark Tye was ready to talk about it.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26We've lost Samba.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30And...it's been...
0:12:32 > 0:12:34A very,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37very sad time for all of us,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Nico included.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44And myself, I've... I don't know, I wouldn't say conditioned myself to,
0:12:44 > 0:12:48but I kind of always knew it was going to happen at some point.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49But that's not made it
0:12:49 > 0:12:51any easier.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57It's been 18 years of my life, working with the pair of them.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02And it's like having... I suppose it's like having one arm taken off.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06You know? She went downhill very, very quickly.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11And... She's been great to us all those years
0:13:11 > 0:13:14and she was great to us at the end by not...
0:13:14 > 0:13:16giving us a decision to make.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19That was something I didn't want to have to do.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22In a way, she went the way I wanted her to go,
0:13:22 > 0:13:25which was curled up in bed and just gone.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27And...
0:13:27 > 0:13:31It was tough. And it was tough taking her off the island.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34It's hard work.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Coming to work becomes hard work.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41But we've still got Nico about.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44And, for him, we've got to be strong.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47You can tell he's upset.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49He's very funny with us.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I think he thinks we've done something to her.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56And he cries a bit for her and he's constantly looking.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59He's always looking in the places where she was,
0:13:59 > 0:14:04like the large bamboo bush at the end of the island, and things like that.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07It's tough for us all to deal with.
0:14:09 > 0:14:15Poor Nico. One of the oldest gorillas in Britain and now he's all alone.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20We'll be back later to see how he copes with his loneliness and his grief.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27Just four years ago, three young white rhinos began a long journey
0:14:27 > 0:14:33across the world - their first steps towards a new life at Longleat.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38Deputy Head Warden Ian Turner travelled all the way to South Africa to collect the youngsters.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42And it was an amazing moment when he first set eyes on them.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Absolutely gorgeous. Really, really good. This is a big step for us and it's really exciting.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51The youngsters were brought to the park as part of a breeding programme
0:14:51 > 0:14:54and the hope was that, in time,
0:14:54 > 0:15:00they'd start a whole new family of their own, alongside old veteran 38 year-old Winston.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Today, I'm heading up to meet Ian to see just how they're all getting on.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10Ian, you must always be so thrilled when you see these three rhino
0:15:10 > 0:15:14that you saw out in Africa, settled so well in Wiltshire?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17They've changed so much, in three years.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19The male's turned into a proper male.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22And the females, you can see them in the background.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- They're looking like proper rhinos now.- So, just remind me who is who.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28You've got the male,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Njanu, Rozina and Marashi. - And they're obviously quite feisty.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35I can hear the tractor putting in the background, keeping an eye on them.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- They're sort of coming of age now, really?- Coming of age, yeah.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42They've had a few little throws about when they get a bit excited.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Which is why the tractor's here, just in case. You can see they're quite happy there, just eating away.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Have you been able to establish real characteristics for each of the rhino?
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Yeah, you've got one female who's more bossy than the other female.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57She pushes in and gets in the way.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58And what about the male?
0:15:58 > 0:16:02The male's quite funny, really. He's quite a bit of a lad.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04A few years ago he was a bit soft.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Now he's filling out and he looks like a male rhino.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- He's just completely thickening out. - So, three years on from bringing them here,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13have you got big plans ahead?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Or are you happy with how everything's going now?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19The whole idea was for breeding. That was the reason we brought them here.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22And this is the year we're expecting this to happen.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24So this is a really exciting year for us.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28So, we could, in the future, be hearing the... I can't use the word pitter-patter!
0:16:28 > 0:16:31The thump-thump of tiny rhino hooves?
0:16:31 > 0:16:35In a year and a half's time, hopefully we'll hear the patter of very large feet, yes.
0:16:35 > 0:16:41Ian, thank you very much. It's so good to see them thriving here in England.
0:16:46 > 0:16:52When Vlad the Impaler, Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan arrived a couple of months ago,
0:16:52 > 0:16:57it was the first time they'd ever had warthogs at Longleat.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01To start with, the three brothers charged around like monsters.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03But they've calmed down a bit.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Andy Hayton and the other keepers are still getting to know them.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Now he wants to find out what they get up to when no one's looking -
0:17:11 > 0:17:14after dark, in the warthog house.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Can you turn that infra-red lamp on, mate?
0:17:18 > 0:17:22This is the small camera, that's wired up to a hard drive, infra-red camera.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27So we should hopefully be able to see when they come in. How many come in, where they lie down.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32The more we learn about the animals we look after, hopefully the better we can do for them.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36Some mornings you come in and this place is absolutely trashed.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39So I think there are few parties now and again. Must be.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42In the wild, warthogs sleep in burrows.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46Usually it's one they've taken over from whoever actually dug it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Often, some poor aardvark.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54But for Vlad, Attila and Genghis, does sundown mean party time?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Early next morning, the brothers are back outside in their paddock
0:18:01 > 0:18:05as usual, while Andy and keeper Ryan Hockley rendezvous at the house
0:18:05 > 0:18:08to see what the spy camera's recorded.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10There's only one at the moment.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12But I think this was about 10 o'clock.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17We put their food in the pen next door, so they may have come in and eaten.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21This is just when they're coming in and almost settling down for the night, maybe.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25You can tell in the morning, if the bed's been laid in or not.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30Because they normally, I believe we've heard they actually huddle together to keep warm.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Spinning on an hour, it looks like bedtime.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Nice to see all three of them in there, though.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Nobody gets pushed out or anything.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45They're settling down now. They'll actually huddle together like this
0:18:45 > 0:18:49to keep warm. They find it quite hard to regulate their body temperature.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52That's why you'll see this. But there is only two here,
0:18:52 > 0:18:57unless the other one is actually tucked right down in the corner, or they're laid on top of him.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02I don't know where he is. Possibly one of them is out there, staying awake, standing guard.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Exactly. Like a sentry, almost.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Lots of animals will do it. One will stay awake,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10watching the rest of the group sleep.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Maybe these guys do it too.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16It's always fascinating, really, to see your animals at night.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Things you've worked with for donkey's years during the day,
0:19:19 > 0:19:23it may seem completely different at night. It's a very strange thing.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26It's hard to put your finger on it. But it's quite weird.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30They look quite cute when they're asleep.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Like most things.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35I wouldn't like to go and wake them up quick, mind!
0:19:35 > 0:19:38With Vlad, Attila and Genghis looking so peaceful,
0:19:38 > 0:19:42you almost wonder if they got the names wrong.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45How about Flopsy, Mopsy and Cottontail?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Or maybe not.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01There's a common rose, an Indian leaf and a small owl.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04But these aren't things found in Longleat's Gardens.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08They're the residents of the butterfly house, where over 15 species
0:20:08 > 0:20:13compete for the most unusual names and the most beautiful wingspan.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16But this is also home to some other creatures.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20And I'm off to meet the biggest of its kind in the world.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I've snuck away to the butterfly house
0:20:25 > 0:20:30to, meet up with Derek Longway and this absolutely stunning insect.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32But not a butterfly?
0:20:32 > 0:20:33No, this is an Atlas moth.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35It's quite glorious.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37A female Atlas moth.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39A female? How can you tell?
0:20:39 > 0:20:43On the reverse, she's just starting to lay a few eggs.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- Wow, look at that.- Little pink eggs.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49That's extraordinary.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Have I disturbed her by taking her off the tree? Where would she normally lay these?
0:20:53 > 0:20:55No, not at all.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58She'll be hatching a series of eggs all day long.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- No, many of them are surplus eggs. - Right.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04They lay vast quantities.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07Her wingspan, I'm not sure whether I can...
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Well, my hand can't stretch.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12How about yours? You've got bigger hands than me. What do you think?
0:21:12 > 0:21:15That's a nine or 10 inch span.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Wow. That's astonishing.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20And what would this moth eat?
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Is it preying on things?
0:21:22 > 0:21:26No, no. They emerge from the cocoons
0:21:26 > 0:21:29with enough goodness in their body for their lifetime.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31So they don't actually eat, as such.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- So an adult Atlas moth will never eat?- It never eats.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38That's extraordinary. And how long is the lifetime? I hate to say it.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39It's probably not very long, is it?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Probably a couple of weeks.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46It seems extraordinary to go to all that effort, laying eggs,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48the caterpillars and then the chrysalis
0:21:48 > 0:21:52and then to create this magnificent insect,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54only for it to be around for two weeks.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It's a short life, but a very sweet one.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59It is. Derek, thank you very, very much indeed.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02And we've got lots more coming up on today's programme.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10Trevor the ostrich gets in an almighty flap when someone invades his patch.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14And the latest food fad from the Far East?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17No, it's a fiendish plot to make the otters work harder.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22But first,
0:22:22 > 0:22:26let's go back to Gorilla Island, where the mood is still sombre.
0:22:28 > 0:22:35A few days ago, after a short illness, Samba passed away in the night.
0:22:35 > 0:22:41Mark Tye has spent the last 18 years of his life looking after Samba and her partner Nico.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46Now, it's hard for him to come to terms with the loss.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Tough. It's tough to deal with.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Sometimes you think,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54"OK, I've had my cry and I've got to get on with it."
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Then all of a sudden, something will happen and make you think about it some more.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03You know, particularly if you see Nico being a little bit upset about it.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06That's hard to deal with.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07You know,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11we're all trying to be there for each other and prop each other up.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13You know...
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Like with everything in life, we will get over it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18But, at the moment, it's still quite raw.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25On Gorilla Island, the memories are everywhere.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Samba was just the nice one.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32She never had that nasty streak that she wanted to hurt people.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36With Nico, it was always like, "Can I get one over on you?"
0:23:36 > 0:23:38With her, it was always different.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41She was always very nice and always very welcoming.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45I think she was with a lot of people.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Mark isn't the only one who's been remembering the good times.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Before he was deputy head warden, Ian Turner looked after the gorillas.
0:23:53 > 0:23:59My abiding memory of Samba is a loving tomgirl.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Erm...
0:24:00 > 0:24:03She's not as affectionate as Nico is,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06because he'll come over and chat to you, and she wouldn't.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09But she was gentle, and she was a character.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12So it was quite heartbreaking, when she went.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14You still sometimes go there and expect to see her.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Open the door and expect to see her run in.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19It's really strange, that feeling.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Living on an island in the lake,
0:24:22 > 0:24:26the only way for visitors to see the gorillas was to take the boat trip.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31Bill Lord has been conducting the tours for over 10 years.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35If you can call her a friend, she was a friend. She was always out there
0:24:35 > 0:24:37when we wanted her, and that was the good news.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41You could go out there and you knew if the hippos were hiding,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44the sea lions had gone for a walkabout, the gorillas were there.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46And she was always there for us, yeah.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Of course, we're going to miss her enormously.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58Darren Beasley did a long stint on the boats before he became head of Pets Corner.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02I think my favourite, overriding memory of Samba
0:25:02 > 0:25:04is one day we were out on a boat,
0:25:04 > 0:25:09and the boat decided that it wasn't going to make it completely all the way round the journey.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Just one of those mechanical things. No panic, but we were drifting towards the island.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17And all my commentary was saying gorillas are peaceful, gentle animals.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21And I was thinking, "I hope to goodness they really are. We're about to hit the island."
0:25:21 > 0:25:24And she came running out, acting all tough.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Picked up a dirty great huge clod of soil, and threw it in the air
0:25:27 > 0:25:30as if to say, "Stand back from my island!"
0:25:30 > 0:25:33We sort of bounced off the island and carried on drifting round.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37And I thought to myself, "If all wars could be solved like that..."
0:25:37 > 0:25:41But the one who knew Samba the best is, of course, Nico.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46After all, they spent their entire lives together.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51The whole idea of getting the gorillas in the first place, with a male and female, was to have babies.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56And Nico and Samba were got over here as a breeding pair, as it was.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01But, to everyone's disappointment, there never were any babies.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06What we think happened was they'd literally just grown up as brother and sister.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10And just got so used to knowing each other that
0:26:10 > 0:26:13that side of it didn't enter his head.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17But now she's gone, how does Nico feel?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Do gorillas really feel grief like us?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23We can't make any bones about it, he's upset.
0:26:23 > 0:26:29When you've worked with an animal that long, they don't have to do much different to know they're not happy.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33And you can just tell by his face, his facial expressions.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35And reactions like that, to be honest,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38that make you know he's upset.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42And sometimes his eyes look through you.
0:26:48 > 0:26:54Nico is very old. In human years, he would be well into his 90s.
0:26:54 > 0:27:00So the question is, after a blow like this, will he ever recover?
0:27:00 > 0:27:02We'll find out later on.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21Earlier on, I helped keeper Bob Trollope put out some cat toys for the lions.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23And now it's time to release them.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27So, Bob, we've got all of the rope out there.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29It's all looking pretty good.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31So, are we ready to let the lions out?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Yeah, I'll just give Craig a shout.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Can you let them out, Craig, please?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Any idea which...?- Here they come. - Oh, here they come!
0:27:38 > 0:27:42I was going to ask which one might come first. So who has come straight in?
0:27:42 > 0:27:48That's Jasira. Then you've got the small ones, last year's youngsters.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- So, they like the swing. Look, straight away.- That's it!
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Wow, look at the power of that.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58So, they're not nervous about new things, are they?
0:27:58 > 0:27:59No, it's curiosity.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Straight away, one of them gets on the top and starts chewing.
0:28:03 > 0:28:09It's almost like it's co-ordinated, that a few have gone up at the top and the rest are down at the bottom.
0:28:09 > 0:28:15Using their mouths and claws, are they feeling it or playing with it still?
0:28:15 > 0:28:19That's everything that they would use if that was a prey animal.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Biting, clawing. - Here they go, for the middle one.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23So, who's that playing there?
0:28:23 > 0:28:28That is Jasira again. She seems to be the one that investigates them first.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Look at those teeth going into it, and the claws.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35They haven't spotted the ball, which is my personal favourite.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37As soon as they do...
0:28:37 > 0:28:39A lot of them want to go up the top and play.
0:28:39 > 0:28:44Is that partly because there's smell from us, when we were actually putting them up?
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Yeah, we've been clambering all over the top of it.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51It's such a fantastic sight, just seeing them all playing like household cats.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Obviously, that's the big debate.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04How long are these realistically going to last?
0:29:04 > 0:29:07What do you think will be the first thing to give way?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Probably that one that Jazzy's playing on.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13So, Luna's going over to test out...
0:29:13 > 0:29:18- Ooh, it's moving!- Not really quite sure what to make of that. - She might need a bit of back-up.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I was going to say, all the others are busy with the swing.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Look, look, look! That's so cool.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26That is so cool!
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Now, we've got a bit more confidence with the ball over there, with Luna.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Although she still would still like some back up, perhaps.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40I think as soon as they realise there's another toy, then they'll go and play with that as well.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45- They get hours of enjoyment. - It's almost as if they're trying to take them down.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50On the top of the tree stump, they're tearing at the rope that we tied around the top.
0:29:50 > 0:29:56They obviously remember from last time that, "If I chew this, that falls off,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- "then we can run around with it."- They loved running around with the rope, didn't they?
0:30:00 > 0:30:04That isn't a worry for you because it's all safe, it's biodegradable.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09That will break down and any little bits that are left on the ground will rot.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Fantastic. Bob, thank you for letting me help you.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17I think we have some very, very contented lions.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26Up in the East Africa reserve there's a new project under way. Andy Hayton came up
0:30:26 > 0:30:32with a great plan to build a water hole for all the animals to enjoy
0:30:32 > 0:30:35and he persuaded construction worker John Miles to help out.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40But there's one major problem that neither of them anticipated.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45He's over 7 ft tall, can run over 40 mph
0:30:45 > 0:30:49and at over 100 kilos could trample you to death in seconds.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52We know him as Trevor.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00Like most ostriches, Trevor would fight to the death to protect his territory,
0:31:00 > 0:31:06so when John started invading his patch, it really ruffled his feathers.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10And Andy has seen the tensions rise.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Every time John arrives, it's just mayhem.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Trevor can be extremely aggressive. We just ignore him.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21John can't possibly ignore Trev when Trev starts.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Trev can spot a John a mile off.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26John can be walking along one of the perimeter fences
0:31:26 > 0:31:29and Trevor will spot him and run up and try to get him.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Now Trev has fixed his beady eye on John, it's made
0:31:33 > 0:31:37his work down at the water hole almost impossible.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Whether it's me or the truck I don't know,
0:31:40 > 0:31:44but he certainly didn't like it when we arrived.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46When I arrived, actually,
0:31:46 > 0:31:48not the other guys. It's only me really.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52When he's throwing his wobbly, it can be quite scary.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55When you get close to him, he's quite a big bird.
0:31:55 > 0:32:02Unfortunately for John, today he has to head into Trevor's territory for a site survey.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Since ostriches have eyeballs measuring a full two inches across
0:32:06 > 0:32:12it's no surprise that within seconds Trevor has spotted his prey.
0:32:12 > 0:32:17That's his little war dance to warn us off.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18We're on his patch.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21Don't you kick my truck.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Trev, we can talk about this.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29I think it makes us all love Trev a little bit more,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31because he really winds John up!
0:32:31 > 0:32:36It doesn't take long for Trevor to show just who's lord of this manor.
0:32:36 > 0:32:42But with John seen off for another day, will this water hole ever get finished?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45That depends on Trevor.
0:32:48 > 0:32:55I'm up at pets' corner with keeper Rob and the otter family, who are all looking extremely hungry, Rob.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59We've not been starving them. They always look like they're starving.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03They like to make people believe they've never been fed before, like my family cat.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07We've got Romeo and Rosie right here.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10They're the brave ones, they're coming right up.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13They aren't too bothered about all the equipment.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15They're just looking at our selection here.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18I'm going to lift this up, cos it's rather impressive.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22It looks like some sort of rather elaborate Japanese dinner.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27Yes, I'm sure they don't mind what extravagance we've gone to here.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32What we're going to do is put these king prawns into these bamboo tubes
0:33:32 > 0:33:38and the idea is because the otters are so excellent at getting things out of holes and gaps,
0:33:38 > 0:33:42we're just trying to use their noses and get their paws into here.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45The trickier it can be for them to get these out of the middle, the better.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50- They can smell it, but can't quite get to it.- You're making them work for their food.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53It's a real treat for them. Yes, to try and make them work for it a bit.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56I'm sure they'll desperately go for it. Do you...?
0:33:56 > 0:33:59I knew you'd make me do some. Is there a technique to this?
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Just stuff it in there. In it goes.
0:34:03 > 0:34:10Obviously, otters aren't going to get beautifully presented king prawns in bamboo tubes in the wild.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12What does this mimic?
0:34:12 > 0:34:16They would eat a lot of shelled food -
0:34:16 > 0:34:21crayfish, crabs and also frogs
0:34:21 > 0:34:23and all sorts of weird and bizarre stuff.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25They aren't particularly big fish eaters.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Some of their food, they prefer shallow, marshy grasses,
0:34:29 > 0:34:32logs and rocks where they can get their paws in.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Can I just point out that the prawn is too big?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39I'll try stuffing it the other way. Maybe I'll have better luck.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42If you want to throw one in to see if they'll catch it.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Straight onto the rocks?
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Just see if one will take it. See if Mum or Dad there will catch it.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Not too bad.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54There might be a little bit of bickering or they might share it.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- The paw is going straight in there. - Romeo has given it to Rosie,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01and he's gonna try it there...
0:35:01 > 0:35:06You can see the paw is in and actually it can make it very tricky.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08It'll keep them busy for a long time.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12It might take them a while, but they'll find a way of getting it out.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17It looks like Rosie has been successful. Romeo's being a bit think.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21Let's see if any of the young ones will do this. You see!
0:35:21 > 0:35:24It wasn't you. We'll give them an easy one.
0:35:24 > 0:35:30We've got a few more interested. I think they've realised that food is coming in,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32so let's chuck them a few more and see how they go.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35As a family, would they hunt together?
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Yes, they basically work as a group.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42These otters are one of the few social otters in the world.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47Most otters are solitary, but these ones will work as a team.
0:35:47 > 0:35:52I've seen programmes with them chasing off crocodiles as a unit.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57This croc has a go at them and they're protecting the whole family by working together.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59This thing gives up and runs away.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- That's amazing! - They always work as a team.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Come on! Come and see these!
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I think it's been a huge success.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Certainly for the more experienced otters.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13And the young ones would learn from the older ones?
0:36:13 > 0:36:18Definitely. They would get the idea eventually and certainly our two oldest children
0:36:18 > 0:36:22are getting a lot more brave and a lot more adventurous.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24We'll chuck these last two in.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Here you go, guys, enjoy those lovely prawns.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- Rob, thank you very much indeed. - You're very welcome.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34A fascinating view of how dexterous an otter can be. Thank you.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48On gorilla island there's now just one inhabitant.
0:36:48 > 0:36:54Niko's lifelong companion passed away just a month ago.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56The keepers noticed that he was lost without Samba.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59They've been trying to fill the gap in his life.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02You're a good boy, aren't you?
0:37:02 > 0:37:04He, like us, is struggling,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07but we're doing what we can.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10We're spending more time with him.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12They're social creatures.
0:37:12 > 0:37:18Without another guerrilla, we're somewhat limited as to what we can do for him,
0:37:18 > 0:37:22but giving him our time is what we can do.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Hello.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Mark has known Niko for 18 years.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37But it's been tough even for those who've only been here a couple of years, like keeper Michele Stephens.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42You do have to be really strong for him.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45He'll react off your behaviour.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49If he sees you crying, it might have an effect on him.
0:37:49 > 0:37:55So you do have to talk to him in an upbeat manner and just try
0:37:55 > 0:37:58not be too stressed around him.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00It's really, really difficult.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05You definitely have to look forward to the future. He's our priority now.
0:38:05 > 0:38:10We've lost Samba, but we still have him and more so now he needs us.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14He needs our company, he needs us to give him challenges,
0:38:14 > 0:38:17so he does depend on us more now.
0:38:17 > 0:38:24Michelle has been doing lots to try to keep Niko busy and occupied with other things.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27This is the new enrichment device I've just thought up.
0:38:27 > 0:38:34We put the food in and he has to actually use his fingers to manipulate and push it through.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37He has to also get up on his hind legs as well.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41It's a little bit of a workout for him as well.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43HE GROWLS
0:38:43 > 0:38:44Good noises.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50Those are the sort of noises we want to hear, those long rumbling noises.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Those are happy noises.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Michelle shares the feeding duties with Mark.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01As the days go by, he's noticed a definite improvement.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06He's a lot better than he was.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Obviously in the first week
0:39:09 > 0:39:12it was pretty horrendous for him and us.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17Pretty bad having to listen to him whimpering, because he was crying.
0:39:17 > 0:39:23But he's picked himself up and he's now pulled himself back
0:39:23 > 0:39:25and he's more like his normal self.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29I won't say 100%, but at least 90% his normal self.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33And Niko is always pleased to see his old keeper, Ian Turner.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38Not least because there's a good chance he'll have a chocolate biscuit on him.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39You like stuff like this.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41I shouldn't spoil you really.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43HE RUMBLES
0:39:43 > 0:39:45That's a happy sound.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51He's quietened down quite a lot from what he was.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54He'd still like to rip the lens off a camera, wouldn't you?
0:39:54 > 0:40:00Some kinds of aggressive behaviour are perfectly normal for a silverback male.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Oi! Niko!
0:40:05 > 0:40:10That may have been bad news for the camera, but it's good news for Niko,
0:40:10 > 0:40:13because it shows he's now getting back to his old self.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18And for everyone else Samba may have passed away, but as long as she's
0:40:18 > 0:40:22remembered here with affection, she'll never really be gone.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39It's been a while since Ben helped put up some brand new toys for the lions
0:40:39 > 0:40:42and now we've come back to see if there's anything left of them.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46They've done a pretty good job, Craig.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51Yes. They did. It took about 10 minutes or so.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- No, really?- For the little ones to really get their teeth into them.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02This is marine rope. Ships ply the world with this and they've shredded it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- They've just pulled it apart. - Look at that.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11Kate, you didn't necessarily see it in its former glory, it was a swing,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- which they've eaten most of the wood.- They have.
0:41:14 > 0:41:20Down this way we had a big ball that seems to have totally gone.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Is this the remains of it? - That's the remains, yes.
0:41:25 > 0:41:31Was there one lion in particular that you think did most of this damage or was it teamwork?
0:41:31 > 0:41:34It was mainly teamwork. The little ones mainly.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37The older ones didn't pay much attention to it, really.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39They just sat in the background.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40This has gone as well.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44This is the remains of one of the balls.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49That is ast...
0:41:49 > 0:41:54Joking apart, it's quite funny, but can you imagine if this was you?
0:41:54 > 0:41:58It really shows you how powerful they are.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- You can see by the claw marks. - Look at that!
0:42:01 > 0:42:05That's astonishing. This is young lions just playing.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- They're about a year old.- Amazing.
0:42:09 > 0:42:13Last year when we put them up we thought we had to build them even
0:42:13 > 0:42:17stronger this time, which we did, and no difference at all.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- You're hopeless.- Next year they're going to be this big!
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Craig, thank you very much indeed.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26We'll have to think of something new for the lions next year.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Sadly, that's all we've got time for on today's programme.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Here is what's coming up on the next Animal Park.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38It's a tense time for everyone as the keepers take a shot at the cubs.
0:42:39 > 0:42:46Helping out in the snake house Kate gets three pythons to cuddle. Rather her than me.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49And there's a battle brewing in pets' corner.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54- I'm so going to be the winner. There's no competition. - That's complete rubbish.
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