0:00:05 > 0:00:08Today, we've got big plans for Monkey Jungle.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12A way of keeping the monkeys happy, busy and off the cars.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16It's a fun food source and a puzzle all wrapped up into one.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Join us to find out what the monkeys make of their new treat.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Coming up on today's Animal Park, it's a tense time for everyone
0:00:45 > 0:00:48as the keepers take a shot at the cubs.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53And there's a battle brewing in Pets Corner.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57I'm so going to be the winner. There's no competition in there.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58That's complete rubbish!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07But first, we're going to Monkey Jungle,
0:01:07 > 0:01:11a very perilous place for cars.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Of all the species in the park,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17the troop of over 70 rhesus macaque monkeys
0:01:17 > 0:01:19must be the most inquisitive.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24You could also call them cheeky, even mischievous, or possibly
0:01:24 > 0:01:26something untransmittable.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31So, while he's patrolling Monkey Jungle,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34the keeper, Ross Ellis, has to stay on his toes.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39The monkeys are probably the most active animals in the safari park.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42So we've always got to look for ideas to keep them occupied.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Otherwise they'll just keep ripping cars apart.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50Anything that can keep them occupied, keep them stimulated is a plus.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Windscreen wipers is a popular one. They come off all the time.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58There's a monkey on top of that one there, after an aerial.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00One on a wing mirror here.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Just checking it out.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05The monkeys are always ripping stuff off,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08we're forever picking bits up. There's a bit here.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20It's off a Ford Mondeo.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24This lot has taken Ross only about a day to collect,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27so you see the monkeys really are right little vandals.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31The only way to curb their wicked ways is to distract them,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35and deputy head warden Ian Turner is always trying to come up
0:02:35 > 0:02:37with new things to keep them busy.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40What we want to do is enrich the monkeys' lives.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43There's 70 to 80 monkeys in here, plus babies.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46They're always playing on trees and stuff,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49so I'm hoping that if I can get a couple of good logs
0:02:49 > 0:02:51for them to play on, it's really gonna be good for them.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54We need something to keep them active,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57so hopefully that's what's gonna happen with these logs.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00The other idea I had is to drill holes in and put food inside.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02We could put the mix in in the mornings,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05which hopefully will stop the seagulls pinching it,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07and in the afternoon, put fruit in there.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Once we've found the logs, it should be no trouble.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13It's just a matter of digging a hole and putting two logs in.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15So it should be easy.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19There are over a million trees on Longleat estate,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22managed by the forestry department.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Their yard is piled up with likely logs and tree trunks.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Right, these are the two I picked out.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Slightly different to your normal logs.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- Yeah.- The other thing I was gonna do is drill some holes in.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- I see.- So you can put food in.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42You know, a bit of apple, a bit of orange.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- Whatever.- So they can sit there, help themselves from all different areas.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It's perfect. It's really good.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52And we'll do both of them. I've got another one here.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54We'll probably bury them
0:03:54 > 0:03:59that deep into the ground, so you've got six to seven feet out.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- That's cool then.- Yeah.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03All we need now is to get John up
0:04:03 > 0:04:06with his big digger and put them on there.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09It's supposed to be softwood, so hopefully
0:04:09 > 0:04:12the drilling's not gonna be too hard and they're not too heavy.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17So, soon, the monkeys will have something to distract them
0:04:17 > 0:04:20from their delinquent behaviour.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Ian reckons building it is going to be a very straightforward job.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26After all, what could possibly go wrong?
0:04:37 > 0:04:41There's over 900 animals at the safari park.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Many animals within a species look alike.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48So it's very important that the keepers know each one individually.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50For some residents, that's obvious.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54But with others, it's much more difficult.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58We're up at Pets Corner with head of section Darren Beasley and I gather,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Darren, that you've got a challenge for us.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Yeah, we know you both like a bit of fun
0:05:03 > 0:05:05and think you can recognise your animals.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08We're gonna set you a little challenge today.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12We have to be able to tell all our animals apart. Parrots.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Up top, they do lions. Down here, tortoises.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Easy, they've got numbers on their shells!
0:05:17 > 0:05:18It's not gonna be as easy as that!
0:05:18 > 0:05:21We have different species and sub-species here.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25They're all individual, with their own pet names and characters.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27We number them for ease,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30but we're gonna show you some differences in the shell patterns,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33and hopefully you guys are gonna go away and come back
0:05:33 > 0:05:36and learn their names and what type of tortoise they are.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40I'm so going to be the winner. There's no competition in there.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41That's complete rubbish!
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- Who's my tutor?- Sarah, and she's pretty hot on tortoises,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46so she'll give you good coaching.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49But we are gonna win, because I'm going to coach Kate.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- I'm going to go and swot up. - No way will you win, Fogle.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Right, OK, so each tortoise has an individual shell, is that right?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Yeah, it's really just like our thumbprint.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Lots of animals have individual markings.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07The shells on the back of the tortoise have a different pattern.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Colouring, shape, size.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11It's the way we identify them.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13We take special photographs of them
0:06:13 > 0:06:15and it's a good way of knowing who's who.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18So there's an awful lot of tortoises in here.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Am I going to have to learn all... I can't even count them.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Some keepers have been here years and still can't do it.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26That's why we put a Tippex number on the shell.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30That helps them tell them apart. Some of them are very similar.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Is it a bit like wearing nail varnish?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36It doesn't stop them breathing out of the shell or anything like that?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38You hit the nail on the head there, really.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41That is living tissue, that shell.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44We put the little bit of Tippex there and it does block a few holes.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47This has got thousands of little holes,
0:06:47 > 0:06:49which is for heat regulation. They soak up the sun.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I don't know if you can see, on this one,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54there are some very faint lines down here.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Can you see these?- Oh, yeah. Almost like rings on a tree.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01That's really what they are, but they don't get a ring every year.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05It depends on food availability, temperature, if they've hibernated.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07It's not an accurate way of ageing a tortoise,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11but for every season or growth spurt,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14they usually get another layer of growth around that shell.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18But will size be an indication of how old a tortoise is?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Not really. The females are generally bigger than the boys.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26But you've got two fairly old tortoises next to each other there
0:07:26 > 0:07:28and look at the size difference.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30So size isn't an issue, really.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32So it will grow with its shell.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35It won't shed the shell like a hermit crab or something like that.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37It won't move in or grow another shell.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42When they're in the egg, when we hatch them out, they're folded in half.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45They hatch out, that shell straightens, goes tough and hard,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47and grows throughout their life.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52There's a lot to learn. Luckily for Kate, there's plenty of time for swotting.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55But which one of us will be top of the class?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Join us later to find out.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Over in Lion Country, the keepers are about to face
0:08:08 > 0:08:11one of the most challenging tasks of the year.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14It's time for the annual cat flu injections.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Not the lions' favourite experience.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22But something that has to be done
0:08:22 > 0:08:26for their protection against a potentially fatal virus.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Obviously knows something's going on.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Brian Kent and Bob Trollope are darting Kabir first,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38so he can hopefully set a good example to his rapidly-expanding family.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47There are six cubs in Kabir's pride.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51The youngest four are due for their first jabs today.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55They've had their normal inoculations at eight and 12 weeks
0:08:55 > 0:09:00and this is the first time they've had a booster, the four little ones.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02All the others have had them before.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05It's a case of the others knowing what's going to happen
0:09:05 > 0:09:09and the four little ones haven't got a clue.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12There's going to be a little bit of stress.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14It don't take them long to wise up.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16They feed off each other's stress.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20They see one get done and the others will realise that something
0:09:20 > 0:09:22not very nice is going to happen to them.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Which is unfortunate, but they've got to have it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31It's been two years since Kabir arrived to start a new pride.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36No-one could have predicted what a stud he'd prove to be.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38His two ladies,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41sisters Yendi and Luna, gave birth soon after,
0:09:41 > 0:09:47and within weeks of each other, to one girl each, Jasira and Malaika.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52But then, only seven months later, came another big surprise.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Yendi produced four more cubs.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Two boys and two girls.
0:09:57 > 0:10:02And Kate was lucky enough to help with their first health check.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05You're four weeks old
0:10:05 > 0:10:09and you are the most beautiful thing on telly today.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10That is for sure.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Watching the pride grow up has been a joy.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27They've been going from strength to strength. They're into everything.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30They climb everything.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35They try to climb the fence. They climb any tree that is climbable.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41They're on the go all the time normally. They have a little siesta
0:10:41 > 0:10:44when the sun comes up, then play, play and more play.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51Kabir has been very, very patient
0:10:51 > 0:10:52with all the cubs.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Malaika, Jasira and the four new ones.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59He's not the most playful of fathers,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03but he does tolerate a lot of tail pulling and a lot of mane pulling.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07But there's no time for fun and games today.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10The youngsters are now 18 months old
0:11:10 > 0:11:14and, in the last six months, have tripled in size.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16They still look quite cuddly,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20but given half a chance would love to bite the hand that feeds them.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23They could take your hands off easily.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Rip you down to the bone without even thinking about it.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30You might get away with them not being able to kill you,
0:11:30 > 0:11:33but I wouldn't like to put it to the test.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36There are nine injections to do in total.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41One at a time, the lions are encouraged into the pen at the end,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44so that Bob can get a clear shot using a blowpipe.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48It's the quietest, least stressful means to inject a lion.
0:11:50 > 0:11:5318-month-old Malaika goes first.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Good girl, stay there.
0:11:59 > 0:12:05I know. Come and say hello. Not gonna hurt you now.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10That was obviously an expert shot there. Text book.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Before they can go out, the dart has to be retrieved.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Usually it just falls out in the run at the back.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Malaika is followed by her mum, five-year-old Yendi.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31As the dart goes into the skin, the pressure is released,
0:12:31 > 0:12:33forcing the cat flu vaccine into the muscle.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It's best to get them in the rump,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37because there's a bit more muscle there.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Yendi's sister Luna is next.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46I know.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Despite the noise, so far,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53the four youngsters hardly seem to have noticed what's going on.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00Last of the older ones is Luna's daughter, 18-month-old Jasira.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13This is one of the few occasions when the four youngsters
0:13:13 > 0:13:16have been on their own and they seem to be wondering why.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Well, what's left, the wisest ones have gone
0:13:20 > 0:13:21and it's the four little ones.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26This might be a bit more difficult, as all the big ones have gone out.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29When you separate them, they're gonna panic a little bit.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37We'll be back in the lion's den later to see just how much trouble
0:13:37 > 0:13:40the cubs can be.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43It's not gonna hurt. Good girl.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50There's nearly 40 tortoises in Pets Corner
0:13:50 > 0:13:52and to care for them properly,
0:13:52 > 0:13:54the keepers need to be able to tell them apart.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Today, we've been challenged to do the same.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Ben thinks he's got it all under control.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Kate, this is how you learn tortoise recognition.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Sarah, teach me everything you know.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Who have we got here, first of all?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Right. Here, we've got Ronay.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Winky, the one with the wheel.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Big Ted.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18This is Amos and that's Lady.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Where you doing that just by the numbers
0:14:20 > 0:14:24or are there specific characteristics you're looking for?
0:14:24 > 0:14:25I was doing that by the numbers.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Were you?! I know I'm not gonna be allowed to do that.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31What sort of things should I look out for?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I think we know him, because he's got the wheel.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I know he lost a leg.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40OK. Who was this again?
0:14:40 > 0:14:44This is Ronay. This is quite a good one for you to learn the difference.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47If you look closely at the centre of her shell,
0:14:47 > 0:14:52each of these sections are called scutes and they don't actually line-up.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- If you look at Winky...- They've got little bits that go up the sides.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57It's an odd-shaped shell she's got,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59so that's a good one for you to pick out.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01These two shells a very different.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Does that mean they're different types of tortoises?
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Yeah. These three here are Hermann's tortoises.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11Basically, the shell tends to be more gold in colour.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16They've got more of a distinctive difference between the black and gold colours.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Their shell tends to be a little bit wider and shorter to the ground.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Whereas these two are spur-thighed tortoises.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Basically, they've got more of a domed shell
0:15:25 > 0:15:27and tend to be a bit darker in colour.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30While we're talking about the shells, can they feel that?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33They can, they do have feeling in their shell.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35They have a blood supply through it,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38they feel temperature, pressure and pain in their shell.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41This might sound daft, but you do spend a lot of time with them.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Do they have unique characteristics?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Are there any that stand out in your mind?
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Some are quite feisty and charge around the garden when the sun's out.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53There are a few characteristics that are different between them.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Let's just go through one more time. We've got...- Amos.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Winky.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Charlie?- Ronay.- Ronay.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04She's the one with the irregular pattern down the middle.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- That's Lady, number three.- Lady.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- And Big Ted.- Big Ted.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- That's the biggest one of the group, so that's quite an easy one.- Big Ted.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14We're gonna win this competition.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Kate, you don't stand a chance.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Back up in Monkey jungle, keeper Ross Ellis
0:16:26 > 0:16:29and deputy head warden Ian Turner have come up with a plan
0:16:29 > 0:16:35to enrich feeding time for their troop of rhesus macaque monkeys.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38The hope is the more time they spend eating, the less time they'll have
0:16:38 > 0:16:41to vandalise the visitors' cars.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44They've found a couple of tree trunks in the forestry yard
0:16:44 > 0:16:49and the idea is to turn them into a kind of climbing frame cafe.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51But first, they have to be moved.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56So Ian's called in the professionals.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Here's Mike Wooley and his heavy mover.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- Ian.- A little job for you, look.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Yeah. Little(!)
0:17:25 > 0:17:28According to Tommy, they're not very heavy.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31It won't be that big a job as long as we can lift them up.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35They shouldn't be that heavy, cos they're softwood. Simple.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Mike's machine clears the small logs out of the way like matchwood.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46After all, this baby can shift up to 1.5 tonnes no problem.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49Now for the main mission.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53To pick up Ian's tree trunks, carry them up to the yard
0:17:53 > 0:17:56and then put them into the back of a flatbed lorry.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02I'm hoping it weighs about 1.5 tonnes, which is what he can lift.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05If it's more, we'll have to use a different machine.
0:18:14 > 0:18:19It's tricky to get a grip, but when he does, there's a problem.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- Too heavy?- Too heavy, yeah.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26There's about three tonnes there.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29It's amazing. And that's a hollow one!
0:18:29 > 0:18:32We're gonna have to go to Plan B now. It was too big for the JCB,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35so we'll get a telehandler in now.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Hopefully, we don't have to go to Plan C.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44This is the telehandler.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49When it comes to heavy loads, it's a real monster,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52capable of lifting up to three tonnes.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02But even the telehandler can't handle it.
0:19:02 > 0:19:07So now the two machines are going to have a go together.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Come to keep an eye on his heavy metal
0:19:17 > 0:19:19is plant hire supremo John Miles.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25And even the grounds and garden manager is here: Tommy Parker.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29But despite their combined efforts, and the fact that half the estate
0:19:29 > 0:19:35now seems to be involved, the logs still aren't shifting.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Meanwhile, back in Monkey Jungle, the little delinquents
0:19:38 > 0:19:40are getting restless.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Bored with the cars, they've started on the buffalo.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Never easy. Plan C.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52When we get to 26 in the alphabet, we're in trouble.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02If the trunk's just too heavy,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05the only thing to do is to chop a chunk off.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13It's funny, you think, "I'll just get a tree, pick it up,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16"shove it in the Monkey Jungle, monkeys will be happy."
0:20:16 > 0:20:18It turns out to weigh 3.5 or 4 tonnes.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Or it did. Now it's a bit lighter.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28So, much to Ian's relief, the truncated trunk can
0:20:28 > 0:20:30finally be lifted on to the lorry.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34The hardest part, we thought, was gonna be drilling the holes,
0:20:34 > 0:20:36so I'm hoping that's gonna be the easy part.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Right, we're 50 per cent done.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40That's one on the lorry.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44They're gonna finish this one, I'll unload this one, then we'll come back for that one.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48If Ian reckons his troubles are over, he could be in for a surprise.
0:20:48 > 0:20:55We'll be back later to see if the monkeys ever do get their fantastic new climbing frame cafe.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05It's feeding time up at the Rhino House
0:21:05 > 0:21:09and I'm here with deputy head of section Kevin Nibbs and Winston,
0:21:09 > 0:21:13- who's got his hay, but he's also getting some nuts.- That's right.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16This is just a high-fibre pellet really. It's made of grass.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17That's what he eats.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22- You're holding a tin of rather dodgy looking stuff. What's that?- This is cod-liver oil.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25It's just like what we would take for our joints.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Winston needs that as well.- Does he? Is it because he's a bit old?
0:21:29 > 0:21:30All the rhinos get it.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33In our weather, the climate isn't very good,
0:21:33 > 0:21:37it's quite cold and damp most of the time, so this helps their joints.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42- What a brilliant idea. - We just get a small glug in there, like that.- Right. Does it...
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Ooh, it does smell horrible.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49OK. Disguise this a little bit.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Do they seem to react to the taste?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Sometimes. If you put too much in, they don't eat it.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Like a small kid, they won't eat it. If we put too much in, they just won't take it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Shall I just tip it on top of the hay?- Just on top of his hay.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Here we are, Winston.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05It's medicine time, mate. Sorry.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Get the horn out of the way. There you go. There we are.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12That will keep him skipping happily around the fields, will it?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- That's right, hopefully.- Fantastic.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Kevin, thank you. Enjoy that, Winston.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Here's what's coming up on the rest of today's programme.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24Deputy head warden Ian Turner can't see the wood for the trees
0:22:24 > 0:22:28as there are even more problems for his Monkey Cafe.
0:22:28 > 0:22:34And helping out in the snake house, Kate gets three pythons to cuddle.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Rather her than me.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39But first, with Winston treated, I've got to rush back to Pets Corner
0:22:39 > 0:22:42for the final of the tortoise showdown.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47But will Ben and I really be able to tell these animals apart?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Well, we're here at Pets Corner.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51It's very tense.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55We're here with head of section Darren Beasley and keeper Sarah.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57We've been swotting up furiously
0:22:57 > 0:23:00to see if we can identify one tortoise from another.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- It's the moment of truth, Darren. - Okey-dokey.- Do you want to start? - We will start.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06One's coming straight across here.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10Remember, we had the numbers, so I'm hiding the numbers.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12OK, so this is a big one.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15It's got quite a domey shell, so I would say it's a spur-thigh.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20- That's good.- Quite high ridges on the shell with a dent here.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22So I would say this is Tom.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Not gonna give you the answer yet.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- OK...- OK, Sarah, my turn.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29You're gonna pick one out for me.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Right.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35OK. Let's have a look.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Bit smaller than the rest.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Um...- Come on, Fogle!
0:23:42 > 0:23:46I remember, this is where the shell doesn't meet up and it's got
0:23:46 > 0:23:52the little bit of shell that goes in between, which means this is Romey!
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Are you allowed to tell me now?
0:23:54 > 0:23:55- I don't know. Am I?- No.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59You keep tabs. OK. It's your turn.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04OK, right. They're both pretty much the same size.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07But Sandra was the one with the brighter shell
0:24:07 > 0:24:12and Dawn was the one with the very pronounced rings on the shell.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16So I think that's Sandra and that's Dawn.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- Beat that, Fogle! - OK, Sarah, give me another one.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23I can't believe you got that one!
0:24:23 > 0:24:25It's the one with the wheel.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I know that. I don't have to be a scientific as you, Kate.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29With a wheel.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Wonky?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Winky?
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Wheely?
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- Don't look at me! I'm not gonna win your competition for you.- Wheely.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Another big one. But with a very different shell shape.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Slightly tips up at the back here.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52It's also a very different colour, so this isn't a spur-thighed tortoise.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54It's a Hermann's tortoise.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56And this is...
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Topsy.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02I wonder who was Teacher's Pet at school(!) OK, Sarah, next one.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04OK.
0:25:04 > 0:25:12Now this shell is not as dark as the other one and it looks like a lady.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Lady. I'm gonna go for Lady.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15- OK.- OK.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- Well, I've only got one left, Darren.- Last one.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23This one has got to be George and the reason that I say that is that
0:25:23 > 0:25:29George was the one with this classic starburst or paint drop on the top of the shell,
0:25:29 > 0:25:32but it's much smoother than Tom's shell.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- So I think this one is George. - Oo-oh!
0:25:35 > 0:25:38OK, Sarah, two more to go, I think.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- Right.- Quite similar, these.
0:25:41 > 0:25:48Can I just do a quick comparison? I think this is Amos and this here
0:25:48 > 0:25:51is Big Ted.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Please, please.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Doesn't he look like a Big Ted to you?
0:25:58 > 0:26:03He does, definitely. He's probably called Winky though. Or Wheely or Wonky.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06OK. So, Sarah, how did Ben do?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Very well.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10A couple nearly got right.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12But more or less five out of five.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14More or less five out of five?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- What does that mean?! - He got there in the end.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21- I got there in the end. Beat that, Humble.- Well, five tortoises, tricky job.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Outstanding. Top of the class.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Gold star. Names exactly right, pronounced right.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30The winner and the champion of the tortoise identification test
0:26:30 > 0:26:32is our Kate!
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Favouritism. Favouritism.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Thank you both very much indeed. We will never, ever
0:26:38 > 0:26:41fail to identify these tortoises ever again, will we?
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- Especially you. - Which one's this one again?
0:26:51 > 0:26:55# What's new, Pussycat, woh-oo-woh
0:26:55 > 0:26:59# What's new, Pussycat, woh-oo-woh woh-oo-woh... #
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Back up in the lion's den,
0:27:01 > 0:27:06the four youngest cubs are about to have a new experience.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13Bob and Brian are going to give them their very first cat flu jabs.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Come here, come here.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Wasn't me.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Good girl. Good girl.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Got her unaware of what was happening and the dart went off perfectly.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28It didn't come out straight away,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31but Brian's trying to get the dart out now.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Go on.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37The most awkward part of the operation is not shooting the darts,
0:27:37 > 0:27:39it's getting them back.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46If she moves up and down, hopefully it will just fall out.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49She's gonna panic because she's not out the rest.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Go on, up and down.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I don't think it's the dart that's bothering her now.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56It's being split up from her brothers and sisters
0:27:56 > 0:27:58and also her mum.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01She just wants to get out.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07But I do need the dart back. You've got to be careful as well.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10If she knocks it too much, she might break it off.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13You could end up with the needle itself still stuck in her.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18It's the first time Brian has had to do anything that hurts
0:28:18 > 0:28:19to the young lioness.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Her trust in him has been bruised.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Obviously, after this, they don't want to come near you.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Ooh! Come here.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31There you are. Missed that, didn't you?
0:28:31 > 0:28:35She just stood enough by the cage there I managed to grab it.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39That was all right.
0:28:40 > 0:28:46# Pussycat, Pussycat, I love you, yes I do... #
0:28:46 > 0:28:49This is my little favourite, this one.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Not gonna be her favourite for long, are you?
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Hey, what are you doing that to me for?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Didn't even realise, did you?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Good boy.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- Freedom.- Go away.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15The last two are getting nervous.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19So often, this is when things start to go wrong.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21Come here.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29All right, all right.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- Has it not gone off?- Not gone off.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Unfortunately, the dart's gone in, but the plunger hasn't gone off.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46I don't want to dart her again while that one's in there
0:29:46 > 0:29:49in case it does go off and she gets a double dose.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52That needle's bent now.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55See, that's what I was worried about.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Don't know if you can see, it's all bent.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02And if that been a bit longer, it would have broken off there.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05She'd have ended up with a needle stuck inside of her.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11No, that's gone off.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14And she didn't flinch on that one!
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Thank you. And I got the dart back as well. I'm getting good at this!
0:30:20 > 0:30:24Finally, Kabir's family is reunited
0:30:24 > 0:30:26and it was worth all the effort
0:30:26 > 0:30:30as the cat flu vaccine will keep the lions healthy for another year.
0:30:38 > 0:30:44I'm down by Half Mile Lake with Kim Tucker from Pets Corner who has put me to work.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47This is not easy actually, Kim. I can see why you gave me the fork!
0:30:47 > 0:30:52It's quite stony. So I'm digging up these plants here.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- What for?- For the royal python tank back in Pets Corner.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59- Really? But pythons don't eat grass, do they?- No, they don't eat it.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01No, they use it for lots of different reasons.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Things like hiding. And it can help with the shedding of their skin,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08give them different things to rub through.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11So they would literally coil their way through it
0:31:11 > 0:31:15and any dead skin they had hanging off would be pulled off from there.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18This and the rocks and everything else we put in there for them.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21I gather that pythons are the thing that you love the most?
0:31:21 > 0:31:26Yes. They're therapeutic. It's nice to sit there with a python, let it move through your hands.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29They're not quick. They're very slow and very patient.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Just lovely, lovely creatures.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I do quite enjoy being around them, I must say.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37These are the bigger ones you want here.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- Yeah, perfect.- So what, dig up a whole plant like that?
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Yeah, if we can get some quite big clumps
0:31:44 > 0:31:46because there's a lot of space in the tank.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49All right, well, I'm going to carry on
0:31:49 > 0:31:52doing this with Kim, if I don't break the fork,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55which I might have done, and we will join you up at Pets Corner
0:31:55 > 0:32:00in just a little bit to see how much the pythons appreciate their grass.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12It's not just the pythons in for a treat.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15The monkeys are expecting a new climbing frame,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18but there's been some unexpected problems -
0:32:18 > 0:32:20lifting three tonnes of wood.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23The good news is deputy head warden Ian Turner
0:32:23 > 0:32:24and keeper Ross Ellis
0:32:24 > 0:32:27have finally managed to get their tree trunks moved.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29But, they've still got a lot to do
0:32:29 > 0:32:32before the monkeys can get their paws on them.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- Right, trees here.- Finally!
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Don't know whether it is going to be hard to drill or not hard to drill.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41But after the morning we've had,
0:32:41 > 0:32:44it can't get any worse, I wouldn't have thought.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46In the wild, rhesus macaque monkeys
0:32:46 > 0:32:51spend most of their days foraging for fruit or hunting for bugs.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54In order to make feeding more interesting here at Longleat,
0:32:54 > 0:32:57the plan is to drill holes all over the trunks
0:32:57 > 0:32:59and stuff their food inside.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Fishing it out should keep the monkeys busy for ages.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Ross, what do you reckon? Is that deep enough, do you reckon?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Yeah, she seems deep enough. It's not the adults so much,
0:33:17 > 0:33:18it's the young ones.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20We don't want it so deep that they can't get all the way in.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23It is the young ones really, yeah.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25The adults, it wouldn't matter so much.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- That's about right then. - That does look...
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Well, I can't feel the bottom. Cool. One down.
0:33:31 > 0:33:3420-odd to go!
0:33:36 > 0:33:41With so many holes to drill, Ross and Ian will be here for a while.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48The next morning, everything's ready for the trunks to be put in place.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Ian's picked the spot.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54The main reason we're doing the holes here is we've done a lot of work on the other side,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57so we thought, for a change, we'd do something over this side.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00We've done it in this position so it's in the sun,
0:34:00 > 0:34:02so they've got sunshine to go in.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03We're doing it in two different places,
0:34:03 > 0:34:05so it's not all in one place.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08You've got a bit of interaction between the two logs
0:34:08 > 0:34:12and we may even put a log on top of the two to do a bit in between.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14It's going good after yesterday's disaster.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Driving the digger is heavy metal king John Miles.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22He and Ian both have a good idea of how deep the hole should be.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Unfortunately, it's not the same idea.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27How deep is that? Four foot?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30It's twice as deep as halfway.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32Yeah.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36Trust me, I'm a digger driver.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39MUSIC: "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II
0:34:53 > 0:34:54That way, then that way.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09So, the trunk is finally upright.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12But Ian's still not happy.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- What do you reckon? - Well, in an ideal world,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17I'd like it a little bit
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- round that way, if possible. - Tweak it round that way?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Yeah, so all the visitors, they've got the view from this bit
0:35:23 > 0:35:27whereas there's quite a few of them dotted round there.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30If you just hold that side, Mike, you push it that way
0:35:30 > 0:35:32and I'll pull it that way, yeah?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35MUSIC: "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II
0:35:47 > 0:35:50That's straight. I'm really pleased at how it's looking.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53This has worked out well. Really pleased with it.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Ian may be delighted,
0:35:56 > 0:35:59but it's up to the monkeys to pass the final verdict.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02We'll be back in Monkey Jungle at feeding time to see if they also
0:36:02 > 0:36:05think their new trunks are "tree-mendous."
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Earlier, I helped Kim Tucker collect a load of grass
0:36:15 > 0:36:17which we have here for the pythons.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Now, I suppose it's a question of giving this to them.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Yeah. What we'll do first is take
0:36:23 > 0:36:25the old stuff out because it looks grotty.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32- So, they're not all going to make a dash for it?- No, they shouldn't do.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34They're not particularly quick.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37We've got a few up here, so we'll get them out the way first.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- We've got...- OK, who's this one?
0:36:39 > 0:36:41That one is Khan.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Now, Khan's the male, isn't he? One of the males?
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Yep. These are the males in here. So, that one's Khalif.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52Do they mind being held in a great big kind of bundle like this?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Not particularly. As long as they're lovely and warm, they don't mind.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58OK, so I'll keep them close to me.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- Hello, guys.- This is Sir Hiss. This is our newest one.- Sir Hiss!
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Yes. I don't know if you want to just have a look just down here.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08In the grass here...
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Oh, look at that. Amazing.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15So they've used this one.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16This just goes to prove
0:37:16 > 0:37:20that they use it to shed, help shed their skin.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21That's incredible.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24And it's basically because the skin doesn't grow
0:37:24 > 0:37:26at the same rate as them?
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Kind of, yeah. It also rejuvenates.
0:37:28 > 0:37:33In the way our skin comes off all the time, theirs comes off all at once. When they get injured,
0:37:33 > 0:37:35it takes an awful long time for reptile skin to heal.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40Any reptiles, their skin's not really rejuvenative, if you like.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45I'll stick that down. So these all need to go in the muck bucket.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- Yep.- There's two quite large ones down here.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50There we go.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Look, boys, at all this work we're doing for you.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56How do you think their new greenery is looking?
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- Shall we...- I will pop a few little bits down here.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Shall I put these guys back and see if they approve? Look at you lot.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07You've got yourself tangled up. I don't know which one's which!
0:38:07 > 0:38:09They're absolutely beautiful.
0:38:09 > 0:38:14I'll give you this one. And we'll make sure that they enjoy
0:38:14 > 0:38:16their nice new enclosure.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Kim, thank you very much for letting me help you today.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Right, you gorgeous boys,
0:38:22 > 0:38:26I shall put you back to enjoy your new grass. There you go.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29There you are. See what you make of that.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41After 36 hours of hard work,
0:38:41 > 0:38:46Ian and Ross's new tree trunk climbing frame cafe is finally ready
0:38:46 > 0:38:47for the hungry monkeys.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52It's all finished. All ready to trial.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57It's going to take a little bit of a while to feed this morning,
0:38:57 > 0:38:58but the longer we take,
0:38:58 > 0:39:02the more time the monkeys have got to take to get it all out.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08Normally, we just scatter this all over the floor...
0:39:10 > 0:39:12..and a lot of it goes to birds,
0:39:12 > 0:39:15which hopefully will cut that out a bit.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17But they're very inquisitive. They're already looking.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20As soon as we walk away...
0:39:20 > 0:39:22They'll be here before we've finished.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Yeah, well, I'm looking forward to seeing it in action.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27We've put a lot of effort into this.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29More than we thought we should have.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32But it should keep them occupied for a little while.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Right, well, I'll step back and see what happens.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39I don't think they'll be very long.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42No, they'll be here straightaway.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Normally, it takes about five minutes to eat this, doesn't it?
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Yeah. Hopefully, with this new apparatus, it will take longer.
0:40:00 > 0:40:01Normally, that one would be finished.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05Look, he's sat there, perched on there and taking it a bit at a time.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Normally, when we do a scatter feed,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10the buffalo would come in and pinch a bit of the food.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12This way, the buffalo won't get so much.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17The monkeys are just literally using them as springboards.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Once the food's gone, the young ones might use this as a plaything.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29You might find this turns into the juvenile kids' corner.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31They'll hang around this side more.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33So, was all the effort worth it?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Considering how much effort
0:40:35 > 0:40:40it did take to get it all in and get it all working, I'm pleased.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Yeah, I'm more than pleased. Definitely.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Only time will tell if this will keep the monkeys
0:40:47 > 0:40:50off the cars and curb their vandalistic tendencies.
0:40:50 > 0:40:55But, certainly, monkey meal times will never be the same again.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Kate and I have come out to the new area
0:41:08 > 0:41:10with deputy head of section Kevin Nibbs
0:41:10 > 0:41:13to see how the Bactrian camels are doing.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Judging by this, not too disturbed
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- by this particularly cold weather we've got now.- No, not at all.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23This is the male. Usually he has a big, shaggy jacket on.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Yeah, I mean, this is the summer coat, presumably.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Exactly. They've lost all their hair, for the summer...
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Well, I was just going to say, this is not a summer coat.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35No, exactly. We know they're tough animals.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38In the wild, they live in really difficult conditions, don't they?
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Yes. You could find them in the Gobi desert,
0:41:40 > 0:41:45where it gets really cold at night, minus 40 sometimes. They can withstand cold temperatures.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47But, presumably, that's with their coats.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49How are they coping now with summer coats
0:41:49 > 0:41:52in really quite cold and very wet weather?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Exactly. It's not nice for them.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57If it's really wet, we'll put them indoors for the evening.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00But it's the wet they don't like. They just don't like getting wet
0:42:00 > 0:42:05because they don't dry out well. It's like a big, soggy towel on them. So they're heavy, wet and miserable.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07But the kind of cold winds like this
0:42:07 > 0:42:10are not a problem because they deal with much chillier...
0:42:10 > 0:42:12No, they're not a problem. They've got the third eyelid
0:42:12 > 0:42:15just to block anything blowing into their eyes.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18We need third eyelids! We're being sprayed by straw here.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Well, Kev, I hope that they manage to survive
0:42:21 > 0:42:25this inclement summer we're having. Thank you very much indeed.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27I don't know that we're going to!
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Or we're going to get eaten by camels!
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Sadly, that's all we've got time for today.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Here's what's coming up on the next Animal Park.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38The tigers try to make friends.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Oh my gosh!
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Meet Vlad, Attila and Genghis.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47They're hard as nails,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51but how will they react when Kate heads into their enclosure?
0:42:51 > 0:42:55And Ben makes an alarming move in the great house.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57ALARM WAILS
0:42:57 > 0:42:58Oh, I feel really naughty!
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