0:00:02 > 0:00:04Lions are one of the most magnificent
0:00:04 > 0:00:06and powerful animals here at Longleat.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Today, in a unique experiment,
0:00:08 > 0:00:10we're going to be putting that power to the test.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Join us for that, later in the show.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Coming up on today's Animal Park:
0:00:37 > 0:00:39They call them the King of the Beasts,
0:00:39 > 0:00:43but just how strong are these majestic animals?
0:00:43 > 0:00:45We put the lions to the test.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50All the keepers are on tenterhooks, as Jessie the tapir is expecting.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54And the new vet faces a major problem...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56he can't find his patients!
0:00:56 > 0:01:00If they've decided they don't want to be seen, then it can be quite difficult to find them.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12Of all the animals at Longleat, the most famous have got to be lions.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Thousands of people come to the park
0:01:14 > 0:01:19every year to see these iconic, not to mention powerful, beasts.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Head of section, Brian Kent,
0:01:23 > 0:01:27and deputy head, Bob Trollop, have over 55 years of experience between them
0:01:27 > 0:01:31of working with big cats, and in that time
0:01:31 > 0:01:35have been constantly reminded of their strength and power.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38THEY SNARL AND ROAR
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The lions are incredible animals.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50They are immensely strong.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53It always amazes me what power there is there.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55When you feed them big chunks of meat,
0:01:55 > 0:02:00they'll pull it apart as if it's not there. It's like tearing paper!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04You're looking at, let's say someone like Charlie who must be
0:02:04 > 0:02:06in the region of 500 pounds in weight,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09all the way down to the youngsters...
0:02:09 > 0:02:11100, 150 pounds in weight.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13But they're incredibly strong!
0:02:15 > 0:02:19In the wild, it's easy to see how lions have built up the reputation
0:02:19 > 0:02:21as kings of the jungle.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25They're formidable animals, and being at the top of the food chain,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29nowhere is their power more evident than when they're hunting.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34But, here at Longleat, the lions don't get the chance
0:02:34 > 0:02:38to harness their strength and hunt prey in quite the same way,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42so it's important the keepers think of ways to enrich their lives
0:02:42 > 0:02:45and challenge them as they would be in their natural habitat.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49In the past, we've always tried to put indestructible things in there
0:02:49 > 0:02:55for them, but you know, we've all sorts of toys that we've tried.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59They eventually find a way around it and break it or lose it.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04So this time, they're giving them something serious to play with.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12They've brought on board Dr James Brighton from Cranfield University,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15one of the country's top engineers.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18He carries out safety and performance tests on everything
0:03:18 > 0:03:22from aircraft tyres to military vehicles.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26The hi-tech equipment he uses shows just how much
0:03:26 > 0:03:32power these vehicles have, so he's adapted it to use on the lions.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Theoretically, we attach something on the end of this load cell
0:03:36 > 0:03:39which an animal would like to try and pull against.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43If the lions take the bait, Dr Brighton will be able to monitor
0:03:43 > 0:03:47just how powerful these creatures really are,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50but that relies on them cooperating.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52We've never worked with wild animals
0:03:52 > 0:03:56in this context ever before, but if you play with your cat in your house,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00it certainly enjoys playing with a piece of string. Presumably,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04the lion will be the same, although I'm no expert on lions!
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I'm really looking forward to it.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09You often wonder, how powerful are they?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Well, Bob doesn't have to wait any longer.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23After weeks of preparation, today's the day to put
0:04:23 > 0:04:28the lions to the test, but first, Dr Brighton's got to meet them.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30So have they been well-fed...
0:04:30 > 0:04:32or well-starved? THEY ALL LAUGH
0:04:32 > 0:04:36It all depends! This will be fresh meat for them!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Roughly how old are they?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41We've got four small ones,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45that are coming up to a year old, then the two slightly bigger ones,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47they're 18 months...
0:04:47 > 0:04:49and then you've got Dad.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52So how much would the various ages weigh, though?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Well, I imagine you're looking at
0:04:54 > 0:04:58about 100 pounds for these little ones in weight, and then with Dad,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- he can be anything up to about 500 pounds in weight.- Is he? OK.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05So you're expecting him to develop a lot more pull than the others?
0:05:05 > 0:05:07If he does...
0:05:07 > 0:05:11I'd imagine that the little ones are gonna be the inquisitive ones.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13The more they see us doing outside
0:05:13 > 0:05:15setting up, the more inquisitive...
0:05:15 > 0:05:20- The more they'll want to come over and have a play.- Hopefully!
0:05:20 > 0:05:24If it works all right in this pride, we can go to our other pride and see who's strongest.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Certainly, yeah! Tug of war between the prides, almost!
0:05:27 > 0:05:30With the lions safely in their house,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Dr Brighton explains his kit to Bob and Brian.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- So, first and foremost, we've got a selection of ropes.- Yep.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39And it's up to you guys which one
0:05:39 > 0:05:41you think is most appropriate for the lions.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Well, if you break down, we can always tow you home, can't we!
0:05:48 > 0:05:50What do you reckon, Brian?
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I reckon the longer one, to be honest, don't you?
0:05:53 > 0:05:57The idea is that the lions will pull on the ropes, so Dr Brighton
0:05:57 > 0:05:59can monitor their strength.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02If Kabir came up, you know the big male in there,
0:06:02 > 0:06:06then he would grab that, no problems.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07OK. So we'll go for the long rope
0:06:07 > 0:06:10that's the large diameter, and then their jaws can get
0:06:10 > 0:06:14a good purchase on it, so that they can create a lot of force.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18While he sets up, Bob and Brian give the pullometer a trial run.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22We won't break it, will we?
0:06:22 > 0:06:27OK. Go for it, guys! So as they pull the rope, you can see the indicator
0:06:27 > 0:06:31coming up here, and you can also see the display here, so as they pull
0:06:31 > 0:06:33on the rope and act like lions, you can see
0:06:33 > 0:06:36this is the force that they're exerting,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40and you can feel the vehicle moving back and forth, so they're obviously quite strong.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Having worked with the lions for so long, Bob and Brian are no pushover.
0:06:46 > 0:06:52But we'll see later on how their strength compares to the lions.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54We're relying on the lions biting it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- D'you think they'll go for it? - I think they will.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58People have handled this rope,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00so they've got a scent on there already.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- I see! They'll go for that? - I should imagine so!- Oh, splendid.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05The idea is that
0:07:05 > 0:07:10the lions pull on the rope, so Dr Brighton can monitor their strength.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13With everything ready to go, Brian and Dr Brighton move
0:07:13 > 0:07:17the pullometer into position, and Bob releases the lions.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19But will they be willing participants,
0:07:19 > 0:07:24and will the technology survive against full-on lion power?
0:07:32 > 0:07:37I'm at Pets Corner with keeper Alexa Fairburn, and of course, these
0:07:37 > 0:07:40very wriggly ferrets. There was a problem with them earlier
0:07:40 > 0:07:43with some of them being a bit underweight?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45A few of them did lose a bit of weight.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48They are slowly gaining it, but we've got a few more ideas,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50so we're gonna have another go at one.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55OK. So what are you gonna do for them today? Let's put you down.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Basically, a ferret milkshake-y type thing that we're gonna try for them,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03so we've got some nice tuna here.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- What, tuna to go in a milkshake? - Yeah!
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Nice!- And designed for ferrets.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Shall I bring up any of this other stuff?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Yeah, yeah, bring it all up.- OK.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15We've got cream, peanut butter...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Crikey, this is high cal, Alexa!
0:08:18 > 0:08:22I mean, it doesn't seem, on the face of it, fantastically healthy.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Is this a good recipe for them?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26It's good for them as an occasional treat.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29It can't be given every day, it's not a suitable diet.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Our ferrets here, they get fed biscuits throughout the day,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34specially designed for ferrets.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36This is a lovely treat for them.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39It just gives them a little bit of go in them.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41So how do we go about mixing this?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Right. If we put some tuna in first.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Now, ferrets are not wild animals.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49You would never find a ferret in the wild, is that right?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51You shouldn't, no. You do get obviously some escapees.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53They're very good at escaping.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Ferrets were bred down from polecats, so you get
0:08:56 > 0:08:59naturally the European wild polecat, and then ferrets.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02OK. So, what next?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Try this.- Some nice...
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- Double cream.- Double cream!
0:09:06 > 0:09:08My goodness! I tell you! No wonder they're...
0:09:08 > 0:09:11It is very fattening, so they can't have too much.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14OK. So how much cream shall I pour in, do you think?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Let's have a go.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Tell me when.- Yeah. About that much. That should do nicely, yeah.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24OK. And is this is a recipe that you've come up with, or...
0:09:24 > 0:09:28It's the various different things we found that ferrets like over the years.
0:09:28 > 0:09:34Lots of things aren't very good for them, we do try and minimise those,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37but obviously, like the peanut butter here as well.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40That's a big favourite of theirs, so a couple of spoonfuls.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- A couple of spoonfuls.- It's a big favourite. It has to be smooth.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- They don't like the crunchy stuff? - Yes, but it can cause blockages,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- so it has to be the smooth. - And then milk as well?
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Soya milk's a little bit better for them. Too much milk can cause
0:09:54 > 0:09:56lactose intolerance, anything like that.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- So, soya milk is a better thing to use?- Yes, it's more natural.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- There we go. That should do nicely. - So is it now just a question of...
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Oh, look at you armed with your whisk!
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- Go on, girl, you go and whisk it. - Oh, goodness! We can try it.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16- That looks absolutely disgusting! - It's a rather chunky milkshake.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It is a bit chunky, but if you look down here, look!
0:10:19 > 0:10:21These ferrets are going completely mad.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24I know this is very naughty, but this is what I used to do.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Who wants to lick the spoon?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Who wants to lick the spoon? Shall we see? Yummy!
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- Oh, you're right! The peanut butter is going down a treat! - It is a big favourite.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- There we go! It's all nicely whipped up.- Scooped up, OK.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41We've got a bowl here that Bill is residing in.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Come on, Bill! Out the way!
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- And bring it all nicely... - Tip it all into the bowl. - Yeah, definitely!
0:10:48 > 0:10:50So, where is the best place to put it
0:10:50 > 0:10:52so we don't have a major fight on our hands?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55We pop it down here in the straw. They'll come and find it.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00OK. Here you are! Nice high fat treat for you! Stick it down there?
0:11:00 > 0:11:01Yep. That's fine.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03There we go. Who's in first?
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- That's Sunny.- Well, Alexa, I hope that this works, and the ferrets
0:11:07 > 0:11:09all get back up to their fighting weight.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12It's great to see them. They certainly look extremely happy,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16and extremely healthy, so thank you. Enjoy it, boys.
0:11:25 > 0:11:31I've sent Ben up to the giraffery in search of a treat for the otters.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34That's the home of 48 guinea fowl.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36The guinea hens produce so many eggs
0:11:36 > 0:11:41that even though the keepers incubate some of them, there's always a lot left over,
0:11:41 > 0:11:47which is great news for the otters as it's their favourite food.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48Where are we gonna begin?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- We'll actually begin in that corner over there.- After you.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Since the hens lay their eggs everywhere, finding them
0:11:57 > 0:12:03is a little more challenging, as Ben discovers with keeper, Dan Grey.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06So do they tend to lay in nettles and things like this?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I'm afraid so, anywhere well hidden.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11So presumably just a little look with feet?
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Three at the same time!
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Presumably they lay their eggs anywhere,
0:12:24 > 0:12:29- including in the tortoise enclosure here?- Yeah, in the shelter is a possibility.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Presumably guinea fowl are pretty prolific out in Africa?
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Yeah, yeah. They are. They actually keep them like we do
0:12:37 > 0:12:40chickens over here, use their eggs for eating and stuff.
0:12:40 > 0:12:45Dan, thank you very much. That's a nice collection of eggs there.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50Now I know that Kate is down at Pets Corner, eagerly awaiting their arrival.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Ever wondered how powerful a lion is?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Well, keepers Bob and Brian always have, and today,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09for the first time ever on Animal Park,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12they, and you, are about to find out.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Top engineer, Dr James Brighton, has brought the latest technology
0:13:16 > 0:13:20to measure just how strong Longleat's famous lions truly are.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Attached to a sensor at the back of this vehicle is a length of rope.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Every time the rope is tugged, the strength of the pull
0:13:29 > 0:13:33will be recorded on a computer, rigged inside the vehicle.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Bob watches the action from a second vehicle.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40OK, Adam, if you can go and let them out
0:13:40 > 0:13:43and then drive straight out of the way, please.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47The only question is whether the lions are in a playful mood.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52You were right.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- They look interested! - They are very interested!
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Oh, there we go, there we go!
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- How many! - We've got one on it at the moment.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01One's got it firmly in his mouth.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04He sort of spun it around a bit.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08I think he's trying to detach it from the vehicle at the moment.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I think they're gonna try and tie us up with it!
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It certainly looks that way!
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Aah! Now we've got some competition happening!
0:14:15 > 0:14:17They're actually pulling against each other.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20As you can see, you have two youngsters right on the end,
0:14:20 > 0:14:24and you've got Malaika halfway along pulling it sideways,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27and then all she's doing is tugging them along,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29so that shows you the sort of power.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31There's three of them on there now, look!
0:14:31 > 0:14:33It's a tug of war as such.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37If that was a carcass, obviously the stronger one would get the bigger bit
0:14:37 > 0:14:41and then the little ones would have to be happy with what was left over.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43But this little one is showing more strength
0:14:43 > 0:14:46than Bob and Brian imagined.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Go on, then. Go on, heave.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Oh, that's Malaika again.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55You know, she's really digging in. She's giving it her all.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00You know, she's not the biggest of lions, even in this pride,
0:15:00 > 0:15:04so it will be interesting to see what sort of reading she will get.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Now we're getting the true pull of one, there we go...
0:15:07 > 0:15:09We've got about 1.5 kilomewtons.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Even though Malaika's only a cub, at just 18 months old,
0:15:12 > 0:15:17she's near to matching Bob and Brian's combined effort.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20It's almost like taking your lions for a walk, isn't it?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Malaika's been the most determined out of all of them.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25She's hardly been away from it.
0:15:25 > 0:15:30That would show us that she's a potential leader.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I think they're really enjoying it, especially the youngsters.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35It's a learning curve for them,
0:15:35 > 0:15:40so it's nice to actually see them kind of work something out.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42They're squabbling over it now.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46There's competition.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49It's healthy within the pride to have that competition
0:15:49 > 0:15:53and neither one of them is gonna give up straightaway.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55There you go! That's the highest reading so far
0:15:55 > 0:15:58with the two really intent on not letting that rope go.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01We've just got up to nearly 2 kilonewtons there.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Have you noticed one thing, though?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Kabir hasn't taken the blindest bit of notice of it!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12He's just sat over there, quite happy, letting them test it,
0:16:12 > 0:16:16which is quite typical of him, because he's quite a laid-back sort of male,
0:16:16 > 0:16:17compared to the other ones.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It will be interesting to see, as well,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24when we go into Charlie's pride, what sort of a role he will take,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26because he's a bit more switched on...
0:16:26 > 0:16:34he's a bit more streetwise as lions go, so whether he will participate,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36you know, it would be nice to see.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41But, moving into Charlie's pride is easier said than done,
0:16:41 > 0:16:45as the cubs just won't let go of the rope.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47They really don't wanna let that go, do they!
0:16:47 > 0:16:50The more I go forward, the more I'm going to drag them along.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54She still wants that rope!
0:16:55 > 0:16:57HORN BEEPS
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Go on!
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Hey!
0:17:01 > 0:17:02She's off!
0:17:16 > 0:17:21The cubs did well, but Brian's keen to test the other, more powerful pride,
0:17:21 > 0:17:25headed by the full-grown street-fighter of a lion, Charlie.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30I think if we move into the next section, there's six lions in there and a lot bigger anyway,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34we're gonna get the difference between them and the younger ones.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Yes, certainly.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39We'll be back in lion country shortly, to see if Charlie's pride
0:17:39 > 0:17:44can out-pull the youngers, and will the pullometer stay intact?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58'Earlier on, I collected some guinea fowl eggs,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02'and the lucky recipients are the otters down at Pets Corner.'
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I'm here with head of section, Darren Beasley.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06What do you make of these? Good work?
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- Quality eggs, aren't they?- They are! - Lovely!- Quality eggs!
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- Otters really like guinea fowl eggs? - They adore them!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15They'll eat any egg they can get their little paws on,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18but seems we have a nice supply of these coming in...
0:18:18 > 0:18:21you can hear, they're excited... they've seen the box!
0:18:21 > 0:18:24They really are excited, they know food's coming their way.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Before we feed them, sorry, it feels like we're teasing you, but we're not.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Run us through this fantastic family,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32which seems to be ever-expanding.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Doesn't it look good! Romeo at the bottom, just backing off now,
0:18:35 > 0:18:39and his wife, Rosie, there, who's really the leader.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42He's the male, but she is the boss of this little group,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46then we've got Aroon and Amico, which are the two older children, two brothers,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49and then we've got the next litter after that,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and that's Masala and Korma and all sorts of things!
0:18:52 > 0:18:53The names are never-ending!
0:18:53 > 0:18:56One thing for sure, they're a beautiful social group
0:18:56 > 0:18:59and they will do anything to get their teeth into these.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01So feed them before there's a riot.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04So now. shall I just throw it in. Is that the best thing to do?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07They'll actually catch them. I don't know if we can...
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Oh, look at that! Oh, wow!
0:19:08 > 0:19:10That's fantastic! Now Romeo, look at you,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13you're looking desperate at the bottom. There you go, mate.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Oh, really good catch!
0:19:16 > 0:19:19These are raw, yeah, and that's really quite important
0:19:19 > 0:19:21because sometimes we offer eggs boiled.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Raw, in-shell is great, they've got special teeth to grind through.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26They'll eat the shell as well.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Will the shell be good for them, that calcium intake?
0:19:29 > 0:19:32To a certain degree. A big part of their diet in the wild is shellfish.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Obviously they'll spit some of the shell out, but they take some in.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- They have special teeth.- Look at him! - He wants another one!
0:19:39 > 0:19:40This is Rosie here!
0:19:40 > 0:19:43No, no you can't steal his egg! That's rotten behaviour!
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Here you are, Romeo, be a little bit more butch!
0:19:46 > 0:19:47Oh, there he goes! Caught it.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52That's fantastic, and this would be the way, when they take prey in the wild,
0:19:52 > 0:19:54that they would carry prey off and eat it like that?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Very much so. A lot of what they eat, the shellfish, has big pincers,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00it'll bite them back, so a lot of it
0:20:00 > 0:20:03is this blind feeling in shallow mud and when you've got it,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05roll it around, quick, cos it'll bite you,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07so you have to confuse your prey.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Hopefully the eggs won't bite them back,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11but what they're doing now, he's grabbing.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13He's taking it for the youngsters.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16They've all disappeared in. Look, they've all gone in!
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Oh, yeah! Here you are, feed your babies.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22He's been a hero there, I wonder if he's gonna take that one in as well.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Let's see what he's doing. Oh, no! He wants another one! Romeo!
0:20:25 > 0:20:27I'm loitering in the background.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Do you want to have a go? - I can't resist! I have to...
0:20:30 > 0:20:31I do have to just give one!
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Here we go! See if we can...
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- are you gonna catch it over there? - Come on, Romeo! Ooh!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39He's got that! That's good!
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Well, done, Ben, and Romeo, here's the last one.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Take it to your babies. There you go, mate.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Thanks, Darren. Oops! Go on!
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Yummy!
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Tapirs have lived in the rainforests of South America
0:20:57 > 0:21:02for the last 20 million years but, as their habitat disappears,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05they're facing the danger of extinction.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08That's why the park's breeding programme is so important,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11and so far, it's been a success.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16Supermum Jessie has already given birth to five babies,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20and there's fabulous news, as once again she's expecting,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24so keeper, Bev Evans, is giving her a little extra TLC.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Jessie, here, she's quite heavily pregnant at the moment,
0:21:28 > 0:21:30getting very hormonal, bless her.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Gomez was her fifth, so yeah, her sixth is due very, very, very soon.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Apart from Gomez, Jessie's previous offspring have been sent to zoos and
0:21:39 > 0:21:44parks across Europe to help the international breeding programme,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47and Bev hopes Jessie keeps up the good work.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52I think six babies at her time in life, she's just turned 10, is pretty good.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57She could carry on till she's 15, maybe even 20 years old, it depends.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01But you know, the pairing Jethro and Jessie have is a perfect pairing.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05They get on really well. He's very quiet, she's quite bolshy,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08and it kind of works really, to be honest.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13The gestation period for a baby tapir is 13 months,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16which is one of the longest in the animal kingdom.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21At the moment, we're just really waiting for her to give birth.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25The only things we tend to do prior to the birth
0:22:25 > 0:22:27is just keep an eye on her, what food she takes...
0:22:27 > 0:22:31we don't want her to take on too much food and put on too much weight
0:22:31 > 0:22:34with herself or the baby,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37but also we're gonna start setting up a birthing pen
0:22:37 > 0:22:40where we'll separate her from the two boys at night,
0:22:40 > 0:22:41so when she does give birth,
0:22:41 > 0:22:46there's just her and the baby, and there's no outside influences.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49She tends to tell us when she's going into labour...
0:22:49 > 0:22:51she's incredibly vocal,
0:22:51 > 0:22:53she just runs around the paddock and won't settle.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57You let her into the house, get her into her birthing pen, she won't settle,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00she'll pace in and out and you know she's going to do it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04You just wait, then you'll come in in the morning and there it is...
0:23:04 > 0:23:08the baby's safe and running around. She's a bit of a natural. She just pops them out.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10With the birthing pen set up,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Jessie is let indoors for some peace and quiet.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Since she could give birth any moment now,
0:23:16 > 0:23:21dad, Jethro, and her son, Gomez, are left waiting nervously outside.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25But can Jessie manage another problem-free birth?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27We'll be back later, to find out.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Without around 900 animals in the park,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40there's always something being born, something sick,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42or something needing urgent medical attention,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46so one of the most important roles at Longleat is that of the vet.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51Duncan Williams has been the Longleat vet for the past ten years,
0:23:51 > 0:23:53visiting the park at least once a week
0:23:53 > 0:23:58to carry out everything from routine checks to life-saving operations.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03But this year, there's a new vet to share the workload.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Percy, please.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Paul Higgs came to work at Duncan's local practice
0:24:08 > 0:24:11less than a year ago, after graduating from vet school.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14So Percy's just in for having his nails cut, is he?
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Come on, Percy.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27'The small animal work is great... it's very rewarding.'
0:24:27 > 0:24:29One minute I might be vaccinating a dog,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33the next we might be operating, trying to save a dog that's been hit by a car,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36so from my point of view, that's fantastic.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39You never know what you'll be doing from one minute to the next.
0:24:39 > 0:24:46Joining this practice so close to Longleat means that his work isn't just about cuddly cats,
0:24:46 > 0:24:52but fortunately, Paul already has some experience with some slightly larger animals.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56When I was a veterinary student, I worked at Longleat as a keeper
0:24:56 > 0:24:58during my holidays, for a couple of years,
0:24:58 > 0:25:03so it was actually quite nice for me to be able to come into the practice
0:25:03 > 0:25:08and find that there was a space available for somebody to help Duncan with the Longleat work.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15So, once a week, Paul leaves the surgery behind
0:25:15 > 0:25:17and heads off to Longleat.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24It's great to be able to go from doing your basic small animal and farm animal work
0:25:24 > 0:25:29to be able to come here and work with exotic species, such as giraffe and lions...
0:25:29 > 0:25:30it's fantastic!
0:25:30 > 0:25:35When I come here on my weekly routine visits,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38then we're never quite sure exactly what we're going to see.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41We could find we've got something we need to knock out,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43like a rhino and see what's going on if they're ill,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46or something as small as a ferret.
0:25:48 > 0:25:53Waiting for Paul today are a tiger with tangled fur, a lethargic eland,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56a weeping wallaby and an infected iguana.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00But first, it's a bongo with a bowed back.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04We're just off to go and see the new bongo,
0:26:04 > 0:26:09who was a bit lame on his back legs about two weeks ago,
0:26:09 > 0:26:13so we're just coming to see how he's getting on, give him a check over.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18But finding a bongo in over 60 acres is not an easy task.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22If they've decided they don't want to be seen,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24it can be quite difficult to find them.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30And, in fact, the bongos might be outside of this area, potentially.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38They might be...
0:26:38 > 0:26:40What's up there?
0:26:40 > 0:26:41Oh, there they are!
0:26:41 > 0:26:44We can't actually get near to a lot of the species here,
0:26:44 > 0:26:48so when they're sick, we prefer not to have to knock them out
0:26:48 > 0:26:51to get close enough to examine them,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55so a lot of what we do is sort of over the fence kind of diagnosis,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58which in one sense is quite daunting,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00but it does make you rely much more on your instincts
0:27:00 > 0:27:04and their behaviour to help you diagnose what's going on.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08He's still standing, I think, with a bit of a bowed back,
0:27:08 > 0:27:10more than I would expect,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14so I think he's probably still got some element of back pain there,
0:27:14 > 0:27:19so I think for the moment we're still just gonna have to monitor and see what happens.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23That's different to the situations which we have in the rest of our work in that
0:27:23 > 0:27:28most of the time we can step in before a problem gets too bad,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31but unfortunately here, we almost have to wait for the problems
0:27:31 > 0:27:37to get to a certain stage of severity before we can step in and do anything about it.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40It certainly does add an extra element of pressure
0:27:40 > 0:27:43and perhaps a bit of anxiety around your treatments.
0:27:43 > 0:27:48We'll catch up with Paul on his rounds later in the programme.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55There's one species of bird in the park who,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59despite their rather normal life, once had quite a reputation.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Back in ancient Egyptian times, these elegant creatures were once
0:28:03 > 0:28:08worshipped as gods, so obviously I'm keen to meet them.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I'm in the flamingo aviary with keeper, Michelle Stevens,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14but we're not here to see the flamingos...
0:28:14 > 0:28:15we're here to see the sacred ibis.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Michelle, there they are over there.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Why are they called "sacred" ibis?
0:28:19 > 0:28:22They were deemed sacred by the ancient Egyptians
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- and they were actually mummified and buried with them.- Really?- Yeah.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Now I know they eat meat occasionally,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31and some people compare them to vultures, for example.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Are there many similarities?
0:28:33 > 0:28:38Not really, no. I mean they have the bald head, they will go to dead animals,
0:28:38 > 0:28:39but not necessarily to eat the meat
0:28:39 > 0:28:42but they'll eat the insects that go to the meat as well.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- Yeah.- How fascinating! Michele, thank you very much.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49We've got plenty more coming up on today's programme, including...
0:28:49 > 0:28:52We've seen how tough the baby cubs are,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56but what happens when the hardest lion of them all goes on the pull?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00An iguana loses its tail in an emergency op,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03but can Paul, the new vet, keep his nerve?
0:29:03 > 0:29:08You scream, I scream, but will the monkeys scream for ice cream?
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Back in lion country, Bob and Brian and Dr Brighton
0:29:14 > 0:29:19head to Charlie's pride, dragging the pullometer to measure to strength of the lions.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Earlier, in Kabir's pride, it was the young female, Malaika,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34who emerged as the strongest and most tenacious,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37while Kabir himself took little interest.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39But how will the older, bigger
0:29:39 > 0:29:43and more street-wise lions in Charlie's pride react?
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Come on!
0:29:45 > 0:29:50Brian, if you drive in there and head towards the scratching post.
0:29:50 > 0:29:51RADIO: All right.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58These are much more...
0:29:58 > 0:30:02well they're bigger lions, a bit wiser than the cubs, obviously.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04They've got the same principle, though.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07You've got the one on the end killing it,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10and these others are playing with it.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12So we're up to over 2 kilonewtons already,
0:30:12 > 0:30:18which basically just reflects the added mass of these animals, compared to the other ones.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23The lioness has already outdone Bob and Brian's effort,
0:30:23 > 0:30:28but king of the pride, Charlie, is about to show them how it's done.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Hello! There he is! There's Charlie on it now. He's pulling.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Watch the Landrover rocking!
0:30:36 > 0:30:38You can see all the muscle-tone,
0:30:38 > 0:30:40the muscles actually working,
0:30:40 > 0:30:42how much effort he's putting into it.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44That is a fit and healthy lion.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47I'd imagine you'd get a really good reading from that.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50So now we're up to about 2 and a half, nearly 3 kilonewtons.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53You can feel this whole truck moving!
0:30:53 > 0:30:57At least you can see now that he's got his claws dug into the rope
0:30:57 > 0:30:59and he's biting it at the same time.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03You imagine if that was an animal's hide, how they would use their claws
0:31:03 > 0:31:07to cling onto it and actually hold the animal why they were biting it,
0:31:07 > 0:31:09to try and kill it. It's incredible!
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Clearly Charlie has achieved a much higher pull
0:31:12 > 0:31:14than any of the other lions!
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Primarily because of obviously his added mass,
0:31:16 > 0:31:21and when he tries to accelerate that mass backwards and actually tug on the rope,
0:31:21 > 0:31:23then we're seeing much, much larger pulls,
0:31:23 > 0:31:28and I'm afraid you and Bob have now been beaten in the pullometer stakes!
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Not content with demonstrating his strength on the pullometer,
0:31:37 > 0:31:42just for good measure, Charlie also helps himself to a piece of the vehicle.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Oi! Oi! Oi! Get off!
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Look what you've done, Bob!
0:31:57 > 0:31:58Oh, dear!
0:31:58 > 0:32:02It looks like he was as interested in yours as well as our rope!
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Shall we go and look at the rope
0:32:04 > 0:32:06and see what the results were like?
0:32:08 > 0:32:12So the maximum pull that he achieved when he really, really gave it some,
0:32:12 > 0:32:14was about 3 kilonewtons.
0:32:14 > 0:32:18Now that's approximately equivalent to about 305 kg, over 600 pounds,
0:32:18 > 0:32:24so it's a huge pull on the end of that rope.
0:32:24 > 0:32:273 kilonewtons sounds a lot and it is.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32it's the equivalent to the strength you'd need to lift two massive fridge freezers.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35So he actually beat our effort then, Paul?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37I'm afraid he did, he did, yeah.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40I wouldn't take him on in a tug of war!
0:32:40 > 0:32:45So you're quite pleased, because he's obviously in fine health and fully fit, effectively.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48To see the fact that he's quite fit and those others,
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Malaika was us pulling three youngsters around,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55and to top it all, he's also had a bit of tyre as well!
0:32:55 > 0:32:58You don't always see him using his full strength, do you?
0:32:58 > 0:33:01He's in there with the girls, he hasn't got to do anything,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04so this has given him something to do.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06So you can get a good feel of how fit he is, in fact?
0:33:09 > 0:33:12It's been an absolutely fascinating day,
0:33:12 > 0:33:14looking at how different animals have reacted.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17The results have been very interesting
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and also for the keepers, so it's really been a glorious day.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36At the tapir house, there's been some good news.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Supermum, Jessie, has given birth to a baby boy.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43She instinctively gave birth in the night,
0:33:43 > 0:33:47as that's the safest time for young to be born in the wild,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49so head of section, Andy Hayton,
0:33:49 > 0:33:54was delighted to discover the baby when he checked on her, first thing.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Obviously we don't know what time it was born,
0:33:56 > 0:34:00it was there at 8.30 this morning.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02She's such an old hand, Jess.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04She just kind of fires them on out now.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08And the baby, yes, it's a little bit wobbly, obviously, it's newborn,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10but it's moving around, it's standing up.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14They're like a little watermelon on legs, aren't they?
0:34:14 > 0:34:17With their little stripes, yeah, a nice little animal.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20The watermelon-like spots and stripes
0:34:20 > 0:34:23are an essential camouflage for babies in the wild.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27It helps them blend into the rainforest undergrowth
0:34:27 > 0:34:31and protects them from natural predators such as jaguars and pumas.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34She's just such a great mum, you know.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37She just gets on, does it, and away you go.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Because the baby has wobbly legs,
0:34:41 > 0:34:46Andy calls in Paul, the new vet, to give him a thorough checkover.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Very cute, Bev.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52He's not bad, is he?
0:34:52 > 0:34:56He's still obviously a little bit nervous, a little bit jumpy,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59and he was a bit wobbly on his back legs to begin with,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03but generally, we haven't had any problems with him at all.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Is she protective at all of him?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07In the sense that she'll stand over him,
0:35:07 > 0:35:10but she's not showing any aggression to us or anyone else.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13I'm just gonna have a quick look at him, listen to his heart.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17He panics sometimes if you have to restrain him, that's all.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Great. Well, I've never listened to a tapir's heart before,
0:35:22 > 0:35:24but it sounds nice and healthy.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26- Brilliant!- And he looks great!
0:35:26 > 0:35:29After looking after Jessie throughout this pregnancy,
0:35:29 > 0:35:34the arrival of the baby is an exciting time for Bev.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36I've been here for three births now,
0:35:36 > 0:35:39but it doesn't really lose its edge, to be honest.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42It's always incredibly exciting to pop in in the morning
0:35:42 > 0:35:44and find him already up and about, wandering around.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Jessie and her new baby will have some quality time together
0:35:49 > 0:35:52for the first few days, but we'll be back later
0:35:52 > 0:35:55when Ben gets a chance to meet
0:35:55 > 0:35:59possibly the cutest animal at the safari park for the first time.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Over the past few months, Longleat House has been undergoing
0:36:07 > 0:36:11huge renovations to restore this fine building to its former glory.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16Whilst working on the roof, some hidden treasures have been unearthed,
0:36:16 > 0:36:19so Kate headed up there to find out what's going on.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24I'm up on the roof of Longleat House with foreman, James Knott.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27There's a huge restoration project going on here, and James,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- I gather something quite exciting happened a few days ago?- Yes.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34Our carpenter, was busy working away on this mansard area
0:36:34 > 0:36:36and made a bit of an unusual discovery!
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Wow! I gather Dean's down here...
0:36:38 > 0:36:40I can just see the top of his head. Dean.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Pop up and come and see us, cos I'm dying to hear what happened.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Gosh, it's a tight squeeze down there! You get everywhere, don't you!
0:36:48 > 0:36:50So, what actually happened? What did you find?
0:36:50 > 0:36:54I found some paintings actually in the roof space, against the chimney.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Were they just sort of stacked up or were they covered up?
0:36:57 > 0:36:58What did they look like?
0:36:58 > 0:37:03They were in a box and we thought that it was a roof hatch,
0:37:03 > 0:37:07and I noticed there was a loose part on it,
0:37:07 > 0:37:09so we opened it up and found some paintings.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Wow! I bet you felt like you were on Antiques Roadshow, didn't you?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Did you think you'd found a treasure trove?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17I thought I'd found something special,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21but I noticed there were copies of the same paintings,
0:37:21 > 0:37:24but there were two different kinds.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26There were like little ones and big ones.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Almost like a kind of work in progress, maybe?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Someone sort of doing the initial sketches for the finished painting?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- Yeah.- And when you found them, what did you do?
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Did you come up and tell James...?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39I was working on a Saturday,
0:37:39 > 0:37:42and I just popped up and saw the foreman
0:37:42 > 0:37:44and we radioed through to Longleat,
0:37:44 > 0:37:47and they came up and they took it on, basically.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51Fantastic! Well, of course, it was a great surprise for Longleat
0:37:51 > 0:37:54to uncover these long unseen paintings,
0:37:54 > 0:37:56and Kate Harris is the archivist here,
0:37:56 > 0:38:00and I'm off to see her now to get the other side of the story.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03We'll be back later to find out the true value
0:38:03 > 0:38:05of this exciting discovery.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Paul, the new vet, has just had a call
0:38:13 > 0:38:16from a very concerned deputy head of section, Bev Allen,
0:38:16 > 0:38:18who he's racing to meet in Pets Corner.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23A few weeks ago, Paul operated on a wallaby with a sore below its eye,
0:38:23 > 0:38:26but Bev's worried the problem is flaring up again.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Is there any swelling come back up?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31I think there's a small bit of swelling, but not a lot.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- He's got a little bit of a swelling there, hasn't he?- Yeah.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- I'd really like you to grab him, if you could, Bev.- Right. OK.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Got him?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57All right, matey!
0:38:57 > 0:39:00OK. Let him go.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I think he's all right to be honest, yeah.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03- Loose?- Yep.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09I think, Bev, that there's no swelling there.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10- The wound looks great.- Right, OK.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13There's no conjunctivis either... there's no reddening.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16He's probably just got a bit of dust in there.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18We'll just see how he goes.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Not a problem. All right. Thanks for that.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24Paul's next job is to check out the newest edition to the park...
0:39:24 > 0:39:26the baby tapir.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27TAPIR SQUEALS
0:39:30 > 0:39:33What we're doing today is just micro-chipping.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36With mammals apart from dogs and cats, we try and put the chip in
0:39:36 > 0:39:39behind the left ear, so we've got a way of generalising
0:39:39 > 0:39:42everybody across the country so it's all in the same place.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46All right, just let him relax, and in we go.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Oh, dear!
0:39:48 > 0:39:50That went pretty well, really.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Although he squealed quite a lot,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55he was actually squealing because he didn't want to be held.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58He didn't actually squeal much more when we put the needle in.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02Once the needle was in, it's very quick to pull the trigger on the gun
0:40:02 > 0:40:05and it fires the microchip in, and it's definitely in place.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06We've scanned it, it's gone well.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10With the tapir tagged, Paul moves on to his next patient,
0:40:10 > 0:40:14but this turns out to be another emergency.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Royce, the iguana, has a serious problem
0:40:16 > 0:40:18which needs urgent attention.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21She's got necrosis of the tail,
0:40:21 > 0:40:26and it's stopped the bloodflow to the end part of her tail,
0:40:26 > 0:40:28and a couple of days ago
0:40:28 > 0:40:31she actually knocked the end off, so it's getting worse.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33It's vital they operate immediately,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35so it's straight back to the emergency clinic
0:40:35 > 0:40:37as Paul makes the decision to amputate.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41This area looks nice and live...
0:40:41 > 0:40:44you can see all the stripes on it and nice colour,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47and also the spines on the back of the tail as well...
0:40:47 > 0:40:51obviously this is looking fairly normal, and then very suddenly we
0:40:51 > 0:40:55get this sort of dried out, hard, inflexible area
0:40:55 > 0:40:59and this is what's known as dry gangrene,
0:40:59 > 0:41:03so what we're going to do first is just x-ray the tail,
0:41:03 > 0:41:06check and see that the bones are in good shape and then from that point,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09decide where we're going to amputate the tail from.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15This is the dead part of the tail, as you can see,
0:41:15 > 0:41:16there's a kink there.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21so I'm actually gonna aim to go in above that.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23But for Paul, this is no routine procedure.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27He's never operated on an iguana before.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29We do lots of firsts in this practice,
0:41:29 > 0:41:32especially with the Longleat work,
0:41:32 > 0:41:35and that's what makes the job more interesting than any other, I think.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Like all reptiles, iguanas are cold-blooded
0:41:39 > 0:41:42and can't regulate their own body temperature,
0:41:42 > 0:41:45so Paul prepares a makeshift hot water bottle
0:41:45 > 0:41:47for Royce to rest on during the operation.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52As you can see, it's not a straight line,
0:41:52 > 0:41:55but that's because you've got to go around the scales.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56They don't go in a straight line.
0:41:59 > 0:42:06The plan now is to try and find our joint between the vertebrae.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17Having removed the tail, all that remains is to stitch up the wound,
0:42:17 > 0:42:19but even this is no formality.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24I'm trying to put the needle between the scales, rather than through them.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27It's not as flexible as, say, a cat or dog's skin,
0:42:27 > 0:42:30So you've got a lot less leeway to play with,
0:42:30 > 0:42:35but I'm pretty happy with how things have gone at the moment.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42OK. Last stitch done. I'm happy with it.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45I think there's always things which in any operation
0:42:45 > 0:42:50with hindsight you would have done it a bit more like that,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53but no, it's gone very well...
0:42:53 > 0:42:56I mean the tail's come off fine, very little bleeding,
0:42:56 > 0:42:58and the skin's come together fine as well,
0:42:58 > 0:43:02so it's as good as expected, really.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09It's been a long day for Paul, but it's not over quite yet.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12After the exotic iguana, it's back to more familiar territory.
0:43:12 > 0:43:13Ready to go?
0:43:13 > 0:43:16We're just trying to find out whether or not she's pregnant.
0:43:16 > 0:43:21It does take experience and a number of times of doing it
0:43:21 > 0:43:23to make sure you know what you're feeling for.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27So although it is a dirty and smelly part of the job, it's not that bad.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43Longleat House is full of priceless treasures,
0:43:43 > 0:43:47and it's possible that some more gems have just been uncovered,
0:43:47 > 0:43:51so I'm racing over to the house to find out.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54Earlier, I was up on the roof and I met the carpenter
0:43:54 > 0:43:57who found a mysterious box of paintings.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00Well, I've come to the house to see curator, Kate Harris,
0:44:00 > 0:44:04and to find out what exactly was in the box, and this presumably is it.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07This is the box, yes. This is the box that's been found.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10And how did you feel when you heard about this discovery?
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Ooh, I couldn't get my hands on it quick enough,
0:44:12 > 0:44:14and get the lid open to see what it was,
0:44:14 > 0:44:16having been told it was paintings!
0:44:16 > 0:44:19Well, this is the big question. What was it?
0:44:19 > 0:44:22Well, it wasn't paintings! It was very sad and disappointing.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24It was only engravings of paintings.
0:44:24 > 0:44:28They're both engravings of portraits of the second Marquis of Bath...
0:44:28 > 0:44:30that's the one who died in 1837.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32So, you've seen the originals?
0:44:32 > 0:44:36I've seen paintings by this artist... it's Joseph Slater.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38His work is quite well-known,
0:44:38 > 0:44:40and the other one is much more familiar to us,
0:44:40 > 0:44:42we own the original oil painting for it.
0:44:42 > 0:44:46The original for this is a massive, full-length oil
0:44:46 > 0:44:50that was done for the Town Hall in Warminster,
0:44:50 > 0:44:54which is a building which the second marquis gave in 1832,
0:44:54 > 0:44:59and it was painted for that new building for the town in Warminster, by subscription,
0:44:59 > 0:45:06and as a sort of return, the second marquis gave the subscribers copies of this engraving.
0:45:06 > 0:45:11You can see which of the engravings was at the bottom of the box. This one has got real damp damage.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13It was all mouldy and very, very damp.
0:45:13 > 0:45:15And how would an engraving like this be done?
0:45:15 > 0:45:17I mean it almost looks like a photograph?
0:45:17 > 0:45:19It's exceedingly good, isn't it?
0:45:19 > 0:45:21It really is! It's amazing!
0:45:21 > 0:45:22- Yes.- What would they do?
0:45:22 > 0:45:25I mean is it literally someone copying the portrait?
0:45:25 > 0:45:27- Yes, yes.- It's astonishing!
0:45:27 > 0:45:31I love that idea that all the subscribers, all the people
0:45:31 > 0:45:35who paid for the original that's now sitting in the house all got their
0:45:35 > 0:45:40copies as a sort of souvenir, so, I mean, not a great valuable find,
0:45:40 > 0:45:43but do you think that there still could be things lurking in corners
0:45:43 > 0:45:47- that you haven't discovered yet? - I think there are probably still
0:45:47 > 0:45:50things lurking, the significance of which we haven't discovered yet.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54I wouldn't expect many more boxes full of things to be lurking
0:45:54 > 0:45:57in the roof, but still, you never know what's gonna come up next.
0:45:57 > 0:45:59Fantastic, Kate. Thank you very much.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09This adorable little thing is the latest addition
0:46:09 > 0:46:12to Longleat Safari Park. He's the newest tapir.
0:46:12 > 0:46:16Now I'm here with Senior Warden Bev Evans and a very proud mum.
0:46:16 > 0:46:17- Yeah. This is Jessie. - This is Jessie.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20So how many tapirs has she had now over the years?
0:46:20 > 0:46:23- This is going to be her sixth baby. - This is her sixth baby!
0:46:23 > 0:46:25And he is, look, I assume it's a he?
0:46:25 > 0:46:28It is. It's our fifth boy, in fact. We've only had the one girl,
0:46:28 > 0:46:31so she's quite good at giving us a lot of males at the moment.
0:46:31 > 0:46:35Bev, you are just grinning with pride, cos as keeper, you must
0:46:35 > 0:46:40just be so excited whenever any new animal comes along, especially one
0:46:40 > 0:46:41- quite as sweet as this? - Yeah, definitely.
0:46:41 > 0:46:45Obviously I've seen quite a few of them, now but they don't really
0:46:45 > 0:46:47lose their specialness when they come out.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50- Can we go a little bit closer to him?- He's not too nervous.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52He's quite friendly. He likes a bit of a tickle.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54Now obviously, he's still got all
0:46:54 > 0:46:57these fantastic stripes that mum over there doesn't have.
0:46:57 > 0:46:59- They're all born with stripes like this, aren't they?- Yep.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01And how long... oh, look!
0:47:01 > 0:47:05Look at this! And how long will he keep these stripes for?
0:47:05 > 0:47:08They'll start to fade over the next few months, but by about six months,
0:47:08 > 0:47:11definitely eight months, he'll be all brown, all over.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14Now I have to say, having seen other tapirs over the years,
0:47:14 > 0:47:18I've never seen one quite so chilled out as this!
0:47:18 > 0:47:20Yeah, he's actually... he's born the right time of year.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23We've been able to play with him quite a lot and get him friendly.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27Sometimes in the winter, when we're very, very busy, we haven't had
0:47:27 > 0:47:32the chance with some of the babies but this one, he's been born at the right time of year, really!
0:47:32 > 0:47:34Wow! This is just amazing! I don't want to leave!
0:47:34 > 0:47:36I want to stay here all night long
0:47:36 > 0:47:40and just play with him, so how long will he keep suckling from mum for?
0:47:40 > 0:47:44Again, that's probably about six to eight months as well.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47- How long till he gets to that size, cos she's big?- She's very big...
0:47:47 > 0:47:51females generally are larger than males, but probably two...
0:47:51 > 0:47:53two and a half years... he'll get quite big.
0:47:53 > 0:47:57And we keep talking about "it", him. Is there a name yet?
0:47:57 > 0:48:00- Not yet.- So how do you go about coming up with a name?
0:48:00 > 0:48:03Well, up at the giraffery, we go from letters.
0:48:03 > 0:48:07Jess wants to get in on the act as well! So you go through letters?
0:48:07 > 0:48:122000 was A, so we're on 2007, so it's H this year, so all of our...
0:48:12 > 0:48:18And of course last year you had Gomez, who in fact we can just see out there with dad, is that?
0:48:18 > 0:48:21That's right, with Jethro. Gomez is 18 months, and as you can see,
0:48:21 > 0:48:22he's getting really big already.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26If H is the letter, how do you come up with one name?
0:48:26 > 0:48:29Well, basically it's the whole pick a name out of a hat kind of thing.
0:48:29 > 0:48:32All the keepers come up with their best ideas for H.
0:48:32 > 0:48:36Obviously it having to be a male as well, we need to choose one of those names, really.
0:48:36 > 0:48:41Is that what this is here, that Jess is trying to find it.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44Basically we've got all the names on the pieces of paper.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47- Can I draw the name? - Go for it, yeah.
0:48:47 > 0:48:53- OK. So whatever name I pick out, this will be his new name?- Yeah.
0:48:53 > 0:48:57- Right. Let's go for this one. Are you ready?- Yeah. Go on.- This is very exciting.
0:48:57 > 0:48:58The new name...
0:48:58 > 0:49:02for the new little tapir is...
0:49:02 > 0:49:04Hugo!
0:49:04 > 0:49:05- What d'you think of that? - That is good!
0:49:05 > 0:49:07In fact, it's one of mine!
0:49:07 > 0:49:09- That was one of your suggestions, was it?- Yeah.
0:49:09 > 0:49:11- I think Hugo... - I'm quite pleased with that.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14I think he looks like a Hugo! Don't you think he looks like a Hugo?
0:49:14 > 0:49:17Oh, I think that's gonna suit him very well.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21Well, Bev, thank you very much and what an honour to be able to pick the name out,
0:49:21 > 0:49:28and of course we'll keep you posted on the progress of Hugo throughout the series. Thanks, Bev.
0:49:39 > 0:49:44I'm out in monkey jungle with brand new keeper, Raychelle Chadwick.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46- Welcome to Longleat!- Thank you.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48- You've come from Australia? - That's right.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50And were you working with animals over there?
0:49:50 > 0:49:53Yeah, yeah, I was working in a zoo in Australia.
0:49:53 > 0:49:58- OK. So this is familiar territory, just a little bit colder?- Yeah, definitely a lot colder!
0:49:58 > 0:50:02So you've come up with a great plan for the rhesus macaques.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06- Tell us a little bit about it. - This is just enrichment for them,
0:50:06 > 0:50:10so I've frozen some fruit and some water and put them on some popsicles.
0:50:10 > 0:50:15OK. And do you think that they will react like excited children?
0:50:15 > 0:50:18I expect they will, because there's quite sweet fruit in them,
0:50:18 > 0:50:21and anything new, they're very interested in stuff, monkeys, so.
0:50:21 > 0:50:25We've got a lovely sort of group here...
0:50:25 > 0:50:28males, females... what are we looking at?
0:50:28 > 0:50:32There's a mixture of all of them there. You've obviously got some mums with babies as well as a few males.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35Do you want to do a fruit one, and I do a kind of peanut butter
0:50:35 > 0:50:38and banana one, and see which ones they go for first?
0:50:38 > 0:50:39Ready? One, two, three. Go!
0:50:40 > 0:50:43Right, now, let's see how they react.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45This one's grabbed both of them!
0:50:45 > 0:50:49Very greedy! Here you are, guys!
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Now this is really interesting, the whole group coming in.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55You hear the sort of chuntering and chattering noises.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58Do they communicate a lot between them as a group?
0:50:58 > 0:51:00Yeah, they do, they're quite vocal.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02Lots of different vocalisations and that.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05This is cold food, something that they're not used to at all.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09I mean will it... It won't have any adverse effects on them?
0:51:09 > 0:51:11No, no, not at all.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14It's bringing different textures into them, so it kind of brings in
0:51:14 > 0:51:18different behaviours for them, so it stimulates their brain.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22And obviously these are on little sticks. This isn't
0:51:22 > 0:51:25going to hurt the monkeys? They'll just leave these in the grass?
0:51:25 > 0:51:27Yeah. They'll leave them, and we'll pick them up later.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30Here we are. I think your experiment
0:51:30 > 0:51:33is working rather well. They're looking very happy.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35Here you are, here you are, look there you go.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38Try that one and see what you're thinking! It's lovely to see.
0:51:38 > 0:51:44Monkeys are pretty closely related to us. Do you see...
0:51:44 > 0:51:47Is there anything particular in
0:51:47 > 0:51:51their behaviour that makes you think yep, that's a pretty close cousin?
0:51:51 > 0:51:53The facial expressions. They've got so many.
0:51:53 > 0:51:56You can tell what mood they're in.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59- Really? They're that expressive? - Yeah, yeah.
0:51:59 > 0:52:00Well, I think they are loving
0:52:00 > 0:52:04this experiment and I'm not sure they're that discerning, though.
0:52:04 > 0:52:08I think peanuts or fruit they seem to be going for, don't you?
0:52:08 > 0:52:09Raychelle, thank you very much.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12Monkeys, enjoy your treat!
0:52:19 > 0:52:23It's been two months since Royce, the iguana, had emergency surgery,
0:52:23 > 0:52:26but today I've come to check up how she's doing.
0:52:26 > 0:52:30Inside is vet, Paul Higgs, and keeper, Sarah Clayson.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35- Hi,- guys.- Hi, Ben!
0:52:35 > 0:52:40Aah, this is Royce. So what are you here to do today, Paul?
0:52:40 > 0:52:44I'm just here checking up on Royce after she had her tail amputated
0:52:44 > 0:52:48a few weeks ago, so we're just basically checking to see that
0:52:48 > 0:52:50everything's healed up nicely and is looking healthy, really.
0:52:50 > 0:52:54- What is your kind of prognosis then, so far?- Well, I mean,
0:52:54 > 0:52:57it's all looking pretty good. These are still the stitches in there.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00Obviously there's some dead tissue here, but hopefully
0:53:00 > 0:53:04that will eventually slough off to reveal nice, healthy
0:53:04 > 0:53:08tissue underneath, so it was quite a while ago that we did the op now,
0:53:08 > 0:53:12there's no infection there, so I'm quite happy with how that's going.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14Cos Paul, this was a first for you...
0:53:14 > 0:53:17the amputation of a reptile's tail.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19- You'd never done that before? - No, absolutely not, no.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22So, it certainly was a big
0:53:22 > 0:53:24step into the dark for me at times,
0:53:24 > 0:53:28but it went really, really very well and for me, it looks great.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31And how have you found Royce since the operation?
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Has she returned to normal?
0:53:33 > 0:53:37Yeah. She's back to her normal feisty self now, so...
0:53:37 > 0:53:42You've got a bit of a grip there, and you're just holding onto her while Paul checks up on the tail.
0:53:42 > 0:53:47How will her life be affected without the same tail length she had before?
0:53:47 > 0:53:51I think in this protected environment, it won't be too different.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54In the wild perhaps they wouldn't get on all that well without their
0:53:54 > 0:53:55length of tail to help them
0:53:55 > 0:53:59balance and climb trees and things, but here, they're so protected that
0:53:59 > 0:54:03I don't think there's gonna be any problem, any change for her at all.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05And Sarah, how has Royce got on with the other iguanas?
0:54:05 > 0:54:07I can see one up here lazing under
0:54:07 > 0:54:09the heat lamp there.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12How has she been kind of welcomed back into the group here?
0:54:12 > 0:54:15Absolutely fine. She's come in with no problems whatsoever.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19I mean she was always quite a strong one of the group
0:54:19 > 0:54:22and she's just basically slipped back into how she always has been.
0:54:22 > 0:54:26- Full appetite and all that? - Yeah. She's eating really well.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29Can we see her on the ground now?
0:54:29 > 0:54:31- Are you happy that you've had a look, Paul?- Yes.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33- I'm happy with how she's doing. - We can let her...
0:54:35 > 0:54:36She recognises you, Paul!
0:54:36 > 0:54:39She's like I don't want you coming anywhere near me!
0:54:39 > 0:54:43- She always was a grumpy one!- Well, Paul, Sarah, thank you very much.
0:54:43 > 0:54:47What fantastic news that Royce has made such a good recovery.
0:54:54 > 0:54:58Earlier, we saw how powerful the lions are,
0:54:58 > 0:55:03but there's another creature who may be able to give the ultimate predator a run for its money.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05It's the parrots, as we're about to discover.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08It's nearly the end of the programme, but before we go,
0:55:08 > 0:55:12Kate and I have come down to Pets Corner with keeper, John Ovens,
0:55:12 > 0:55:16and some of the magnificently coloured parrots they've got here.
0:55:16 > 0:55:20Now this is Jake, the blue and gold macaw, and John,
0:55:20 > 0:55:22you're gonna tell us a bit about their fantastic beaks?
0:55:22 > 0:55:26Yes, Ben. One of the most famous things a parrot is famous for is
0:55:26 > 0:55:29that big, powerful beak, and it's one of their main tools.
0:55:29 > 0:55:32They use it for breaking into tough nuts and fruits,
0:55:32 > 0:55:35and also they do a lot of climbing out in the Amazon,
0:55:35 > 0:55:38so they'll use their beak like a foot.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41They'll use it to climb onto trees and help them climb,
0:55:41 > 0:55:42as well as those big powerful feet.
0:55:42 > 0:55:46And it looks like, looking at Jake's beak here,
0:55:46 > 0:55:48that it grows constantly down.
0:55:48 > 0:55:50It does, very much like our fingernails.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52Like our fingernails. it's always growing,
0:55:52 > 0:55:55so one important thing we have to do is give them these logs.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57That helps them file down their beaks.
0:55:57 > 0:55:59They take care of themselves.
0:55:59 > 0:56:00They are quite good animals for grooming,
0:56:00 > 0:56:04so they'll rub their beak up against the logs and the trees,
0:56:04 > 0:56:05and that files it down.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08The same as the claws, which acts like a nail file.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12So is there a way that we can see how powerful the beak is?
0:56:12 > 0:56:16- There is, indeed.- Do you want me to take...?- Yeah.- Here we are, Gunner.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19There we go. One of the parrots' favourite foods is one of these.
0:56:19 > 0:56:23- Oh, wow!- You might get a bit of jealousy from the other birds,
0:56:23 > 0:56:25but their favourite food is a walnut,
0:56:25 > 0:56:27- and we're having a little game here! - Everyone wants one!
0:56:27 > 0:56:31You'll see how powerful his beak is. Jake's gonna break into that nut.
0:56:31 > 0:56:35- Break into it, mate.- Go on, Jake! Show us how clever you are.
0:56:35 > 0:56:37He's gone a bit shy! Go on, let's have a look!
0:56:37 > 0:56:41This is amazing! You can see just how ambidextrous they are!
0:56:41 > 0:56:42See! No problems at all!
0:56:42 > 0:56:44- That's incredible.- Very, very powerful.- That's so powerful!
0:56:44 > 0:56:48Really good coordination, as well, between claws and beak.
0:56:48 > 0:56:52- Definitely, definitely.- And, I mean, it must be quite frightening for you
0:56:52 > 0:56:56to know that you're looking after birds that are highly intelligent,
0:56:56 > 0:56:58do exactly what they want to do,
0:56:58 > 0:57:00- and they're very well armed. - Very, very well-armed!
0:57:00 > 0:57:03A parrot's never gonna bite you for no reason.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05There's a reason behind everything they do,
0:57:05 > 0:57:08so you respect them, they're not gonna bite you,
0:57:08 > 0:57:10but you come in when they're a bit grumpy,
0:57:10 > 0:57:11you've gotta watch them sometimes.
0:57:11 > 0:57:15They're just like us, they get out the wrong side of the bed.
0:57:15 > 0:57:16Do they have a soft side?
0:57:16 > 0:57:18Very, very soppy, which I think,
0:57:18 > 0:57:20hopefully, Gunner's going to demonstrate.
0:57:20 > 0:57:23We just saw just how powerful Jake's big beak can be.
0:57:23 > 0:57:27It's also very gentle. Would you like a little kiss from Gunner?
0:57:27 > 0:57:30I'm never one to turn down a kiss from a bird!
0:57:30 > 0:57:34So he's gonna give you a little kiss, just on the cheek, there.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37- That's it, Gunner. Oh! - That was more like a punch!
0:57:37 > 0:57:39That was a bit of a punch!
0:57:39 > 0:57:42Gunner, little kiss on the cheek, little kiss on the cheek?
0:57:42 > 0:57:45- There you go! She's a very soppy bird!- She's a very sensible girl,
0:57:45 > 0:57:47she knows which man is gonna feed her!
0:57:47 > 0:57:49She knows who's got the peanuts!
0:57:49 > 0:57:52John, thank you very much indeed. No problem at all, guys.
0:57:52 > 0:57:55Sadly, that's all we've got time for on today's programme,
0:57:55 > 0:57:58but here's what's coming up on the next Animal Park. Well done!
0:58:00 > 0:58:02Darcy the bongo has escaped.
0:58:02 > 0:58:05One false move, and he could break a leg.
0:58:07 > 0:58:10A demonstration of what not to wear? No!
0:58:10 > 0:58:14It's a demonstration of Lord Bath's favourite fashion!
0:58:14 > 0:58:18And dramatic developments on Gorilla Island.
0:58:18 > 0:58:20In fact, it's the end of an era.
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