0:00:04 > 0:00:07We're out in Wolf Wood, where the pack are looking restless.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08It's a sign.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Yes, Freda, the alpha female, is due to give birth at any moment.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15We'll be following her progress closely throughout the programme.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Today on Animal Park - Darcy the bongo has escaped.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47Now, one false move, and he could break a leg.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49A demonstration of what not to wear?
0:00:49 > 0:00:54No, it's an exclusive show of Lord Bath's favourite fashions.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And, dramatic developments on Gorilla Island.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00In fact, it's the end of an era.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07But now, up in Wolf Wood, they're expecting some exciting news.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12In a well-ordered wolf pack, it's only the alpha male
0:01:12 > 0:01:14and alpha female who mate and breed,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17producing just one litter of pups each year.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Here at Longleat, the leaders of the pack
0:01:20 > 0:01:23are Two Tips, the male, and his partner, Freda.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Right now, she's heavily pregnant.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29In fact, she's due to give birth any day.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32So, keeper Bob Trollope has been watching her closely.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37It's absolutely great to see Freda pregnant again.
0:01:37 > 0:01:44She's absolutely huge. This'll be her third litter as alpha female.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48So she knows what she's doing.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And hopefully, judging by the size of her,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53we'll have plenty of youngsters.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Over the past 30 years, they've had about 150 pups here.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04But when wolves give birth, things can go horribly wrong.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06One of their young mothers died in labour,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10and there have been times when pups where unexpectedly found dead.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13It would help if the keepers could monitor them closely,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17but the trouble is, wolves are incredibly secretive.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21It's actually very hard to catch a wolf giving birth.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24It's one of these things that you just don't see.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28They normally give birth after we've gone home for the night,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and everything is nice and quiet here.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34So, when Freda was pregnant last year, the keepers installed
0:02:34 > 0:02:38a purpose-built wooden den box inside the wolf house.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40And, in order to check on the wolves,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43it was fitted with an infra red CCTV camera
0:02:43 > 0:02:46that would be able to see in the dark.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Kate went along to help set it up.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54Bob, can you go into the den, please?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57We'll just show you how this works.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Everything was done to make the artificial den
0:03:00 > 0:03:01as comfortable as possible.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06But, despite some interest, when her time came, Freda gave birth
0:03:06 > 0:03:10in the middle of the night, out under a tree in the wood.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12This year, Bob reckons
0:03:12 > 0:03:15there is a good chance Freda will give birth inside.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19In fact, he's installing an extra CCTV camera
0:03:19 > 0:03:22in order to cover the wolf house more closely.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26I think one of the main problems last year is the fact that this
0:03:26 > 0:03:30was all new to them, and it takes a while for any animal to get used to
0:03:30 > 0:03:32something new in their environment.
0:03:32 > 0:03:38This being quite a big thing, it obviously put them off a little bit.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Hopefully, this year, it will be slightly different in that
0:03:42 > 0:03:45they've had all year to get used to it.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50It's one of the reasons why we're setting up these cameras prior to
0:03:50 > 0:03:52them giving birth, so that we can monitor
0:03:52 > 0:03:55which ones are coming in and which ones aren't.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Hopefully, we'll see Freda coming in.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01And now, it's become even more important
0:04:01 > 0:04:04for Freda to have her babies indoors.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Recent wet weather has left the ground waterlogged.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Any den dug under a tree is in serious danger of flooding.
0:04:12 > 0:04:18So, if Freda had her pups out here, they could easily drown.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22There's an advantage for giving birth in here.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25The weather is absolutely terrible at the moment, and heaven forbid,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27if you were born outside in this,
0:04:27 > 0:04:32you've got a worse chance of survival, basically.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37With the risk of flooding so high, drastic measures have had to be
0:04:37 > 0:04:40taken to protect the pups from the danger of drowning.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Keeper Craig Faggeter must stop them
0:04:43 > 0:04:46from digging birthing dens under the trees.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47This is the start of a hole
0:04:47 > 0:04:50that looked like they were going to start digging at.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53We've gone round virtually every single tree up in the Wolves.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55That took a couple of days
0:04:55 > 0:04:58to actually go round and fill the holes in.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02This should discourage them from using this tree, or any other tree.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04So, fingers crossed now.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09With all the possible den sites blocked up, and the weather
0:05:09 > 0:05:13deteriorating, surely this year will be different from last.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17You can't predict an animal.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19We wanted her inside, she had them outside.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21So, where will Freda gave birth?
0:05:21 > 0:05:25And will she and her pups survive?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28We'll be back in Wolf Wood later to find out.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Right now, the whole safari park has just gone on to red alert.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46One of their animals is on the loose.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50And of course, an escape is the keepers' worst nightmare.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Kate and I have just rushed down because we've had an urgent message
0:05:55 > 0:05:57from Deputy Head Warden Ian Turner
0:05:57 > 0:06:01that Darcy the bongo has escaped from his enclosure.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04He crossed, remarkably, a cattle grid,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07and he is now between the entrance to the park
0:06:07 > 0:06:10and the main entrance where the cars come into the safari park.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14There's a tiger enclosure just down there, with the tigers out.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18So what the keepers are now trying to do, and you can see that people
0:06:18 > 0:06:19are standing around here,
0:06:19 > 0:06:23they're trying to shut the tigers back into their house
0:06:23 > 0:06:27so that they can drive Darcy down this safe route here
0:06:27 > 0:06:30and back into the park, not over a cattle grid.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34If he crosses a cattle grid again, he could break a leg.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39So it's a very delicate, very calm operation.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Although it doesn't feel very calm sitting here at the moment.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45The tigers must be driven out of their enclosure
0:06:45 > 0:06:47and down into their house.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Not because they could get at Darcy,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53but because there's a chance he might see them through the fence.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And if he did, who knows where he'd be
0:06:58 > 0:07:00when he eventually stopped running.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03(RADIO) "Tigers are in."
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Ooh, the tigers are in. OK.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11So, the tigers are in, we've just heard on the radio.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Kevin is out with Darcy now.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- What's the plan? - I think it's just changed.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18We're going to try and walk him through this wooded bit
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- and then take the fence down on the other side.- Right.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24And literally, he's just got a bucket of food there.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- That's the idea.- He's so quiet.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29The problem as well is that the safari park is still open,
0:07:29 > 0:07:30so we've got cars coming through.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Absolutely.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42It looks like Kevin isn't having a great deal of luck with his bananas.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45It'll work with most animals.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49I don't know what plan that was, whether it was A, B, C or D...
0:07:49 > 0:07:52So he'll happily cross cattle grids, but he won't go on tarmac!
0:07:52 > 0:07:54He won't go on tarmac, correct.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Even though he's walked across it once,
0:07:56 > 0:07:58if he crosses it again and anything spooks him,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00because they're very easily spooked,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02and he just takes off, it's a broken leg.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06It's extraordinary that he managed to cross it at all.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10They're lethal things, even for us, to try and cross one.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14I think the next plan of action is to try to slowly walk it
0:08:14 > 0:08:17towards the cattle grid. Because it's so quiet.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20They're hoping that it'll just walk across nice and peacefully.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22They've just gotta watch for vehicles so they don't get spooked.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Crossing the road near the gate means Kevin can use
0:08:27 > 0:08:30the fence to help block Darcy from turning away.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33But it does mean taking him perilously close
0:08:33 > 0:08:34to that cattle grid.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41It's a very tense moment, and we'll be back shortly to see what happens.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Longleat's two gorillas are getting old.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54In fact, at 46, they're amongst the very oldest gorillas in Britain.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Keeper Mark Tye has been looking after Nico, the male,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01and Samba, the female, for 18 years now.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04So to him, they're very special.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07But then, gorillas ARE special.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11After all, our DNA is about 98% the same.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Perhaps that's why, like all the great apes,
0:09:14 > 0:09:19gorillas are capable of emotions that we think of as uniquely human.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Emotions such as grief.
0:09:23 > 0:09:29Nico and Samba certainly have lots of character, as Mark knows well.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I'd say Samba's personality is very calm.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Very laid back. She doesn't get too stressed about anything.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40She's quite nice. Nico's almost quite the opposite.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Very bolshie, very stroppy.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I've got older, they got older,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50and we kind of all know where we stand and how we are.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52If we're in good or bad moods,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I think we all kind of accept how it is.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02But of course, getting old brings other problems.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Nico has been dogged by poor health for some time.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09But last winter, it was Samba who fell dangerously ill.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12The vet came straight over to Gorilla Island,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15along with Deputy Head Warden Ian Turner.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18His diagnosis was cold-cum-flu symptoms,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20which obviously wouldn't be too bad.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22But when a 45-year-old gorilla,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25and in Sam's case, it could be quite serious.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28One of the main hiccups with Sam is, she doesn't like taking medication.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33It's the age thing. If you look at 45 years of age on a gorilla,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37you're talking of a real senior citizen, 80 plus on a human being.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40If a senior citizen gets a cold, it always takes them down.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42The good thing about it, we just keep them in.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44They're not one of those animals
0:10:44 > 0:10:47what get really stressy being kept inside.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52It's easy to think that a cold or flu isn't really that serious.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55But the vet, Duncan Williams, was very concerned.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58The danger with illnesses like that is, if they don't eat
0:10:58 > 0:11:04and drink properly, there's a danger of becoming dehydrated.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07That can often be pretty serious,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10and possibly even fatal if it goes on for too long.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19Samba spent the next week in her warm bed, tucked up in front of the TV,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22dosed up on medicine, and plenty of her favourite treats.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27So when the vet returned, he found a different Samba.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- All right, babe.- Hello, Sam.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- She doesn't look too bad, does she? - No, she's looking all right.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Definitely stop the antibiotics,
0:11:36 > 0:11:37and treat her as normal.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Look at her! She hasn't got many teeth left, has she?- No.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45You've heard of the expression "long in the tooth". That's what she is!
0:11:45 > 0:11:50She's took all this medication, hasn't she, really well.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- That's unusual for her. - Yeah, that's right.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55That was the worry, that we couldn't get the medication into her.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58And she's been really good, haven't ya?
0:11:58 > 0:12:01So maybe you realised it was gonna do you good, for a change.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05It took Samba a long time to recover -
0:12:05 > 0:12:08the rest of the winter, and well into the spring.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13But when the good weather came, she did venture out with Nico
0:12:13 > 0:12:15to enjoy the pleasures of Gorilla Island.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Then, as summer turned to autumn,
0:12:19 > 0:12:24and winter followed on, Samba's health once more began to fail.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29In the wild, gorillas rarely reach even their 30th birthday.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35So at 46, what happened next should have been no surprise.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Once again, it started like a cold or a touch of the flu.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42But this time, there was no stopping it.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Then, almost without warning,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Samba just faded away and died in the night.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01It was two days before Mark Tye was ready to talk about it.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03We've lost Samba.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08And it's been...
0:13:08 > 0:13:14a very, very sad time for all of us,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Nico included.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20And myself, I don't know, I wouldn't say conditioned myself to it,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24but I kind of knew it was always going to happen at some point.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28But that's not made it any easier.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33I mean, it's been 18 years of my life working with the pair of them.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38I suppose it's like having one arm taken off.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43She went downhill very, very quickly,
0:13:43 > 0:13:47and she's been great to us all those years
0:13:47 > 0:13:53and she was great to us at the end by not giving us a decision to make.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57That was something I didn't want to have to do, and in a way she went
0:13:57 > 0:14:02the way I wanted her to go, which was curled up in bed and just gone.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08And that was tough, and it was tough taking her off the island.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11It's hard work.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Coming to work becomes hard work.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21But, we've still got Nico about, and for him we've got to be strong.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23You know, you can tell he's upset.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26He's very funny with us.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I think he thinks we've done something to her,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31and he cries a bit for her.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33He's constantly looking.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36He's always looking in the places where she was, like the large bamboo
0:14:36 > 0:14:39bush at the end of the island and things like that.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44It's tough for us all to deal with.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51Poor Nico. One of the oldest gorillas in Britain, and now he's all alone.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54We'll be back later to see how he copes
0:14:54 > 0:14:56with his loneliness and his grief.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Back at the bongo breakout, everyone's being quiet and gentle,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08so that Darcy won't get spooked and charge off.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10The keepers are concerned,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13not just because he weighs more than two sumo wrestlers
0:15:13 > 0:15:16and has pointy horns over half a metre long,
0:15:16 > 0:15:19but also, if he tried to run over the cattle grid,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21he'd almost certainly break a leg.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27It looks like the keepers have now successfully got Darcy the bongo
0:15:27 > 0:15:29to the other side of the road,
0:15:29 > 0:15:34and they've now got one of the workmen to start taking down
0:15:34 > 0:15:38part of the fence, so that they can persuade him to go through the woods
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and back in on the other side.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42The park's head warden, Keith Harris,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45has rushed down to deal with the emergency.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48So, Keith. This is proving to be much more complicated
0:15:48 > 0:15:52than actually it first looked. What's happening now?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54The way we wanted him to go through the undergrowth,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56it's actually very, very thick.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59So he keeps looking to come back the easy way.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03So we're just going to alter some more fencing,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05take a bit more fencing.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Then we can bring him out, take him through a fence in the corner,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10and then back out a fence down the side.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Cos it's so quiet, it helps.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16So, essentially you're gonna weave him back out here, back over,
0:16:16 > 0:16:17and then out on the other side?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- That's it, yeah.- That's the plan. - Easier said than done.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24At the moment, as I say, he's been quiet.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28We don't mind. If it takes an hour, it takes an hour.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- If it takes two, it takes two. - It's just about patience, isn't it?
0:16:31 > 0:16:35That's it. We've got the rest of the day. And because he's not upset,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38he'll probably go in there and fill his belly anyway.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40It's all action stations still.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43The fence is being brought down, but the truth is, the bongo is
0:16:43 > 0:16:46still on the loose and it could run across the cattle grid at any time.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48We'll keep you updated with the progress
0:16:48 > 0:16:50a little bit later in the programme.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02The safari park is home to around 90 different species of animals
0:17:02 > 0:17:06that come in all shapes and sizes, shades and textures.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09But, for sheer vibrancy and display,
0:17:09 > 0:17:14none of them can quite match Longleat's most colourful resident.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Lord Bath is famous for his flamboyant costumes.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22His family have lived here for over four centuries
0:17:22 > 0:17:23and this year, he turned 75.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28To mark the occasion, Lord Bath has invited us for an exclusive look at
0:17:28 > 0:17:33some of his favourite fashion gems from down the decades.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38It all began back in the late 1940s.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Well, up until my last year at Eton,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45I didn't have the slightest interest in fashion.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48It was only when suddenly there was this possibility of
0:17:48 > 0:17:51being colourful in what one wore,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55when I was in Pop at Eton, that's the equivalent of being a prefect,
0:17:55 > 0:17:59and you were allowed then to wear anything colourful,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02that it suddenly came to the fore.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I was permitted to display my authority
0:18:05 > 0:18:08by preening myself like a peacock.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12So that was the first time that I was consciously trying
0:18:12 > 0:18:15to out-colour my contemporaries.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18I like to be the most colourful one.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22The headmaster once told me off for wearing a peacock feather
0:18:22 > 0:18:26instead of a button hole,
0:18:26 > 0:18:32so I avoided it in his presence after that!
0:18:32 > 0:18:36After leaving school, Lord Bath put his penchant for preening on hold
0:18:36 > 0:18:41while he did his National Service and studied at Oxford.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Then, as the 1950s came to a close, the time was right
0:18:45 > 0:18:48for a whole new look.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52# Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends
0:18:52 > 0:18:57# Cos he's a dedicated follower of fashion... #
0:18:57 > 0:19:02Then it was after that, with the '60s beginning,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05reading everywhere that London had become
0:19:05 > 0:19:08the fashion capital of the world,
0:19:08 > 0:19:12and as the Swinging '60s began to roll, yes,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16I felt I could play my part constructively.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20And so gradually, there was a certain development of an image
0:19:20 > 0:19:22that was mine, and not somebody else's.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24# ...Oh, yes, he is. #
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Lord Bath has kept many items from all those decades ago.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32So, it's quite a treat to get a peek into his wardrobe
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and at these priceless pictures.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37To start with, I had colourful sweaters,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41and then I went to specially made clothes.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46This came in a batch where I had some eveningwear made.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50It's pony skin, and sort of fun fur.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Instead of black tie, I'd be wearing that.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58As the '60s turned into the '70s...
0:19:59 > 0:20:02..Lord Bath's image took a new direction.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05And here, I'm wearing kaftans for the first time,
0:20:05 > 0:20:12a style that became much more frequent when I was down in France.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15I've got a house near St Tropez.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19I wear thin clothes, or no clothes, whichever I feel like.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25It's nice to be able to make the decision on the spur of the moment.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29From kaftans, it was a short step to other kinds of long robes.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33MUSIC: "Cum On Feel The Noize" by Slade
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I met somebody who knew a Ugandan tailor,
0:20:40 > 0:20:44who was happy to make a garment to cover everything.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I can quickly slip it on
0:20:46 > 0:20:50and I can be dressed within ten minutes, within five minutes.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52This is a cape that caught my eye
0:20:52 > 0:20:57in a second hand store, on a peg in a shop.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Again, I thought, that's my sort of style.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05It would be eveningwear, but it wouldn't have to be.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10I could go out at midday in that. It's open to all possibilities!
0:21:10 > 0:21:13In a wardrobe crammed with every imaginable colour,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16could there be anything even vaguely subdued?
0:21:18 > 0:21:23This is black and relatively plain on the front,
0:21:23 > 0:21:27yet if I'm fearing I'm going to be taken as plain,
0:21:27 > 0:21:28then I can turn round
0:21:28 > 0:21:32and it becomes a bit more colourful on the back.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36It's good to be able to go to black fashion, sometimes.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38If I'm in mourning.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43But it's not too often you'll catch Lord Bath
0:21:43 > 0:21:46in anything so inconspicuous as black.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Then, more recently, it's combinations of,
0:21:50 > 0:21:56say, a shirt like that, within a jacket like that.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59I know that I've been painted in that one.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I think I chose it for the garment to be painted in because it puts
0:22:02 > 0:22:04the painter to quite a test,
0:22:04 > 0:22:08to see if he can get the colours in the accurate order.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13Lord Bath's wardrobe still has more surprises yet to be revealed.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16We'll be delving deeper into the decades a little later on.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29Back up in the park, the operation to rescue Darcy, the escaped bongo,
0:22:29 > 0:22:31has reached a critical stage.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38We've been allowed out of the Land Rover now, although Keith
0:22:38 > 0:22:41has given us specific instructions that if anything goes wrong,
0:22:41 > 0:22:43we've got to head straight back to it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:49Just in front of this Land Rover here, you can see that Kevin Nibbs,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52the deputy head of section who looks after the bongos,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55is managing to lead Darcy through the gap
0:22:55 > 0:22:57that they've opened up in the fence.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59This is the crucial point now.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02If they can get him through here,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06he's almost back in the enclosure where he belongs.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08But most importantly,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11they won't need to worry about him bolting over the cattle grid.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Go on, Darcy!
0:23:16 > 0:23:18It's really nerve racking, isn't it?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- It is.- Once they've got him through on that side,
0:23:20 > 0:23:26they then have to attract him back out on the other side.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29There he goes. He's through the gap.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32And now, he can come through,
0:23:32 > 0:23:36back into the enclosure. Keith, that seemed like a great success?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38What can you do about this?
0:23:38 > 0:23:42This is an animal that clearly hasn't bonded with the other three bongos.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47And, he seems to be able to get over cattle grids, your main
0:23:47 > 0:23:50device for keeping the hoofed animals in the park.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- You're gonna have to come up with a plan, aren't you?- We are.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56With him bonding, things like that take time,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59and bongo in the wild are actually quite solitary.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02So, it's not unusual that they will go off on their own.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04But he's back out almost safely away now,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07and you just have a bit of fencing to repair.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10And a bit of a mystery to solve as to how he got out.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I'm going to lunch! But seriously, yeah,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16we'll put all the fencing back and get everything sorted out.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19We'll slowly feed him on down to the house.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21He's undamaged, we know he's not hurt,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23so that's the main thing, that his health's good.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24He seems quite relaxed.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27The boys are feeding him and pushing him on home.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29It may sometimes look easy, but it's not.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32It's a little bit more awkward and a bit more understanding goes into it
0:24:32 > 0:24:33- than people think.- Of course.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Yes.- As I say, everyone has done what they should do.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- A well-oiled machine. - That's it, yes.- Brilliant, Keith.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Well, thank you very much indeed.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43We are going to let Darcy get settled
0:24:43 > 0:24:46and we will catch up with him a little bit later in the programme.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Back in Wolf Wood, keepers Bob and Craig
0:25:01 > 0:25:04are monitoring Freda, the alpha female, closely.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08She's due to give birth any day now, and everyone is hoping she will have
0:25:08 > 0:25:09her babies inside the wolf house
0:25:09 > 0:25:14where they'll be able to keep an eye on things with CCTV cameras.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16It's now even more important,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20because outside, the weather has gone from bad to worse.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Bob and Craig are checking the CCTV to try to figure out
0:25:23 > 0:25:25what the wolves are thinking.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- There's another one coming in. - Oh, right. That's good.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33At least we know we've got them coming in quite regularly now.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37That's another male, by the looks of things. Not Freda, yet.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40No sign of her.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44That's Two Tips. That's the boss. He's just come to have a look.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45Another one coming in.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48That looks like One Tip.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51So, the boss and the foreman are in there!
0:25:53 > 0:25:55We just want the first lady to come in.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58This is a good sign as well, because
0:25:58 > 0:26:02they're actually nest-building, and they're nest-building properly.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05They're banking it all the way up,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- making sure it's draught proof, I suppose.- Yep.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11So that they can have a nice little shallow.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13And he's really working at it, this one.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16You know, he could be making nice little areas,
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- and she could come in, and that's actually saving her a job.- Yeah.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22And all she's got to do then is go in there and
0:26:22 > 0:26:25save her energy, and just pop out the youngsters.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29I'd like to see her come in now, that's for sure.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33If we could catch the whole birth on film, that'd be brilliant.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37But they are so nervous about anything new.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43Maybe it's to our benefit that the weather has changed for the worse,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46which hopefully may draw her into coming into the house
0:26:46 > 0:26:47and giving birth there.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Even if she's only in there for a few days,
0:26:50 > 0:26:54it's one step closer than what we got last year.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Freda is due very soon indeed.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01Will the birth of her pups be a happy event, or turn into tragedy?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03We'll find out later on.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12This is a family tree of all the zebras here at Longleat.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15There are 30 names on this board,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19but the most important of all is this one, Ingrid, at the top.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24She is the mummy of the lot of them, or grandmummy, or great grandmummy.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27She's 30 years old this year, which is a staggering age for a zebra
0:27:27 > 0:27:31and I'm going to go and meet deputy head of section Ryan Hockley
0:27:31 > 0:27:32to find out how she's doing.
0:27:32 > 0:27:39We're coming up to this little group of zebras now. Which one is Ingrid?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41You can see Ingrid. She's right at the front here.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45OK, so a slightly browner coat compared to the other three.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Yeah. She's still got a bit of winter coat there.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51What you tend to find is, that lovely black and white
0:27:51 > 0:27:56- striping on them is their pure, summer coat, really.- Right.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58In the winter, certainly in our climate,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01they do grow their coats a bit thicker.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04It does have this slightly brown tinge to it.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05You can see Steph behind,
0:28:05 > 0:28:07who still has a little bit of winter coat as well.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08I think the older they are,
0:28:08 > 0:28:12it seems the longer they keep that brown winter coat going.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Obviously, Ingrid being 30 this year,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17she's got a lot more winter coat than everyone else.
0:28:17 > 0:28:1930 years old.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Presumably a zebra in the wild would never live that long, would it?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25No, we don't think so.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Around about 20 I think would be a really good age.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Obviously in the wild there's a lot more factors
0:28:32 > 0:28:34to why they wouldn't reach this sort of age,
0:28:34 > 0:28:38predation by the big cats obviously being the number one thing.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Lions just seem to love zebra. It's their roast dinner.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46She looks amazingly healthy.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51It's hard to see that she looks any older than any of the others.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Is there any secret to her long life, do you think?
0:28:54 > 0:28:56We have absolutely no idea.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00I mean, we believe that possibly she's the oldest zeb in captivity.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- Really?- Yeah. And possibly by a long chalk as well.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Like I say, once they reach their twenties,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10you tend to find them slowing down very quickly, to be honest.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14You know, you'd expect to see a lot more bone exposed at her age,
0:29:14 > 0:29:16where the muscle's fallen off.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I must admit, maybe in the last couple of years, we've noticed her
0:29:19 > 0:29:21lose a fair bit of muscle mass off her front legs.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25High up on the front leg she had these Schwarzenegger-esque muscles
0:29:25 > 0:29:27bulging away there a few years ago.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Not very feminine! - No, not very feminine at all.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Over the last couple of years she's lost a bit of that muscle mass.
0:29:33 > 0:29:39But she certainly doesn't look emaciated or skinny.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40She's not a bag of bones by a long chalk.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Well, she's a credit to all your work looking after her.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Of course the zebras have now left us as if to prove she's not an old lady.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49She's practically the other side of the park,
0:29:49 > 0:29:51but it's great to see her,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54may she have many happy more years here at Longleat.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Thanks, Ryan.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01While Kate's up with the zebras,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05I've come down to Pets Corner to meet some much smaller creatures.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10I'm here in the degu enclosure with keeper Bev Allen.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12They're extraordinary looking creatures,
0:30:12 > 0:30:13where are they from originally?
0:30:13 > 0:30:16They come from South America, high up in the mountains.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19And we've got eight degus in here all together.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22So out in the wild what would they live off?
0:30:22 > 0:30:26They would eat things like roots of plants,
0:30:26 > 0:30:28grass they would find up,
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- they live on the dew from the grass for water.- Really?- Yeah.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Do you try to mimic that here, then? The feed and things?
0:30:35 > 0:30:38We do. We give them quite a strict diet, actually.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40You have to be careful with diabetes in degus.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44We give them a diet of rabbit pellets and chinchilla pellets.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46And now and then we give them a bit of carrot
0:30:46 > 0:30:49because healthy degus usually have orange teeth.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52If they've got white teeth, it usually means they're not very well.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- Really?- Mmm.- Very different to us.
0:30:54 > 0:30:55It is, yeah.
0:30:55 > 0:31:01Thank you very much. Here's what's still to come on today's programme.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04There are surprises in store up in Wolf Wood.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09I'll be helping when it's bath time for their biggest tortoise.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13And if Samba's death has been hard for the keepers,
0:31:13 > 0:31:15it's been worse for Nico.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18We'll find out if he can ever recover.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23But now, up in Wolf Wood,
0:31:23 > 0:31:29everyone is waiting anxiously for the birth of a new litter of pups.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Freda, the alpha female, is due very soon and keepers Bob and Craig
0:31:34 > 0:31:37are watching her closely for any tell-tale signs.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41Freda's actual behaviour today is really erratic.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45She's running around a lot, whimpering, lying down, up again.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Now she's been seen urinating a lot.
0:31:47 > 0:31:53So these are signs of imminent or the next day or so.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58In previous years, Freda has given birth out in the wood,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00but Craig and Bob want her to use the house
0:32:00 > 0:32:03where she and her pups would be safe and dry.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Now Freda has started to bring sticks in to make a nest.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09It's an encouraging sign.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Last year especially she wasn't too bothered about going into the house
0:32:13 > 0:32:18but now I've seen her in her there more this year than ever before.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20The fact that she's making all
0:32:20 > 0:32:25the right noises, she's very restless at this moment in time.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29If I was a gambling man then I would put money on the fact that
0:32:29 > 0:32:31she is gonna give birth tonight,
0:32:31 > 0:32:36if not tonight then tomorrow morning and hopefully indoors.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51First thing the next morning, Bob heads straight up to Wolf Wood
0:32:51 > 0:32:53to see if his hunch was correct.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59What we're doing is we'll check this section first
0:32:59 > 0:33:01and if we can't find her out here
0:33:01 > 0:33:04than we'll have to go into the house and see if she's there.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Just gonna have a quick head count.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10If you can look over there by that oak tree,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Freda is laid there curled up.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21I just...oh, yeah, look, look, look.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23There's a pup.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27She's had pups.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30She's had them not in the place
0:33:30 > 0:33:34where we would have loved her to have them but she's had some.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37It was imminent she was gonna have them by the signs yesterday.
0:33:37 > 0:33:43So obviously during the night time she's decided
0:33:43 > 0:33:45to give birth outside.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49She's virtually done what she done last year and instead of going into
0:33:49 > 0:33:54the house she's actually just dug a little shallow near a tree.
0:33:54 > 0:33:59And that is one of the trees that has been a den site in the past.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04She's getting up. Oh, there's probably about three or four there.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08One, two, she's just rearranging herself.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10She doesn't want to stand on them.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15The first few hours and days are critical for wolf pups.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18They're born blind and don't even open their eyes
0:34:18 > 0:34:20until they're about two weeks old.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22This makes them very vulnerable
0:34:22 > 0:34:25and in the wild around half don't survive.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30Here at Longleat, although they're not in danger from predators
0:34:30 > 0:34:33or lack of food, this is still a nervous time.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34The way that she is
0:34:34 > 0:34:38I wouldn't have thought that she's finished giving birth yet.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41So possibly there's more to come.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43I suppose it is a little bit worrying
0:34:43 > 0:34:45because this isn't the best of weathers.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48You know, rain last night,
0:34:48 > 0:34:53I think the forecast is that it's gonna rain again today.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56This is a very sort of tense time obviously for the pack.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59But it's also a time when we can see
0:34:59 > 0:35:04just how tight-knit the relationships are within the wolf pack.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07She's got a helper alongside.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10That's Two Tips, who's the father.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13He's obviously gonna be staying near her.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16You can't mess with nature. If she feels safe out here
0:35:16 > 0:35:19with the fellow pack members around her
0:35:19 > 0:35:23then she's obviously has chosen this as her place.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26The fact that they do look lively is a bonus.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29With the pups just hours or even minutes old,
0:35:29 > 0:35:33we mustn't disturb Freda by trying to get a closer look.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37We'll just have to be patient and come back later
0:35:37 > 0:35:41to find out how many pups she has and if they all survive.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Senior Warden Bev Evans and I have come up to the tortoise paddock
0:35:50 > 0:35:53to meet Michelle, an African spurred tortoise.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Now, she is gigantic, isn't she?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57She is pretty big, although she's not fully grown.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59How much bigger will she go?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- She'll probably get another two thirds bigger.- Wow!
0:36:01 > 0:36:05And I'm right in thinking that we're actually here to give her a bath.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Yes, she generally... as you can see, she's quite clean anyway,
0:36:08 > 0:36:11but sometimes they can get quite dirty underneath.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14And also it's very good to keep them hydrated in the warmer weather.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17OK, so how on earth are we gonna go about giving her a bath?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19We have a special tortoise pond in the bottom of the paddock.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21She's here, which means we've got to get her there.
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- Yes.- I imagine she's quite heavy. - She's about 20 kilograms in weight.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29I suppose I should be gallant and volunteer.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Shall I pick her up like this? - That's fine just underneath there.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Wow! That's a very heavy tortoise.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- So are we just gonna lead her down this way, are we?- Yes.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- OK.- She does wiggle a little bit but she's generally quite good.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Right. OK so presumably this is the washing pond?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Yeah, if you just dip her into there.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- OK, just pop her down like that? - Yeah, that's fine.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- And she likes that, does she? - She does.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52We've made this specially designed for our tortoises.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53It's not too deep in the middle.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- OK.- So they're never gonna get themselves into any trouble.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00OK, and how do we go about it? Literally just splash some water?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Yeah if you do that. As you can see she's not overly keen.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Some days are better than others. - Just like this?
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Yeah, you need to keep basically the top of the shell
0:37:09 > 0:37:11quite clean, if there's any big bits
0:37:11 > 0:37:15of mud or anything on there it can inhibit their intake of sunlight
0:37:15 > 0:37:17and all the vitamin D and UV.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18They pick up vitamins through sunlight
0:37:18 > 0:37:20that goes through the shell?
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Yeah. So you need to keep that clean, that's why you should never
0:37:23 > 0:37:25varnish or do anything to the shell. Just keep it as natural as possible.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Would you do that with household tortoises?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Yeah, just keep it clean, keep it nice and tidy.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32Especially round the rear end.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Obviously they're very low to the ground so they can get quite mucky.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37Just keep them clean.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40But she's very good. She'll come into this pond and bathe herself
0:37:40 > 0:37:41from time to time as well.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Do you think she's enjoying this?
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Kind of. She's not running off.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47She's not running off.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Now I'm assuming she can't feel that through her shell?
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Its kind of like a very thick finger nail.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54There is blood running through the shell
0:37:54 > 0:37:57so if you did break, you can get shell rot and things like that.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00So you do have to keep the shells in good condition.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02And does she have a mate here?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05She does, Thomas, he's wandering around over down by the house.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Thomas is over there. Does Thomas like having a bath?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- He hates it.- Does he? - He absolutely hates it.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Whereas Michelle as I said does go in herself. Thomas won't.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16He'll walk through it by accident but he'd never stay in there.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17He's quite a dirty little boy, bless him.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Do you have to force him in there if he's really grubby?
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Yeah, we'll dip him in there from time to time, certainly.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Tortoises obviously have a reputation for being very slow,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29but actually that's a reasonable pace, isn't it?
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Yes, the sun has been out quite strongly today
0:38:32 > 0:38:34and once they're warmed up and at their full temperature
0:38:34 > 0:38:36that's it, they go, they're like a solar panel,
0:38:36 > 0:38:38they can go quite fast.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39That was a very quick shower.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Are you happy that I've done a reasonable job?
0:38:41 > 0:38:45To be honest she's not that dirty today so not too bad.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47OK, well, thank you very much,
0:38:47 > 0:38:50I'm not sure that I'd ever get a job as a tortoise washer.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Back on Gorilla Island, the mood is still sombre.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08A few days ago, after a short illness,
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Samba passed away in the night.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15Mark Tye has spent the last 18 years of his life
0:39:15 > 0:39:18looking after Samba and her partner Nico.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Now it's hard for him to come to terms with the loss.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Tough. It's tough to deal with. You know, and sometimes, you think,
0:39:26 > 0:39:30"OK, I've had my cry, and I've got to get on with it,"
0:39:30 > 0:39:32and then all of a sudden something will happen,
0:39:32 > 0:39:35and make you think about it some more,
0:39:35 > 0:39:39and you know, particularly if you see Nico being a bit upset about it.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42That's hard to deal with.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45You know, we're all trying to be there for each other,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47and prop each other up.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52You know, like with everything in life we will get over it,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55but at the moment, it's still quite raw.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01On Gorilla Island, the memories are everywhere.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05Samba was just the nice one, you know?
0:40:05 > 0:40:09She never had that nasty streak that she wanted to hurt people.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13With Nico it's always like, "Can I get one over on you?"
0:40:13 > 0:40:16With her it was always different, she was always very nice,
0:40:16 > 0:40:20and always very welcoming, and I think she was with a lot of people.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25Mark isn't the only one who's been remembering the good times.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Before he was deputy head warden, Ian Turner looked after the gorillas.
0:40:29 > 0:40:35My abiding memory of Samba is a loving tom-girl.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39She's not as affectionate as Nico is,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42cos he'll come over and chat to you, and she wouldn't,
0:40:42 > 0:40:46but she was gentle, and she was a character,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48so it was quite heartbreaking when she went.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50You still sometimes expect to see her.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54You open the door and expect to see her run in.
0:40:54 > 0:40:55It's really strange, that feeling.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Living on an island in the lake,
0:40:58 > 0:41:04the only way for visitors to see the gorillas was to take the boat trip.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Bill Lord has been conducting the tours for over ten years.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11If you can call her a friend, she was a friend.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14She was always out there when we wanted her.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17You could go out there and you knew if the hippos were hiding,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19the sea lions had gone for walkabout or something,
0:41:19 > 0:41:20the gorillas were there.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22And she was always there for us.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26Course I'm going to miss her. Miss her enormously.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Darren Beasley did a long stint on the boats
0:41:31 > 0:41:34before he became head of Pets' Corner.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37I think my favourite overriding memory of Samba
0:41:37 > 0:41:40is one day we were out on the boats,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43and the boat decided it wasn't going to make it
0:41:43 > 0:41:45completely all the way round the journey.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48It was just one of those mechanical things, no panic,
0:41:48 > 0:41:50but we were drifting towards the island,
0:41:50 > 0:41:52and my commentary was saying about how gorillas are peaceful,
0:41:52 > 0:41:54gentle animals and I was thinking,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57"Oh, I hope they really are, we're about to hit the island.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00And she came running out, acting all tough,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03picked up a dirty great huge clod of soil,
0:42:03 > 0:42:07and threw it in the air, as if to say, "Stand back from my island."
0:42:07 > 0:42:09We bounced off the island, and carried on drifting round.
0:42:09 > 0:42:14And I thought to myself, "If all wars could be solved like that!"
0:42:14 > 0:42:18But the one who knew Samba the best is, of course, Nico.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22After all, they spent their entire lives together.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24The whole idea of getting the gorillas in the first place,
0:42:24 > 0:42:27the male and female, was to have babies.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32And Nico and Samba were got over here as a breeding pair, as it was.
0:42:32 > 0:42:38But to everyone's disappointment, there never were any babies.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42What we think happened was they'd literally just grown up as brother and sister.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46And just got, you know, so used to knowing each other
0:42:46 > 0:42:49that that side of it didn't enter his head.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52But now she's gone, how does Nico feel?
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Do gorillas really feel grief like us?
0:42:56 > 0:42:59You can't make any bones about it, he's upset.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02When you've worked with an animal that long,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05they don't have to do much different to know that they're not happy,
0:43:05 > 0:43:07and you can tell by his face.
0:43:07 > 0:43:12And his facial expressions and reactions like that, to be honest,
0:43:12 > 0:43:14that make you know he's upset.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18And sometimes his eyes look through you.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30Nico is very old. In human years, he would be well into his 90s.
0:43:30 > 0:43:35So the question is, after a blow like this, will he ever recover?
0:43:35 > 0:43:38We'll find out later on.
0:43:45 > 0:43:49His family have lived at Longleat for 13 generations,
0:43:49 > 0:43:54but the present Lord Bath must be the most colourful one ever.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58To mark his 75th birthday, he's invited us in
0:43:58 > 0:44:02for an exclusive peep at his kaleidoscopic collection of clothes.
0:44:02 > 0:44:06The garment he's most famous for is the waistcoat.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09# If everybody looked the same
0:44:09 > 0:44:13# We'd get tired of looking at each other...#
0:44:15 > 0:44:17Well, the reason I really like waistcoats
0:44:17 > 0:44:21is that you can choose something complex in texture and colour,
0:44:21 > 0:44:27and if I'm wearing some straight colour like that colour beneath,
0:44:27 > 0:44:29this can go over the top of it,
0:44:29 > 0:44:31and bring the mind to much more detailed things.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34Very often designers, approach me,
0:44:34 > 0:44:36including little snippets of material,
0:44:36 > 0:44:39and say they'd like to make a waistcoat,
0:44:39 > 0:44:45and very often, if it's the sort of material I do like, I will say yes,
0:44:45 > 0:44:49and when I get too many of them, my wardrobe is full.
0:44:50 > 0:44:55And now, Lord Bath has inspired a new fashion craze
0:44:55 > 0:44:57down in one of the Longleat gift shops.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00This one is called Jungle Blues.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03Manager Barbara Savage has got in a line of Lord Bath waistcoats
0:45:03 > 0:45:05that have turned out very popular,
0:45:05 > 0:45:08particularly with the American visitors.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11- Do they make them this big?- Yes!
0:45:11 > 0:45:15- If you'd like to try one on, you certainly can.- Sure.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18This one is called Quadrophenia.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21Can you wear a sports jacket or something over this?
0:45:21 > 0:45:24Absolutely. Absolutely. It makes you look much slimmer.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26It does, doesn't it!
0:45:26 > 0:45:28Get my sunglasses on!
0:45:28 > 0:45:32And there you are, you see, you look really quite smart in that one.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37- Whereabouts in America are you from?- Houston, Texas.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40Houston? Would you like to take one back to Houston with you?
0:45:40 > 0:45:42If you wrap it up!
0:45:42 > 0:45:43I would stand out.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48I don't think Longleat would be anything like what it is
0:45:48 > 0:45:51if we had Lord Bath dressed in his suit.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54We're used to Lord Bath in his bright, vibrant clothing,
0:45:54 > 0:45:57which reflects on his life and passion for Longleat.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00It's not just in the shop
0:46:00 > 0:46:02where Lord Bath's sense of style has been a big hit.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06When he goes around the estate, he always turns heads.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09It's not clothing that I would wear myself,
0:46:09 > 0:46:12but I don't think it looks at all out of place.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14When we see Lord Bath, he stands out,
0:46:14 > 0:46:16and that's the way it should be.
0:46:16 > 0:46:19I love the way he wears really funky shirts underneath
0:46:19 > 0:46:22that have no pattern whatsoever to do with the waistcoat,
0:46:22 > 0:46:24and I think that's what works really good.
0:46:28 > 0:46:32With his waistcoats now all the rage in Houston, Texas,
0:46:32 > 0:46:34has Lord Bath ever been tempted
0:46:34 > 0:46:36to break into the world of haute couture?
0:46:36 > 0:46:38After all, the contents of his wardrobe
0:46:38 > 0:46:40could be worth a small fortune.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44All of the items I'm liable to suddenly reach in and think,
0:46:44 > 0:46:48"I haven't worn that for a while," and bring it out.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51I don't tend to say goodbye to a garment.
0:46:51 > 0:46:56I know people have said, would I put up a garment for charity?
0:46:56 > 0:46:57No! I wear them still!
0:46:57 > 0:47:00One can be highly sober in one's clothing,
0:47:00 > 0:47:04but I've never thought of myself as highly sober.
0:47:04 > 0:47:08But then once you start on the colourful campaign,
0:47:08 > 0:47:10it's quite difficult to stop,
0:47:10 > 0:47:13and there's always got to be one better than the others!
0:47:21 > 0:47:23It's now been over a month
0:47:23 > 0:47:26since Freda had her pups outside in Wolf Wood.
0:47:26 > 0:47:31In the end, she had six, though, sadly, two of them soon died.
0:47:31 > 0:47:32That's not unusual.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36In the wild, you'd expect only about half the litter to survive.
0:47:36 > 0:47:41Happily, since then, everything has been going smoothly.
0:47:41 > 0:47:46I'm out in Wolf Wood with deputy head of section Bob Trollope,
0:47:46 > 0:47:49and this is my favourite time, I think,
0:47:49 > 0:47:52because the wolf cubs are just beginning to emerge
0:47:52 > 0:47:56from out of the den and show themselves.
0:47:56 > 0:48:00You've got a glimpse of one there, Bob. What age are they now?
0:48:00 > 0:48:02- They're just about five or six weeks.- Right.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05As you can see, they blend in really well.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09It's impossible to see! Our poor cameraman is gonna really struggle.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12You can just see them at the base of that tree there.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14This little one's being quite adventurous,
0:48:14 > 0:48:18but it's lovely seeing one of the adults there just looking like he,
0:48:18 > 0:48:20or she, is keeping an eye on him.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22You normally find wherever there's a pup,
0:48:22 > 0:48:25there's gonna be an adult not far away.
0:48:25 > 0:48:30We can't see Mum at the moment. Can we drive around and see if we can...?
0:48:30 > 0:48:33We can try and pick her out.
0:48:33 > 0:48:37She's obviously going from pup to pup to just check on how they are.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41- I'll just drive over here.- OK.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44- You can see two titches there, waiting for us.- Oh, yes.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47So, alpha male on guard.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51Does that tell you the pups might well be under that tree?
0:48:51 > 0:48:53They most probably will be here.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55You can see one little sleeping one.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58Yeah, just here. That just shows how well they blend in, though.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02- It's extraordinary, how well they're camouflaged.- Fast asleep.
0:49:02 > 0:49:09- I'll just turn the engine off. - Absolutely adorable.
0:49:09 > 0:49:13They look so fragile at this age, but they are quite robust.
0:49:13 > 0:49:16They are really hardy. Their teeth, they're razor sharp.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19- Like little pins. - Like little needles.
0:49:19 > 0:49:24Yeah. They'd shred our skin with no problem.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28- Look at that little thing. - That's mum under the tree,
0:49:28 > 0:49:30so there's most probably pup up there as well.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35- There, as well.- I did notice that she's got a bit of a limp.
0:49:35 > 0:49:40Oh, has she? If this limp continues,
0:49:40 > 0:49:43what do you do about that? You try and keep hands off with the wolves.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45Yeah. We're lucky, in a way.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49Our policy is to try and treat them as wild as wild,
0:49:49 > 0:49:52and they thrive on that.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55If we have to intervene, especially with a mum,
0:49:55 > 0:49:58and you have to take her out the equation for a day...
0:49:58 > 0:49:59Here's another one.
0:49:59 > 0:50:01Coming out from the tree!
0:50:01 > 0:50:04The pups are going to be quite vulnerable.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06They still need that milk,
0:50:06 > 0:50:08and we wouldn't want to put anything into her
0:50:08 > 0:50:10that would be passed through the milk.
0:50:10 > 0:50:15So the best policy is just to leave her, and hope that it heals itself.
0:50:15 > 0:50:19Yeah. Obviously, if it was a bad cut that needed stitching,
0:50:19 > 0:50:20we'd have to do it.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24All the wolves have suddenly decided to come together.
0:50:24 > 0:50:27- There's lots of communication suddenly.- Yeah.
0:50:27 > 0:50:32Sometimes they all run together, just to reinforce the pack numbers,
0:50:32 > 0:50:35make sure that everyone's safe and sound.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38When will the pups start to communicate?
0:50:38 > 0:50:41Do you hear them making noises, even at this very early stage?
0:50:41 > 0:50:44It is amazing, because at a very young age,
0:50:44 > 0:50:50about now, they attempt it, but it's very high pitched.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54But presumably, like human mothers,
0:50:54 > 0:50:58Freda will hear that immediately, she'll pick it up.
0:50:58 > 0:51:02If any of them were in distress, they'd make whimpering noises,
0:51:02 > 0:51:06little howling noise, and then Mum or Dad, or one of the braver ones,
0:51:06 > 0:51:08would actually go and retrieve it.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11If it wasn't picking it up, it would make it follow.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15- Wow.- Try to shove it around with its nose.- That's amazing.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18The complexities of Wolf Wood.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20Bob, thank you very much indeed,
0:51:20 > 0:51:23and of course, we will be keeping you updated
0:51:23 > 0:51:25with the wolf pups' progress over the series.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43On Gorilla Island, there's now just one inhabitant.
0:51:43 > 0:51:47Nico's lifelong companion passed away just a month ago.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49The keepers noticed that he was lost without Samba,
0:51:49 > 0:51:52and have been trying to fill the gap in his life.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55Good boy, aren't you? Hey?
0:51:55 > 0:52:00He, like us, is struggling, but we're doing what we can.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03We're spending more time with him.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06They are social creatures, and without another gorilla,
0:52:06 > 0:52:11we are somewhat limited as to what we can do for him,
0:52:11 > 0:52:15but giving him our time is what we can do.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21Nic! Hello!
0:52:21 > 0:52:23Hey, boy!
0:52:23 > 0:52:26Mark has known Nico for 18 years.
0:52:26 > 0:52:27But it's been tough,
0:52:27 > 0:52:31even for those who've only been here for a couple of years,
0:52:31 > 0:52:33like keeper Michelle Stevens.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35You do have to be really strong for him.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38He will react off of your behaviour,
0:52:38 > 0:52:40and if he sees you crying, you don't know,
0:52:40 > 0:52:42it might have an effect on him,
0:52:42 > 0:52:48so you do have to talk to him in an upbeat manner,
0:52:48 > 0:52:52try not to be too stressed around him.
0:52:52 > 0:52:53It is really difficult.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56You definitely have to look forward to the future.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58He is our priority now.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01Yes, we've lost Samba, but we still have him,
0:53:01 > 0:53:03and more so, now, he needs us.
0:53:03 > 0:53:07He needs our company, he needs us to give him challenges,
0:53:07 > 0:53:11so he really, in a way, does depend on us more now.
0:53:11 > 0:53:15Michelle has been doing lots to try and keep Nico busy
0:53:15 > 0:53:18and occupied with other things.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20This is a new enrichment device I've thought up.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22We put the food in,
0:53:22 > 0:53:25and he has to use his fingers to manipulate
0:53:25 > 0:53:27and push the food through.
0:53:27 > 0:53:31He has to also get up on his hind legs, as well.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34It's a little bit of a work-out for him, as well.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36NICO GRUNTS
0:53:36 > 0:53:38Good noises.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41That's the sort of noises we want to hear,
0:53:41 > 0:53:43those long rumbling noises, sort of happy noises.
0:53:47 > 0:53:50Michelle shares the feeding duties with Mark.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54As the days go by, he's noticed a definite improvement.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58He's a lot better than he was.
0:54:00 > 0:54:06Obviously, the first week was pretty horrendous for him, and us,
0:54:06 > 0:54:10pretty bad having to listen to him whimpering, cos he was crying.
0:54:10 > 0:54:15But he's picked himself up, and he has now pulled himself back,
0:54:15 > 0:54:18and he is more like his normal self.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22I won't say 100%, but at least 90% his normal self.
0:54:22 > 0:54:26And Nico is always pleased to see his old keeper, Ian Turner,
0:54:26 > 0:54:29not least because there's a good chance
0:54:29 > 0:54:31he'll have a chocolate biscuit on him.
0:54:31 > 0:54:35You like stuff like this. We shouldn't spoil you, really.
0:54:35 > 0:54:36NICO GRUNTS
0:54:36 > 0:54:39Woo! That's a happy sound.
0:54:40 > 0:54:44He's quietened down a lot, hasn't he? From what it was.
0:54:44 > 0:54:47Still like to rip the lens off a camera, wouldn't you?
0:54:47 > 0:54:49Some kinds of aggressive behaviour
0:54:49 > 0:54:53are perfectly normal for a silverback male.
0:54:53 > 0:54:54Oi!
0:54:54 > 0:54:56Let go!
0:54:58 > 0:55:02That may have been bad news for the camera, but it's good news for Nico,
0:55:02 > 0:55:06because it shows he's now getting back to his old self.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10And for everyone else, Samba may have passed away,
0:55:10 > 0:55:14but as long as she's remembered here with affection,
0:55:14 > 0:55:15she'll never really be gone.
0:55:36 > 0:55:41Earlier today, Darcy, the new bongo to the safari park,
0:55:41 > 0:55:42tried to exit Longleat.
0:55:42 > 0:55:46Yes, a whole group of keepers had to work very closely together
0:55:46 > 0:55:50to try and coax him back into the safari park and into safety.
0:55:50 > 0:55:54You may think that that is Darcy, but, oh, no -
0:55:54 > 0:55:56he has been confined to quarters,
0:55:56 > 0:55:59and deputy head warden Ian Turner is here.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02Ian, the operation seemed to go extremely well.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04It was actually very calm and very ordered.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06One of the lucky things is he's quiet.
0:56:06 > 0:56:08That's one of the good things.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10The hiccup is, because he's quiet,
0:56:10 > 0:56:13he caused the problem he caused, by walking across a cattle grid.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15I know one of the problems
0:56:15 > 0:56:18was that Darcy liked to keep himself to himself
0:56:18 > 0:56:20and away from the other bongo.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23Behind us is evidence they rather like him! Is that so?
0:56:23 > 0:56:26They obviously know something's happened today.
0:56:26 > 0:56:30He's been on a bit of a journey. They've come to see what's going on.
0:56:30 > 0:56:34So what's going to be the plan?
0:56:34 > 0:56:37Clearly, he can't stay shut in here forever.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41We'll keep him in a little bit longer, so he gets used to them,
0:56:41 > 0:56:44and we'll maybe try and mix one of them inside,
0:56:44 > 0:56:47which we did before, and they got on quite well,
0:56:47 > 0:56:51but as soon as they came outside he just wandered off on his own.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53He doesn't seem to be a mixer, do you?
0:56:53 > 0:56:58Ian, you've been here for... Well, we won't say how many years!
0:56:58 > 0:57:01- Thanks, Ben!- But you must have had animals breaching fences
0:57:01 > 0:57:05in the past. How do you think the whole exercise earlier went?
0:57:05 > 0:57:08Lovely. He was a pain when we got him back in,
0:57:08 > 0:57:10and walked him down towards the house.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13As soon as we got him towards here, he went off again.
0:57:13 > 0:57:14Straight towards the cattle grid,
0:57:14 > 0:57:18but we managed to stop him in time again and got him in a trailer.
0:57:18 > 0:57:22You were put in the trailer. We'll have to sort out the cattle grid,
0:57:22 > 0:57:25because that one there is broken. So that wants fixing,
0:57:25 > 0:57:28and maybe we'll have to do some stand-off fencing at the side,
0:57:28 > 0:57:32cos one of the things he doesn't like doing is walking on concrete,
0:57:32 > 0:57:36which is why we wanted to get him out of the paddock early,
0:57:36 > 0:57:37back into the open.
0:57:37 > 0:57:38While we've been talking,
0:57:38 > 0:57:42another bongo has also come up to check on Darcy.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44They can all be reassured that he's fine.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47They can, and so can we. He's looking fantastic.
0:57:47 > 0:57:49Ian, I'm glad that everything went well today.
0:57:49 > 0:57:52Sadly, that's all we've got time for on today's programme,
0:57:52 > 0:57:54but here's what's coming up on the next Animal Park.
0:57:56 > 0:57:59The little kid goat who was rejected by her mother, just hours old.
0:57:59 > 0:58:04It'll be a miracle if she survives.
0:58:04 > 0:58:05We're up with the giraffes,
0:58:05 > 0:58:09to see the other part of their body that's very long.
0:58:11 > 0:58:13And there are big moves afoot
0:58:13 > 0:58:17to stop the monkeys from getting up to mischief on the visitors' cars.
0:58:17 > 0:58:22We'll have all that, and more, next time on Animal Park.
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