0:00:05 > 0:00:08Today we've got big plans for Monkey Jungle.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12A way of keeping the monkeys happy, busy and off the cars.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16It's a fun food source and a puzzle all wrapped up into one.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Join us to find out what the monkeys make of their new treat.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46We've got a lot more than just monkey business
0:00:46 > 0:00:48on today's Animal Park.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49There's the little kid goat,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52who was rejected by her mother just hours old.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Now it'll be a miracle if she survives.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57We're up with the giraffes
0:00:57 > 0:01:00to see the other part of their body that's very long.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06And I'll be calling on Nico the gorilla.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09To see if there's life in the old dog yet.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Don't you even think about pinching my bum.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19But first we're going to Monkey Jungle,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22a very perilous place for cars.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Of all the species in the park,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28the troop of over 70 Rhesus Macaque monkeys
0:01:28 > 0:01:30must be the most inquisitive.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35You could also call them cheeky, even mischievous.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Or possibly something un-transmittable.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42So, while he's patrolling Monkey Jungle,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44keeper Ross Ellis has to stay on this toes.
0:01:44 > 0:01:49The monkeys are probably the most active animals in the safari park.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52So, we've always got to look for ideas to keep them occupied.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Otherwise they'll just keep ripping cars apart.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Anything that can keep them occupied,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00keep them stimulated, is a plus.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Windscreen wipers is a popular one.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04We get them come off all the time.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08As you see here, there's a monkey on top of that one there,
0:02:08 > 0:02:09after an aerial.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11One on a wing mirror here.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Just checking it out.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16The monkeys are always ripping stuff off,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18we're forever picking bits up. Here's a bit.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31A Ford Mondeo.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34This lot has taken Ross only about a day to collect.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38So, you see the monkeys really are right little vandals.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42The only way to curb their wicked ways is to distract them.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44And deputy head warden, Ian Turner,
0:02:44 > 0:02:48is always trying to come up with new things to keep them busy.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51The plan we want to do is to enrich the monkey's lives.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54There's 70 to 80 monkeys there plus babies.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56They're always playing on trees and stuff.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00So, I'm hoping that if I can get a nice couple of good logs,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03for them to play on, it's really gonna be good for 'em.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05They need something to keep 'em active.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08So, I'm hoping that's what's gonna happen with these logs.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11The other idea I've had is to drill holes so we can put food inside.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14What we can do is put the mix in there in the mornings,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17which should stop seagulls from pinching it.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19In the afternoon we can put fruit in there.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Once we've found the logs, it should be no trouble getting them in here,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26just a matter of digging a hole and putting two logs in, should be easy.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30There are over a million trees on the Longleat Estate
0:03:30 > 0:03:33managed by the Forestry Department.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Their yard is piled up with likely logs and tree trunks.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Right then, Ross. These are two I picked out, look.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Oh, yeah.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Slightly different to your normal logs, look.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Yeah.- And the other thing I was gonna do is drill some holes in.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Yeah, I see. - So literally you can put food in.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- All right.- You know, bit of apple, orange or mixed food.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Whatever, yeah.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58They can sit there, help themselves in all different areas.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59It's perfect. It's pretty good.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03And we'll do both of them. Got another one here. Got both in.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05We'll probably bury them
0:04:05 > 0:04:07that deep into the ground.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10So you've got six to seven feet out.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- That's cool, then.- Yeah.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14What we need know is to get John up
0:04:14 > 0:04:17with his big digger and put them on there.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19It's supposed to be soft wood.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22So, hopefully the drillings not gonna be too hard,
0:04:22 > 0:04:23and they're not too heavy.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28So, soon the monkeys will have something to distract them
0:04:28 > 0:04:31from their delinquent behaviour.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Ian reckons building it is going to be a very straightforward job.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37After all, what could possibly go wrong?
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I'm out in the East Africa Reserve with head of section Andy Hayton.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Who's come up with a rather interesting plan.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Andy, what are we up to today?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56This is just a bit of environment enrichment
0:04:56 > 0:04:59that we've been playing around with.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01But we're going to rig up a camera for you as well.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Just to see how long a giraffe's tongue is and how it actually works.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08OK. And that's what this rather unusual contraption here is?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09So, talk me through this.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- What's, what's...- Well, all it is obviously is a water bottle.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15We've drilled holes in, put food in the bottom
0:05:15 > 0:05:18and the giraffe will actually stick its tongue in there...
0:05:18 > 0:05:20So, the tongue is actually going to be able...
0:05:20 > 0:05:22I can't even get hand in there.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Oh, absolutely. Their tongue is about 18 inches long.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26- Wow.- And they'll use it
0:05:26 > 0:05:30and they'll actually curl it around brows and leaves to pull it off.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32So, it's a pretty incredible thing.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Wow. And where are we going to put this?
0:05:34 > 0:05:35We'll put it a way up there.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Yeah. Well, knowing your giraffes here I've brought my own little treat
0:05:39 > 0:05:43to add to your cocktail which I know are simply irresistible.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- Spoiling them. - We'll put a few bananas in.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48I think that's probably enough. How are we going to get this up?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- What I'll do is I'll jump off the trunk, Ben.- OK.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- I'll lower this hook down with this winch.- Right.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- And then I can raise it right back up for you.- Perfect.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Well, I'll wait here and let you do...- That's fine.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01OK. So, we're going to put that on.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Bev helping out there.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06So, how high are you going to take this, this water bottle, now?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I'm not sure how tall this one is.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11It must be about 12 foot.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12- Right.- Off the ground.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16So, it'll only the bigger giraffe that can get this out here.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17This bottle.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Oh, that must be high enough, surely? You're making it so hard for them.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Oh, yeah, we don't wanna make life too easy.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28That really is, that's only for the very tallest giraffes here.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29Yeah. Well, what we normally do
0:06:29 > 0:06:32is this will actually go inside the house at night,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- to keep them occupied in the evenings.- Right.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- And a camel. - And we've got camels coming in,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38they're certainly not going to reach it?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Absolutely not. OK, Bev, you wanna pull forwards?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43We're gonna move away a little bit now
0:06:43 > 0:06:45and hopefully let the giraffes come in.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Are they sensitive about humans being around?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Not too bad. They're used to us. OK, Bev, lovely.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52They're used to us being around.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55So, hopefully we're actually going to see their tongues
0:06:55 > 0:06:59literally go in those holes and hoick out various bits of carrot
0:06:59 > 0:07:00and look, here we go.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Look, look, here we go.- There you go. - So, we're got a tongue going in.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Is it actually... Oh! It was a piece of my banana that went in there.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- The banana's winning. - That is fantastic.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12So, their tongues...remind me how long they can be?
0:07:12 > 0:07:13About 18 inches long.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16They're huge, they can grip with their tongues as well.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- So, they're using them almost like fingers, are they?- Essentially, yeah.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23But you'll also notice as well, if we get a good look at it,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- the tongue's black.- Right. - So it avoids sunburn.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Because it spends so much time out of their mouth in hot African sun.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33There you go. You can actually see it's like a bluey-black colour.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Isn't that amazing?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38And look, there it goes. Is it, it might sound like a silly question,
0:07:38 > 0:07:41is it kind of sticky or almost like sandpaper, I imagine.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46Yeah, it's roughish. A lot of saliva as well to help with digestion.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Because they eat, the acacia that they'll eat in the wild,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52thorns are probably three, four inches long.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Really? And they're able to get their tongues,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57eat everything around those thorns?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00That's right. Pull it off very carefully. We'll give them Hawthorne
0:08:00 > 0:08:03occasionally here cos that's got quite big spikes.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06And that mimics the nearest you're gonna get to acacia?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09They treat that with a lot of respect when they eat it. That's it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Quite slowly.- That's incredible. Did you think they'd go for it
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- as well as they have? - I knew Imogene would.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- Oh, did you?- Imogene is definitely led by her stomach
0:08:17 > 0:08:19more than her brain, for sure.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Andy, they're really struggling for it, but that's the point.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24You don't wanna make it easy for them, do you?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26That's the whole point.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29If we made life easy and just put food out on a plate for them
0:08:29 > 0:08:32and they never had to work to get it they would be bored.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35And a bored animal is not a happy animal.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38We have to keep them as motivated as we possibly can.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Look at that. That is great.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43Well, Andy, thank you very much for letting me help you out.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I think these giraffes are going to be occupied for quite some time.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Last winter, and for the second year in a row,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06John Joe, the champion pygmy goat,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10had a busy fortnight up in the East African Reserve.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16The Longleat herd is predominantly female
0:09:16 > 0:09:18and they don't have their own Billy.
0:09:18 > 0:09:25That's why John Joe came hot foot from his home in the Welsh valleys.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30He is a jobbing stud and he soon got down to business.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34But that was five months ago and now senior warden, Bev Evans,
0:09:34 > 0:09:38has some predictable, though still exciting, news.
0:09:38 > 0:09:44Well, currently our five female goats are heavily pregnant.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Due this week and it's their second time.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50We had births last year.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54And hopefully our, our five girls will be very successful this year
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and we should have quite a few kids hopefully.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01This is Sour and Sour's one of our friendliest goats
0:10:01 > 0:10:04and probably noisiest, actually.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07And she did incredibly well last year. She had our, our twins.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10So, hopefully she'll do just as well this year.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Our girls are looking incredibly big.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17I would say, but obviously I can't say for certain,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20but a lot of them are carrying twins. They are that big.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23They're very round, also their udders are beginning to drop
0:10:23 > 0:10:26which shows a sign that they are very imminent.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29We're just keeping an eye on them at the moment.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31And well they might.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Because Bev and the team remember only too well
0:10:35 > 0:10:37what happened last year.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39For most of the herd,
0:10:39 > 0:10:42it was the first time they had ever been pregnant.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47And when they began to give birth, things started to go wrong.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52Sour did all right but most of the other nannies' kids were stillborn.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Lily had the worst time of all.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59She was in such distress that the vet, Duncan Williams,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02had to be called to carry out an emergency Caesarean.
0:11:02 > 0:11:08Bev was there along with head of section, Andy Hayton.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10For the sake of the babies,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14the operation was done just under a local anaesthetic.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18OK, just feeling in there for the uterus.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Grab the inside of the uterus.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It took just moments to get the first kid out.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27There were no signs of life.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Swinging the baby is to clear fluid from the lungs.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Massaging is to try and get their system going.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43In fact, there were two.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Lily was carrying twins.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50But there was never any hope.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53By the time he started to do the stitches,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Duncan had discovered what happened.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Unfortunately the placenta was detached already.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02So, the kids had died in the uterus
0:12:02 > 0:12:04probably some time during the night.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11At least Lily did make a full recovery.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13But when birthing time was over,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17the final count for the whole herd was pretty grim.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Out of nine kids carried to term, there was just three still alive.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27So, of course, this year right now tensions are running high.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29As Bev settles them in for the night,
0:12:29 > 0:12:33it's anyone's guess what she'll find tomorrow morning.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35And who will be the first?
0:12:35 > 0:12:39If I had to put my money on it, I'd either go for Sour or for Prawn.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43They're looking like their stomachs are starting to change shape.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44Their back end's very puffy.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Their udders are down.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Also they sometimes start bleating, not to me but to themselves,
0:12:50 > 0:12:51and that's a sign that, you know,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55there's possible movement and the kids are about to come.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58So, yes, we'll just have to wait and see.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02We'll be back later, when the very first babies arrive.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07And let's just hope that this year goes a little better than last.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Two gorillas used to live on the island in Half Mile Lake,
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Nico, the silver back male and Samba, his mate.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31They were both 46 years old, which is a very great age for a gorilla.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35And they'd spent almost their entire lives together.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39But three months ago Samba passed away.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44The keepers were all pretty upset.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47After all, she was a big part of their lives.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52But perhaps the blow fell hardest on Nico.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56And since Samba died, everyone's been putting a lot of effort
0:13:56 > 0:13:59in getting him through this difficult time.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Well, I've come up to Gorilla Island to meet head of section, Mark Tye,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08and to see how Nico is getting on. Morning, Mark.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- Morning, Kate. - How are you?- I'm fine.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- Good. Wow, he's actually looking better than I thought.- He is.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18He's amazingly doing really well.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- I was so worried as to how he'd cope.- I bet you were.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26And initially, obviously, it was very distressing for him and us.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30And slowly but surely he's really picked himself up and has,
0:14:30 > 0:14:36- kind of, changed into a much lighter individual, if you like.- Oh, really?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Really? So, you've actually noticed changes in his character?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Definitely. You know, as you know,
0:14:41 > 0:14:44he had his stroppy tendencies every now and again.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- Absolutely!- He seems much calmer now.- Yeah.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Much more relaxed. He doesn't eat all his food in five seconds flat.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54He actually takes time over it.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56He uses the island a lot more.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Spends a lot more time foraging, which he never used to do.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02He used to leave that for Samba.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Let Samba do all the work and he'd just sit and eat, wouldn't he?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Yes, he'd go for all the easy pickings.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09And how about... I mean, you and Michelle
0:15:09 > 0:15:12have both worked with him for a very long time.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17Particularly you. Have you noticed his, sort of, relationship,
0:15:17 > 0:15:21for want of a better word, changing towards you two as well?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Um, he's... He went right off us, initially.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Really?- After she'd died.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30He was very angry with us all.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Almost as if he thought we'd done something to her.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36And it took a long time, it took a good few months
0:15:36 > 0:15:39for him to, sort of, come back and start being nice again.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Particularly with me,
0:15:40 > 0:15:44he's become much more relaxed and much more vocal again.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47So, what's the plan for today?
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Well, the girls particularly, have come up with lots of new ideas
0:15:51 > 0:15:53for keeping him occupied while he's outside.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Don't you even think about pinching my bum.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59He still has to have a cheeky, a cheeky go, doesn't he?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01He does. He hasn't lost his spirit completely.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04The girls particularly have come up with a lot of ideas
0:16:04 > 0:16:07for giving him more to do while he's outside,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- and also inside in the house.- Yeah.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13- And one of them is this novel lump of wood with some holes in.- OK.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18And what they've been doing is filling the holes with all sorts of different flavoured things.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Chocolate spread, peanut butter, honey.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Put them down in the holes and he dips his finger in.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26So, this is sort of like the gorilla equivalent of doing the crosswords
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- every afternoon, or something?- Yup. - Keeping his brain active.- Yes, yes.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Brilliant. Well, shall we start?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I'm gonna give you the chocolate spread
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- cos I think that stuff's evil.- Right.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38And I'll try the honey.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Now, this doesn't look like the most low calories of snacks.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45No, this is, this is not something we give him on a regular basis.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Right. So, it's a kind a treat?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48A treat thing, yeah, really.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Some of the other ideas we've come up with,
0:16:51 > 0:16:56we have a small cage feeder which we put all his fruit and vegetables in,
0:16:56 > 0:16:57- in oversize pieces.- Right.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00That he has to push out with his fingers.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Which again takes a long time for him to do.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07But this is a bit of fun for him and a nice, nice flavours.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- Nice flavours.- I quite like the chocolate myself.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12And does this go into his cage, here?
0:17:12 > 0:17:14We can put it in there if we want to.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17But we've been putting it outside for him.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Oh, OK.- And hanging it from one of the trees out there.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- Shall we go hang this up?- Yup. - And see what he makes of it.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Absolutely.- All right. Shall I, shall I grab it?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- It's a bit hefty.- Weighs a ton.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Hold on, mate, we're going to send you a treat out.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34So, you're going to hang this up, are you?
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Yup, we'll hang it up over here. Off this tree.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Brilliant.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40OK.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Just put it down here a minute. Let's take these shackles out.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Well, I guess what we need to do now is let Nico out,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57and see if he likes it.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01So, join us a little bit later to find out whether Nico goes for
0:18:01 > 0:18:04peanut butter, honey or yucky chocolate spread.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- No way is he going to go for the chocolate spread.- He will.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Keeper Ross Ellis and deputy head warden Ian Turner
0:18:16 > 0:18:20have come up with a similar plan to enrich feeding time
0:18:20 > 0:18:23for their troop of Rhesus Macaque monkeys.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25The hope is the more time they spend eating,
0:18:25 > 0:18:29the less time they'll have to vandalise the visitor's cars.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32They've found a couple of tree trunks in the Forestry yard.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36And the idea is to turn them into a kind of climbing frame cafe.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39But first they have to moved.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44So, Ian's called in the professionals.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Here's Mike Worley and his heavy mover.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- Ian.- All right?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Little job for you, look.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Yeah, little.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15According to Tommy, they're not very heavy.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18It won't be that big a job, as long as we can lift them up,
0:19:18 > 0:19:23but they shouldn't be that heavy cos they're soft wood. So, simple.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Mike's machine clears the small logs out of the way like matchwood.
0:19:28 > 0:19:34After all, this baby can shift up to one and a half tons no problem.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Now, for the main mission.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41To pick up Ian's tree trunks, carry them up the yard,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44and then put them on to the back of a flat bed lorry.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I'm hoping it weighs about a ton and a half, which is what he can lift.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52If it's more than that, we'll have to think of a different machine.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07It's tricky to get a grip but when he does, there's a problem.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Mike's machine must admit defeat.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- Too heavy?- Too heavy, yeah.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16I suspect it's three ton there.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19It's amazing, isn't it? What you think it is.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23And that's the hollow one. We're gonna have to go to Plan B now.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24It was too big for the JCB.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26So, what we'll do is get a Telehandler in now.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Hopefully we don't have to go to Plan C.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36This is the Telehandler.
0:20:36 > 0:20:41When it comes to heavy loads, it's a real monster.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Capable of lifting up to three tons.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55But even the Telehandler can't handle it!
0:20:55 > 0:20:58So, now the two machines are going to have a go together.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Come to keep an eye on his heavy metal
0:21:09 > 0:21:11is plant hire supremo John Miles.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17And even the grounds and gardens manager is here, Tommy Parker.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19But, despite their combined efforts,
0:21:19 > 0:21:23and the fact that half the estate now seems to be involved,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26the logs still aren't shifting.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Meanwhile, back in Monkey Jungle,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31the little delinquents are getting restless.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32Bored with the cars,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34they've started on the buffalo.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Never easy now. Plan C.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- When we get to...- D, E...- Yeah!
0:21:40 > 0:21:44When we get to 26 in the alphabet we're in trouble.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52If the trunk's just too heavy,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55the only thing to do is to chop a chunk off.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59It's a bit of a disappointment that we're going to lose a bit of tree.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02But, you've still got another ten foot of it.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10It's funny, you look at a tree and think, "I'll just get a tree up,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13"pick it up, shove it in the Monkey Jungle, monkey's will be happy,"
0:22:13 > 0:22:16turns out it weighs three and half, four ton.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Or it did. Now it's a little lighter.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24So, much to Ian's relief,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27the truncated trunk can finally be lifted onto the lorry.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31The hardest part we thought was gonna be drilling the holes.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34So, I'm hoping that's going to be the easy part.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Right. Well, 50% done.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38That's one on the lorry. They're just gonna finish off this one.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42I'll go and unload this one and then we'll come back for that one. Fine?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46If Ian reckons his troubles are over, he could be in for a surprise.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48We'll be back later to see
0:22:48 > 0:22:52if the monkeys ever do get their fantastic new climbing frame cafe.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Earlier I joined head of section Mark Tye on Gorilla Island,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06preparing a special treat for Nico.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Now, Mark, it's hanging up ready.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13The, sort of, bit of wood with all those little sticky treats in.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15So, now's the big test time. Is he gonna like it?
0:23:15 > 0:23:19I'm sure he'll like it but whether he'll go to it straight away,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22cos obviously it's something new, he might not notice it there.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25He might just disappear round the other side of the house.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27OK. So, shall we see what happens?
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Yeah, OK. Michelle, do you want to let him out, please? Thank you.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35Now quite often he comes bolting out of this door. Does he still do that?
0:23:35 > 0:23:36Sometimes, yeah.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39See how he behaves today.
0:23:39 > 0:23:40- Here he is.- Oh, here he is.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- All right? - He's looking magnificent, Mark.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46I mean, he's looking, he's looking very healthy.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Because he had all those health problems last year.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51And he did begin to look...
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- well, really quite old man-ish, didn't he?- Yes, yes.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56But he's looking great. Look at him.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58He is. He's looking in fantastic shape.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- And he's spotted that straight away. - He has, straight away.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Not quite sure whether to go straight for it.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07It's amazing, when you see him standing in that posture,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10you see that kind of classic bent back forearms,
0:24:10 > 0:24:12or the bent, sort of, forward forearms.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14And that power.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Yeah. He's got immense power.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17He's very strong.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21But you know luckily for us he's become quite...ha!
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Look at that.- Chocolate.- I think he's gone straight...
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- No, that looked like peanut putter to me.- Are you sure?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I think he went for the peanut butter. That's great.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Oh, look at him. He looks so content. That's brilliant.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36And that's quite good cos that'll last quite a long time, you know?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39And he'll spend a lot of time messing about with it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Then he'll probably get bored, walk off,
0:24:41 > 0:24:43do something different and come back to it.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Then come back and play around with it. Now, he's an old gorilla.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- He's mid-40's now.- 47.
0:24:48 > 0:24:5047? Wow.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54But he's always had quite a lot of grey hair.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56The grey hair isn't just age, is it?
0:24:56 > 0:25:00No. The majority of that is the silver...
0:25:00 > 0:25:03what's known as the silverback. Which is a mature adult male.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- And they get that through being a sign of dominance.- Right.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Obviously because there's no other males around, he's top dog.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- He got it.- He got the silverback. But there is an awful lot,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15particularly if you notice in his arms,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17that is just old age grey hair.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- Oh, is it?- Yes.- So the arms would normally be black?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22- A lot darker, yeah.- Yeah, yeah.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24They are incredibly powerful animals.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26They are incredibly powerful, yeah.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30Since Samba's gone he's just become much more relaxed, I think.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Much more chilled out, much more of a gentleman.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38Well, if, if that's a good thing to come out of the departing of Samba
0:25:38 > 0:25:41then that is, that's, that's great.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- Yeah.- I mean, he seems...as I say,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46I was really worried about seeing him today. And he, he does seem...
0:25:46 > 0:25:50He seems, sort of, content and happy.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52And, and as you say, quite chilled out.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Quite relaxed with his lot.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57He is, and it's pleasing for us that that's the way it's gone, you know.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- Absolutely.- It could have been a lot worse.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03And, you know, he's taken to living on his own quite well.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06And we do our best to pamper him in every way we can.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09And obviously he's still got his television that he loves to bits.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14Well, Mark, thank you very, very much and keep up the good work.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15- Keep him happy.- Thank you.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Cos he's very special, I know you think so too.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21And he's still definitely going for the peanut butter over there.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Chocolate!
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Back up in the goat house, there's been some exciting news.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Early this morning, the nanny called Sour
0:26:42 > 0:26:44gave birth to three little kids.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52But there's a problem, pygmy goats have only two teats.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Which makes it hard for them to care for three babies.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59So, the mother will often reject and abandon one of them.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Already it looks like Sour has decided
0:27:05 > 0:27:07to just ignore the smallest kid.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11It may seem hard but it is the natural way.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Bev Evans, who looks after the goats,
0:27:14 > 0:27:19is giving Sour one last chance to recognise her most needy baby.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28Sadly she just doesn't want to know.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32So, now it's up to Bev to try to save its life.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37She's brought the kid into the staff room where it's warmer.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Of course, nobody ever wants to take a baby from its mother.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43But this is a matter of life and death.
0:27:45 > 0:27:50The kid is a little girl and her body temperature is dangerously low.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53We're just taking over Sour's job.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Stimulate her, get her cleaned up, get her dry.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58And we're just trying to...
0:27:58 > 0:28:00see how she's gonna do, really.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02It's been a little bit touch and go.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07It's hard to say if she's going to survive or not.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11She won't survive long without milk.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13And the best place to get that is from Mum.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17So, head of section, Andy Hayton,
0:28:17 > 0:28:19is trying to get some from Sour.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23So, this will give the baby the best head start
0:28:23 > 0:28:25it can possibly wish for.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31You're a star. Lovely.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Let's try a little bit more into you.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37This special first milk is called colostrum.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41It's full of antibodies to help protect newborn babies
0:28:41 > 0:28:43from disease and infection,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46in the first few days of their precarious lives.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50But if she's to survive, she'll need a lot more milk than this.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53She swallowed there.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- Swallowed, did she?- Yeah, just some.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00She's too weak to take any more milk right now.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03In fact, she doesn't look too good.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06Sour's only had twins before.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09She never had triplets.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13So, she's probably quite occupied with giving birth to the second one
0:29:13 > 0:29:18and then the third, and by that time this little one had got a bit cold
0:29:18 > 0:29:22and wasn't bleating as much and wasn't really standing as much.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25So, you know, once the other two were up and about,
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Sour's attention kind of turned to them.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Maybe she knows something that we don't.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Maybe she thinks this little one's a bit of a lost cause.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37But we can't really tell that until later on, really.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Is that better?
0:29:43 > 0:29:44She's perked up a little bit
0:29:44 > 0:29:47and then she's gone a little bit sleepy again, you know.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50We'll just keep carrying on with this,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53just trying to give her just a bit more energy really.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55As I said, she's still very weak.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Clearly she's fading fast.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Maybe we'll give her a bit more of that kick start in a minute.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Is she taking it?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09As a last resort, Andy is trying an emergency treatment.
0:30:09 > 0:30:15A kind of pick me up medicine that's used by farmers on struggling newborn lambs.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22It's like a vitamin mineral type supplement type thing
0:30:22 > 0:30:24and it just gives them a real boost.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28It's kind of kill or cure almost.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33But it's not looking good.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35She's not as perky as she was.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Sometimes they just quit.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41It's what happens.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46She's not, she's not gone yet.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48She's not gone yet, no.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55But Andy and Bev know there's really not much hope
0:30:55 > 0:30:57and it may only be a matter of time.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02Later on we'll find out what happens to the poor little kid.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I'm out in the new area with keeper Adrian Lanfear
0:31:12 > 0:31:14and some of his Bactrian camels.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Now, Adrian, I heard a fascinating fact that there aren't actually
0:31:17 > 0:31:20very many wild Bactrian's left in the world.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23No. There's only about 1000 left wild in the world now.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Most of them are domesticated.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Around about two million.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30So, basically there's two million Bactrian camels in the world.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32But only 1,000 of those live wild.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- All the rest have kind of been harnessed by man.- Yes, that's right.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Isn't that incredible? So, what do we use camels for?
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Well, obviously they have many uses in the desert.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43To carry goods across the desert.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48Their fur can be used for coats and lining tents.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51And also they use the milk.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55It's the only form of nourishment for the camel herder.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- Wow. Have you ever tried camel milk? - I haven't myself.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00You haven't. Something tells me it might be a bit rich.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03No. I'm quite happy buying mine from the supermarket.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Adrian, thank you very much.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Here's what's still to come on today's programme.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13We'll find out if the tiny kid goat pulls through.
0:32:13 > 0:32:19Helping out in the snake house, Kate gets three pythons to cuddle.
0:32:19 > 0:32:20Rather her than me.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24And shipwreck and catastrophe are only a whisker away
0:32:24 > 0:32:28when Ben takes control of one of the big boats.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Hard over to me in forward gear. Forward gear. You're out of gear!
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Don't have it out of gear. Because otherwise you're gonna go...
0:32:35 > 0:32:37now try and keep it straight. Don't panic.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45But now we're going to catch up
0:32:45 > 0:32:48with deputy head warden Ian Turner and keeper Ross Ellis.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52They've finally managed to get their tree trunks moved.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55But they've still got a lot to do
0:32:55 > 0:32:58before the monkeys can get their paws on them.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Right, tree's here.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- Finally.- I don't know whether it's going to be hard to drill
0:33:07 > 0:33:10or not hard to drill. But after the morning we've had,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13It can't get any worse, I would have thought, than it has.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18In the wild, Rhesus Macaque monkeys spend most of their days foraging
0:33:18 > 0:33:21for fruit or hunting for bugs.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24In order to make feeding more interesting here at Longleat,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27the plan is to drill holes all over the trunks
0:33:27 > 0:33:29and stuff their food inside.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Fishing it out should keep the monkeys busy for ages.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43All right, Ross, what do you reckon? Is that deep enough, you reckon?
0:33:43 > 0:33:44Yeah, she seems deep enough.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47It's not the adults so much, it's the young ones.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49We don't it so deep that they can't get all the way in.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Do you know what I mean?- Yeah. - Because it's the young ones.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Because the adults it wouldn't matter so much. But the young ones.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58- I'd say that's about right, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03- Well, I can't feel the bottom. Cool. One down.- 20 odd to go.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07With so many holes to drill,
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Ross and Ian are going to be here for quite a while.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24The next morning, everything's ready for the trunks to be put in place.
0:34:24 > 0:34:25Ian's picked the spot.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27The main reason why we're doing the holes here
0:34:27 > 0:34:29is we've done a lot of work on the other side.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33So, we thought for a change we'd do something over this side.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35We've done it in this position so it's in the sun.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37So they've got plenty of sunshine to go in.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39We're doing it in two different places,
0:34:39 > 0:34:41so it's not all in one place.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44They've got a bit of interaction between the two logs.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47I may even put a log on top of the two, to do a bit in between.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50But it's going quite good, after yesterday's disaster.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Driving the digger is heavy metal supremo John Miles.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58He and Ian both have a good idea of how deep the hole should be.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Unfortunately, it's not the same idea.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03How deep do you reckon that is, four foot?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05It's twice as deep as half way.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Yeah.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09Trust me, I'm a digger driver.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11THEY LAUGH
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Ha!
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Yeah. That way, then that way.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47So, the trunk is finally upright but Ian's still not happy.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- What do you reckon?- Well, in an ideal world I'd like it to be...
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- I'd like a little bit round that way.- Yeah?- If possible.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- What, just tweak it round that way?- Yeah.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59So visitors, when they come down, have the view from this bit.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Whereas here there's quite a few of them dotted round there.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04If you could just hold that side, Mike.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07You push it that way and I'll pull it that way, yeah?
0:36:22 > 0:36:23That's straight.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26I'm really, really pleased how it's looking.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29I reckon if you have the other a bit further down.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31And maybe a big log in between, it'll look really good.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Yeah. So, this has worked out really well. Really pleased with it.
0:36:35 > 0:36:36Ian may be delighted
0:36:36 > 0:36:40but it's up to the monkeys to pass the final verdict.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43We'll be back in Monkey Jungle at feeding time.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47To see if they also think their new trunks are tree-mendous.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56I'm down by Half Mile Lake
0:36:56 > 0:36:59with Kim Tucker from Pet's Corner who's put me to work.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- This not easy, Kim.- No.- I can see why you gave me the fork!
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- It's quite stony. So, I'm digging up these plants here.- Yup.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- What for?- For the Royal Python tank back in Pet's Corner.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Really?- Yeah.- But pythons don't eat grass, do they?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17No, they don't. They use it for lots of other different reasons.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21Things like hiding and it can help with the shedding of their skin,
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- give them different things to rub through.- Oh, OK.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26So, they would literally sort of coil their way through it.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30And any dead skin that they had hanging off would be pulled off?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33It would help. This and the rocks and everything that we put in there.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37There's also enrichment. To give them something else. Different smells.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40OK. So, you said you want a few bigger ones?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Yup. There's a few back further up that way.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45OK. Stick that in there. Right, I'll carry the fork.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49You can do the barrow since you've been standing there doing nothing!
0:37:49 > 0:37:53- So, I gather that pythons are the thing that you love the most?- Yes.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56I find them very therapeutic. It's quite nice to sit there with a python
0:37:56 > 0:37:59and let it move through your hands. They're not quick.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03They're very slow and very patient. Just, just lovely, lovely creatures.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06I do quite enjoy being around them, I must say.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- So, these are the bigger ones that you want here?- Perfect, yup.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- OK. So, what, dig up a whole plant like that?- Yeah.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15If we can get some quite big clumps.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- OK.- Because there's quite a lot of space in the tank.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21All right. Well, I'm going to carry on doing this with Kim...
0:38:21 > 0:38:24if I don't break the fork, which I think I might have just done.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27And we will join you up in Pet's Corner in just a little bit.
0:38:27 > 0:38:33To see how much the pythons appreciate their grass.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Back up in the staff room,
0:38:41 > 0:38:45it's been an hour since the newborn kid was brought inside.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48She had to be rescued after being rejected by her mother,
0:38:48 > 0:38:50the nanny goat called Sour.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Bev Evans is trying to keep the baby alive with body massage
0:38:53 > 0:38:55and tiny feeds of mother's milk.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59But clearly the kid's life is hanging in the balance.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04Right now, Bev's desperately trying to keep the baby warm.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05Brought in a hot water bottle
0:39:05 > 0:39:08just to try and warm it up from all angles, really.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11And starting to perk up a little bit.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Starting to lift its head but only in like fits and starts.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19It's not really... jumping for joy yet.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22The kid was rejected because Sour must have felt
0:39:22 > 0:39:25she couldn't look after three babies at once.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28But now head of section Andy Hayton has spotted a problem
0:39:28 > 0:39:30with one of the other kids.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34So, he's called in vet Paul Higgs to take a look.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39Five hours after being born, one of them still can't stand up properly.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42No, there was no strength in it whatsoever.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Whenever he was putting weight on it,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47his back legs were just both splaying completely.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50He's quite weak, isn't he? I think his main problem
0:39:50 > 0:39:52is that his toes aren't... If you put his toes flat,
0:39:52 > 0:39:56he can't actually stand on the bottoms of his feet at the moment.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Because he's tendons are all contracted down.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03The problem was caused by having three babies in the womb.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06They were squashed together with no room to stretch.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10So, the tendons in his back legs haven't developed properly.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Generally they come right within 24 hours, you know.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Otherwise we could...
0:40:16 > 0:40:20if he's still not right sort of tomorrow afternoon or whenever...
0:40:20 > 0:40:23then we can stick a splint on them. That's the other thing.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25But considering it's both of them,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28we don't really want to be splinting both his legs.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31And usually they just come right all by themselves.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32And in terms of her, I mean,
0:40:32 > 0:40:35she looks fantastic for having just given birth to three.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38So...I think they'll do fine.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40While the vet's been in the barn,
0:40:40 > 0:40:44Bev's been waiting in the staff room with the poor little kid.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48She was fading away but now there's been a minor miracle.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08About an hour ago she was still wrapped up in a towel,
0:41:08 > 0:41:11hardly lifting her head and then just took the towel off her.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13And she just stood straight up, had a wee
0:41:13 > 0:41:16and she's been like this ever since. Just won't even sit down.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Yeah.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20With little young ones, like lambs and kids,
0:41:20 > 0:41:24when they've got very little energy when they come out,
0:41:24 > 0:41:25very little reserves.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29So, if they get cold they rapidly use those up, you know.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Once they've warmed up, they tend to come back to life quite quickly.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36She's, she's quite good. If you stick your finger in her mouth,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38she sucks really nice and strong now.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41So, she should be quite happy to go onto the bottle now.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45Rather than just squirting it into her mouth.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47And she's got loads of energy.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50She looks as good as the other two now, doesn't she, really?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Yeah, she does, yeah. Bless her.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55It's turned out pretty well, as you can see.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Bit of a shock actually taking off the towel
0:41:58 > 0:41:59and she just stood straight up.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04So, from nearly death's door to up and about and quite lively.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Yeah, really pleased.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Long day but yeah, very good day in the end.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14So far so good. But now Bev and Andy will have to raise her by hand,
0:42:14 > 0:42:17bottle feeding her day and night.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21And with four other pregnant nannies due to give birth any day now,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24they could be in for a very busy time.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Amongst his many adventures and courageous exploits,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37you may remember that our Ben once rode across the Atlantic,
0:42:37 > 0:42:39along with Olympic oarsman James Cracknell.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43For someone to take on such a serious piece of water
0:42:43 > 0:42:47in such a tiny craft, they'd have to be pretty keen on boating.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50So, when Ben heard that Longleat has got two new tour boats,
0:42:50 > 0:42:52we couldn't keep him away.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Though this time he has agreed to keep his clothes on.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59I love messing around in boats.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01And today there's a real treat in store for me.
0:43:01 > 0:43:07Because I'm going to learn to drive a boat in a lake filled with hippos,
0:43:07 > 0:43:10sea lions and an island with gorillas.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Now, up here, is head of boats... morning, Bill.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Hello, Ben. Nice to see you. - How are you?- Fine.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19You're going to teach me how to drive the Lady Lenka.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22This is one of the new boats on Half Mile Lake, isn't it?
0:43:22 > 0:43:25I'm going to do my best. I know you've ridden row boats
0:43:25 > 0:43:28- but I'm not sure how you are with power boats.- Very different sort.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30I am itching to get on the water.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32- Shall we?- OK.- What's the first thing to do?
0:43:32 > 0:43:36- I'd like to show you the controls of the boat for a start.- OK.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41Up for forward, down for reverse, wheel for port and starboard.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44Throttle for however many revs you want.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47- We're waiting to cast away?- Yup. He released the back strap.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50When I'm clear of the other bit, I'm going to pass this over to you, Ben.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56Now, we're clear of everything. Do you want to take over?
0:43:56 > 0:43:58- If you trust me.- I do.- Right.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05Obviously just want to avoid this island. But this is where Nico lives.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08Yeah, Nico's on here. Try and keep it straight.
0:44:10 > 0:44:14Push the throttle down to just give it a bit more power.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18No, keep it down. Don't take it off. No, you've taken all the revs off.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- We've got no power at all.- I'm not doing well, am I?- You're doing OK.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25Watch your back, you've got to keep at least 30 feet from the island.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28There's so many things to think about! I've got the radio going,
0:44:28 > 0:44:31- I'm worried about... Oh, is that OK? Is it still turning?- Yeah.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Cos I want to turn the other way.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36The boat goes in the direction you turn the wheel,
0:44:36 > 0:44:38whether it's going forward or backward.
0:44:38 > 0:44:39There's so much to think about!
0:44:41 > 0:44:44Now, next thing is you've got Jo-Jo standing up on the tree there.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48That's a... we call it a tree lion at Longleat.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- A tree lion!- Now I want you concentrate a bit here.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53Here is the tricky part.
0:44:53 > 0:44:58With any vessel, the most challenging manoeuvre is landing the boat.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01Just take a few revs off. Take it down one notch there.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03That's it, lovely.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06I imagine this is the hardest part.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08Very hard and you don't do anything
0:45:08 > 0:45:11other than follow precisely what I tell you, please.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13Start your turn as if you're going doing the cut.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16Keep turning but keep going in that direction first.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19Come further down, otherwise you'll land too high up the key.
0:45:19 > 0:45:23Push the revs on it because you're not coming round fast enough.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25That's it, watch, watch it. OK?
0:45:25 > 0:45:28- Yup, very good. - That's fine. That's fine.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30- This is quite nerve-wrecking.- Yup.
0:45:30 > 0:45:34- More.- More revs?- More revs, yeah. Right, take the revs off.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- Put it into reverse now. - Have I put it into reverse?
0:45:36 > 0:45:39Yeah and that has the same affect. Hold it in reverse.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42Wheel right over. Now, forward gear.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45Hard over to me in forward gear. Forward gear! You're out of gear.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48Don't have it out of gear cos otherwise you're going to...
0:45:48 > 0:45:50Don't panic! Just go slowly.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54- Hard over to you?- Yeah. Take it out... Yeah. Take the revs off.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56Now, right up the key.
0:45:56 > 0:45:57ALARM BEEPS
0:45:57 > 0:46:01- Oh, you've stopped the engine.- Oh, dear.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04- You took the revs right off. - I took the revs right off.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06Right, keep the wheel hard up to the left.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08- Hard to the left. - And just keep going.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10Little bit of forward motion.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13Now then, I want you to put the wheel hard over to the left.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15Hard over to the left, yeah?
0:46:15 > 0:46:18- And put it into reverse. - Into reverse?- Just very gently.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20That's it. That's it. Hold it.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22- Out of gear.- Out of gear.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24That's it, take the revs off.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26You've landed the boat.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30That's it, leave it like that.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33Now, what you've done, you've brought it to the point.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36- But when she's tied the boat up, we can open this gate.- Right.
0:46:36 > 0:46:41- And we're right opposite the entrance. Just like that.- Ta-da!
0:46:41 > 0:46:44Now, not everybody can do what you've just done.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46They sometimes bang the key, panic.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48So, how do you rate me, out of ten?
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- Oh, I'd give that a nine out of ten instantly.- Nine out of ten.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53For your first go at landing it.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55So, so I could, I could have a job here one day?
0:46:55 > 0:47:00- Oh, absolutely. Oh, yeah.- Fantastic. Bill, thank you very much. Thank you.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04There's hope for me yet, even if I do have to wipe my brow.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07That was pretty scary.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19When Sour the nanny goat gave birth to three kids,
0:47:19 > 0:47:24no-one really thought that the tiny weak one was going to survive.
0:47:24 > 0:47:29But that didn't stop Bev Evans and Andy Hayton doing all they could.
0:47:29 > 0:47:34And now here we are one week later.
0:47:36 > 0:47:40And here she is, the comeback kid.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46Pretty amazing... comeback of all comebacks,
0:47:46 > 0:47:48I think this one, isn't it?
0:47:48 > 0:47:51I mean, there was points when we actually thought it was dead.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53So, it's nice when things like this happen.
0:47:53 > 0:47:57She came home with me on the first night.
0:47:57 > 0:48:02And she stayed at my house probably a good five, five or six days.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05Because she was just so incredibly weak.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07She's special in lots of ways.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09She's called Bubble.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12Because she sits, after she's had her milk
0:48:12 > 0:48:14and blows big bubbles out the side of her mouth.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16So, yeah - a special character.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22You may have noticed that Bubble isn't the only new kid on the block.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24In fact since Sour gave birth,
0:48:24 > 0:48:27four of the other nanny goats have also had theirs.
0:48:27 > 0:48:31There are baby goats everywhere.
0:48:33 > 0:48:37Male, male...male.
0:48:40 > 0:48:44Five... Yeah, five males. Four females.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47Bubble still needs to be bottle fed
0:48:47 > 0:48:52and now she's not the only one Bev's got to take special care of.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55I couldn't believe it. Two sets of triplets. Oh, my God!
0:48:55 > 0:48:56That was just a shock.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00Obviously we've got two which we're hand rearing on the bottle.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03As you can see, very healthy and hungry. You know, all together
0:49:03 > 0:49:06and all playing around in the sunshine doing really well.
0:49:13 > 0:49:17When I was growing up, I just wanted to be working with animals.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19I grew up on a farm and I've always wanted,
0:49:19 > 0:49:23you know, a job that's outside and involves a lot of animals.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26Cuddly, non-cuddly, whatever shape, big or small.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29So, hanging around with goats which are coming out of your ears...
0:49:29 > 0:49:32yeah, it's brilliant. Very nice.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35At the moment they're not staying in this paddock.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37We move them up to the top goat barn at night.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39Just because it's warmer and cosier.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41And that in itself is a feat.
0:49:41 > 0:49:47Organising four mums and many babies is certainly a feat to be seen.
0:49:48 > 0:49:52The pygmy goats may be smaller than most of the other residents
0:49:52 > 0:49:53of the East African Reserve,
0:49:53 > 0:49:57but at round-up time they can be a lot more trouble.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09Come on, goats!
0:50:09 > 0:50:12We'll be checking back on the pygmy goats
0:50:12 > 0:50:14and all their kids later in the series.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24Earlier I helped Kim Tucker collect a load of grass,
0:50:24 > 0:50:26which we have down here, for the pythons.
0:50:26 > 0:50:30- And now I suppose it's a question of giving this to them.- Yep.- OK.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33What we're going to do first is take all the old stuff out
0:50:33 > 0:50:35cos it all looks a bit grotty.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38- Yup.- So, they've obviously had good use of it.- Lovely.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41- All right. Well, I've got the muck bucket.- Lovely job.
0:50:41 > 0:50:42Just open up the door.
0:50:44 > 0:50:49So, they're not all going to make a dash for it, presumably?
0:50:49 > 0:50:52No, no. They shouldn't do. They're not particularly quick.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55We've got a few up here. We'll get them out the way first.
0:50:55 > 0:50:56- We've got...- OK. Who's this one?
0:50:56 > 0:51:01- That one is Khan.- Oh, Khan. Now, Khan's the male, isn't he?
0:51:01 > 0:51:04- One of the males.- Yup. These are all the males in here.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06- OK.- So, that one's Kalif.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10Do they mind being kind of held in a great big kind of bundle, like this?
0:51:10 > 0:51:11Not particularly, no.
0:51:11 > 0:51:14As long as they're lovely and warm, they don't really mind.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16OK. So, I'll keep them close to me. Hello, guys.
0:51:16 > 0:51:18Gosh, they are absolutely beautiful.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21This is Sir Hiss. This is our newest one.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23- Sir Hiss?- Yes.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25- He's gorgeous.- He is lovely.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Now, these are relatively small snakes.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Are they... Have they still got some growing to do?
0:51:31 > 0:51:35Sir Hiss has. He's quite a small one. Khan's actually fully grown.
0:51:35 > 0:51:36- Oh, OK.- For a male.
0:51:36 > 0:51:41The one underneath, that's Kalif. Khan, under here. He's fully grown.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44Boy Royal Pythons generally don't get very big.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47Sort of maximum of about three or four foot.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49The girls have been known to get up to about six foot.
0:51:49 > 0:51:52- Really?- Yup.- All right. Well, I've got hold of these guys.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54Do you want me to hold the bucket?
0:51:54 > 0:51:56Just pop that on the floor for the minute.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59Don't want to give you too much to do. Dropping everything.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02Ha! Arm full of snakes and a bad bucket.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04So, we're going to clear all this lot out?
0:52:04 > 0:52:07Yup. I don't know if you want to just have a look, just down here.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11- If I can just show you... in the grass here.- Yeah.
0:52:11 > 0:52:12Is actually...
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Negotiate the pond.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18Oh, look at that.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20- Amazing.- So, they've used this one.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22So, this just goes to prove...
0:52:22 > 0:52:23That they use it.
0:52:23 > 0:52:27..That they use it to shed... help shed their skin.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29That's incredible. And it's basically because
0:52:29 > 0:52:32the skin doesn't grow at the same rate as them. Is that right?
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Kind of, yeah. It rejuvenates.
0:52:34 > 0:52:38Same way our skin comes off all the time, their's comes off all at once.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40When they get injured and stuff like that,
0:52:40 > 0:52:43- it takes a long time for reptile skin to heal.- Right.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46So, any reptiles really. Their skin's not very rejuvenative.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48OK. I'm going to stick that down.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51So, these all need to go in the muck bucket?
0:52:51 > 0:52:55- Yup. There's some quite large ones down here.- Right. Whoops.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59There we go. Look, boys, at all this work we're doing for you.
0:52:59 > 0:53:03How do you think their new greenery is looking? Shall we see if we...
0:53:03 > 0:53:05I will pop a few little bits down here.
0:53:05 > 0:53:09OK, shall I put these guys back and see if they approve.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12Now, look at you lot. You've got yourselves all tangled up.
0:53:12 > 0:53:13I don't know which one's which.
0:53:13 > 0:53:17They're absolutely beautiful. There you are, I'll give you this one.
0:53:17 > 0:53:18Thank you very much.
0:53:18 > 0:53:22And we'll make sure that they enjoy their nice new enclosure.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25Kim, thank you very much for letting me help you today.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28- No worries.- And right, you gorgeous boys,
0:53:28 > 0:53:33I shall put you back to enjoy your new grass. There you go.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35There you are. See what you make of that.
0:53:45 > 0:53:50After 36 hours of hard work, deputy head warden Ian Turner
0:53:50 > 0:53:54and keeper Ross Ellis's new tree trunk climbing-frame cafe
0:53:54 > 0:53:56is finally ready for the hungry monkeys.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59It's all finished now. All ready to trial.
0:53:59 > 0:54:04It's going to take a little bit of a while to feed this morning.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08But the longer we take, it means that the more time
0:54:08 > 0:54:11the monkeys have got to take to get it all out.
0:54:11 > 0:54:15And normally we just scatter this all over the floor.
0:54:17 > 0:54:21And a lot of it goes to birds, which hopefully will cut that out a bit.
0:54:21 > 0:54:25But they're very inquisitive. They're already looking, look.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27As soon as we walk away they'll be here.
0:54:27 > 0:54:30In fact, they'll probably be here before we've finished
0:54:30 > 0:54:31at the rate we're going.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33They're going to wonder what it is.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36As soon as we're gone they'll be over here to check it out.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39Hopefully they will enjoy it. Fingers crossed.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45Yeah, well, I'm looking forward to seeing it in action.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48Obviously we've put a lot of effort into this.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50More than we thought we should have!
0:54:50 > 0:54:54But it should keep them occupied for a little while at least.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57Right. Want to step back and see what happens?
0:54:57 > 0:55:00I don't think they're going to be very long.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02No, they'll be here straight away.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16- Normally is takes about five minutes to eat this, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:55:16 > 0:55:20Hopefully with this new apparatus, it'll take a bit longer.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22Normally, that one there, that'd be finished.
0:55:22 > 0:55:26And, look, he's sat perched on there and taking it a bit at a time.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28Normally when we do a scatter feed,
0:55:28 > 0:55:30the buffalo come in and pinch their food.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33This way, hopefully the buffalo won't get so much.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36And the monkeys are just literally using them as springboards.
0:55:41 > 0:55:45Once the food's gone, the young ones might use this as a play thing.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49- Yeah.- You might find this turns into the juvenile kids corner.
0:55:49 > 0:55:51They'll all hang around this side more.
0:55:51 > 0:55:53So, was all the effort worth it?
0:55:53 > 0:55:56- Considering how much effort it did take.- Oh, yeah.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59To get it all here and get all the work in, I'm pleased.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03- Yeah. I'm more than pleased.- More than pleased.- Yeah, definitely.
0:56:03 > 0:56:07Only time will tell if this is going to keep the monkeys off the cars.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11And curb their vandalistic tendencies.
0:56:11 > 0:56:15But certainly monkey meal times will never be quite the same again.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31They're up there with Romeo and Juliet
0:56:31 > 0:56:33or even Scarlet O'Hara and Rhett Butler.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36But unlike those star-crossed lovers,
0:56:36 > 0:56:41Trevor and Honey are still living their happy ever after ending.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43Because after three years together,
0:56:43 > 0:56:46it looks like she hasn't lost that loving feeling.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49And frankly, my dear, he does give a damn.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52Kate and I are out in the East Africa Reserve
0:56:52 > 0:56:55with head of section Andy Hayton and Honey the ostrich.
0:56:55 > 0:56:59Now, Andy, she's obviously sitting on a nest here, isn't she?
0:56:59 > 0:57:01- Yup.- Any idea how many eggs there are under there?
0:57:01 > 0:57:04- There's about 17, 18 eggs under there at the last count.- Wow.
0:57:04 > 0:57:06That sounds like an amazing number.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09We have done really well. And it's all down to those two.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12They, like a I say, they're just such dedicated parents.
0:57:12 > 0:57:16- They're really good.- Now, Andy, we've got just over here,
0:57:16 > 0:57:18Trevor has taken an even more active interest in us.
0:57:18 > 0:57:22Is this something to be aware of? We don't want to stress them out.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25Yeah. I mean, it's just that dedicated parent thing.
0:57:25 > 0:57:26Trev sees us over here.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29She's vulnerable at the moment laid there on the nest.
0:57:29 > 0:57:34So, Trev's here to protect her and his interests, which are his eggs.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37It seems very strange, that she's lying there with her head so flat.
0:57:37 > 0:57:39You'd think that she would have her head up
0:57:39 > 0:57:42and be looking around for potential predators.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44That's an ostrich burying its head in the sand.
0:57:44 > 0:57:48- That's where it came from.- Oh, wow. Of course.- She makes a low profile.
0:57:48 > 0:57:52You see all the long grass, I've cut some of the grass short.
0:57:52 > 0:57:54But if she was in the longish grass...
0:57:54 > 0:57:57- You wouldn't see her.- She sits like that, nobody can see her.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00She's less vulnerable. It does look like a pile of feathers.
0:58:00 > 0:58:03Absolutely, yeah. A good defence mechanism is stay still.
0:58:03 > 0:58:07Thanks, Andy. I know you'll keep us up to date with any developments
0:58:07 > 0:58:10as they happen. That's all we've got time for on today's programme.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13Here's what's coming up on the next Animal Park.
0:58:14 > 0:58:16I'll be helping to put up new toys for the lions.
0:58:16 > 0:58:20To prove they're just big pussy cats.
0:58:20 > 0:58:25We go in search of the world's most dangerous tortoise food.
0:58:25 > 0:58:28And there's a life and death drama,
0:58:28 > 0:58:31when babies are born on Meerkat Mountain.
0:58:31 > 0:58:34So, don't miss the next Animal Park.
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