0:00:02 > 0:00:04Earlier in the series we met Tilly and Reuben, behind us,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the first two reindeer to be born here in the park.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11But those early days were far from straightforward.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Keepers had to intervene, because Reuben was very weak.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18He was unable to feed from his mum and he was fading fast.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22It was only their dedication that saved his life.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Of course, birth is only the first hurdle for any new animal,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29and on today's programme, we're going to meet another new arrival
0:00:29 > 0:00:33that's not only extremely endangered but also extremely naughty.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Also on today's animal-packed episode,
0:00:39 > 0:00:42we're straddling two continents.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Following keepers in Africa on an incredible research trip...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- ELEPHANT ROARS - Oh, my goodness!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50..Amy is on the trail of lions in the wild...
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Seeing wild lion footprints, that's amazing.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58..while bug-mad James is looking for things that go buzz in the night.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03The huge variety of different species is just insane.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06And, here in the park, popping penguins.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Jean shares a bottle of bubbly with the new arrival, Darwin.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10He's loving this.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Where are they?
0:01:24 > 0:01:27It's really hard to spot the lions in this enclosure sometimes.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Oh, there they are. All gathered together.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Sometimes, it's impossible to find them.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Amy's probably the best at spotting the lions in this enclosure,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43but how well will she do at spotting lions in the Kenyan wilderness?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Amy's one of a group of keepers selected to travel to Kenya to learn
0:01:49 > 0:01:52about how the animals they look after behave in the wild.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Never been to Africa before, erm, and this experience
0:01:57 > 0:01:58is going to be absolutely amazing.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03She's hoping that observing lions in the wild will give her invaluable
0:02:03 > 0:02:05information she can bring back to the park.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Managing a pride of lions here, it can be quite difficult,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13with the different things that go on, their social behaviours and
0:02:13 > 0:02:18things like that, so going to Africa will really help me to learn things.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22The lions at the park are organised into prides, as they might be found
0:02:22 > 0:02:25in the wild, but recently, some of the young male lions have been
0:02:25 > 0:02:28fighting and it's starting to get out of hand.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30SNARLING AND GROWLING
0:02:31 > 0:02:34It's allowing them to try and mimic what they do in the wild.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36It's really important to try and do that and we try to do that.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39We try to let them fight, sort it out themselves,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42but we're also there that we can step in if we think it's going a bit
0:02:42 > 0:02:46too far, because the last thing we want is, obviously, our animals to
0:02:46 > 0:02:49be in that situation where they do actually fight to the death,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51they do actually kill each other.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Amy hopes that by observing their cousins in the wild,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56she might find a solution.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Yeah, this is crunch time.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00We need to try and do something to help us manage
0:03:00 > 0:03:02the current lions that we do have.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09The Conservancy of Lewa in Northern Kenya is 250 square kilometres
0:03:09 > 0:03:11of wild, rough terrain.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17Home to 25 lions and over 40 lionesses, today is the day Amy is
0:03:17 > 0:03:21hoping to spot some of them and track their behaviour.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Really exciting. I can't wait.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Love to see lions, obviously.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Amy, Polly, James and Cat are visiting a project supported by
0:03:31 > 0:03:32British charity, the Tusk Trust.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38This African conservancy supports a high density of wildlife,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41including around 1,500 African buffalo.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45One of the legendary big five, they're also extremely dangerous.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Just to my right is a big male buffalo.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55He is big. He's really big.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Weighing around 600 kilos and over two metres in length,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04armed with a stocky body and a formidable set of horns,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07the African buffalo is well equipped to defend itself
0:04:07 > 0:04:12against its chief predators - lions and crocodiles.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16You can really see how they can pose a threat to a lion
0:04:16 > 0:04:20or something like that. They're not something to be trifled with at all.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Unlike their Asian counterparts, the water buffalo,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26the African buffalo have never been domesticated, because of their
0:04:26 > 0:04:29dangerous, unpredictable nature.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Really weird that it's so open like this.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36If I were to jump out,
0:04:36 > 0:04:37what would you do?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- I don't think you want to try it. - No, I'm not going to try it!
0:04:43 > 0:04:47The wildlife of Lewa share one common need - water.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Water holes are gathering places for a huge variety of animals.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56ELEPHANT ROARS
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Today, a family of elephants have dropped by.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03All these elephants here, just within a few metres of us...
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Amazing. Just seeing them
0:05:06 > 0:05:10go straight into the water and they sort of put water over themselves,
0:05:10 > 0:05:12cool themselves down, I guess.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Obviously, I've come to see lions and things like that,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17but seeing elephants in the wild and such a number of elephants
0:05:17 > 0:05:19in the wild is absolutely incredible.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Quite magical actually, I'm a bit lost for words, to be honest.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Oh, my goodness! - What's behind us?
0:05:28 > 0:05:29More elephants!
0:05:30 > 0:05:33ELEPHANT ROARS
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Elephants are highly sociable animals, and organise themselves
0:05:40 > 0:05:42in family groups.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45They frequently meet up with other herds and exchange greetings.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50It's quite cool, because you have the two groups come together
0:05:50 > 0:05:55and you've had the young ones go up and meet each other.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57The older ones sort of greet each other as well,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00so they've sort of stuck with their age ranges.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05It's really cool to sort of see them interacting.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08For the keepers, observing this natural, instinctive behaviour
0:06:08 > 0:06:10is invaluable.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14And really nice to see them doing natural behaviours,
0:06:14 > 0:06:19obviously popping that mud over them and making a bit of a mud pack,
0:06:19 > 0:06:23and that means that they don't get all the biting insects.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26One of the best things is seeing them exhibit natural behaviour.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31We've got young ones in the herd and the little one has literally just
0:06:31 > 0:06:36been suckling mum, and that is just incredible.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42You're sitting in the middle of Africa and you're getting to see
0:06:42 > 0:06:46an eight-month-old elephant suckle its mum.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51The future of elephants remains under threat.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Africa is currently experiencing a significant increase in poaching,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58the worst in 25 years.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03Over 100,000 elephants have been killed in the last ten years.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07It's only through the conservation work of places like Lewa that
0:07:07 > 0:07:12the 30,000 or so elephants in Kenya are currently experiencing
0:07:12 > 0:07:15a small population growth.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19You can read and you can research and you can see documentaries,
0:07:19 > 0:07:24but actually to experience them being literally a few foot away
0:07:24 > 0:07:28from you is just something really, really special, and a memory
0:07:28 > 0:07:31that you're just never going to forget.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37When you see, like, those natural behaviours,
0:07:37 > 0:07:38you kind of get overwhelmed.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42Yeah, it's really special.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50The keepers have witnessed an extraordinary event.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57But now they must press on with Amy's quest to find the lions of
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Lewa, and gather more information to bring back to Longleat.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Now that it's summer, the park is packed with visitors.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15But the vital work of protecting
0:08:15 > 0:08:18and conserving endangered species never finishes.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21There is one creature here that has been
0:08:21 > 0:08:24an unbelievable success story, and for their keepers,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26it's going to be a very long summer.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35These are scimitar-horned oryx, also known as the desert antelope.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Perfectly adapted to desert life,
0:08:37 > 0:08:41their enlarged hooves make it easy to walk on sandy terrain.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Their white coat reflects the heat, and their great big eyelashes
0:08:45 > 0:08:48and strong eyelids protect against the sand.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Hundreds of thousands of these graceful creatures used to roam
0:08:53 > 0:08:55the deserts of North Africa.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58But over the course of the 20th century,
0:08:58 > 0:08:59their numbers dwindled drastically.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03For this reason, they're a key species for
0:09:03 > 0:09:07head of animal operations, Darren Beasley.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10This particular species of oryx in the wild were classified
0:09:10 > 0:09:13as extinct in the wild up until a few years ago, and that meant
0:09:13 > 0:09:16that they had been poached out or the loss of habitat,
0:09:16 > 0:09:17there were none left.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21But thankfully, thanks to some zoos and wildlife collections like ours,
0:09:21 > 0:09:25there is a reserve population that have been kept and we hold this
0:09:25 > 0:09:27very rare species, and we breed them.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34For any species under threat, every new calf is vital,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37and two weeks ago, the number here rose from eight to nine.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Since the birth, Nicky has been caring for the little one
0:09:41 > 0:09:44within the safety of the oryx house.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48We've just had a new arrival, her name is Roo, her mum is Rera.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52It is her first day out today, so we're hoping it will go really well.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Hey, this is Rera at the front, and there's baby.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02She's really brave, we've got our other young females,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04and as you can see, she is sticking with mum really well.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09From day one, Roo was up. She was running about in the house,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12so today we knew she'd be ready to go on the yard.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14She's still up, exploring.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20It's an extraordinary year for Nicky and the team, because before long,
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Roo will have two more playmates.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26So we've got another two due.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28You can see two out there with really big bellies.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31They're just by the hay rack. That's Mesta facing us,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34and then Lucinda's eating the hay at other side.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37It's really nice for us and it's exciting for the team and that your
0:10:37 > 0:10:40hard work, like, looking after them, really pays off.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45When the keepers get babies from something that's particularly rare,
0:10:45 > 0:10:46how awesome is that?
0:10:46 > 0:10:50But to get three calves in the same year,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53that's something to be really proud of.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57For such a precarious species, getting them used to the big
0:10:57 > 0:11:00wide world is a deliberately slow process.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Having kept Roo in the oryx house for the first couple of weeks,
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Nicky is taking it one step at a time.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10What we'll do now, we want her to find her feet on the yard and, like,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13have an explore, and also know where the house is, and then once she's
0:11:13 > 0:11:17kind of mastered that and we see that she's happy and mum's happy,
0:11:17 > 0:11:21we will then open the gate and let them out into the big reserve.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27But suddenly, Roo escapes into the reserve.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30She's a very developed little madam!
0:11:30 > 0:11:31She's out!
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Nicky must keep tabs on runaway Roo.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Oh, here they are. Roo is up and exploring.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45She's kind of leading the group.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I think we've got a really naughty oryx on our hands.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52So her mum's keeping really close as well.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Making sure she's OK.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00It's really nice to see her out, and she's running about already.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Yeah, she's happy.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06You can see now, she's really running around,
0:12:06 > 0:12:07like, charging about.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10That's great to see, because obviously it's learning
0:12:10 > 0:12:13all those behaviours, and it's good for predator practice.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Rera's doing a little grunt every now and then to call her back,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19so she's running quite far, and then still going back to mum.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24They're all playing with her, so everybody's happy.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29We'll try to keep up with runaway Roo, and return when the precious
0:12:29 > 0:12:30new babies are born at the park.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41All this week, we're following the progress of a crack team of keepers
0:12:41 > 0:12:45who are going wild in Africa on a fact-finding mission.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49But tracking down the species they're investigating is proving
0:12:49 > 0:12:54quite a challenge. So far, they've been successful with rhinos,
0:12:54 > 0:12:58zebras, giraffes and elephants.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05But one member of the team has his eyes permanently peeled for species
0:13:05 > 0:13:09that are 1,000 times smaller - bug expert, James.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15So I've just come out quite early in the morning now, just on the lookout
0:13:15 > 0:13:19for anything that I can find, any creepy crawlies.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Early morning is quite a good time to see them.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25It's still quite cool in the day.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29And the early bird gets the worm, or in this case, the millipede.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34So this here is a Tanzanian pink-legged millipede.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37These guys are detritivores,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40so that basically means they eat anything that's rotting or dead
0:13:40 > 0:13:45or anything like that, so rotting wood, leaves, bones even.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48They're not too fussy at all.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55And responsible for those bones out in the African wilderness are lions,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58but so far, there's been no sign of them.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Then Amy spots some exciting evidence.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06So, we've just been driving along, and I got our driver to stop.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Just found some lion footprints in the soil here.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15They don't seem to be fresh.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17I'd probably say they're a lioness.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Fairly small, they're not as big as a male's footprint.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25These are a bit bigger. These could be a male here.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30You can see, if I just put my hand next to there, how big that is.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Another set, and another set, so four sets in total.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Amy has only ever seen the footprint of the lions she cares for
0:14:37 > 0:14:42back in the UK. This is a very different experience.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46You're used to seeing footprints quite a lot going through the mud.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50But seeing wild lion footprints - that's amazing!
0:14:50 > 0:14:53This, quite easily, is a whole pride just walking through.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57That's incredible, just to know they've been here just a few hours
0:14:57 > 0:15:00before us, and they could be somewhere just
0:15:00 > 0:15:01down in the valley there.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04So we won't go too far away from the truck.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08As night falls, the day's exploration comes to an end.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Time is running out for Amy to get a sighting of lions in the wild.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20But for James, his safari is about to begin.
0:15:21 > 0:15:28Night-time is a brilliant time to find a lot of invertebrates,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31so a lot of moths and things like that.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34They use things like the moon to actually be able to
0:15:34 > 0:15:38find their way around and navigate properly.
0:15:38 > 0:15:44So a real useful technique of catching a lot of those
0:15:44 > 0:15:49flying insects is to mimic the light of the moon.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Once they're there, they're pretty docile.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52They will just sit there
0:15:52 > 0:15:55so you can actually have a real good look at them.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58James is hoping a whole range of creatures will be attracted
0:15:58 > 0:16:00to his home-made moon.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Moths are phototactic, which means they're attracted to light.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12When you come out to countries like this, these are the first things
0:16:12 > 0:16:15you're going to see, and they are everywhere,
0:16:15 > 0:16:20and the huge variety of different species is just insane.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27We've got a couple of big beetles, so these are brown chafers.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29A brilliant name!
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Perfect West Country names.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37And we've got an antlion, a delta here.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40We've got a stink bug just down there, brilliant little things.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Once you catch them or anything catches them,
0:16:43 > 0:16:44they let off quite a pungent smell.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48This is just the African equivalent of the ones that you get at home.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52When I was a kid, being alone in the back garden and just finding
0:16:52 > 0:16:57all these little tiny monsters was really incredible.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00I'm enjoying my time in Africa.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03It's just immense.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08The... The array of things that I've seen already is just incredible.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Earlier, we saw a herd of thirsty African elephants gathered at
0:17:18 > 0:17:22the water hole, but exactly how much can an elephant drink?
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Well, back in the park, Jean is attempting to find out.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Right, what do we have here?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30So what we've got is we've marked on the side in litres.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- OK, we've got that down here.- So a whole bucket of water in litres.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Yeah.- So if we slide it towards her, hopefully she'll take a drink,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38and we can actually see exactly how much she takes in a trunk full.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Now, people might think that she takes it in her trunk
0:17:42 > 0:17:44and then swallows the water, but that's not the case, is it?
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Exactly, it's not a straw. So they don't drink through their trunks.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51They hold it in their trunk and then they blow it into their mouths.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55So we're seeing there that that is...
0:17:55 > 0:17:57That's around three litres she's taken in in one trunk full.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00That's how much she takes in sort of one gulp?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03It is average, so for Anne, being a...
0:18:03 > 0:18:06She's a fairly small Asian elephant, so she would only hold
0:18:06 > 0:18:08between three to five litres in her nose at any one time.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Whereas an adult male would hold possibly up to ten litres,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15almost double, so they can hold a lot of water in their trunk.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18And tell me about the type of water that elephants drink in the wild.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21It's said that elephants can smell water from five to six miles away.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- Wow!- So they've got an incredible sense of smell.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26And they even dig for water as well, so when they find the water hole,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29and it's drying out, they'll actually keep wading around in that
0:18:29 > 0:18:31area to keep the water coming up from underneath.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35So she'll use those massive feet to kind of dig for that water?
0:18:35 > 0:18:36- That's right, yeah. - Amazing.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39She seems to have finished drinking, Kev, so let's see
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- just how much she's took in. - OK.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44What's that? Ten...
0:18:44 > 0:18:47It's about 13 litres she's taken there in three or four trunk fulls.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50In that short time we've been here, she's drunk 13 litres?
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- Absolutely. Yeah, yeah. - Wow.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54And not only is she drinking this,
0:18:54 > 0:18:56she's quite enjoying playing in it as well.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58That's right, yeah. Elephants like to play in water,
0:18:58 > 0:19:00so they bathe in it, they can swim very well.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02In the hot... In the summer,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04she will actually blow water over herself to keep her cool.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06She likes to blow bubbles in it as well.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09So all elephants love water,
0:19:09 > 0:19:11but Anne is a bit of a water baby as well sometimes.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I think we'd better get this out of the way before it ends up
0:19:14 > 0:19:15- all over us.- Exactly.- Come on.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22And one last thing - I always bring a treat when I come to visit Anne.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- Go for it. - There you go, Anne.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Good girl. Good girl.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28Well done.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35One creature with a huge thirst for life is runaway Roo,
0:19:35 > 0:19:39the cheeky oryx who slipped under the gate and had a wonderful time
0:19:39 > 0:19:41playing in the reserve.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Hi, girls.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Good girls.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Two weeks later, and Roo's appetite for adventure hasn't changed,
0:19:49 > 0:19:54but she does now go through the gate rather than under it.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56She loves going out, she loves having a run about,
0:19:56 > 0:19:58so she wastes no time!
0:20:00 > 0:20:03And now there are two other brand-new arrivals.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Meet Roman and Rene.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Roo, our three-week-old, she was actually in the house when these
0:20:09 > 0:20:11guys were both born, and they've started to play together,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and I think that outside is going to hopefully mean that she'll help to
0:20:14 > 0:20:16lead them because she'll know the best places to play,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19and hopefully that will help to get them to come out and really
0:20:19 > 0:20:20come out of their shells as well.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22That's what we're looking for.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24You don't want to go? Come on!
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Today is their first time outside.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Come on, then!- But they're not quite as daring as Roo.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Come on, then!- They need a little bit more persuasion.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37They can't quite work out where the gateway is, so you've just got to
0:20:37 > 0:20:39let mum sort of come back and then try and work out
0:20:39 > 0:20:42how to get them out. There we go.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45There we go, we've worked it out. One's worked it out. There you go.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Come on, sweetheart.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49There we go. Well done, little oryx.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Oryx, like many hoof stock animals, form gangs of youngsters.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58It helps physical development,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02sharpens senses, and encourages them to be independent from their mother,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05which is exactly what Roo is teaching them.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08We've just found them. You can already see we've got someone
0:21:08 > 0:21:10running about, getting very excited over there.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12I have a feeling that that's Roo.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14You can see she's already getting the others to play with her as well.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17That's a really good behaviour we're seeing from the others.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20This is exactly what we wanted. We really wanted them to start
0:21:20 > 0:21:23to engage with Roo and really start to play just like her.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26And it's nice to see that they are starting to do that and
0:21:26 > 0:21:29they actually are a lot further from mum than you might expect,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31but I think that is probably Roo's, like, sort of big sister influence,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35really helping them to come out of their shell a little bit earlier.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36God, they are going for it!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Oh, they're so cute.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46For a breed that was forced into near extinction,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50these new young lives are rays of hope for the future of the species.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Do you know what? If you breed something that is really rare or
0:21:54 > 0:21:59endangered, as a keeper, you've done something. There's nothing better.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01That's the icing on the animal cake, it really is.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Now back to Kenya,
0:22:08 > 0:22:12where James is up bright and early and out on another bug hunt.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18So we were driving along in the truck,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21and we came across this old quarry.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26It's quite stunning, actually. It's really, really nice.
0:22:26 > 0:22:32But this is perfect sort of habitat for a lot of invertebrates.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34James will have to tread carefully, because there could be
0:22:34 > 0:22:37deadly creatures lurking underfoot.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Let's see what we can have a look for.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Oh, wow. There we go.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49So, we've found a scorpion.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54So, a general rule of thumb with scorpions is the bigger the stinger
0:22:54 > 0:22:59and the smaller the pincers, the more potent the venom.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03So, as you can see on this little chap,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07that is a beast of a stinger and a tail there.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10And in comparison,
0:23:10 > 0:23:14those claws are very, very small, so that tells me that that is how
0:23:14 > 0:23:18it kills its prey and the claws are really just there as utensils.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Usually, the smaller ones are a little bit worse
0:23:22 > 0:23:24than the larger ones.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Scorpions are predatory.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29One of this size will eat small insects.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32They grab their prey with their claws and then stab them repeatedly
0:23:32 > 0:23:36with their sting until the insect is dead.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42After finding his first-ever wild scorpion,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44James is on the hunt for more.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47It's not long before he finds another species.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Unlike the other scorpions that we found today,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54you can see they have really large claws on them, in comparison
0:23:54 > 0:23:55to their piddly little tail.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57An adult of these...
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Their sting is the equivalent of a bee sting.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07So you can see, instead of just trying to sting,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10they'd use those big, powerful claws, so they don't
0:24:10 > 0:24:14really use their sting that much for actual hunting.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19An incredible find. Chuffed to bits.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22For the other keepers, this trip is all about Africa's
0:24:22 > 0:24:25most iconic species, but for James, it's all about the little things.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29These are the animals that make the whole thing work, really.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31If you didn't have millipedes or cockroaches or beetles or anything
0:24:31 > 0:24:36like that, then the ground isn't going to be fertile,
0:24:36 > 0:24:40plants aren't going to grow, these plains would just cease
0:24:40 > 0:24:42to exist, and they often say that if all the mammals
0:24:42 > 0:24:45disappeared on the planet, life would go on.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49It would be fine. If the bugs were to go, that would be it.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51We would all cease to exist.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Now, back to the park, and Penguin Island.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01It's been a month since four new penguins were introduced
0:25:01 > 0:25:03to the penguin colony.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07The youngest new arrival is one-year-old chick Darwin,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09and he's proving to be quite a character.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12So, Darwin's personality is very, very inquisitive.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15He can be a little bit cheeky. My work trousers have had a few
0:25:15 > 0:25:17pulls and a few tugs in the last couple of weeks,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19as he's become more comfortable with people.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Did attempt to climb on my lap the other day when I was sat down
0:25:21 > 0:25:24with them as well. But he's also very curious,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26which is lovely for us. He's one of the only new ones
0:25:26 > 0:25:29which will quite happily go on the path with members of the public and
0:25:29 > 0:25:32isn't at all nervous, and will quite happily walk amongst them.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Young penguins love to play,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40and Lucy has discovered what this new boy likes.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43- Hi, Lucy.- Hiya.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Jean's come to see what's keeping Darwin amused.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49To keep him occupied, you're coming up with lots of new things.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Yes. - And I hear that he likes bubbles.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54He does, yeah. They will often chase fish by the reflections
0:25:54 > 0:25:56off the scales, so anything shiny,
0:25:56 > 0:25:58anything reflective or that moves quickly,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01they love, and they will try and chase it and investigate it.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Well, I have to see this. We've got some bubbles at hand here,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- so let me get these out. - OK. So we'll see how we get on.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- Let's see how this goes.- He does just like to grab anything.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12There you go, look at that!
0:26:24 > 0:26:26So you can see, he is absolutely fascinated.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Is he an inquisitive little guy?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- Very much so, yeah. - There you go, Darwin.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Look at him go, look at his little head go back and forth.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- There you are.- He will literally do this all afternoon as well.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39If you were willing to stand there, he would carry on.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41And he's the only one that's going for it.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Now, he's very young and mischievous and playful.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Will that change as he matures?
0:26:46 > 0:26:47It will do to a certain extent, yeah.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Any playfulness they have will start to diminish a little bit,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54especially once they find a mate. Then they're mainly only interested
0:26:54 > 0:26:57in their mate and not as fussed about where their keepers are.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59So you've found out that Darwin loves bubbles,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02but do you have to come up with different enrichment for all
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- the other penguins?- Yeah, we will try a few different things.
0:27:05 > 0:27:06A lot of our originals, actually,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09we bought them a football and we kick it around with them.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- Oh, that's interesting.- And they loved it.- Penguins playing football,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- that's a new one, yeah.- And we've even bought them one of those safety
0:27:14 > 0:27:16laser pens that you can buy for cats at home.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18They love chasing the little laser beam.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20How did you find out that penguins like bubbles?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23It actually started a few years ago when, on Christmas Day, we bought
0:27:23 > 0:27:26them their own bubble machine and we bought them their own disco ball.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- Obviously, we're closed on Christmas Day...- Sounds like a party.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31..so we had them all inside, turned off the lights, set up
0:27:31 > 0:27:33the disco ball, set up the bubble machine, and let them have fun.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37I have to say, he's loving this, and it's absolutely lovely to see
0:27:37 > 0:27:39some new faces here at Penguin Island.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41And I think he's settling in quite nicely.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Back in Africa, the keepers have been lucky to observe many animals
0:27:59 > 0:28:03in the wild, but not the elusive lions.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07There's been tantalising evidence of their presence, but so far,
0:28:07 > 0:28:08there have been no sightings.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13This quite easily is a whole pride just walking through,
0:28:13 > 0:28:16and they could be somewhere just down in the valley there.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Amy came to Africa to seek a possible solution to
0:28:22 > 0:28:26a difficult problem with the young male lions back home.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Longleat keeps their lions in a traditional pride structure -
0:28:30 > 0:28:34one male and a larger group of females plus several juvenile males.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39The juveniles were regularly fighting within the prides,
0:28:39 > 0:28:42and Amy was concerned they could seriously injure each other.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49At Lewa, Amy has arranged to meet with lion behavioural expert, Mary,
0:28:49 > 0:28:50to discuss the issue.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Sometimes we... We obviously do let them fight as much as they need to,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59because they need to do that, that's what they'd do in the wild.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01But sometimes it does go a bit too far and we just need to sort of
0:29:01 > 0:29:03separate them off, because we don't want...
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Because of the space, they can't get away too far, so it's something
0:29:06 > 0:29:09that we have to manage completely different to the wild,
0:29:09 > 0:29:12where they can just wander off and they can just have a bit of time
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- on their own. - What is the sex ratio like?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- How many males, how many females? - So the males and females,
0:29:18 > 0:29:22we've got five in one pride, and then in the other group,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- we've got four males. - That's quite a number.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29What... Is there a way you can keep the males alone?
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Mary has suggested they imitate a behavioural pattern she's seen
0:29:34 > 0:29:35in the wild.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Young lions will frequently group together and live away from
0:29:40 > 0:29:42the main pride for periods of time.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46What happens is that the males are quite comfortable.
0:29:46 > 0:29:51The idea of putting the males together is good.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Mary thinks that if Amy creates a pride of males only with no
0:29:56 > 0:30:00lionesses to fight over, it should reduce their competitive behaviour.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06They could then be reintroduced to the established prides individually
0:30:06 > 0:30:09for breeding purposes.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11For Amy, this has been an invaluable insight.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Coming here and getting this information is a great help and
0:30:16 > 0:30:20really beneficial to us. I can take that back and we can rethink some of
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- the things we were doing. - That is what is going to work.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Yes. Perfect.- Good. - Thank you very much.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31It's the final day of the research project,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33and Amy's last chance to see lions.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Just when time is running out and all hope is fading,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42the team receives a tip-off that there are lions in the vicinity.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Amy's expert eye sees something in the long grass.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53A lioness.
0:30:55 > 0:30:56Absolutely incredible.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Being this close to a wild lion is absolutely, sort of...
0:31:01 > 0:31:05It's what I've come here to come and see, and I've seen it,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08and it's amazing.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12All the lions in Lewa have names. This lioness is Suzi,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15and she's part of a pride that could be nearby.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20Amy is keen to compare Suzi to the lions she's responsible for
0:31:20 > 0:31:22back at home.
0:31:22 > 0:31:28She's actually incredibly similar to our lionesses back at Longleat,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31and it just feels good that we're actually doing something right.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36We are looking after them and they are looking very similar to
0:31:36 > 0:31:39a wild lioness out in Lewa.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41But, unlike a lioness back at home,
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Suzi has recently caught and killed a zebra.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47The plains zebra are the ones they seem to be picking.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51There's a high population here at Lewa. We feed our animals.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55We have to go around and actually feed the animals, because you can
0:31:55 > 0:31:58never have anything like this obviously happen in Longleat
0:31:58 > 0:32:00or in the UK at all. But it's just lovely to see.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03She's so relaxed. She's laid down, just stretching out,
0:32:03 > 0:32:08sighing a couple of times, just sort of just having a rest.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Which is lovely to see and be this close,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12just to see that natural sort of behaviour.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Lionesses are the main hunters in the pride.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20They require an average of five kilos of meat a day,
0:32:20 > 0:32:24and sleep from between 15-18 hours to conserve energy.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29As the truck approaches, Amy spots something.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34We thought originally it could be just a bit of zebra in her tummy,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36but it does look very suspect that she is pregnant,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39which is amazing, and quite far gone, actually.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Because of the remarkable conservation effort and management
0:32:43 > 0:32:45of this enormous wilderness at Lewa,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48the numbers of lions are slowly rising.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53The fact that they've now got over 40 lionesses is probably due to Suzi
0:32:53 > 0:32:58and her character and just her ability to be out here in the wild
0:32:58 > 0:33:01and be able to hunt and get the food that she needs
0:33:01 > 0:33:06and then support her family as well. That's absolutely amazing.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16Just to be five metres away from a lioness, a wild lioness,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19that is a complete privilege, and I'm so lucky to have
0:33:19 > 0:33:22this opportunity to do this. Incredible.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32The African enclosure back at the park is only home to its herds
0:33:32 > 0:33:34of zebra and giraffe.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38So, it's giraffe treat time.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Come on, girls!
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Here they come.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I just love these animals.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- Come on, girls!- I'm lucky enough even to have one named after me.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52The giraffe here are so precious.
0:33:54 > 0:33:55When one member of the herd dies,
0:33:55 > 0:33:58it's a loss that's felt throughout the park.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Earlier in the series, we followed the sad story of Kaiser,
0:34:04 > 0:34:09the seriously unwell young giraffe bull who the vets finally decided
0:34:09 > 0:34:10to put to sleep.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16It was really tough for all the keepers,
0:34:16 > 0:34:19particularly team manager, Ryan.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20He had a fantastic life here.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27So, hopefully, Kaiser's last sort of waking memories of the place
0:34:27 > 0:34:31are people that he really loved around him.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38But I've heard today that he has some rather joyful news to report.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I think you will be especially pleased to hear that Kate...
0:34:43 > 0:34:44Is it my Kate?
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Yes, Kate is expecting another calf any day.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Her due date is in a few days' time.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- OK.- However, I think with the last calf,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56she pitched up about a week early or so.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- Really?- I really think we're in that right time frame for her now.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04You know, just helps reaffirm that whole corny circle of life thing.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06When you work in a big collection like this,
0:35:06 > 0:35:10you do get to understand that you take the knocks of the ones that you
0:35:10 > 0:35:13lose and then, on the back of that, have a few births.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15I think it just puts it all in perspective for you.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- Well, here's to Kate. - Thank you.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26The keepers know how keen we are to share these wonderful events,
0:35:26 > 0:35:30so when Kate started showing signs of giving birth a few days later,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Ryan was ready with his camera to record what happened next.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45The calf entered the world.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48But had it survived the 6-foot drop?
0:35:52 > 0:35:53The moments ticked by...
0:35:57 > 0:36:01..then Ryan saw the movement he was hoping for.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Kate started to bond with her newborn.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13Giraffe calves stand up before they are even an hour old.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16They have to do in order to feed from mum.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22But this little one was finding getting up and staying up
0:36:22 > 0:36:24a bit of a challenge.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Success at last,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38and a well earned first feed from new mum, Kate.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43The newborn is a boy named Reggie.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45He's a very welcome addition to the herd.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55It's the last day in camp at the Lewa Conservancy.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58All week, the keepers have been sharing space with the camp's
0:36:58 > 0:37:02permanent inhabitants, the vervet monkeys.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04There are vervet monkeys absolutely everywhere.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07It's incredible. They are so cheeky.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09And they are so quick.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12It's incredible. It's kind of like one minute you're sitting there and
0:37:12 > 0:37:15the next minute, literally, if you leave anything around,
0:37:15 > 0:37:16these guys have got it.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Cat has been inspired to carry out an ethogram test,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25picking one monkey, and observing its behaviour for one hour.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Nice to take this opportunity to do
0:37:29 > 0:37:32a bit of ethogram work within the wild.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38We do them back in Longleat and we record different behaviours,
0:37:38 > 0:37:42so getting the opportunity to do it out here is just incredible
0:37:42 > 0:37:44and really, really nice.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47There's a lot of resting and a lot of eating going on.
0:37:47 > 0:37:48Obviously, they are from
0:37:48 > 0:37:51a different country, but with any kind of primate, it's nice to just
0:37:51 > 0:37:56see natural behaviours and kind of see the way the social structure
0:37:56 > 0:37:59works as well, and it's really nice to take the opportunity back at
0:37:59 > 0:38:01the park to go up and see the macaques, see how naughty
0:38:01 > 0:38:04they are compared to how naughty the vervet monkeys are.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08But, for Cat and the team,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11this extraordinary fact-finding mission has come to an end.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14As animal experts, the knowledge they've gained and the message
0:38:14 > 0:38:18they will return to the UK with will stay with them forever.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19This trip...
0:38:20 > 0:38:21Wow!
0:38:22 > 0:38:27It's every keeper's dream to come out to the wild where you can see
0:38:27 > 0:38:31your animals in their natural habitats. It's just really amazing!
0:38:34 > 0:38:36My most special moment was most definitely
0:38:36 > 0:38:37coming across a wild lion.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40It's completely mind-blowing.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43I have been inspired.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46It's been a complete and utter plethora of delight.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50We've got more white rhino and black rhino here than I've ever seen
0:38:50 > 0:38:52in my life. It's just stunning.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55From a learning curve for me - massive amount.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57It's going to take me weeks to digest all this.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01We've met so many wonderful people that are so passionate about
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- what they do.- Just speaking to Mary and gaining all her knowledge,
0:39:05 > 0:39:06that was absolutely amazing.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09I am really excited to implement some of the ideas that I've now got.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14What really made it for me - on the ground stuff.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18It was amazing. I was like an actual kid in a candy shop.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Chuffed to bits.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22I don't think I'm ever going to forget anything that
0:39:22 > 0:39:24I've experienced this week.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30It's just like a totally different world out here. It's just amazing.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33On many of the rangers, it will have a lasting effect.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35I think just their pure passion,
0:39:35 > 0:39:38and their drive to go out there and just spread the word.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41That's something that we do back at the park anyway, but when you
0:39:41 > 0:39:45experience it for yourself, you can drive that even more
0:39:45 > 0:39:48because you've been there, you've done that, you've seen and
0:39:48 > 0:39:52experienced an elephant literally a few metres from you,
0:39:52 > 0:39:56and to lose these animals would just be devastating.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01It is the wild and to just see animals just living their lives,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03that is what we work for.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05That is why we are animal keepers.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07We are trying to conserve that.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13It's been absolutely stunning. I don't want to go home.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Back in the UK, Cat has got straight to work
0:40:24 > 0:40:27carrying out a study of the monkeys in the park
0:40:27 > 0:40:30to see how they compare with their African counterparts.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Ben and I have come to welcome her and Darren home.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Cat, Darren, welcome back. How was the holiday?
0:40:39 > 0:40:44- You are so cheeky! - Working, working, working very hard.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46You WERE working very hard.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49The study that you were doing of the vervet monkeys out there -
0:40:49 > 0:40:52was it fascinating for you to see monkeys
0:40:52 > 0:40:54very much in their wild habitat?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56It was just incredible.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Tell me, how difficult is it to do one of these here and keep an eye on
0:40:59 > 0:41:03the same monkey for an hour at a time?
0:41:03 > 0:41:07I have to say, really incredibly difficult, especially with the grass
0:41:07 > 0:41:10is really long and they all look the same, as well.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13So you're trying to kind of pick out little bits and, I must admit,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16it sounds awful, but I'm actually looking at their rear ends,
0:41:16 > 0:41:19because that actually tells me which one is which.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Comparing their behaviour to the behaviour of the wild monkeys that
0:41:23 > 0:41:26you saw out in Kenya, are there a lot of similarities?
0:41:26 > 0:41:29There's so many similarities, and it was really, really nice.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33I've got both results here and it shows that the cheekiness of them
0:41:33 > 0:41:36is just unbelievable. We think that these guys behind us are just
0:41:36 > 0:41:41really, really naughty. When you see them out there in the wild and they
0:41:41 > 0:41:45are acting so mischievous, literally, you couldn't even
0:41:45 > 0:41:48put anything down and they were away with it, so to see these little ones
0:41:48 > 0:41:51on vehicles, literally manipulating and ripping
0:41:51 > 0:41:54things off the car is exactly what they did out in Africa as well.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56So, Darren, is that really useful for you?
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Honestly, Kate, it's priceless. That opportunity of seeing what
0:41:59 > 0:42:03something does in a natural environment, it's what we're about.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Yes, we've got cars going through here,
0:42:05 > 0:42:06but these are pretty feral creatures.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09They are wild, for all intents and purposes.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11They are still using those behaviours, and we saw that.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14We saw a lot of that in Africa with all the different species.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17It's a really valuable thing. and I'm so glad we did it.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19And it WAS really hard work.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- I'm glad you enjoyed your holiday. - We don't believe you at all!
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Sadly, that's all we've got time for for today,
0:42:25 > 0:42:27but here's what's coming up on the next Animal Park.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32The keepers need to solve the case of the wandering wallabies.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35How are they escaping their enclosure?
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Big Brother is watching.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40They are obviously smarter than I am because I haven't found the way
0:42:40 > 0:42:43they are doing it. They are doing it somehow!
0:42:43 > 0:42:45I meet the park's deadliest new addition.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47They are very, very toxic.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51They've actually been known to make a human heart stop.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54And crouching tiger, hidden breakfast.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58The keepers set the lure, but will the tigers take the bait?