0:00:05 > 0:00:07A mystery has gripped the park.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10The red-necked wallabies that live on my side of the fence...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Have been turning up on my side of the fence.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16And it's got the keepers completely flummoxed because there are no gaps
0:00:16 > 0:00:20under the fence and there are no holes in the wire either.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Surely they can't be jumping...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25- ..over the fence?- Show off!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Well, if they are, the keepers have got to find out because before long,
0:00:28 > 0:00:31there'll be more wallabies over there than there are over here.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36As well as solving the case of the wandering wallabies,
0:00:36 > 0:00:40this time on Animal Park, we meet Longleat's deadliest new addition.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43They are very, very toxic.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47They've actually been known to make a human heart stop.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50And crouching tiger, hidden breakfast.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54The keepers set the lure but will the tigers take the bait?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56You can let the tigers go when you're ready.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Come on, camels!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03And Jean's camel salon opens for business.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05You've got to pull quite hard, don't be shy.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07There you go. Does that feel good?
0:01:16 > 0:01:20As a keeper here, you're not supposed to show favouritism
0:01:20 > 0:01:23towards one animal, but for lead keeper John here,
0:01:23 > 0:01:27there is no doubt Rio has a special place in your heart.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Rio, the Moluccan cockatoo?
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Yes, yes, this is Rio. As you said, he's a Moluccan cockatoo.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36As you said, I shouldn't have favourites but,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38because we're out of earshot of the other parrots, yes,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42he is a little bit of a favourite here at Animal Adventure.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Like all parents, secretly you have a favourite,
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- but you're not supposed to tell the others.- We'll keep our secret.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49What are we doing with Rio today?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52We're actually going to give him a shower. It's a lovely morning here
0:01:52 > 0:01:54today so we're going to give him a bit of a spray.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55- That's what this is?- Yes.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58On your shoulder, are you ready for the shower, as well?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I'd rather not, I've had one already today, so if we pop him down,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03he'll possibly just step up.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Either on the fence or... He's more than likely
0:02:05 > 0:02:07just going to bounce around and do a bit of showing off anyway.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- Shall we spray? - Yeah, give him a bit of a...
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Rio, you're not sure about that!
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Rio, your shower's over here.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16I'm just going to pop him back on the climbing frame.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Tell me a bit about Rio. How old is Rio?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Rio is ten this year.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25So, he's a male Moluccan cockatoo, an absolutely beautiful bird.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27A natural show off.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29And not inclined to a shower?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Obviously not this morning!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Maybe he'd already had one before we got here.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38What is it about Rio that you've got this soft spot for?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I think, just look at him, he's an amazing, beautiful bird.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43He's such a big character.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Very noisy, very attention-seeking,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48maybe a little bit similar to myself.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50You see yourself in Rio?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Possibly, that's maybe why I have such a good relationship with him.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56We were going to give him a shower.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58They get quite dusty,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01especially cockatoos, they produce a dust which, in the wild,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05they're lucky enough that they have the humidity of the environment.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Here in Wiltshire, unfortunately when it rains, it's cold,
0:03:08 > 0:03:14so we have to replicate that warm rain for Rio instead but as we saw,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16he wasn't overly up for it today.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Well, John, thank you for letting me try.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Rio didn't want a shower, so I'll have to have one.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Well, that's one way to cool off in this glorious summer we're having.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32The animals, on the other hand, have their own ways of dealing
0:03:32 > 0:03:34with the rising temperatures.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41One species not at all bothered by the heat is the red-necked wallaby.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46These animals have evolved to withstand the extreme climate
0:03:46 > 0:03:49of their native Australia and they love to sunbathe.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Jenna is one of their keepers and, unfortunately,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57all is not well in the wallaby walk-through.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Some of the wallabies have been going walkabout.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05So, we had the enclosures split last year, mainly for health reasons.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08We noticed that a lot of them were getting poorly up in the top area.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12It seems that the wallabies might be eating something
0:04:12 > 0:04:13that's making them ill.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16This is the area that we don't want them to be in.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19You can see there's loads of beech trees around and we're crunching
0:04:19 > 0:04:21through loads of beech nuts on the floor.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Jenna has reason to be concerned.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Overeating things like nuts can make animals sick.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30We're worried that they're consuming the beech nuts
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and perhaps getting them stuck and it causes abscesses
0:04:32 > 0:04:35and things that unfortunately mean they can't eat
0:04:35 > 0:04:37and things like that so they get quite thin
0:04:37 > 0:04:40and eventually we have to put them to sleep, unfortunately.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44To solve the problem, keepers must be able to control exactly where
0:04:44 > 0:04:48the wallabies go so they've invested in a vast wallaby-proof fence.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52But it turns out it's not wallaby-proof.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56We do have a bit of a problem in that we've ended up with some
0:04:56 > 0:04:58wallabies up here and we don't know how they're getting through.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03You're not meant to be up here. Come on, back you go.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06You see, we've got the fence all the way along and we've put the gates in
0:05:06 > 0:05:08so they can't get through where they'd normally go.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11But they are still managing to find a way.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14We really have to get on top of this problem.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Obviously, it's for their health.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18We really want to find a solution as quick as we can.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23The situation has the whole park baffled.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25If I was to put money on it, I think they're probably going under.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29They're squeezing through the gates.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I think the wallabies are escaping by going under a hole in the fence.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I genuinely don't have a clue.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Um... Just no idea.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Lead keeper Polly is desperate to figure out what's happening.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47The lives of the wallabies could depend on it.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50We're wondering if they're going under somewhere,
0:05:50 > 0:05:54so whether there's a gap somewhere that we haven't found.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Or are they going over the top?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Has someone accidentally left a gate open?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01We don't know, it could be anything.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Are they tunnelling underneath?
0:06:03 > 0:06:04I can't see any gaps in it.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Maybe they're squeezing through the gate.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10They wouldn't be able to get through there.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Or can they even make it over the top?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16We've got a wallaby just along the fence line there
0:06:16 > 0:06:18and the fence is double his height.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21It would be quite a jump for them to get over
0:06:21 > 0:06:23but I think that could be how they're doing it.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27I don't know that they're just outright jumping and clearing it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I'm wondering if they're jumping high enough to get a bit
0:06:30 > 0:06:33of a footing and then spring off that and go the other side.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37That's what I'm... That's the theory I'm going with.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42The keepers need to crack this problem fast.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46They've come in today to find that almost half the wallabies have escaped
0:06:46 > 0:06:48into the restricted area.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Keeper Kev has gathered an emergency squad to move them to safety.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59So, we're going to have one person on one fence, one on the other,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01we'll spread out in the middle, encourage the wallabies along
0:07:01 > 0:07:04and hopefully they will go through the middle bit
0:07:04 > 0:07:06and once they're in, get the gates closed, happy days.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10But herding wallabies is no easy task.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Oh! They're a lot quicker than us.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Wow, if they can jump over a keeper, maybe Polly's theory is correct.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Good effort. Apart from James who let one go past him.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36That was a lot harder than what it should have been.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40They did give us a bit of a run-around but we got there in the end.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44With all the wallabies back safe on the right side of the fence,
0:07:44 > 0:07:48the team can now focus once again on how they're getting out.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Are they jumping over the fence or are they going down under?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I think we need to set some camera traps and see if they're hopping the
0:07:55 > 0:07:59fence or if they're going under the gates or if they've grown wings and
0:07:59 > 0:08:03flown overnight. We just don't know so that's something to find out.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04However they're doing it,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08it has to be stopped before any more wallabies become seriously ill.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22Specialist wildlife cameraman Louis Labrom is back and today,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24he's heading into Tiger Territory.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I've filmed several big cats since I started wildlife film-making,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32but never tigers. A lot of lions, a lot of cheetahs,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34a lot of African cats,
0:08:34 > 0:08:38but tigers are something really close to my heart,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I do love tigers. Obviously, they're incredibly endangered so it's going to
0:08:42 > 0:08:45be amazing to see them up close and personal.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46So far on Animal Park,
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Louis has already captured some fantastic images with his special
0:08:50 > 0:08:51high-speed camera,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55revealing amazing animal adaptations that the eye can't see.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58He has captured the fastest chasers.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Oh, here they come, here they come.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07As well as the fastest feeders.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- That's very cool. - Oh, we got it, amazing!
0:09:13 > 0:09:14Happy!
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Today, the big-cat keepers are desperate for his help because
0:09:18 > 0:09:22they've spotted their enormous tigers climbing up the trees.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Given they weigh around 17st,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Caleb wants to see just how they're able to propel themselves six metres
0:09:30 > 0:09:33straight up a tree trunk to grab a piece of meat.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Hopefully, with all the meat being on one side of the tree,
0:09:36 > 0:09:37we'll be able to control
0:09:37 > 0:09:39where they go up so we can get it in line with this camera
0:09:39 > 0:09:41and try to get it in slow motion
0:09:41 > 0:09:43to see just how powerful they are.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47It's going to be awesome to see it close up and also in slow-mo to
0:09:47 > 0:09:51see the power, how they manipulate their weight to keep balance.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55We've rigged some of our cameras up in the tree, too.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01But Louis will be filming up close from his tiger-proof camera cage.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03There are so many processes to getting the perfect shot.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06The first step is perfect positioning. If you haven't
0:10:06 > 0:10:08got the position, you're going to miss the action.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10It's almost as important as making sure you press record.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I've reversed the camera car as close to the tree as possible to
0:10:13 > 0:10:16make sure that when the tigers come, I've got a perfect line of sight.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I think I've actually got the camera car
0:10:18 > 0:10:20in the perfect place to see the tigers leap.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24And, hopefully, fingers crossed, they should do as they're told.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29There is no guarantee that it's going to work because obviously
0:10:29 > 0:10:32they choose to do what they want to do when they're outside
0:10:32 > 0:10:34but we've stacked the odds in our favour
0:10:34 > 0:10:37for them to be interested in that tree and to, hopefully, climb it.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39The main idea behind this shot is that they're going
0:10:39 > 0:10:42to jump for this meat and what we really want to see is the power
0:10:42 > 0:10:44in those hind legs as the tigers jump up
0:10:44 > 0:10:47but also how they grapple down onto the tree
0:10:47 > 0:10:49and grapple the meat down out of the tree,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52just to show how strong and how powerful they actually are.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59The stars of the show are the park's ten-year-old Siberian tigers,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03sisters Soundari and Shouri
0:11:03 > 0:11:06This species of tiger is the largest on the planet,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09with a body length of almost three metres.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10I can just see the tigers
0:11:10 > 0:11:13over in the paddock to our left, just behind us here.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15They are incredibly beautiful animals.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18But they are rather large and rather intimidating.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22It's definitely getting my heart going a little bit.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24OK, Caleb, I think we're ready to go.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29You can let the tigers go when you're ready.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Now running, hopefully in this direction.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38OK, so the tigers are coming now.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41The tigers head straight to the tree.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Soundari is more confident.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Caleb expects she'll be the first to leap.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51Shouri has missed the tree but Soundari has spotted it.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53She can smell it.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58I think she's... I think she's going to go for it.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Even if she does jump,
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Louis won't know whether he's got the shot Caleb wants
0:12:04 > 0:12:07until they review the footage later.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11So, hopefully... She's gone straight up the tree.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12That's so cool.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Awesome! Soundari has got something.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Shouri is obviously a little bit nervous cos Soundari's already gone
0:12:25 > 0:12:28up there but Soundari's spotted it again so here she goes.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Perfect.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Well done, Soundari.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35They're not fazed at all.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40So well equipped and well adapted to be hunting up trees.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41It's incredible to see.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43These tigers just bolt up this tree.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47One is coming straight towards us.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56It's right up next to the vehicle.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58It's a little bit surreal being so close to these tigers.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01They are absolutely huge.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Shouri still hasn't been tempted to go up.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09But her sister has three times already and it's starting to show.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Every time she climbs, it gets a bit harder.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15The effort required is massive.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20You can see she's already tired so it's a real work-out,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23climbing the trees, and she's just trying to smell in the air,
0:13:23 > 0:13:25to see if there's an easier piece of meat available.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28If she has to come for it, she'll go up again.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31They use the same skills as domestic cats when they're climbing trees,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34so the claws come out and they just dig them into the wood.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37We've seen Shouri partially climb the tree
0:13:37 > 0:13:40so hopefully she'll figure out there's another piece up there.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Soundari settles down to enjoy her snack and a well earned rest.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47And Shouri is still reluctant to have a go.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Will Louis have one more chance to get the shot they need?
0:13:53 > 0:13:58This tiger is just circling this tree, deciding whether or not...
0:13:58 > 0:14:00to go up.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02She can smell the meat, she's obviously interested.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09I think it's just a case of...
0:14:12 > 0:14:13..can she be bothered?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Shouri finally goes for it.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27But misses the meat.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32She's just taken one of our cameras out of the tree.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35She has another go...
0:14:41 > 0:14:44..and gets the hardest prize to reach.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47So, we've done our bit. Obviously, we got the tigers up the trees.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Hopefully, it was enough for Louis to capture it and I can't wait
0:14:50 > 0:14:53to see the footage later on to see what he's captured.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56It's going to be really interesting to play that back later on
0:14:56 > 0:14:59to see exactly how those tigers are leaping and grappling onto
0:14:59 > 0:15:00the tree and holding all that weight up
0:15:00 > 0:15:03but I think we've definitely got something in there.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08We'll be back to see just how these big cats make such giant jumps.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Now we're heading over to Wolf Wood.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21There are three Canadian timber wolves living at the park.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Alf, Vic, and the notorious Dave.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27They used to be part of a larger pack
0:15:27 > 0:15:32but as the years have rolled on, it's these old-timers who remain.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36I've joined head of section Amy to help give them their medication.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41The three boys, looking quite perky in the sunshine this morning, Amy?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43They're looking great in the sunshine, aren't they?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Aren't they? They're quite old boys now though, aren't they?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Yes, they're ten years old
0:15:48 > 0:15:50and they're getting on a bit, bless them.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53But they do represent a bit more work for you now.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Like all OAPs, she says, speaking for herself,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00we need a little bit more maintenance than we used to?
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Yes, they do need a little bit more care.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06We've got some supplements that we just give to them for their joints.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07There is a bit of old age,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10a bit of arthritis and things so we just give them
0:16:10 > 0:16:13an extra help to get them moving about.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Now, how do you give medicine to a wolf because it sounds simple but I
0:16:18 > 0:16:21suspect a little bit of skulduggery needs to be adopted?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It's a lot more difficult than our lions and tigers because them,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27we can hand feed and put the medication inside.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Here, with these guys,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32we need to chuck it out to them but make sure a certain one gets it
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- because they're not all on the medication.- Oh, right.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37So, we have to make sure the one that we need the medication to
0:16:37 > 0:16:39gets their medication, so it's a bit more difficult.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43OK, and I know Dave is infamously tricky.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Is he one of the ones that needs the medication?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48He is the one that needs it more than anybody else.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Unfortunately for Amy,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53the wolves won't take their medicine from a spoon
0:16:53 > 0:16:55but they will from a chunk of meat.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Come on, Dave, come and see us. - Come on, boys.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Because we do it every morning, they've got used to it,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03so it was quite difficult to start with
0:17:03 > 0:17:05but now we come in every morning, they'll come and take chunks
0:17:05 > 0:17:08and even though we've just started with Alf,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10because he needs that extra bit of help as well,
0:17:10 > 0:17:12he's come straight over and they all take chunks,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14so it's quite easy now to get them into them.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Always a real joy to see them and it's just lovely to see them
0:17:18 > 0:17:22looking so fit and healthy in the summer sunshine. Thanks, Amy.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23Perfect, thank you.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Longleat is home to a herd of 17 Bactrian camels.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Measuring more than two metres to the top of their twin humps,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41they're the largest living camel species.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46In the winter, they grow these fabulous shaggy coats
0:17:46 > 0:17:48but when summer comes, they shed.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52The keepers at the park help this process along
0:17:52 > 0:17:54and today Jean's helping out.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58So, Rosie, should we give the Bactrian camels a hand?
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I definitely think so, I think they need a hand because sometimes that
0:18:01 > 0:18:04fluff doesn't want to come off. I think they'd much appreciate that.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Will they mind us kind of pulling at their hair?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10No, in general, they actually appreciate it, they quite like it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13It's good for them to just get a little bit of contact with us, as well.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15You might pull off a little bit
0:18:15 > 0:18:18that may be a little bit attached but don't worry too much.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20So we have some feed, I'll give them a call.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21Come on, camels!
0:18:21 > 0:18:25There you go. We've got some excitement now.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Let's get rid of some of that hair.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Come on over.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35If you find anything really long, they might be a little bit nervous.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Anything really pale as well because you can see on him here,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41he's got different colours. He's got this fluffy stuff around the edge
0:18:41 > 0:18:44that is going really pale, that's really easily peel off.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Some of this darker mane might stay a bit longer.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- So, we want to leave that?- Yeah.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Just have a little lean out and see if you can grab it.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53See I've just pulled out a little bit there.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55You can see how easy it came out.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58It does take quite a long time. Especially when they don't have
0:18:58 > 0:19:01as many things to scratch on as they do in the wild.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Also in the sand, they'd be able to roll
0:19:02 > 0:19:04and it would pull off a little bit, as well.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- Of course, yeah.- So, we do like to give them a bit of a hand.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Good girl. All of this sort of stuff.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12You've got to pull quite hard. Don't be shy. There you go.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Does that feel good, yeah?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17It's pretty much like lambs' wool to touch, isn't it?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Yeah, definitely. Really thick, but quite fine, actually.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Surprisingly it's not as coarse as you might expect, it's quite fluffy.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Jazz will go for it if you want to reach out for that.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30She's pretty friendly. There you go.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33This cycle of shedding hair and growing back the woolly coat is so
0:19:33 > 0:19:35important for them in the wild, isn't it?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Yeah, absolutely. Where these guys live,
0:19:37 > 0:19:39places like Mongolia and places like that,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41it can go in the year from temperatures
0:19:41 > 0:19:45of +40 down to -40 at night and also in the winter.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Sometimes it even snows so this coat is really important to them,
0:19:49 > 0:19:51but it is important as well that they do shed that
0:19:51 > 0:19:54so that when it gets into those warm months, they don't overheat.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57So, um... No!
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Myrtle! I said, no. That is not your bag either.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Hey!
0:20:04 > 0:20:05They're very hungry camels today.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09They're not very well behaved, this lot. They're quite naughty.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10So, I'm going to continue with this.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14We could be here a while cos there's quite a lot of coats to get through.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15But after a bit of this grooming,
0:20:15 > 0:20:17they're all going to be looking really good.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Back now to the mystery of Wallaby Wood.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24You're not meant to be up here. Come on.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28The keepers are desperately trying to keep the wallabies
0:20:28 > 0:20:30where they want them.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33They are escaping into a restricted area.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Beech nuts have fallen onto the ground here
0:20:35 > 0:20:40and keepers believe eating too many could be making the wallabies sick.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42What we want to do now is find out
0:20:42 > 0:20:44how potentially they're getting through.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47So, we've got a few cameras we're going to set up and hopefully
0:20:47 > 0:20:49we'll be able to catch some footage of what they're doing.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56In the wild, red-necked wallabies are largely nocturnal,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59preferring to rest during the day.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01To try and witness the wallabies making their escape,
0:21:01 > 0:21:06Jenna is strategically placing night-vision infrared cameras
0:21:06 > 0:21:07at potential escape points.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13So, we're popping this camera here.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16It's the other end of the paddock and they've got quite strong claws,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18so they could be using that to dig through the sand.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27But with so much fencing and just a handful of cameras,
0:21:27 > 0:21:30there's no way the team can cover every angle.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36So, I've opened the first clip and I've got a wallaby on the side
0:21:36 > 0:21:41that we don't want it, and it looks like it's trying to get back
0:21:41 > 0:21:44to the side we do want it. But that clip doesn't really show us
0:21:44 > 0:21:47how it got on the wrong side to start with.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49It's this point somewhere
0:21:49 > 0:21:52that it's getting to the other side that we don't want it.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57It's not just the one troublemaker going over all the time.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59They all seem to want to do it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03We just had three there all paying attention to the fence
0:22:03 > 0:22:04on both sides,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07so it's obviously a point of interest.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10We've seen digging but no-one actually going under the fence.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Polly checks all the footage
0:22:12 > 0:22:15but doesn't catch a single red-necked wallaby red-handed.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17They're definitely sneaky.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20They're obviously smarter than I am because I haven't found the way
0:22:20 > 0:22:22they're doing it. But they're doing it somehow.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25The plot thickens.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28It's not a whodunnit, it's a HOWdunnit.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32The case of the wily wallabies remains unsolved, for now.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I've come behind the scenes to meet one of the newest
0:22:43 > 0:22:45and most dangerous animals in the park.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Now, it's not a lion or a tiger, or even keeper James here,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51it's a tiny frog. Tell me about who we've got in here.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56So, in this tank we have some of our green and black poison dart frogs.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Named poison dart frogs because they're highly poisonous.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02In the wild, yeah, they are very, very toxic.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06They've actually been known to make a human heart stop.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- Really? - So, that's how toxic they are.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11In captivity, however, it's slightly different.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13So, they're not eating the same things that they would be
0:23:13 > 0:23:17eating in the wild, so the things that would produce that toxin
0:23:17 > 0:23:20are not present in captivity, so they're not toxic at all.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Which must be quite reassuring for you when you're looking after these guys.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25They've got this extraordinary colouring, haven't they?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Is that so that they blend in in the wild?
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Quite the opposite. They're trying to stand out,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34they're trying to show every other animal in the place that,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37you know, steer clear of me because I can mess you up.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40So, they're using that poison as a deterrent
0:23:40 > 0:23:44- rather than a way to catch food. - Exactly.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Its poison is secreted through the skin,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49so it's only really effective when an animal sticks it in its mouth.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52OK. So, we're going to feed them today. What do these frogs eat?
0:23:52 > 0:23:53On the menu today are fruit flies.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- They're looking a little bit white. - They're covered in calcium powder.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59It's important to just add that into their diet.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02It is a potential that they can become deficient in it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04OK, so it's a supplement for them.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08I'll just put them all in here. Are you ready? There we go.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09Come on, come and get your lunch.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15And the poison dart in their name,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18does that come from the species being used
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- to actually make poison darts? - Exactly, yeah.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23So, the natives would have dipped their arrows...
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Well, basically just rubbed the arrows across their skin,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30and that would have implanted that toxin on that arrow and been very,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32very deadly to anything that they were trying to hunt.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35I haven't tested it but that is...
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I don't blame you. I'd avoid that, if I was you.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Thank you very much, James, for showing me the behind the scenes.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43It just goes to show that when it comes to deadly animals,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45size isn't everything.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Now we're back with wildlife cameraman Louis Labrom, and Caleb.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03He's desperate to see the results of today's shoot in Tiger Territory
0:25:03 > 0:25:09and discover how a 17st tiger can fly six metres up a tree.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11The question is, Caleb, did we actually get anything today?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13I'm pretty certain we did.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Caleb decked a tree in meaty morsels.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Both tigers made it up there.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21TIGER ROARS
0:25:21 > 0:25:24But how does it look in super slow-mo?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28They came bolting out of the pen,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31and here she is right at the bottom of the tree.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34I imagine she's looking for the best possible place to get directly up.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37What we really want to find out is where all that power comes from
0:25:37 > 0:25:39and how she makes it up that tree.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- You see here, she's locked on and focused on the prize.- Yeah, 100%.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50But she leans back, drops all her body weight onto her rear legs
0:25:50 > 0:25:51- and thrusts those rear legs.- Wow.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55All of that energy is stored in her high muscles and as soon
0:25:55 > 0:25:58as she makes contact with that tree, grapples on with her front paws...
0:25:59 > 0:26:02..and those rear paws come right up again to push her further up.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04So, she's sort of condensing like a spring
0:26:04 > 0:26:06and then releasing each time she goes.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10And then again, those feet come forward, up,
0:26:10 > 0:26:11and push her back up the tree again.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- It's incredible.- It's amazing.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16It must be similar to a hunt or something where she's springing out
0:26:16 > 0:26:19on something and then using her back legs to sort of power her forward
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- and then grapple in there with it. - If the prey is anywhere near them,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- they don't stand a chance.- No.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Tigers are quick.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29They stalk and ambush predators.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32They're capable of taking on almost any prey,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36even those much larger than themselves.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37They sneak up to their target.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Once they've decided to strike,
0:26:39 > 0:26:44they use their incredible power and weight, leaping out onto their prey,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46throwing it off balance.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50They then use their powerful claws and jaws to sustain the attack,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53securing their prey in a vice-like grip.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- She's actually leaning backwards... - Yeah.- ..from her front paws.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01So her rear legs are actually supporting all of her body weight
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and those front paws are just grappling her onto the tree.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08But she's barely even dug in, she's just compressing that tree
0:27:08 > 0:27:11between her like a body-builder and leaning all the way back on it,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13trying to reach that meat.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14- It's almost effortless.- Yeah, it is.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17She's manoeuvring her body weight to come down as well,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20because, obviously, they've got to think about coming out of the tree.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23If we look at the footage from the tree top down,
0:27:23 > 0:27:24when she leaves the tree,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28she lets go with her front paws, is almost falling,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31twists her spine to face the direction she wants to go
0:27:31 > 0:27:34and then thrusts herself off of the tree with her hind legs again.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Yeah.- It's amazing.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44It's almost like she doesn't want to go straight down,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46she wants to land on all fours, really.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- Cats always land on their feet, right?- It must be that, yeah.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02It is quite incredible how she can just manoeuvre that way.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05A 22st man jumping six feet in the air.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08It's amazing. At least we've learnt not to climb a tree
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- to outrun a tiger!- You're not going to get away from a tiger.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15MUSIC: Waltz Of The Flowers by Tchaikovsky
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Time now to return to the case of the escaping wallabies.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38After reviewing hours of footage filmed right across their enclosure,
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Polly has a hunch of where they might be escaping from.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45She's returning to the scene of the crime.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48I've got a couple of breeze blocks to fill in the gap.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50I think wallabies would have to squeeze to get through
0:28:50 > 0:28:53but it's a potential space that they're getting through,
0:28:53 > 0:28:55so we're just going to block that up,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58just to remove any possibility that that's the way
0:28:58 > 0:29:01they're getting through to the side that we don't want them.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07The following day, Polly reviews the footage from the night before.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11Will her simple fix have solved this complex problem?
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Where we've put the breeze blocks to block that hole that was dug,
0:29:15 > 0:29:16they are in that space.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20They are kind of looking that way,
0:29:20 > 0:29:22so maybe that was the way they were sneaking through.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27They're all there gathering about by the breeze blocks.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32So, we don't have any wallabies on the other side.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33They do look a bit miffed.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Maybe, like, yeah, we've blocked their hole.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40It looks like that's the solution, just block the hole.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44The marsupial mystery is finally solved.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47I think from this, I've definitely learned they're quite intelligent
0:29:47 > 0:29:51and more resourceful than I gave them credit for.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53The wallabies are safe at last.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00The island behind me was built in 1804.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04It was part of an elaborate scheme by famous garden designer
0:30:04 > 0:30:06of the time Humphry Repton.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11Now it's more famous for its sole resident, Nico the gorilla -
0:30:11 > 0:30:14the oldest, perhaps the grumpiest in Europe -
0:30:14 > 0:30:18but I remember a time when there was another resident on this island,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21a very, very different character from Nico,
0:30:21 > 0:30:25and I can't quite believe it's been ten years since she was with us.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Our story begins back in 2006.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Longleat's two gorillas are getting old.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40In fact, at 46, they are amongst the very oldest gorillas in Britain.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Keeper Mark Tye has been looking after Nico the male
0:30:44 > 0:30:47and Samba the female for 18 years now,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50so to him they're very special.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52But then, gorillas are special.
0:30:52 > 0:30:57After all, our DNA is about 98% the same.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Perhaps that's why, like all the great apes,
0:30:59 > 0:31:04gorillas are capable of emotions that we think of as uniquely human.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Emotions such as grief.
0:31:08 > 0:31:14Nico and Samba certainly have lots of character, as Mark knows well.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18I'd say Samba's personality is very calm, very laid-back.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22She doesn't get too stressed about anything.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Quite nice. Nico is almost quite the opposite.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Very bolshie, very stroppy.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I've got older, they've got older,
0:31:32 > 0:31:35and we all know where we stand and how we are,
0:31:35 > 0:31:37if we're in good or bad moods.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39I think we all kind of accept how it is.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46But of course, getting older brings other problems.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Nico has been dogged by poor health for some time but last winter,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53it was Samba who fell dangerously ill.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56The vet came straight over to Gorilla Island,
0:31:56 > 0:31:59along with deputy head warden Ian Turner.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03He has diagnosed she's got cold-come-flu symptoms,
0:32:03 > 0:32:07which obviously wouldn't be too bad, but in a 45-year-old gorilla,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10in Sam's case it could be quite serious.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14One of the main hiccups with Sam is she doesn't like taking medication.
0:32:14 > 0:32:15It's the age thing.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18You know, you look at 45 years of age on a gorilla,
0:32:18 > 0:32:20you're talking of a real senior citizen,
0:32:20 > 0:32:2380 plus on a human being, and if a senior citizen gets a cold,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25it always takes them down, really.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28The good thing about them, we just keep them in, you know.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31They're not one of those animals that will get really stressy
0:32:31 > 0:32:33being kept inside.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36It took Samba a long time to recover -
0:32:36 > 0:32:40the rest of the winter and well into the spring.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43But when the good weather came, she did venture out with Nico
0:32:43 > 0:32:46to enjoy the pleasures of Gorilla Island.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Then, as summer turned to autumn and winter followed on,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Samba's health once more began to fail.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Once again, it started like a cold or a touch of the flu.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02But this time, there was no stopping it.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Then, almost without warning,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Samba just faded away and died in the night.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13It was two days before Mark Tye was ready to talk about it.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16We've lost Samba and...
0:33:17 > 0:33:19..it's been...
0:33:21 > 0:33:23..a very,
0:33:23 > 0:33:25very sad time for all of us.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Nico included.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Myself, I don't know, I wouldn't say I've conditioned myself to,
0:33:33 > 0:33:37but I kind of knew it was always going to happen at some point,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39but that's not made it any easier.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45It's been 18 years of my life, working with the pair of them.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47In a way, she went the way I wanted her to go,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50which was curled up in bed and just gone.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54On Gorilla Island, the memories are everywhere.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Samba was just the nice one, you know?
0:33:58 > 0:34:02She never had that nasty streak, that she wanted to hurt people.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05With Nico, it's always like, "Can I get one over on you?"
0:34:05 > 0:34:07With her, it was always different.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10She was always very nice and always very welcoming.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16But the one who knew Samba the best is of course Nico.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20After all, they spent their entire lives together.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22The whole idea of getting the gorillas in the first place,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25with a male or female, was to have babies.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30Nico and Samba were got over here as a breeding pair, as it was.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34But to everyone's disappointment, there never were any babies.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38What we think happened was,
0:34:38 > 0:34:41they'd literally just grown up as brother and sister
0:34:41 > 0:34:44and just got so used to knowing each other that
0:34:44 > 0:34:47that side of it didn't enter his head.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49But now she's gone, how does Nico feel?
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Do gorillas really feel grief like us?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57We can't make any bones about it, he's upset.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00When you've worked with an animal that long,
0:35:00 > 0:35:03they don't have to do much different to know that they're not happy
0:35:03 > 0:35:05and you can just tell by his face,
0:35:05 > 0:35:09his facial expressions and reactions like that, to be honest,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11that make you know he's upset.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Nico is very old.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22In human years, he would be well into his 90s.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27So, the question is, after a blow like this, will he ever recover?
0:35:28 > 0:35:32He, like us, is struggling, but we're doing what we can.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35You know, we're spending more time with him.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40They are social creatures and without another gorilla obviously
0:35:40 > 0:35:44we are somewhat limited as to what we can do for him,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48but, you know, giving him our time is what we can do.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Samba may have passed away, but as long as she is remembered here
0:35:52 > 0:35:54with affection, she'll never really be gone.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05Back to the present day, and Nico is still going strong.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I've joined my old mate Mark in the gorilla house.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11She was a very, very special animal, Samba, wasn't she?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Yeah, she very much was.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17She was totally different to Nico.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Totally. Protector of the wronged, I think,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23is the way I would describe her.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Whenever Nico had a go at anybody in the house
0:36:26 > 0:36:29she would instantly tell him off, as if she was like,
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- "They're all right, leave them alone."- Yeah.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- She was a beautiful soul, yeah. - Yeah, she really was.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38And of all your time that you've spent here,
0:36:38 > 0:36:42is Samba still right up there with the animal that you've enjoyed
0:36:42 > 0:36:44looking after most, do you think?
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Definitely, yeah.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49I mean, and I think it always sort of comes back to me
0:36:49 > 0:36:52because we've now got the other gorillas down there
0:36:52 > 0:36:53and they're all boys.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57You definitely notice the missing thing, which is the female.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- Yeah.- They've got such different characters.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02They're tranquil and peaceful,
0:37:02 > 0:37:07whereas the males are all boisterous and bolshie and, you know...
0:37:07 > 0:37:11I do miss her and it's quite shocking that it's been ten years.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13I can't believe that it's been that long.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15I know. You need another girl in your life, Mark.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16Definitely!
0:37:16 > 0:37:18THEY LAUGH
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Over in Animal Adventure,
0:37:25 > 0:37:30it's Becca and Holly's job to take the ducks for a walk.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Duckies! Ducky, ducky, duckies!
0:37:34 > 0:37:37They're not quackers, they're training the ducks to follow them.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42So, our end goal is to get them down to the stream so they can enjoy
0:37:42 > 0:37:45the lovely sunshine and have a bit of a paddle, as well.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48These are Indian Runner Ducks,
0:37:48 > 0:37:53sometimes known as Penguin Ducks because of their upright stance.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56They can't fly, but, as their name suggests,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59they can move at quite a speed.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Today is the day the keepers hope to lead them all the way to the stream
0:38:02 > 0:38:05for the first time, and Jean's come along to help.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Hi, Holly.- Hiya. - How are they getting on?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10They're getting on really well, these guys.
0:38:10 > 0:38:11We've been getting them used to coming out
0:38:11 > 0:38:14and coming for walks around here so they're doing pretty well.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16- They're doing good. - Is there any leaders of the gang?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Yes, we have Jemima. She is the white one.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Ah, OK.- Even though she's a little bit smaller than the others,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24she is in charge, she is the leader. When we've done the training,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27she's the one that's at the front and she's telling them where to go,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29so if she decides to go somewhere, they all go.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32So, it's quite important for you to get Jemima on side, then,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35because if she goes, they'll all follow?
0:38:35 > 0:38:36Yes, totally.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- There she goes.- Here she comes.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Come on, duckies! - Oh, they're quite fast.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Very fast. You can just sprinkle some stuff.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Just a little bit of food. Oh, there she is, out in front.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- Come on, Jemima!- Straightaway.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50That's it. We're off.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Oh, they're following Jemima.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Off she goes. Jemima!
0:38:54 > 0:38:55- Oh, that was easy.- Yeah!
0:38:57 > 0:38:59And they've gone straight in.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01They're brilliant.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- Oh, excellent. - Holly, that went really well.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06As soon as you opened the gate, they kind of just sped out
0:39:06 > 0:39:08and found their way straight to the stream.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- Yeah, that was pretty amazing. - Were you expecting that?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14They can veer off sometimes and they almost did, but, no, straight in.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16They know where they're going.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18But we've been doing this very gradually,
0:39:18 > 0:39:21so we've been doing a little further every day so we just build up
0:39:21 > 0:39:24to this point, and then it's as easy as that.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26What are the benefits of them being in the stream?
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Being in the stream is pretty amazing because then they can just
0:39:30 > 0:39:31express all their natural behaviours.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33It's the perfect enclosure for them
0:39:33 > 0:39:35cos it's exactly what they'd have in the wild.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Little exercise went quite well.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39It turns out you CAN lead a duck to water.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Earlier this week, we followed a group of keepers
0:39:49 > 0:39:51on an epic fact-finding mission to Kenya.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Carnivore keeper Amy was part of a crack team
0:39:56 > 0:39:59and had her first experience of seeing a lion in the wild.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Absolutely incredible.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06Just being this close to a wild lion is absolutely... Oh!
0:40:06 > 0:40:12It's what I've come here to see and I've seen it and it's amazing.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Whilst there, Amy got first-rate advice from expert rangers
0:40:18 > 0:40:22on the reserve. She wanted to know how to reduce the amount of fighting
0:40:22 > 0:40:25between some of the young male lions in the park.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Mary suggested that adjusting the ratio of males and females
0:40:29 > 0:40:31in some of the prides could help.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34What happens is that the males are quite comfortable.
0:40:34 > 0:40:40The idea of putting the males together is good.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43But what happened next?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Kate and I have come up to the lion enclosure with Amy
0:40:46 > 0:40:48to let the lions in. Can I do the honours?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- You can indeed. - OK, so we just open this?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Here they come.- You sure you're opening the right gate, Ben?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55I hope so, I hope so!
0:40:55 > 0:40:56How is the restructuring going, by the way?
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Really well, actually. It's early stages.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- This is the pride you're trying to...- Yeah.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Look, here we come. Hello.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07So, trying to get a bachelor group together, but it's very early stages
0:41:07 > 0:41:10at the moment, but hopefully that will go well and then we can
0:41:10 > 0:41:13move on in trying to get the rest together,
0:41:13 > 0:41:15try and get as many girls as we can together.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20Was it fascinating, being out in Africa and seeing
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- your very first wild lion? - It was incredible.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Absolutely. I still can't believe that I've actually been to Africa
0:41:28 > 0:41:29and seen wild lions.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Even just the footprints that I found, that was incredible.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Just even seeing them, those wild footprints, that was incredible.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36When you look at these guys now,
0:41:36 > 0:41:39do you look at them with a different set of eyes?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Oh, completely, yes. Completely.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Just knowing what they're like in the wild
0:41:44 > 0:41:48and coming back here and seeing them again, it's absolutely amazing.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51They're incredible creatures, aren't they?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53And did you get insight?
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Cos I know one of the challenges that you've had
0:41:55 > 0:41:59is with this very big pride and with the lions fighting.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Did you feel a little bit better when you discovered that lions
0:42:02 > 0:42:06do scrap in the wild, that actually the behaviour that you're seeing
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- isn't entirely unnatural? - Oh, completely,
0:42:08 > 0:42:11and that's what we've always tried to have going on here.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14We want them to sort their differences out themselves.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17But, yeah, going out to Africa and seeing that's how they do work
0:42:17 > 0:42:20and everything we're doing is actually how they do work
0:42:20 > 0:42:24in the wild, and it was great. It was a good confidence-booster
0:42:24 > 0:42:25to know that we're doing things right here.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- Well, really, really good luck with the restructure.- Thank you.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32They certainly look very well and very happy.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Sadly, that's all we've got time for on today's programme,
0:42:35 > 0:42:37but here's what's coming up on the next Animal Park.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- Everybody ready?- ALL:- Yeah.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45It's binturong boy meets girl.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48The mates are put together for the very first time,
0:42:48 > 0:42:49but will they find love?
0:42:50 > 0:42:52I'll visit. Promise.
0:42:52 > 0:42:57It's a tough goodbye to one of elephant Anne's beloved keepers.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59HE SNIFFS
0:42:59 > 0:43:01And a big hello to this little one.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Quite possibly Animal Park's cutest ever baby.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07He's handsome, he's in good nick, very well behaved.