Steve: IS THERE ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD
THAT WOULD WANT TO MAKE ME GIVE AWAY WHAT I'M DOING NOW?
YES, THERE IS --
WHEN MY CHILDREN CAN TAKE THE FOOTBALL
THAT I CALL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
AND RUN IT UP.
WHEN THEY'RE READY TO RUN UP OUR MISSION,
I WILL GLADLY STEP ASIDE.
AND I GUARANTEE YOU IT'LL BE THE PROUDEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE,
AND MY JOB WILL BE DONE.
[ Voice breaking ] THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL I KNOW
THAT I HAVE ACHIEVED MY ULTIMATE GOAL --
TO BE ABLE TO STAND ASIDE
AND LET THEM RUN UP MY MISSION.
♪♪
Terri: THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT STEVE
THAT YOU COULDN'T REALLY PUT YOUR FINGER ON.
G'DAY. I'M STEVE IRWIN.
[ HISSES ] THERE'S A GOOD BOY!
Terri: WHEN YOU WATCHED HIM ON TELEVISION,
YOU KIND OF THOUGHT, "IS HE ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE THAT?"
HE WAS. -WHOO-HOO-HOO! WHOA.
Terri: STEVE HAD THIS GIFT WITH WILDLIFE
THAT WAS UTTERLY UNCANNY. [ GROWLS ]
CRIKEY.
HE WAS AS GIFTED WITH LIONS AS HE WAS WITH CROCODILES.
-WHOA! -WHOA!
HE WAS THE PERSON WHO SAID,
"EAGLES ARE AS IMPORTANT AS VULTURES."
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, MATE.
"CROCODILES ARE AS IMPORTANT AS KOALAS."
I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO HUG EVERYTHING...
VERY GENTLE, OH, BOY!
...BUT YOU DO NEED TO PROTECT EVERYTHING.
♪♪
SO NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLE FOR OUR FAMILY
IS GETTING THIS MESSAGE OUT.
♪♪
STEVE AND I OFTEN TALKED ABOUT OUR BIG DREAM FOR AUSTRALIA ZOO,
TO MAKE IT THE BEST ZOOLOGICAL FACILITY ON PLANET EARTH.
[ GROWLS ]
IT'S REALLY MORE OF A RESORT FOR WILDLIFE.
YOU'RE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THEM HANDS-ON.
[ CHIRPING ] OOH, OOH!
YOU SEE THEM. YOU FEEL THEM.
[ BIRD CALLS ]
YOU DISCOVER A KOALA SMELLS LIKE EUCALYPTUS,
THAT A BINTURONG SMELLS LIKE POPCORN.
[ CHITTERS ] IT'S AMAZING.
[ SCREAMS ]
Bindi: WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF WILDLIFE
AND A BEAUTIFUL WORLD FOR THE GENERATIONS TO COME.
IT'S ALL ABOUT ENCOURAGING PEOPLE
TO FALL IN LOVE WITH WILDLIFE
AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON THE PLANET.
[ BIRD SCREECHES ]
Robert: WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE DO,
WE'RE ULTIMATELY TRYING TO CONTINUE DAD'S LEGACY.
WE REALLY ARE KEEPING THE GOALS THAT HE ORIGINALLY SET.
♪♪
[ GROWLS ]
WHOO-HOO! [ CHEERING ]
Terri: WE WENT FROM A FEW ANIMALS TO 1,200 ANIMALS.
WE'VE EXPANDED OUR CONSERVATION PROPERTIES.
WE'VE GOT A WILDLIFE HOSPITAL NOW
THAT'S TREATED OVER 76,000 ANIMALS.
I'M VERY PROUD OF BEING PART OF SOMETHING THAT IS NOW
EVEN BIGGER THAN WHEN STEVE WAS HERE.
THE FUTURE IS LOOKING SO BEAUTIFUL.
WE HAVE SO MUCH ON THE HORIZON.
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[ VARIOUS ANIMALS MAKING SOUNDS ]
Bindi: EVERY MORNING HERE AT THE ZOO,
WE HAVE TO GET FRESH EUCALYPTUS LEAVES
FOR ALL OF OUR BEAUTIFUL KOALAS.
♪♪
WE CAN GO THROUGH UP TO 400 OF THESE STICKS HERE A DAY.
♪♪
THERE ARE ACTUALLY HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES OF EUCALYPT,
BUT IN THIS REGION,
THERE ARE ABOUT 10 THAT THE KOALAS LIKE THE BEST.
♪♪
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. [ CHUCKLES ]
Terri: THEY LOVE THE EUCALYPTUS,
BUT IT'S NOT EXACTLY LIKE HAVING A GOOD STEAK.
IT'S NOT REAL ENERGY-PRODUCING,
AND THEY END UP HAVING A REAL SLOW LIFESTYLE,
SO THEY'LL SLEEP FOR MORE THAN 20 HOURS A DAY,
AND THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY DARLING.
♪♪
Brooke: IN TOTAL, WE HAVE 64 KOALAS AND 8 POUCH YOUNG.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DO CALL THEM KOALA BEARS,
BUT THEY'RE NOT EVEN RELATED TO BEARS.
KOALAS ARE A MARSUPIAL, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY HAVE A POUCH,
AND BEARS DO NOT.
WHERE'S YOUR LITTLE FACE? [ GRUMBLING ]
CEDAR IS ONE OF OUR KOALAS THAT WE HAVE HERE AT AUSTRALIA ZOO,
AND SHE WAS A WILD-BORN KOALA,
SO SHE CAME IN THROUGH OUR WILDLIFE HOSPITAL,
AND UNFORTUNATELY SHE ACTUALLY HAD A STROKE UNDER ANESTHETIC,
SO SHE WAS UNABLE TO BE RELEASED.
GOOD MORNING, CEDAR.
SO ONE AFTERNOON, AS I WAS ABOUT TO CHECK HER,
I NOTICED THAT SHE HAD ACTUALLY JUST GIVEN BIRTH TO TWINS,
WHICH IS INCREDIBLY EXCITING.
THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO DO WAS QUICKLY GRAB MY PHONE OUT
SO THAT I COULD SHOW EVERYONE ELSE
'CAUSE IT IS SUCH A RARE THING TO SEE.
TWINS! A SET OF TWINS IN ONE SEASON!
Woman: OH, WOW.
TO ACTUALLY SEE BABY KOALAS BEING BORN IS PHENOMENAL,
AS TWINS ARE INCREDIBLY RARE IN THE KOALA WORLD,
SO TO WATCH THESE TWO LITTLE CUTE BITS OF SLIME
CLIMBING UP THEIR MOTHER'S FUR, IT WAS AMAZING.
Brooke: SO NOW THAT WE KNOW THAT CEDAR HAS THE TWINS,
WE NEED TO KEEP A VERY CLOSE EYE ON HER.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER REALLY HAD A SUCCESSFUL BIRTH OF TWINS,
SO TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY WILL BE SO EXCITING FOR EVERYONE.
[ BIRDS CALLING ]
[ BIRDS CHIRP, SQUAWK ]
♪♪
[ GROWLS ]
♪♪
DAD AND CROCS HAVE HAD A VERY LONG HISTORY.
Steve: YOU GONNA GO? WELL, GO!
Robert: HE BECAME, REALLY, THE MOST INFLUENTIAL MIND
IN CROCODILE CONSERVATION AND CROCODILE BEHAVIOR.
-WHOA! -WHOA!
CRIKEY.
IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS STUCK WITH ME.
♪♪
THEY ARE, BY FAR, MY FAVORITE ANIMAL,
SO FOR MY 10th BIRTHDAY, MY PRESENT WAS
BEING ALLOWED TO FEED A CROC.
-HIP HIP! -All: HOORAY!
WHOO!
Robert: AND SINCE THEN, I'VE BEEN REALLY EMBARKING
ON A BIG KIND OF TRAINING PROGRAM
BECAUSE ONE DAY, I'M GOING TO BE RUNNING AUSTRALIA ZOO,
AND THAT MEANS I NEED TO BE REALLY EXPERIENCED
WITH EVERY SINGLE ANIMAL HERE.
AND WHO BETTER TO LEARN FROM THAN DAD'S BEST MATE WES?
AND I'VE GOT THIS MAN. IT'S ME BEST MATE WES.
HE'S TOUGH. -[ LAUGHS ]
HE CAN HANDLE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING,
AND, BY CRIKEY, HE'S SAVED MY LIFE A TIME OR TWO AS WELL.
Wes: I'M LIKE THE CRAZY UNCLE.
I STARTED AT THE ZOO WHEN I WAS 15,
AND ME AND STEVE BECAME BEST MATES PRETTY QUICKLY,
SO HE BECAME MY BROTHER, BASICALLY.
-GOOD WORK, WES. -YOU LIKE MY WORK, MAN? AW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THE ONES AT THE BACK THERE.
-Robert: YEAH. -Wes: YEAH.
I'VE DONE SO MUCH WITH ROBERT OVER THE YEARS,
AND AS HE GROWS, HE'S SLOWLY WORKING HIS WAY UP THE LADDER.
WATCH OUT BEHIND YOU. HEY!
JOB WELL DONE.
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, HE'S GOING TO BE FEEDING
ONE OF OUR MOST AGGRESSIVE AND LARGEST CROCODILES.
MAKES ME A BIT SHAKY. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Robert: THE CROCOSEUM WAS DAD'S CENTERPIECE OF AUSTRALIA ZOO.
♪♪
Steve: I'M TRYING TO CONVINCE HIM THAT I AM HIS TARGET.
I WANT TO INTEREST HIM IN A LARGE CHUNK OF FOOD
THAT WILL GET HIM ALL FIRED UP ENOUGH
TO SHOW THE AUDIENCE THE MIGHTY DEATH ROLL.
WHEN WE BRING A CROCODILE INTO THE CROCOSEUM,
WE'RE REALLY SHOWING YOU HOW THEY BEHAVE AS CROCODILES.
AH!
ONCE YOU LEARN HOW THEY WORK,
YOU CAN REALLY LIVE SAFELY ALONGSIDE THEM.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Terri: ROBERT'S 14.
IT'S HIS TURN, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL EVERYBODY
ABOUT CROCODILES ON HIS OWN.
SO WE'VE MADE THE DECISION,
AND YOUR FIRST-EVER FULL DEMONSTRATION CROC FEED
IS GOING TO BE GRAHAM.
-[ LAUGHS ] OOH! THIS GUY IS...
-HE'S A BIG CROC. -HE'S NOT ONLY A BIG CROC,
BUT HE'S GOT A BIT OF HISTORY, AS YOU KNOW.
-HE HITS HARD. -HE HITS HARD.
HE GRABBED YOUR DAD BACK IN THE DAY.
Steve: IT'S A ROUTINE CAPTURE, AND THEN...WHACK!
GRABBED ME BY THE HAND, PULLED ME...
WHOA! ...IN THE WATER TO KILL ME.
LUCKILY I LANDED ON HIS HEAD, AND I GOT AWAY WITH MY LIFE.
GRAHAM HAS NEVER FORGIVEN ME FOR GETTING AWAY
WITH JUST A WOUNDED HAND.
Wes: AND THEN WE HAD THAT BIG FLOOD
WHERE GRAHAM CAME UP BEHIND ME AND GRABBED ME
AND NEARLY KILLED ME, DEATH ROLLED ME INTO THE WATER.
STEVE SAVED ME LIFE. SO HE'S GOTTEN STEVE BEFORE.
HE'S GOTTEN ME BEFORE.
HE'D LOVE TO MAKE THAT THREE OUT OF THREE.
♪♪
[ HISSES, GROWLS ]
JUST BE AWARE.
WHEN HE COMES OUT ON THAT FIRST HIT,
IF HE'S NOT FOCUSED ON THE FOOD, HE'LL GO STRAIGHT FOR YOUR HEAD.
HE'LL GO STRAIGHT FOR YOUR STOMACH.
-OH, OKAY. -HE'LL GO FOR YOUR LEGS,
AND HE'LL GO FOR THE CLOSEST BIT THERE IS.
♪♪
Robert: FROM NOW UNTIL THE BIG DAY,
I'M JUST GOING TO BE ABSORBING AS MUCH INFORMATION AS I CAN
BECAUSE IT'S A BIG MOMENT.
THERE'S A LOT GOING ON,
AND TO BE ABLE TO SUCK UP AS MUCH INFORMATION AS I CAN
FROM WES IS GOING TO BE CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT.
♪♪
-OH, YEAH, BUDDY. -OH, BOY.
THAT'S THE ONE, BUDDY.
Terri: SUMATRAN TIGERS ARE ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECIES ON THE PLANET
BECAUSE THERE'S LITERALLY HUNDREDS LEFT IN THE WILD.
THAT'S A MALE, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT.
-REALLY? -THAT'S SO...
OH, THAT'S SO EXCITING!
LOOK AT YOU!
LOOK AT YOU!
THE MAIN THING IS GETTING HIM REATTACHED TO THAT TEAT.
HE'S COLD. HE'S HUNGRY. HE'S THIRSTY.
♪♪
[ VARIOUS ANIMALS MAKING SOUNDS ]
[ VARIOUS ANIMALS MAKING SOUNDS ]
Terri: AUSTRALIA ZOO WORKS TOWARDS TIGER CONSERVATION
WITH GREAT PASSION.
IT'S ONE OF OUR PILLARS.
-Wes: OH, YEAH, BUDDY. -Terri: OH, BOY!
THAT'S THE ONE, BUDDY.
...YOUR FAVORITE TOY!
-ALL OVER IT, AREN'T YOU, MAN? -BOY, HUNTER!
YOU GOING TO GO IN FOR IT THOUGH?
SUMATRAN TIGERS ARE ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECIES ON THE PLANET
BECAUSE THERE'S LITERALLY HUNDREDS LEFT IN THE WILD.
GOOD BOY, REGGIE.
WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR BREEDING PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 13 TIGERS,
AND HUNTER IS ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL AND UNIQUE.
♪♪
[ ROARS ] -Geoff: GOOD BOY, HUNTER.
COME DOWN HERE, BUDDY. WHAT'S THIS? WHAT'S THAT, BUDDY?
HUNTER BEING A SUMATRAN TIGER
IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE SMALLER SUBSPECIES.
HE'S 280 POUNDS SO STILL A VERY, VERY BIG CAT.
HE'S ONE OF THE FIRST TIGERS TO ACTUALLY BE BORN HERE.
[ GROWLS ]
[ GROWLS ]
Woman: AW!
♪♪
Geoff: HE HOLDS A PLACE IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS,
LOVES BEING WITH THE HANDLERS...
OH, YEAH. ...LOVES PLAYING WITH TOYS.
HE CHARGES AROUND THE EXHIBIT AND JUMPS IN THE POOL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT MUST FEEL REALLY AWESOME ON HIS PAWS THOUGH.
YEAH.
Wes: HE HAS A LOT OF PERSONALITY, BUT ALSO,
HUNTER ACTUALLY IS TOTALLY BLIND.
CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AT ALL.
HE CAN'T SEE MOVEMENT.
HE CAN'T SEE SHADOWS, LIGHT OR DARK, SO TOTALLY BLIND.
[ LOW GROWL ]
HUNTER BECAME BLIND OUT OF THE BLUE,
AND IT'S JUST A RARE CONDITION
THAT CAUSED HIM TO START LOSING HIS SIGHT.
HAVE A GO, HUNTER.
YEAH, YOU GOT IT!
-OH! -GOT TO BE THERE SOMEWHERE.
THAT'S...
YOU'RE NOT TOO SURE WHAT IT IS, ARE YOU, MAN?
[ SNARLS ]
WE EVEN GOT AN EYE SPECIALIST FROM SOUTH AMERICA
TO TRY TO SEE IF WE COULD SAVE HIS EYES,
BUT THIS WAS A DEGENERATIVE DISEASE
THAT EVENTUALLY TOOK HIS SIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY, DAMAGE WAS TOO GREAT,
SO HIS EYES NOW ARE OCULAR PROSTHETICS.
THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME STEAKS IN HERE.
GOOD BOY, HUNTER.
SWEETHEART... [ GIGGLING ]
IN THE WILD, HE WOULD HAVE DIED VERY YOUNG
BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD MEDICAL TREATMENT,
AND HE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ANY ABILITY
TO SURVIVE AND FUNCTION IN THE WILD.
-Geoff: OH, HE'S GOT IT. -[ LAUGHS ]
HUNTER'S SHARP, ISN'T HE?
HERE, BUDDY.
Geoff: HE'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TIGERS OF THE LOT,
SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE ANYTHING BAD HAPPEN TO HIM.
-GOOD DAY. GOOD BOY. [ SNUFFLING ]
WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS HEALTH IS A PRIORITY,
AND WE KEEP A VERY, VERY CLOSE EYE ON HIS EYES,
THE WAY THEY LOOK. YEAH.
AND IF WE NEED TO, WE CAN HAVE THE VETERINARY STAFF
AND THE SPECIALIST COME AND HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT HIM,
WHICH WE TRY TO DO AT LEAST EVERY YEAR.
SO HUNTER IS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE WE LOVE HIM.
-GOOD BOY. -HE'S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE HE'S AN ENDANGERED SPECIES...
[ SNUFFLING ]
...AND HE'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE HE'S RAISING AWARENESS.
[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]
I REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO FIND THEIR SPECIAL CONNECTION
WHILE THEY'RE AT AUSTRALIA ZOO.
♪♪
OH, LOOK. DO YOU HAVE ANY FOOD?
IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING UNEXPECTED LIKE AN ECHIDNA.
THERE YOU GO.
THEY MAY ABSOLUTELY BURST INTO TEARS
WHEN THEY HOLD A KOALA.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO CONNECT WITH,
AND FINDING THAT CONNECTION IS WHAT'S SO SPECIAL.
[ IMITATES CHIRPS, TRILLS ]
-[ TRILLING ] -[ SQUAWKING ]
♪♪
THAT WAS AWESOME!
WHOO-HOO!
[ VARIOUS ANIMALS MAKING SOUNDS ]
♪♪
WE ARE ABOUT TO HEAD OVER TO OUR KOALA ISLAND ENCLOSURE
AND DO A CHECK ON CEDAR WITH OUR VET AND BINDI,
AND SHE ACTUALLY HAS TWINS IN HER POUCH,
WHICH IS SUPER EXCITING.
♪♪
WE'VE BEEN DOING FORTNIGHTLY CHECKS ON HER
TO KEEP A VERY CLOSE EYE ON THOSE JOEYS.
-HI, LOVE, HOW ARE YOU DOING? -HELLO.
-IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU! -GOOD, THANK YOU.
-YOU, TOO. -HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING?
-GOOD! -DR. SAM NEEDS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FALL OUT,
THAT THEY'RE STILL LOOKING HEALTHY
AND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP SURVIVING WITH THEIR MOTHER.
IF THESE GUYS WERE TO LET GO AND FALL OUT,
WOULD THAT BE REALLY DAMAGING TO THEM?
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? -SO AT THIS STAGE,
AT 4 1/2 MONTHS OLD... -YEAH.
...IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING
BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT FURRED AT ALL,
AND THE CHANCES OF US BEING ABLE TO HAND-RAISE THEM
ARE VERY SLIM. -YEAH.
SO WE REALLY NEED HER TO HOLD ONTO THEM
FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 4 WEEKS, MAYBE LONGER EVEN.
THE LONGER THEY CAN STAY IN THERE, BY FAR, THE BETTER.
SHOULD WE HAVE A LITTLE POUCH CHECK?
-YEAH, LET'S DO IT. -ALL RIGHT.
-LET'S DO IT. -VERY EXCITING.
SO SHE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT BITEY,
SO WE'LL NEED TO RESTRAIN HER PROBABLY.
YEAH. THAT MAKES SENSE. NO WORRIES.
Brooke: I THINK WE ALL WANT TO GIVE CEDAR SOME EXTRA LOVE,
BUT BECAUSE SHE WAS A WILD-BORN KOALA,
SHE'S NOT A HUGE FAN OF ACTUALLY BEING TOUCHED
OR PICKED UP OR CUDDLED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
[ CEDAR CHIRPING ] OH, SWEETHEART.
I'M SORRY, DEAR. -YOU'RE OKAY, CEDAR. GOOD GIRL.
GOOD, HONEY. GOOD GIRL.
-WELL DONE, BEAUTIFUL. -YEAH.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO COME UP HERE.
BINDI'S JOB IS TO HOLD CEDAR'S HEAD.
Bindi: WHEN SOMEONE GETS BITTEN BY A KOALA, IT IS NOT FUN.
IT'S LIKE WATCHING TEETH GO THROUGH BUTTER.
IT'S REALLY NASTY, SO WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TODAY.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO THIS QUITE QUICKLY.
SHE'S STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY, YEP, GO AHEAD, LOVE.
AS WE'RE LOOKING IN THE POUCH,
WE'RE LOOKING TO IDENTIFY BOTH OF THE JOEYS,
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE HEAD STRUCTURE
AND THE BODY AND ALSO LIMBS,
LOOKING FOR MOVEMENT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE BOTH VIABLE,
AND WE REALLY WANT TO SEE EACH OF THE JOEYS' HEADS
ATTACHED TO A TEAT TO MAKE SURE IT'S SUCKLING.
Bindi: SO CAN YOU SEE THEM IN THERE, LOVE? HOW'S THAT?
SO I CAN SEE THAT ONE ON THE LEFT
IS UPSIDE DOWN IN THE SAME POSITION
AS LAST TIME. -WONDERFUL.
SAME WITH THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, SO THEY'RE BOTH LOOKING GOOD.
GOOD NEWS.
THAT'S A MALE, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT.
-REALLY? -YEAH.
EXCELLENT! OH, THAT'S SO EXCITING.
NICE AND STRONG, BOTH ATTACHED TO THE TEAT.
FANTASTIC NEWS.
SO DOES IT LOOK LIKE THEY'LL GET TO STAY?
I THINK SO, MOST DEFINITELY AT THIS STAGE.
WONDERFUL. GOOD GIRL.
YOU DID SO GOOD! YOU DID SO GOOD!
Brooke: BOTH THE TWINS ARE DOING WELL,
AND ONE OF THEM IS A BOY, WHICH IS SUPER EXCITING.
USUALLY WE DON'T FIND OUT THE SEX OF THE BABIES
UNTIL THEY ARE FULLY OUT OF THE POUCH,
SO TO FIND THIS OUT THIS EARLY IS REALLY EXCITING.
EVERY TIME WE DO ONE OF THESE POUCH CHECKS,
AND SHE IS STILL GOING WELL AND HOLDING THEM IN WELL.
IT'S DEFINITELY A RELIEF EVERY TIME,
AND I JUST HOPE WE CAN KEEP GOING,
AND THEY CAN STICK WITH HER AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
THE KOALA IS VERY MUCH DESIGNED TO HAVE A SINGLE JOEY
IN THE POUCH, SO TWINS ARE VERY RARE,
SO THE CHALLENGING MANAGEMENT DECISION
WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE WITH CEDAR
IN THE NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE
IS TO PULL ONE OF THOSE JOEYS FROM HER POUCH.
IT'S DIFFICULT, BUT IF IT MEANS
THAT THE JOEY IS GOING TO SURVIVE AND BE HEALTHY,
THEN IT'S THE RIGHT DECISION TO MAKE.
♪♪
THERE YOU GO. THROW IT NOW, YEAH.
Robert: TODAY IS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP
IN THE UPCOMING CROC FEED THAT I'VE GOT.
IF HE MUCKS UP IN THERE, HE'LL KNOW ABOUT IT
BECAUSE THEY'LL SERIOUSLY BUST HIM UP.
♪♪
♪♪
[ HISSING ]
♪♪
[ GROWLS ]
[ HISSES ]
Robert: TODAY, WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT JOB
WITH SOME OF OUR BIG ALLIGATORS.
WE'LL START OUT FANG ONE DO FAN
ONE, THEN DO DAISY. OKAY.
EACH OF THE GATORS THAT WE'RE FEEDING TODAY
HAVE THEIR OWN KIND OF INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY.
FANG ONE, SHE'S VERY SWEET.
[ HISSING ]
DAISY, SHE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT QUICK
AND FEISTY AT TIMES AS WELL.
[ GROWLS ]
AND SO, TODAY, ALSO A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP
IN THE UPCOMING CROC FEED THAT I'VE GOT IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
IF HE MUCKS UP IN THERE, HE'LL KNOW ABOUT IT
BECAUSE THEY'LL SERIOUSLY BUST HIM UP.
♪♪
[ HISSING ]
♪♪
HERE YOU ARE. DOWN.
GATORS HAVE INCREDIBLE VOCALIZATION.
THAT HISSING THAT YOU CAN HEAR IS,
"I FEEL A LITTLE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE. BACK AWAY.
DON'T COME NEAR ME, OR I'M GOING TO BITE YOU."
HERE YOU GO.
OKAY, YOU GOT TO THROW IT NOW, YEAH.
-OH. -I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ALLIGATORS.
THEY'RE VERY DIFFERENT TO THE SALTWATER CROCS.
SALTWATER CROCODILES HAVE GOT VERY SMALL EYES
THAT ARE TUCKED INSIDE THEIR HEAD FOR PROTECTION,
WHILE GATORS HAVE GOT THESE BIG, FROG-LIKE EYES
BECAUSE NORMALLY THEY'RE ONLY EATING SMALLER ANIMALS.
THE AMAZING THING ABOUT ALLIGATORS IS
THEY'RE REALLY HEAVY STOCK.
SO EVEN THOUGH CROCODILES GET LONGER AND BIGGER
AT THE END OF THE DAY, GATORS ARE REAL STOCKY.
THEY'RE KIND OF SOLID,
AND THEY'VE GOT BIG BROAD, FLAT HEADS.
PROBABLY THE MOST EASY WAY TO TELL, BEING IN WITH THEM,
IS JUST HOW MUCH MORE CALM THEY ARE.
LIKE, THIS ONE IS REALLY, REALLY NICE AND CALM
WHEREAS IF THIS WAS A CROC,
AS SOON AS YOU GOT IN THEIR TERRITORY...
WHACK! THEY'D BE RIGHT OUT STRIKING, TRYING TO GET YOU OUT.
SO THEY'RE A REALLY MORE NICE SORT OF TEMPERAMENT.
MY DAD CALLED THEM FROGS WITH SHARP TEETH.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
SO DAISY'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. OKAY.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW HARD SHE'LL GRAB IT.
SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN NAUGHTY...
-OH. -...LIKE, ALWAYS.
THAT'S HER TEMPERAMENT, YEAH.
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL, BUT SHE'S JUST A BIT GRUMPY.
YEAH. OOH, THIS SHOULD BE EXCITING, EH?
[ HISSING ] -Wes: THAT'S IT. SHE'S ON YOU.
OOH.
♪♪
OH, PERFECT. -THERE WE GO.
AW, SHE'S SO CUTE!
MAYBE GET HER UP THAT BACK END THERE, ROBERT?
-ALL RIGHT. YEP. -SEE IF YOU CAN GET HER OUT.
-SOUNDS GOOD. -Wes: IT'S A BIT OF A SCARY TIME
BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING TO THE POINT AGAIN
OF THIS TRAINING.
YEAH, EXCELLENT, ROBERT. NICE.
[ HISSES ]
Wes: AH.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE LEARNING TO FLY A PLANE, YOU KNOW?
ONE DAY, THE INSTRUCTOR GETS OUT OF THE PLANE AND GOES,
"OH, GO FLY," AND YOU'RE LIKE, "REALLY?"
AND YOU TAKE OFF, AND YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN,
AND THERE'S THAT BALANCE OF WHEN IT'S RIGHT TO DO IT.
Terri: IT'S REALLY FUN TO WATCH ROBERT'S JOURNEY
LEARNING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.
[ HISSES ] -THAT'S THE COOLEST NOISE.
BUT HOW AWESOME WOULD IT BE
IF ROBERT WERE TO BECOME COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE
GOING INTO ADULTHOOD
WRANGLING THE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS THAT WE HAVE HERE?
Robert: TODAY WAS A GOOD WARM-UP TO WHEN WE DO THE BIG FEED SOON,
SO HOPEFULLY I'M READY.
OH, GREAT.
♪♪
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♪♪
Guests: AW!
♪♪
Kirsten: I JUST HAD A CALL FROM ONE OF MY STAFF
WHO'VE GONE DOWN TO KOALA ISLAND THIS MORNING WHERE CEDAR IS
AND HAS REPORTED THAT SHE CAN SMELL SOMETHING
QUITE STRONG COMING FROM THE ENCLOSURE.
SHE'S HAD A GOOD LOOK AROUND
AND OBVIOUSLY CHECKED CEDAR FIRST,
AND SHE APPEARS TO BE OKAY,
APPEARS TO STILL HAVE THE TWO JOEYS WITH HER,
BUT I'M GOING TO HEAD ON DOWN AND CHECK THAT OUT FOR MYSELF.
-AH, LOOK AT YOU. -THERE SHE IS.
LOOK AT YOU.
WELL, SHE'S BRIGHT EYES.
HOW YOU DOING, OLD GIRL?
Kirsten: NOW THAT I'VE HAD A CLOSER LOOK AT CEDAR,
THE SMELL THAT I CAN DETECT FROM THAT POUCH IS QUITE STRONG,
AND THERE'S STILL THAT LITTLE GLIMMER OF HOPE THERE
THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY AND IT'S JUST DIRTY.
I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE INVOLVE THE VETS IN THIS ONE,
AND I'LL HAVE A PROPER LOOK.
♪♪
♪♪
THIS LITTLE KOALA, CEDAR, THAT'S JUST COME TO US
HAS A TERRIBLE SMELL EMITTING FROM HER POUCH.
WHO'S A GOOD GIRL?
LESS THAN 1% OF KOALA BIRTHS WOULD BE TWIN BIRTHS.
KOALAS ARE DESIGNED TO REAR ONE BABY SUCCESSFULLY.
I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT ONE OF HER BABIES
OR EVEN BOTH OF HER BABIES MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE.
[ MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY ]
♪♪
[ VARIOUS ANIMALS MAKING SOUNDS ]
♪♪
THIS LITTLE KOALA, CEDAR, THAT'S JUST COME TO US,
I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT ONE OF HER BABIES
OR EVEN BOTH OF HER BABIES MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE.
♪♪
Dr. Rosie: THE PROCESS NOW IS TO ANESTHETIZE CEDAR
AND HAVE A GOOD LOOK INSIDE HER POUCH
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE STRUGGLING WITH HER.
WE WANT HER TO BE CALM, AND WE WANT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
♪♪
♪♪
Kirsten: I THINK THE LOOK ON THE VET'S FACE
SAID IT ALL FOR ME
AND CONFIRMED MY WORST FEARS.
♪♪
ONE OF THE TWINS HAS DIED.
♪♪
NOT A WHOLE LOT TO SAY.
WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S...IT HURTS.
♪♪
TWINS VERY RARELY SURVIVE TO ADULTHOOD,
AND THEY'VE BEEN MONITORED REALLY, REALLY CLOSELY.
KIRSTEN IS VERY EXPERIENCED AND VERY DILIGENT.
WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD, EVERYTHING RIGHT...
-YES, YOU DID. -...AND THERE WAS NO, YOU KNOW,
MISADVENTURE INVOLVED OR ANYTHING, SO...
[ MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY ]
THIS IS SUCH A HUGE EVENT THAT'S HAPPENED.
I MEAN, KIRSTEN WORKS EVERY SINGLE DAY
TO MAKE SURE THE KOALAS ARE HEALTHY AND HAPPY,
SO TO LOSE PART OF HER LITTLE FAMILY IS A REALLY TOUGH DAY.
OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO GET THE LITTLE CRITTER OUT.
♪♪
IT'S NOT ENTIRELY A SURPRISE,
BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN,
WE WERE ALL REALLY HOPING THAT BOTH JOEYS WOULD SURVIVE.
IT'S JUST BEEN INCREDIBLY SAD.
Kirsten: THE MALE HAS ENDED UP A BIT BIGGER,
TAKEN UP MORE SPACE,
MORE STRENGTH, AND SHOVED THE FEMALE ASIDE,
BUT WE STILL HAVE THE MOM AND THE OTHER JOEY TO LOOK AFTER.
SORRY, I'VE JUST GOT TO CONCENTRATE
BECAUSE I'M AT A CRITICAL POINT.
LOOK AT YOU. LOOK AT YOU.
♪♪
HOW BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S A LITTLE BOY, AND HE'S VERY STRONG,
SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
♪♪
HE'S ONLY 4 1/2 MONTHS AND HE'S TINY.
HE'S ONLY JUST STARTING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF FUR ON HIM.
HE'S PROBABLY VERY COLD COMING OUT OF HIS POUCH,
SO BEING OUTSIDE OF THE POUCH AT THAT AGE IS PRETTY DICEY.
Dr. Rosie: THE LIVING BABY WILL HAVE DETACHED FROM THE TEAT
FOR THE FIRST TIME, SO WE'RE KEEPING HIM WARM
AT CLOSE TO HIS MOTHER'S BODY TEMPERATURE,
WHICH IS ABOUT 95 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,
WHILE WE CONTINUE WORKING ON HIS MOM.
NOW WE HAVE TO GIVE THIS POUCH A THOROUGH CLEAN
AND MAKE SURE IT'S ALL HEALTHY.
WE DON'T NORMALLY NEED TO CLEAN INSIDE A KOALA'S POUCH.
THEY DO THAT THEMSELVES, BUT IT IS A BAG OF BACTERIA NOW,
WHICH COULD CAUSE DISEASE TO BOTH THE MOTHER
AND THE LIVING BABY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO VERY CAREFULLY GIVE EVERYTHING A GOOD CLEAN
WITH A DISINFECTANT THAT IS SAFE TO USE...
MIGHT NEED A FEW MORE SWABS.
...IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BABIES.
SMELL'S NOT TOO BAD.
OKAY, NEW SMELL TEST.
OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
SO IF I CAN HAVE SOME CLEAN GLOVES AGAIN,
AND I'LL PUT NEW BUBBY... BUT BUBBY BACK.
NOW THAT THE POUCH IS CLEAN, WE'VE HAD TO ALSO CLEAN
THE SURVIVING JOEY AS WELL.
HE'S OBVIOUSLY SPENT THE LAST DAY OR 2
NEXT TO HIS SISTER IN THERE,
SO HE'S A LITTLE BIT DIRTY, SO WE NEED TO CLEAN HIM OVER,
WHICH HE SQUAWKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT.
HE WASN'T HAPPY WITH THAT.
HE LOOKS VERY GOOD.
-HE DOES. -YOU'RE A BIT CROSS THOUGH.
OH, SWEETIE, YOU ARE VERY ANGRY AT ME.
THE MAIN THING IS GETTING HIM REATTACHED TO THAT TEAT.
THE BABY, WHEN IT'S BORN, LATCHES ONTO THE TEAT,
STARTS TAKING IN MILK,
AND THAT'S ALL IT DOES FOR 4 1/2 MONTHS.
SO GETTING HIM BACK FEEDING IS CRITICAL AT THIS POINT.
♪♪
-HEY, GUYS. -HEY, BINDI.
HOW ARE YOU? OH, HONEY, I'M SO SORRY.
-I'M SO SORRY. -THANKS.
BUT WE HAVE ONE VIABLE TWIN.
[ Chatter ]
JUST HAPPY THAT ONE [Indistinct] HI, BABY.
AND WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO PUT HIM BACK IN THE POUCH.
-OH, MY GOODNESS. -SO HE'S HAD A GOOD CLEAN...
YOU ARE SO SMALL. ...AND HE'S...
AND HE'S DOING OKAY?
HE FEELS REALLY STRONG, AND HE LOOKS COMPLETELY NORMAL,
SO I'M JUST GOING TO REATTACH HIM, IF YOU...
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. GEE, I'M SO SORRY.
DO YOU THINK HE'S GOING TO REATTACH OKAY?
YES BECAUSE HE'S AT AN AGE
WHERE HE SHOULD BE ON AND OFF THE TEAT.
YEAH. SO YOU HAVE THE TEAT JUST THERE, LOVE.
THERE'S THE TEAT.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
THERE WE GO. [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
Bindi: OKAY, YOU CAN DO IT, BUDDY!
YOU CAN DO IT.
KOALA MILK IS THE MOST NUTRIENT PART OF THE KOALA'S LIFE.
THE BABY KOALA RECEIVES MORE ENERGY THAN IT EVER WILL AGAIN.
Bindi: IT JUST TAKES SUCH A GENTLE HAND
TO GET THEM TO TAKE IT AGAIN.
-THERE WE GO. -OH, MY GOODNESS, YAY!
-OH, LOOK AT HIM GRABBING ON. -WELL DONE!
IT'S THIRSTY WORK!
HE JUST GETS HIMSELF A LITTLE BIT SNUGGLED IN THERE.
HE'S GOT IT.
DID YOU SEE HIS LITTLE MOUTH GRAB IT?
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
♪♪
NOW WE'VE GOT HIM ATTACHED TO THE TEAT
BUT OUTSIDE OF THE POUCH,
SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO SLOWLY OOZE
HIS BODY BACK INTO THAT NICE LITTLE ELASTIC POUCH.
OKAY. THERE YOU GO!
WE'RE GOING TO SQUEEZE YOU BACK IN THERE, BUDDY.
VERY GENTLY.
AND IT'S A LOVELY ROOMY POUCH.
IT WAS A BUNK BED. -BIG POUCH, YEAH.
COME ON. AS HE GOES BACK IN BECAUSE HE'S ALREADY GOT...
THAT'S PERFECT THOUGH.
CAN YOU SEE THE LITTLE HANDY, HANDY THERE?
LOOK, HOLDING ON!
THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO.
OH, MY GOODNESS. -[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]
HE'S ACTUALLY BACK IN! WELL DONE!
♪♪
HIS CHANCES FOR SURVIVAL HAVE NOW INCREASED
BECAUSE HE'S NOT COMPETING FOR REAL ESTATE
NOR THE MILK SUPPLY IN THERE.
ABSOLUTELY. MM-HMM.
-SO IT'S BITTERSWEET... -IT IS.
...IN THAT REGARD, BUT, AH, WELL...
AW, WELL, IT'S ALL GOING TO DO WELL,
AND NOW I'M GOING TO START CRYING, BUT...
IT'S JUST -- IT'S HARD, ISN'T IT?
IT'S SO...IT'S JUST...
IT IS. IT JUST IS. [ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
I HAVE ANOTHER 65 KOALAS THAT NEED
THE SAME LEVEL OF CARE. YEAH, I KNOW.
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER.
YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE FORWARD, TOTALLY.
SHE'S IN LOVELY CONDITION. OH, YEAH.
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD THING.
SHE IS! SHE'S VERY HAPPY.
BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE WITH ALL OF OUR ANIMALS,
IT'S ALWAYS CHALLENGING AND IT'S ALWAYS SAD,
BUT WE'VE GOT TO STAY STRONG.
SORRY, LOOK, I'M GONNA START CRYING NOW... [ LAUGHS ]
[ Voice breaking ] BECAUSE IT'S JUST HARD.
IT'S HARD FOR ALL OF US, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
KIRSTEN IS AMAZING AT WHAT SHE DOES,
AND SHE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR KOALAS
REMAIN HEALTHY AND HAPPY.
AND SHE'S GOING TO DO THE BEST THAT SHE POSSIBLY CAN FOR THEM.
SO WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BOY,
AND HE'S GOING TO GROW UP TO BE GORGEOUS,
SO FOCUSED ON THAT NOW.
-Kirsten: THERE YOU GO. [ RAIN FALLING ]
GOING BACK HOME.
IF EVERYTHING IS FINE IN ABOUT 3 DAYS' TIME,
I'M THINKING WE'RE OUT OF THE WOODS.
♪♪
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
BEEN A VERY BIG DAY.
♪♪
Terri: ROBERT, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
IS GOING TO BE DOING THE CROC SHOW ON HIS OWN.
WATCH OUT FOR THOSE BIG HEAD THRASHES
WHEN THEY DRAG IN, AND GOOD LUCK.
ALL RIGHT. -AWESOME, SHOULD BE FINE.
OKAY.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE BUTTERFLIES BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU'RE FEEDING
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PREDATORS ON THE PLANET.
[ HUMMING ]
Bindi: WE HAVE A HUGE TEAM HERE AT AUSTRALIA ZOO.
OVER 400 PEOPLE WORK HERE,
AND I'VE KNOWN SOME OF THE KEEPERS HERE
MY ENTIRE LIFE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
-YAY! [ APPLAUSE ]
Bindi: AND SO I THINK THAT FOR US,
IT DOES FEEL LIKE OUR STAFF ARE OUR EXTENDED FAMILY,
AND THAT'S PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY.
♪♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ] -Man: GOT IT. NICE.
♪♪
Kirsten: IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE WE LOST ONE OF CEDAR'S JOEYS.
IT WAS HARD ON EVERYBODY, BUT EVERY DAY,
WE'RE REMINDED OF THE LITTLE BOY THAT'S STILL IN THAT POUCH.
HE'S CERTAINLY NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.
EVERY STAGE IS CRUCIAL,
PARTICULARLY COMING OUT OF THE POUCH,
WHICH IS THE FIRST EMERGENCE,
AND WE'RE COMING UP TO THAT VERY SHORTLY.
MORNING, MUMMER.
BOND LOOKS REALLY GOOD THERE.
THAT'S GOOD.
I MIGHT...
OH, YEAH, THAT'S A BIG MOVEMENT THERE.
-STARTING TO GET BIG. -HE'S -- YEAH.
THAT'S EXCELLENT. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.
NOW THAT CEDAR HAS MOVED, IT'S WOKEN HIM UP.
HE'S QUITE POSSIBLY COME OFF THE TEAT 'CAUSE I CAN HEAR HIM.
OH, NO! LOOK AT THAT!
WHAT A MILESTONE! THAT'S A LITTLE HAND.
Man: SWEET.
WE'RE JUST STARTING TO COME OUT.
OH, THAT'S UP TO THE ELBOW.
REALLY GOOD SIGNS THAT HE'S ACTUALLY REACHING OUT.
IT SHOWS THAT SPACE IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT TIGHT IN THERE.
HE LOOKED A GOOD COLOR, STILL HASN'T GOT FUR,
SO I WOULDN'T LIKE TO SEE HIM COME OUT OF THE POUCH YET,
BUT NOW THAT HE'S STARTING TO GET OUT,
BE A GOOD CHANCE TO GET THE VET TO HAVE A LOOK.
THERE'S A LITTLE HEAD POPPING OUT.
YEP, THERE IT IS!
♪♪
THAT IS REALLY COOL.
OH, HE'S PULLED HIMSELF BACK IN NOW.
WELL, HE GOT TO SEE MY FACE PEERING AT HIM.
NO WONDER HE SUCKED HIS HEAD BACK IN, HAVE A BIT OF A FRIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU ALONE.
WE'VE HAD A LOOK.
Terri: CURRENTLY, THE STATUS OF KOALAS IN THE WILD
IS NOT LOOKING GOOD,
SO WHEN ONE WAS LOST, IT WAS DESPERATELY SAD
BUT INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THE OTHER BABY SURVIVED.
I'VE GIVEN THE WHOLE TEAM VERY STRICT INSTRUCTIONS
THAT THEY HAVE TO GIVE ME A CALL THE MINUTE
THAT THEY SEE HIM POP OUT OF THAT POUCH
'CAUSE I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET HIM.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ CHEERING ]
Terri: TODAY IS A PARTICULARLY EXCITING DAY
BECAUSE ROBERT, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
IS GOING TO BE DOING THE CROC SHOW
IN THE CROCOSEUM ON HIS OWN,
SO HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTHLY.
♪♪
Wes: WATCH OUT FOR THOSE BIG HEAD THRASHES WHEN THEY DRAG IN,
AND GOOD LUCK. YEAH. YEP. AWESOME.
-ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT. -SHOULD BE FINE. OKAY.
YOU ALWAYS HAVE BUTTERFLIES BECAUSE, I MEAN, YOU'RE FEEDING
ONE OF THE BIGGEST PREDATORS ON THE PLANET,
SO IT'S GREAT HAVING WES THERE.
HE'S GOING TO BE RIGHT WITH ME THE WHOLE TIME,
BUT IT'LL BE MY FIRST TIME DOING EVERYTHING AT ONCE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] WHOO-HOO! G'DAY!
WHOO-HOO! AW!
Bindi: WATCHING HIS EVOLUTION OVER THE YEARS
HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.
Terri: THIS IS SOMETHING HE'S WANTED TO DO HIS WHOLE LIFE,
AND I'M SO PROUD OF HIM.
Robert: WHAT CROC ARE WE DOING TODAY?
HE'S MY FAVORITE CROCODILE,
AND HIS NAME IS GRAHAM. -OH, GRAHAM.
SO YOU RECKON YOU'RE UP FOR FEEDING HIM?
YEAH, I THINK I'M UP FOR IT.
OKAY, NOW, YOU KNOW GRAHAM IS A REALLY, REALLY NAUGHTY CROC?
-YEP. -SO BE ON YOUR A GAME, MATE.
-ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO. HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT, MATE. JUST WATCH HIM, HEY, 'CAUSE HE'S A GOER.
♪♪
LUCKILY THE WATER IS CLEAR,
AND I'M ABLE TO SEE HIM MOVING INTO POSITION,
BUT YOU CAN SEE HE'S SETTING UP FOR A STRIKE.
I'M OUT OF HERE NOW.
[ GROWLING ]
COME ON, MATE.
WHOA!
[ CHEERING ] -GREAT WORK, ROBERT. WOW!
Wes: TODAY IS A MASSIVE RITE OF PASSAGE.
WITH HIM IN CONTROL OF WHEN HE FEEDS THE CROC....
[ GROWLING ]
...WHAT HE DOES, HOW HE MOVES,
WHERE HE GOES, YOU'RE JUST LIKE, "AAH!"
BECAUSE IT'S OUT OF YOUR HANDS, YOU KNOW?
YOU'RE ON IT? -Robert: YEAH.
GO FOR IT.
-WHOA! -NICE ONE, ROBERT.
-WHOO-HOO! -WHOA.
GET IT OVER THERE BEFORE HE COMES UP AGAIN HERE,
SO HE'S ON IT.
COME ON, GRAHAM. HE'S ON IT NOW.
HE'S ON IT NOW.
♪♪
WHOA! NICE ONE!
AWESOME! HOW COOL WAS THAT? GOOD JOB, GRAHAM!
CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK, EH?
AND THEN IT WAS TIME TO DO THE DEATH ROLL,
AND THAT WAS REALLY THE ONLY POINT WHERE I WAS NERVOUS.
Wes: YOU GRAB SOME FOOD. YOU GO WIDE.
I'LL GET HIM UP HERE.
SO NOW WHAT ROBERT'S GONNA DO IS,
HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA
ON HOW THEY ACTUALLY ATTACK IN THE WILD.
[ GROWLS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
[ VARIOUS ANIMALS MAKING SOUNDS ]
♪♪
ROBERT HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB.
WHOA, NICE ONE, ROBERT.
Terri: BUT NEXT, HE HAS TO ACCOMPLISH
DEATH ROLLING THE CROCODILE.
IT'S SOMETHING I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO.
SO NOW WHAT ROBERT IS GOING TO DO IS,
HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA
ON HOW THEY ACTUALLY ATTACK IN THE WILD.
WITH THE DEATH ROLL, YOU'VE GOT A BIG PIECE OF MEAT
ON THE END OF A ROPE,
AND YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE HOW A CROCODILE
ESSENTIALLY KILLS AN ANIMAL THAT IT'S PULLED INTO THE WATER.
HE'S REALLY INTERESTED TODAY.
THE CROCODILE WILL SPIN AN ANIMAL OFF ITS FEET
TO DROWN IT VERY QUICKLY,
AND THEN IT CAN GO ABOUT CONSUMING THAT ANIMAL.
OOH, HE'S GOT THAT ROPE.
Wes: AND YOU GOT TO GO LEFT, THAT WAY, NOW.
-YEP. -Terri: BY PULLING ON THE ROPE,
ROBERT IS MIMICKING A STRUGGLING ANIMAL
AND THEN HOPEFULLY GETTING THE CROC TO DEATH ROLL.
HERE HE GOES. HERE HE GOES. GET IT! GO, GO, GO, GET IT!
-AND THAT WAY. -THIS WAY.
YEP. THAT'S IT.
Terri: IF THE CROCODILE VIOLENTLY HEAD SHAKES,
AND YOU DON'T LET THE ROPE SLIDE THROUGH YOUR HANDS,
YOU WILL GO FLYING INTO THE WATER WITH THE CROCODILE,
SO THIS IS WHAT'S GOING THROUGH MY MIND,
AND THAT WAS REALLY THE ONLY POINT WHERE I WAS NERVOUS.
HE'S GOING TO GO. HERE HE GOES.
HERE HE GOES. HERE WE GO. NOW, COME BACK THIS WAY NOW,
REAL QUICK. THAT'S IT.
GOOD BOY. AND AGAIN.
Robert: THEY ARE JUST SO INCREDIBLY BIG AND STRONG,
SO WHEN YOU'RE ON THAT END OF THE ROPE,
IT'S DIFFICULT EVEN JUST TO GET THAT LITTLE TUG FOR THEM.
YOU CAN BE TUGGING AS MUCH AS YOU CAN,
AND TO THEM, IT'S JUST, LIKE, A LITTLE TINY JIGGLE,
SO YOU REALLY HAVE TO WORK HARD FOR IT.
YEAH! GOOD WORK!
SHALL WE CUT IT? -YEP.
-LET'S CUT IT. -ALL RIGHT.
-HERE, HANG ONTO IT TOO, ROBERT. -YEAH, GOOD WORK!
WHOO-HOO! WHOA. WHOO!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Wes: MAN, THAT'S AWESOME.
INCREDIBLE, MATE.
-IT'S A GOOD WORKOUT. -YOU'VE DONE SO WELL.
ROBERT DID IT FLAWLESSLY.
THE CROC DEATH ROLLED PERFECTLY.
IT WAS A BRILLIANT DEMONSTRATION
OF WHAT A CROCODILE WOULD DO IN THE WILD,
AND I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF HIM.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE DAY.
Robert: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TODAY.
I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS COULD BE HERE
ON MY FIRST CROC FEED ON MY OWN.
THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN. ENJOY YOUR DAY.
THANK YOU. [ CHEERING ]
WHOO-HOO!
Wes: TO SEE HIM DO IT SO BEAUTIFULLY AND SO WELL,
AW, MAN, IT'S LIKE, "JOB DONE."
THAT WAS SO GOOD.
THAT WAS AMAZING! WHOO-HOO!
FOUR YEARS, AND IT'S FINALLY COME TO THAT
WHERE YOU DID EVERYTHING YOURSELF.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-MAN, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. -THANK YOU.
YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF YOURSELF.
PFFT! I... [ LAUGHS ]
I'M COMPLETELY LOST FOR WORDS.
I AM SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED.
I THINK I'LL BE BUZZING FOR THE NEXT WEEK AFTER THAT.
IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF MY LIFE.
AW, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANKS.
WHEN I LISTEN TO HIM NOW,
HE SOUNDS MORE AND MORE LIKE DAD EVERY DAY.
HIS MANNERISMS, THE WAY HE SAYS HIS WORDS,
WATCHING HIM FEED THE CROCS,
EVEN HOW HE HOLDS HIS HANDS, SO MUCH LIKE DAD,
AND THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL FOR US.
Wes: THERE'S A LOT OF SIMILARITY HERE.
THE ACORN DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE, YOU KNOW?
HE WALKS LIKE HIM. HE ACTS LIKE HIM,
AND WHEN HE'S 20, IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY SCARY. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Robert: WORKING WITH CROCODILES AT AUSTRALIA ZOO
IS JUST A DREAM.
EVERY TIME I GET TO DO IT,
I'M ABLE TO REALLY CONTINUE DAD'S WORK.
HEY!
♪♪
[ Gently ] ALL RIGHT, MATE.
Robert: I HOPE THAT HE'D BE PROUD
OF THE CROC WORK THAT I'M DOING.
♪♪
[ VARIOUS ANIMALS MAKING SOUNDS ]
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