1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,480 GROWLS 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,240 As a wildlife cameraman, I have travelled the world, 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,760 trying to capture life's most intimate and dramatic moments. 4 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,200 But wouldn't it be incredible if we could see the world 5 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,000 from an animal's point of view? 6 00:00:22,080 --> 00:00:26,160 Well, in this series, that is exactly what we're going to do, 7 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:28,120 with the help of the animals themselves. 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,760 They're going to be the ones that are doing the filming. 9 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:35,240 They're going to take us to places that a cameraman like me 10 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,480 simply cannot go, 11 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:42,280 and reveal a side of their lives like we have never seen before. 12 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:52,080 Working with scientists, 13 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,040 we're designing cameras small enough to take us into their hidden world 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,200 for the first time. 15 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:02,000 We're heading in. Wow. Barging past some pups. 16 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:08,080 Our camera crew is one of the most diverse teams to ever film 17 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:09,920 a wildlife series. 18 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:14,880 From 30-centimetre tall meerkats... 19 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,600 ..to 60mph cheetahs. 20 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,960 From free diving fur seals... 21 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,400 ..to nest-building chimps. 22 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:33,280 Our unconventional film crew are revealing surprising behaviour 23 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:37,640 and giving us new insights into how they live their lives. 24 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:41,000 Wow. That's really cool. 25 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,400 Instantly, you get a real chimp point of view. 26 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:50,440 This is their world, their footage. 27 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:52,320 Oh, yeah, look. Wow! 28 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:53,560 Their story. 29 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,640 And we're going to see it through their eyes. 30 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,080 She's definitely got her game face on. 31 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,840 In this programme, our cameras reveal the hidden lives 32 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,280 of three very different families. 33 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,400 In Australia's shark-infested waters, 34 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,640 we discover how fur seals escape from the deadly jaws 35 00:02:29,640 --> 00:02:33,360 of one of the ocean's top predators. 36 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,320 Oh, wow. Goodness me. 37 00:02:36,640 --> 00:02:41,400 In South Africa, we see the conflict between baboons and local farmers. 38 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:48,320 With tensions mounting, could our cameras help find a solution? 39 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,480 The cameras are basically my last hope. 40 00:02:53,920 --> 00:02:58,240 But my adventure begins in the wilds of Namibia. 41 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:06,960 This is a stronghold for Africa's most endangered big cat, 42 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,040 the cheetah. 43 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:16,960 Famously, cheetahs are spectacular sprint predators, 44 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,000 chasing down their prey over the open savannah. 45 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,080 That's how I've seen them in the past. 46 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:28,480 In the open grassland, it's easy to watch these incredible athletes. 47 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:35,560 But, here in Namibia, they live in bushland, 48 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,480 where they're much harder to see. 49 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,480 We're hoping our cameras can help us 50 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:48,240 follow the lives of three very special young cheetahs. 51 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,880 Conservationist Marlice Van Vuuren adopted this trio 52 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,960 when they were orphaned at just one day old. 53 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,520 They still rely on Marlice for food, 54 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:08,320 but she wants to find out if they can catch their own prey. 55 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:09,600 Come. 56 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:11,000 Come! 57 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,040 Come. 58 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:17,760 She's hoping our cameras could help her track their progress 59 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,160 as they learn to hunt in this dense scrubland. 60 00:04:24,840 --> 00:04:27,320 Who are your friends? 61 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,720 This is Odyssey. You're beautiful. 62 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,360 Male? Yeah, he's a boy. 63 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,240 OK. He's a male. What about the other two? 64 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,480 They're two females, Shiloh and Wonder. 65 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,640 Odyssey and his sisters are now 18 months old. 66 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:48,120 By now, most wild cheetahs would be making their own kills. 67 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,640 But these orphans have had no-one to teach them. 68 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,840 Can they work out how to hunt for themselves? 69 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:04,200 So, going to show you what we've come up with. 70 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,120 This is the camera. Oh, OK. 71 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,120 Feel the... Feel the weight. Yeah. 72 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:09,840 And this goes on the head? 73 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:11,960 On the head. What do you think? 74 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,400 I would love to see the footage out of this. 75 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,520 And it's nice that it's nice and elastic, 76 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,200 and it's not going to restrict them at all, 77 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:20,800 so I think it will work. 78 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,840 The cameras look good to us, 79 00:05:24,840 --> 00:05:29,200 but the youngsters will decide if they're happy to wear them. 80 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,640 Who is this? Is this Odyssey? This is Odyssey. OK. 81 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,000 The one that sits down. 82 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,440 Hey, Odyssey. 83 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:39,000 Odyssey's sister, Wonder, is first up for a fitting. 84 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:41,760 Camera's running. 85 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:47,440 I keep one part of my shirt clean, so I can clean the lenses. 86 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,000 OK. That's perfect. 87 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,880 Look at you. Look at you! 88 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,120 Well, she's not upset, 89 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:59,120 otherwise she would immediately start clawing and stop purring. 90 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,520 She's happy. 91 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:06,400 I'm their mum. To see what they actually do when I'm not there, 92 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,280 it would make me very proud to know 93 00:06:08,280 --> 00:06:10,640 that they're actually doing very good. 94 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,320 Huh? Hello. 95 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,240 You want one? He's asking, "Where's mine?" 96 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:20,680 It's all the latest thing amongst cheetahs in this part of the world. 97 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,200 Don't worry, no stress. 98 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,280 There we go. You are... There we go. 99 00:06:27,280 --> 00:06:30,480 Quite a couple. Yeah. With new bling. You happy with that? 100 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,320 They've got Bushveld bling. 101 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,640 With two of the three cats wearing cameras, 102 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,240 we watch them head into the bush. 103 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,960 They're soon out of our sight, 104 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,640 but the cameras are filming their every move. 105 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:57,040 I don't know about you, but I'm very excited we're seeing this. 106 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:58,600 OK, here we go. 107 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:02,880 Wow. 108 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,960 That's quite incredible. 109 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,680 That's what it looks like to be a cheetah. 110 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,680 Oh, he's rolling around. That's fantastic. 111 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,880 You can see, they're just kind of chilling out, 112 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:20,720 enjoying being together. 113 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:30,280 This is an intimate insight into the cheetahs' lives. 114 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,720 Oh... 115 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,200 Watch the camera. 116 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,080 Head shake. 117 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,520 While Odyssey takes a drink, 118 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,160 Wonder finds a good scratching post. 119 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,160 And it's not long before our playful young cheetahs 120 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,320 decide to stretch their legs. 121 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:08,800 And we're running with the fastest mammal on Earth. 122 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,240 Oh, wow. Yes, it's beautiful. Look at the tail. 123 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,000 Wow. That is stunning. 124 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,480 Absolutely incredible. 125 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,880 Oh, look at that. 126 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:41,120 It's an amazing insight into the youngsters' lives. 127 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,160 But what we really want to know 128 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,640 is whether they can hunt for themselves. 129 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,040 Hopefully, the cameras will give us the answer. 130 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:59,120 I'll also try to film them for as long as I can. 131 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,520 Trying to spot the three cheetahs. 132 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,880 They've gone into this very thick bush, 133 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:20,760 and... 134 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,160 I don't know where they are. 135 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,680 None of them. Any of them. 136 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:27,280 They're all gone. 137 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:33,360 It's only when Odyssey emerges from the dense cover 138 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,560 that I finally find him. 139 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,920 Or, really, it's more a case of him finding me. 140 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:44,800 Hey, beautiful. 141 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:50,040 No, no, no, no. OK, I think you're going to jump up onto the car. 142 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,120 To get a better view. 143 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:53,600 OK, that's fine. 144 00:09:54,680 --> 00:09:56,800 With this gain in height, 145 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:01,080 Odyssey can see so much more than he can see 146 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,080 when he's down on the ground. 147 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,880 So this isn't about a cheetah coming to say hello to us, 148 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,800 it's about just kind of having a better field of view. 149 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,120 Maybe saying hello as well. 150 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,440 That's not what you're supposed to be doing. 151 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,240 You going to go hunting? 152 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:25,400 Where's your sisters? 153 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:28,520 There's no room in the back, if that's what you're thinking. 154 00:10:30,560 --> 00:10:34,840 Odyssey's not showing much sign of independence just yet. 155 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:42,800 But he does finally head off to rejoin his sisters. 156 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:47,480 They've spotted a herd of gemsbok in a clearing. 157 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:53,520 For young cheetahs, these are a very dangerous target. 158 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:00,160 Three cats altogether. 159 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:03,880 They look like a force to be reckoned with. 160 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,560 I don't quite know how this is going to play out. 161 00:11:11,560 --> 00:11:15,080 I have seen cheetahs hunt before, but out in the open plains, 162 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,520 and I'm not sure how it's going to change their behaviour, 163 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,800 somewhere as thick as this. It's very, very scrubby and bushy. 164 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,600 OK, cheetah there, moving in. 165 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,160 Right. 166 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,120 OK, one's running. 167 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,560 Second one running. 168 00:11:30,560 --> 00:11:31,880 Towards the game. 169 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,480 They don't yet know that the cheetahs are gaining on them. 170 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:36,960 They're actually just... 171 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,160 OK, full-on run from the front cheetah, a full-on run. 172 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,280 No, they're just scattering the herd. 173 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:47,200 The gemsbok panic. 174 00:11:51,560 --> 00:11:54,080 The cheetahs are after an easy target. 175 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:58,640 OK. Oh! 176 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,480 Confusion, confusion. 177 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:06,880 It's very hard trying to keep track of three cheetahs. 178 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:12,640 Wonder's camera captures what I can't see. 179 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:17,560 She's chasing one animal away from the group. 180 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,640 In amongst the bushes, Wonder's losing speed. 181 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,040 Her sister Shiloh charges in on the left, 182 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:33,280 but the gemsbok is now so far ahead, it's safe. 183 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:45,400 The thick vegetation has scuppered our cheetahs' chances. 184 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:54,960 Wonder skulks back to the clearing, 185 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,360 where the tables have turned. 186 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:11,640 Oh, just got charged by a big, big gemsbok there. 187 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:17,040 They're now at risk of being skewered by this large male. 188 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:30,600 The prey knows that the predator is around - 189 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,760 the cheetah have lost their advantage. 190 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:35,760 Ah! 191 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:37,760 Now they're just getting chased away, 192 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:40,360 they're being humiliated. 193 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:50,280 Taking on such a large prey was a real rookie mistake. 194 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:56,000 But will they learn from the experience? 195 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,840 Over the next few days, the cameras keep rolling. 196 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:28,920 The youngsters need to turn this scrubby terrain to their advantage. 197 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:36,360 And soon, we see encouraging signs. 198 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:44,400 The three cheetahs are following animal trails in the undergrowth. 199 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:49,720 Shiloh appears to sniff the ground, to work out what prey is around. 200 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:53,480 See, this is impossible. 201 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,920 There's absolutely no way we could see this any other way. Uh-huh. 202 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:03,000 They're also using the thick bush as cover. 203 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,600 The closer they can get to the prey, 204 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:11,200 the more likely they are to make a kill. 205 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,080 They're trying to get eyes on. Hm. 206 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,000 Odyssey creeps forward. 207 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,840 He spots the target 208 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,680 and freezes. 209 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,080 So his sister's on his left, one of them. 210 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,280 That's a clear sign that they're working together, 211 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,200 because he sees the prey, stops, checks his sister's there. 212 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,160 And then he's looking back to the prey. Yeah. 213 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:36,600 And there he goes. 214 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,160 Oh, my God! 215 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:48,320 Oh! It's a youngster. 216 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:49,880 My God! 217 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,720 One of his sisters is in front. 218 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,960 It's a baby. It's a baby eland. 219 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:55,440 Yeah. 220 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:57,360 Look at that. Oh, my gosh. 221 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:02,200 His sister, Shiloh, tries to trip the calf. 222 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:06,640 Oh, so close. 223 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,040 Oh, my goodness me. 224 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,040 What on Earth? 225 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:13,120 Odyssey is forced to swerve to avoid a thorn bush. 226 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:18,440 Could you see the difficulties of negotiating those bushes? 227 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,440 And now the mum's trying to keep them away. 228 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,320 There she goes. My heart is in my mouth. 229 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,800 That is quite something. 230 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:36,920 A cheetah can only sprint at top speed for ten seconds, 231 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:42,080 so the eland and her calf manage to escape. 232 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,960 I'm completely blown away by these images. 233 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:47,480 It's brilliant to follow them. Hm. 234 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,720 What are they actually doing in the Veld? 235 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,320 Yeah. You know, and I'm proud as the mum of them. 236 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,360 You know, they're actually working in a team 237 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,680 and they... They have huge challenges, and they take it. 238 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:01,160 They're not scared. So this is amazing, this is really a good idea. 239 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:06,520 But Marlice has yet to see a successful hunt. 240 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:10,640 We leave our cameras with her, 241 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,840 to keep watch on the youngsters' progress. 242 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:25,920 For our next mission, I'm travelling to the south coast of Australia, 243 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:29,320 to the remote and rugged Kanowna Island. 244 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:35,720 Few animals have what it takes to survive out here, 245 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,600 but there's one hardy sea mammal that does. 246 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,960 The island itself is more of a rocky outcrop. 247 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,880 It's uninhabited but for the thousands of fur seals 248 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,120 that call it home. 249 00:17:56,920 --> 00:17:59,960 On the island, the fur seals are safe. 250 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:04,360 But the surrounding seas 251 00:18:04,360 --> 00:18:06,080 are deadly... 252 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:13,200 Teeming with the ocean's most feared predator, 253 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,520 the great white shark. 254 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:23,040 I'm here to help scientists to discover 255 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:25,560 how fur seals avoid the sharks 256 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:29,280 and thrive in this unforgiving wilderness. 257 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,360 We're hoping our cameras will help solve the puzzle. 258 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:41,120 There it is. 259 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:42,800 Home, sweet home. 260 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,840 Leading the research team is Professor John Arnold. 261 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:55,560 Hello. Gordon. 262 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:58,200 Nice to meet you. What an amazing, amazing place. 263 00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:59,520 Thank you. Good to meet you. 264 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:04,400 For the next week, this windswept spot will be my home. 265 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,760 Oh, perfect. Everything a man needs. 266 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:14,360 John's team have been studying the seals for 20 years. 267 00:19:14,360 --> 00:19:18,640 But their lives out at sea are still shrouded in mystery. 268 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:25,160 So what are the big questions you want to be answered 269 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:27,440 by the seals taking cameras with them? 270 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,880 They spend up to 80% of their lives at sea. 271 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:31,760 Every time their mothers leave the colony, 272 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,480 they have to run the gauntlet of any sharks that are out there. 273 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:35,880 What are they doing? 274 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:39,920 Just seeing them on shore gives us a very small view of their life. 275 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,560 The big Holy Grail for us, is what are they seeing? 276 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:44,800 What are they hunting? 277 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:47,360 How successful they are at catching prey... 278 00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:49,560 It's a hard life for these seals. 279 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:56,840 There are around 15,000 fur seals on Kanowna Island... 280 00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:04,120 ..so it's no surprise that the island's a magnet for great whites. 281 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:11,240 These giant sharks specialise in hunting marine mammals like seals. 282 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,720 Our first challenge will be to test our cameras. 283 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:23,320 John's been fitting seals with trackers for years. 284 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:27,800 He operates with military precision. 285 00:20:32,120 --> 00:20:34,800 His tactic is to keep low... 286 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,640 I'm going to sneak in, see what I can find. 287 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,040 Okey-dokey. ..keep quiet... 288 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,880 and bring a very large net. 289 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:54,240 OK, we've got her. 290 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,120 Let me know if there's anything I can do. 291 00:20:57,120 --> 00:21:01,400 Our mother seal gets a light anaesthetic to help keep her calm. 292 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,840 Wow. 86.0, plus board, so she's 80 kilos. 293 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,440 At such a healthy size, 294 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,960 John's happy that she won't be hampered by a small camera. 295 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,520 OK. Well done. 296 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:17,720 Go back. 297 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,920 While our mum goes on her first filming trip... 298 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:28,600 ..I want to see what the seals get up to close to shore. 299 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:47,280 The theory is that this spot is too shallow for sharks. 300 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:53,160 It's the seal equivalent of a paddling pool, 301 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:57,680 a safe and sheltered spot where pups can learn to swim. 302 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:14,760 That is absolutely beautiful. 303 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,760 It is probably one of the nicest things I've ever seen underwater. 304 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:21,600 This cove is the only place 305 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,600 I can observe these seals beneath the waves. 306 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,440 But we want to understand their lives 307 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,880 away from the sheltered shallows. 308 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:34,960 And that's what the deployment of these cameras is all about. 309 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:42,560 Our camera testing seal has also been taking a dip. 310 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,760 Time to see what the footage reveals. 311 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:53,200 Heading down to sea. 312 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:57,160 See the way her shoulder blades are working. 313 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,840 And she's about to jump into the water. 314 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,520 There she goes. Into the... 315 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,160 Wow. Oh, wow! 316 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:07,200 Look at that! 317 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:16,440 As soon as she dives, the camera captures unexpected behaviour. 318 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,120 Oh, look at that. Look at that. 319 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:22,560 She's rubbing against the rocks. 320 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:23,800 Oh, yeah. 321 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:25,680 On that green stuff. 322 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:37,960 They are rubbing... Wow, yeah, you can see it very clearly there. 323 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:39,320 Yeah. 324 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:42,680 And now she's rubbing the side of her face, her neck. 325 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,040 The other animals around her are doing the same thing. 326 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:48,480 They're all doing it. Yeah. 327 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:52,760 And you've never seen this before? No, I wouldn't have known. 328 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:56,600 I mean, you see them offshore at the surface, playing. 329 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,120 This is brand-new stuff. I've never seen this before. 330 00:23:59,120 --> 00:24:01,080 Wow! 331 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:10,560 John thinks the seals could be using the seaweed to clean their fur... 332 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,680 ..brushing up against it to remove parasites. 333 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:31,240 Already, we've captured brand-new behaviour. 334 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:34,840 We deploy more cameras. 335 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:40,200 Hopefully, these seals will head further out to sea. 336 00:24:44,360 --> 00:24:48,680 We know from John's previous research that some seals will travel 337 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:50,560 as far as Tasmania... 338 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,840 ..a 200-mile round trip. 339 00:25:01,360 --> 00:25:03,200 But they face the greatest danger 340 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,840 from sharks within the first few miles of their journey. 341 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:14,920 There she goes. 342 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:22,960 Will our cameras finally reveal the seals' survival strategy? 343 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:28,800 You see seals coming ashore with injuries from sharks. 344 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,360 They're the lucky ones that got away. Mm-hmm. 345 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:41,000 As soon as our seal enters the danger zone, 346 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:44,480 she heads straight down to the bottom. 347 00:25:46,120 --> 00:25:48,160 It's a deliberate tactic. 348 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:56,040 Great whites prefer to ambush prey from below. 349 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:00,760 She's trying to slip under the shark's radar. 350 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,240 She can hold her breath for eight minutes... 351 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,640 ..but then she must come up for air, 352 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:20,240 and this is when she's most vulnerable. 353 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:32,880 Now, she starts to swim in a completely different way. 354 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,040 All the time when she's coming towards the surface, 355 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,920 she's looking around. A 360 view. 356 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,400 In these dangerous surface waters, 357 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:47,280 she's doing everything she can to avoid a surprise attack. 358 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:52,680 Rotating her head gives her an all-round view. 359 00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:57,640 Just constantly barrelling and it's just twisting and turning, 360 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,760 it's incredible. 361 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:03,000 You wouldn't know that unless you had a camera on an animal. Yeah. 362 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:11,080 As soon as she can, she returns to the safety of the sea bed. 363 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:18,040 This is the first time John has ever seen how seal mums 364 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,200 give sharks the slip. 365 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:26,000 Further out, she switches into hunting mode. 366 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:31,400 Skimming over the sea floor has another benefit. 367 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:35,400 She's onto something. 368 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:36,720 It's a cuttlefish. 369 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:42,320 Wow! 370 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,240 Look at that! 371 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,880 That's a big one. Like a big plate of ink. 372 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:54,120 The cuttlefish squirts ink to try and confuse the seal... 373 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,960 Wow. 374 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,600 ..but it's too late. 375 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:15,960 I don't know if we've seen cuttlefish in their diet before. 376 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:17,000 Really? 377 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:26,400 18 metres down, her super senses soon detect something else. 378 00:28:30,360 --> 00:28:32,320 Oh, what's she chasing here? 379 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:40,640 Oh... 380 00:28:40,640 --> 00:28:42,200 It's big. Oh, yeah. 381 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:43,760 It's a big octopus. 382 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:45,200 See it, it's the tentacles. 383 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,280 Yeah. I didn't even see her grab that. 384 00:28:48,280 --> 00:28:51,480 A struggling octopus is hard to eat. 385 00:28:56,240 --> 00:29:00,280 Our seal risks heading to the surface. 386 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:05,080 Up here, she kills her prey and bashes it into bite-sized chunks. 387 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:11,560 Wow. 388 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,560 At the same time she's doing that, 389 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:15,680 she's having to keep an eye out for sharks. Yeah. 390 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:20,920 The cameras have revealed how mothers specialise in hunting 391 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:22,360 on the sea floor. 392 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,760 But when this seal comes up for air, 393 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:31,160 something else catches her attention. 394 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:32,720 Is that dolphins? 395 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:35,040 Yeah. Oh, wow. Wow, wow, wow! 396 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,080 Goodness me! 397 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,520 She's come across a bunch of dolphins feeding in the bay pool. 398 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:41,920 Oh, you can see her snatching them there. 399 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:44,360 Wow, that's incredible. 400 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:47,160 So, the presence of those dolphins is going to help her. 401 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:49,880 Well, I think she's just getting a free meal here. 402 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,840 The dolphins are rounding up the fish, 403 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,400 and the seal dives in for an easy meal. 404 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:02,760 The... Oh, there's another one. 405 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:04,760 Wow, that's incredible! 406 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,520 Without the onboard cameras, 407 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:13,840 John would have no idea these seals take advantage of dolphins. 408 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:25,320 But once the dolphins leave, the fish spread out. 409 00:30:27,360 --> 00:30:30,560 A lone seal can't keep them bunched together. 410 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,280 We see here that she's working really hard 411 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:38,800 and there's a huge school 412 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:41,240 of fish there, but she's getting very few of them. 413 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:48,080 With a belly full of food, she heads back to the sea floor. 414 00:30:56,280 --> 00:31:01,600 These cameras have given us a remarkable insight into the lives 415 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,360 of these seals far out at sea. 416 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:13,520 For John, these insights have transformed his research. 417 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:18,080 You've learned more from, say, a two-hour video 418 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,200 of the animals underwater 419 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,960 than years and years of dive recorders and GPS 420 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:26,120 data logger tracking, because now you are seeing how they are behaving 421 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:28,400 underwater in response to what they're seeing. 422 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,040 Therefore, the cameras give us a brand-new view of their life. 423 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:46,960 Now we're facing a very different challenge. 424 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:55,120 On the other side of the world, there's trouble. 425 00:31:58,360 --> 00:32:01,360 War is raging in the South African bush... 426 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:08,200 ..between the local farmers and Chacma baboons. 427 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:17,120 The baboons' natural habitat is shrinking, 428 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,240 forcing them into farmland, 429 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:23,960 where they damage and eat the farmers' crops. 430 00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:31,840 It's a battle that's threatening farmers' livelihoods. 431 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:39,360 Raino just harvested his butternut squash, 432 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:42,560 but half his crop was unsellable. 433 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:48,160 All of these butternuts, basically, in the field is all damaged 434 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:51,880 with bite marks, scratching marks. 435 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:54,880 That's the way they carry on, take a bite from each one. 436 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,680 Some farmers are already shooting baboons, 437 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,760 so a solution can't come soon enough. 438 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:11,080 Could cameras on the baboons reveal how to keep them off these crops? 439 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:18,040 Scientist Leah Findlay has spent the last five years 440 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,280 searching for answers. 441 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,720 So far, nothing has worked. 442 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:28,160 Baboons are very smart, they're very dexterous, agile. 443 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:32,120 It's basically like having a pack of ninjas on your farm. 444 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,760 Yeah, it's a pretty tricky problem to solve. 445 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:39,520 We try everything to stop the baboons. 446 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:43,080 In the beginning, we'd put branches, thorn trees around it. 447 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:44,880 It never stopped them. 448 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:48,320 We've tried rubber snakes, alarm systems. 449 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:52,840 We've made proper scarecrows that move like this. 450 00:33:52,840 --> 00:33:56,600 Takes you about a week or so and then they're getting used to it. 451 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:59,800 We've tried electric fences, guards. 452 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:01,920 If the guards are walking on this side, 453 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,040 they will be on the other side of the field. 454 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:06,960 Then if she can run to that side, 455 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:09,400 then they will cross all the way backwards, 456 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:10,840 coming to this side again. 457 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:11,960 They are very clever. 458 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:19,760 These clever monkeys are not in the crop fields every day. 459 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:27,200 For the last week, the baboons haven't been raiding, 460 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:30,960 even though there are thousands of butternuts in the field. 461 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:44,760 If Leah can learn what is keeping them away now, 462 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:48,600 perhaps she can use it to keep them out permanently. 463 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:57,440 At this stage, I think the cameras are basically my last hope, 464 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,600 because I can't carry on like this. 465 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:06,320 Now, we just need to get our custom-built camera 466 00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:08,280 onto a baboon. 467 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:09,880 I'm stuck! 468 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:16,240 Leah sets the trap, baited with the baboons' beloved butternut. 469 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:20,440 When something pushes down on the table, 470 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:23,480 it will pull the latch out and the door will slide shut. 471 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:34,160 As night falls, we have our first baboon. 472 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:38,960 A female. The vet anaesthetises her and fits the camera. 473 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:49,000 Over the coming days, Leah catches and puts cameras on more baboons. 474 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:58,800 There we go! 475 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:07,520 As the new day dawns, 476 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:12,160 we get our first glimpse into the lives of these secretive animals. 477 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:25,240 They slept in the trees for safety. 478 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,080 Now they're sunbathing to warm up. 479 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:56,040 That's beautiful footage here. 480 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,720 She's having a good look at it, isn't she? 481 00:37:01,720 --> 00:37:04,560 So, this is basically our eyes now. 482 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:07,040 Whatever we see now, it's like through their eyes. 483 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:09,080 Yeah. 484 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:11,200 Considering this has only been on overnight, 485 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:14,160 she's not bothered by it, is she? Nothing at all, not at all. 486 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:18,480 This one is grooming her. 487 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,960 Grooming is the way they socialise, 488 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:24,400 so I think she might be a more dominant female. Hm. 489 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:32,240 It's wonderful to finally see the baboons' world. 490 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:40,000 But will this teach Leah and Raino how to keep them off the crops? 491 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:48,360 Fence. Not even jumping over it, just going through it. 492 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:52,040 Yeah, just straight through, she pulled it down and she went through. 493 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:54,760 It's like it's not even there. These fences, to be honest, 494 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:56,880 I don't think are going to stop them at all. 495 00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:00,200 My opinion! 496 00:38:01,480 --> 00:38:04,680 Does anything put the baboons off? 497 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:15,880 One of our cameras gives us a clue. 498 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:20,800 And now they're running. Yeah. 499 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,440 Because nice open area... Yeah. 500 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:26,400 Which suggests that they don't like being in it. 501 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:28,880 That's definitely something that we can think about 502 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:30,360 in terms of the crops. 503 00:38:32,080 --> 00:38:35,600 Leah thinks an empty space around the crops 504 00:38:35,600 --> 00:38:38,520 would be a better barrier than a fence. 505 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:43,400 And soon, we get more inside information. 506 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,080 The baboons are digging for water. 507 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:54,600 It's dry season, so the rivers have dried up. 508 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:59,600 But there is an easier way to get a drink. 509 00:39:00,720 --> 00:39:04,480 Why bother digging when there's a water trough? 510 00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,440 Has the camera gone under water? 511 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:10,240 Yeah. 512 00:39:10,240 --> 00:39:11,760 Is it waterproof?! 513 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:13,560 Has to be. 514 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,600 It gives Leah another idea. 515 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:18,160 I'm just thinking about, you know, 516 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:20,880 keeping water points away from the crops, 517 00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:24,440 because maybe having our water close to the crops is, you know, 518 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:25,880 drawing them in. 519 00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:31,000 And finally, we learn why the baboons 520 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:33,440 aren't raiding at the moment. 521 00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:38,680 This is the first ever glimpse 522 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:41,760 of what these baboons are eating in the wild. 523 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:45,360 And it goes like this, 524 00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,840 it's basically every time they put a fruit in their mouth. 525 00:39:47,840 --> 00:39:49,520 Yeah, yeah. 526 00:39:49,520 --> 00:39:51,640 At first... Just shovelling it in, yeah. 527 00:39:53,920 --> 00:39:56,120 And it feels like she's going to feed you. 528 00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:57,840 Yeah! 529 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:05,440 Same kind of fruit, that kind of roundish fruit tree. 530 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:07,240 Yeah, yeah. 531 00:40:07,240 --> 00:40:09,880 This fruit could be the key. 532 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:11,880 It's from an alala palm. 533 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:17,040 They take up to four years to ripen and fall to the ground. 534 00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:20,360 And when they do, there are thousands of them. 535 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,480 It's a feast. 536 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:29,600 The baboons are choosing this wild fruit over the butternuts. 537 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,760 When there's enough feeding and stuff, 538 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:39,200 they prefer to use their natural food. 539 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:43,240 When there's plenty out there, they don't come in. Yeah. 540 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:54,400 You could plant more of these trees that have their natural food 541 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:57,560 that maybe they prefer. You know, that might be an option. 542 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:04,080 The peak time for crop raiding is the dry season, 543 00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:06,480 when there is little other food around. 544 00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:13,320 If Raino could plant bushes and trees that fruit in the dry season, 545 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:16,080 it might get the baboons through this hunger gap 546 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,280 and keep them off his fields. 547 00:41:21,240 --> 00:41:23,440 Our cameras reveal a wide range 548 00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:26,840 of the baboons' favourite fruit and berries, 549 00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:29,680 showing Raino exactly what to plant. 550 00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:33,960 I think we've definitely learned some new things. 551 00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:35,560 We've learned a lot, yeah. 552 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:44,720 Does this make you feel any differently about the baboons? 553 00:41:44,720 --> 00:41:46,480 Having a baboon's-eye view? 554 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:48,920 Feeling more sorry for them, actually. Oh, really? Yeah. 555 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:53,400 Why's that? It's their natural environment, 556 00:41:53,400 --> 00:41:55,880 so there has to be space for everybody. 557 00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:03,960 Leah has gained new insights into the feeding habits of the baboons. 558 00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:09,840 These will be crucial to her effort to solve this tricky conflict, 559 00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:13,680 finding a peaceful way for farmers 560 00:42:13,680 --> 00:42:17,440 and baboons to coexist. 561 00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:36,120 Back in Namibia, 700 miles away, 562 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:40,800 we've been putting our cameras on three orphaned cheetahs. 563 00:42:40,800 --> 00:42:42,760 OK. Fantastic, there we go. 564 00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:45,000 Their surrogate mum, Marlice, 565 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:48,080 wants to know if they can hunt for themselves in the bush. 566 00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:53,080 We've seen some encouraging signs... 567 00:42:54,160 --> 00:42:55,560 Oh, she's seen something. 568 00:42:55,560 --> 00:42:58,400 They're all up on their feet looking off in that direction. 569 00:42:58,400 --> 00:42:59,880 I can't see what they can see. 570 00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:05,480 ..but until now, the cameras have captured near misses. 571 00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:08,240 No successful hunts. 572 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:24,360 Several months on, Marlice is still using her cameras 573 00:43:24,360 --> 00:43:26,400 to see how their hunting is coming on. 574 00:43:29,720 --> 00:43:32,040 Odyssey flushes a warthog. 575 00:43:34,240 --> 00:43:37,440 A warthog is one of the animals that they are most scared of. 576 00:43:41,400 --> 00:43:44,840 The tusks on these powerful pigs can kill. 577 00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:53,720 Just in time, he realises it's a mistake to follow a warthog 578 00:43:53,720 --> 00:43:55,160 into the bush. 579 00:43:57,960 --> 00:43:59,920 SHE CHUCKLES He did give up. 580 00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:03,800 A bat-eared fox... 581 00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:13,840 It's just amazing that... 582 00:44:13,840 --> 00:44:16,560 I mean, I didn't even know that they go for bat-eared foxes, 583 00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:18,000 if it wasn't for the camera. 584 00:44:21,640 --> 00:44:25,080 Shiloh and Wonder move in from each side... 585 00:44:26,160 --> 00:44:29,080 ..and the cameras capture their deadly strike. 586 00:44:30,520 --> 00:44:33,480 With the cameras and with technology like this, 587 00:44:33,480 --> 00:44:37,080 it just proves that actually without a mum, 588 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:40,840 without an adult showing them how to do it, and with opportunities, 589 00:44:40,840 --> 00:44:42,120 they can actually learn. 590 00:44:44,520 --> 00:44:48,720 By working together, they're becoming a formidable hunting trio. 591 00:44:49,800 --> 00:44:52,880 And their choice of prey is getting better. 592 00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:07,960 Springbok are one of the fastest of all African animals. 593 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:16,800 But up against cheetahs, this one has little chance of escape. 594 00:45:26,200 --> 00:45:28,680 Success at last. 595 00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:31,800 The right prey and the perfect technique. 596 00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:34,880 I can see that they are ready. 597 00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:36,280 They've learned a lot, 598 00:45:36,280 --> 00:45:39,360 they are ready and they're working in coalition. 599 00:45:39,360 --> 00:45:44,120 It's two females and a male together and making their hunt successful. 600 00:45:44,120 --> 00:45:48,560 It helps me to kind of cut the umbilical cord and know 601 00:45:48,560 --> 00:45:51,480 that they actually, really, they can go. 602 00:45:51,480 --> 00:45:54,040 Yeah, it's really impressive to see and I'm so proud of them. 603 00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:01,000 Our cameras have given us an insight 604 00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:04,080 that otherwise would be impossible to see. 605 00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:06,520 And it's the cheetahs themselves 606 00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:10,600 that have given us their view of their world. 607 00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:14,200 They have taken us with them deep into the African bush. 608 00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:19,680 The cameras have shown Marlice that her three young cubs 609 00:46:19,680 --> 00:46:21,760 can fend for themselves. 610 00:46:28,400 --> 00:46:32,560 And our new insights into the lives of cheetahs 611 00:46:32,560 --> 00:46:37,840 could help us to better protect these incredible big cats. 612 00:46:58,080 --> 00:46:59,400 In this episode, 613 00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:01,400 two very different African animals 614 00:47:01,400 --> 00:47:05,200 presented us with two very different problems. 615 00:47:06,720 --> 00:47:10,480 How to fit a camera onto the superfast cheetah... 616 00:47:12,560 --> 00:47:14,600 ..and the super-shy baboon. 617 00:47:17,080 --> 00:47:22,560 It was up to mini camera expert Chris Watts to find the solutions. 618 00:47:22,560 --> 00:47:26,200 When I first think about making a camera system for an animal, 619 00:47:26,200 --> 00:47:30,440 a lot of it is kind of really studying how they move. 620 00:47:30,440 --> 00:47:32,560 And with the cheetah, the first thing you notice 621 00:47:32,560 --> 00:47:35,440 is that the head is so stable when they're moving and running, 622 00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:37,480 the head is just completely locked. 623 00:47:38,760 --> 00:47:41,560 And we all thought, how amazing would it be if we could actually get 624 00:47:41,560 --> 00:47:42,840 the camera on the head? 625 00:47:44,600 --> 00:47:47,360 But before the team could try this ambitious plan 626 00:47:47,360 --> 00:47:49,240 on the three young orphans, 627 00:47:49,240 --> 00:47:53,360 they needed to test their design on a captive cheetah 628 00:47:53,360 --> 00:47:55,520 with an easy-going nature. 629 00:47:55,520 --> 00:48:00,840 Enter Pride - possibly the most relaxed cheetah in Africa. 630 00:48:03,720 --> 00:48:05,440 Her keeper, Derek Van Heerden, 631 00:48:05,440 --> 00:48:08,960 didn't think she'd object to trialling our head camera. 632 00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:17,000 Chris designed a 3-D printed harness 633 00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:19,400 fit for the heat of the African bush. 634 00:48:21,560 --> 00:48:22,800 Cooling is a massive issue. 635 00:48:22,800 --> 00:48:25,680 We didn't want to put something on their head which was going to, 636 00:48:25,680 --> 00:48:27,000 you know, make them overheat. 637 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:29,320 So we've tried to have vent holes 638 00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:32,160 here so you get air underneath the head. 639 00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:35,240 And the way we've attached it to the cheetah's head is just using 640 00:48:35,240 --> 00:48:37,000 this flexible, breathable neoprene. 641 00:48:39,240 --> 00:48:41,960 Chris's design needed to be quick to deploy, 642 00:48:41,960 --> 00:48:45,560 but easy for the cheetah to pull off if she wasn't happy. 643 00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:50,400 I'm really excited to see what we're going to get. 644 00:48:51,800 --> 00:48:54,440 But no-one knew how Pride would react. 645 00:48:59,600 --> 00:49:02,520 Do you reckon...? Do you reckon that's all right, isn't it? 646 00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:04,440 Seems pretty good. 647 00:49:04,440 --> 00:49:05,840 No problem. 648 00:49:12,440 --> 00:49:14,080 Once Chris was happy with the fit... 649 00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:23,160 ..Derek and I kept a close eye on how Pride was doing. 650 00:49:25,240 --> 00:49:28,880 The key thing, really, is for this camera to not interfere 651 00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:30,480 with any of her senses. 652 00:49:34,400 --> 00:49:37,120 Just a couple of minutes with the camera on her head 653 00:49:37,120 --> 00:49:38,920 and she's forgotten all about it. Yeah. 654 00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:45,280 It was encouraging to see how comfortable she looked, 655 00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:48,800 and how relaxed she was with other cheetahs in her enclosure. 656 00:49:51,880 --> 00:49:53,200 Oh, goodness me! 657 00:49:55,120 --> 00:49:56,800 She gets a bit of a face-lick. 658 00:49:58,080 --> 00:49:59,120 Wow. 659 00:50:00,120 --> 00:50:02,600 Such an intimate moment. Beautiful. 660 00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:04,240 Certainly is amazing. 661 00:50:05,960 --> 00:50:08,360 Ah, that's lovely, look at that. That really is. 662 00:50:09,760 --> 00:50:11,120 We had to be sure that Pride 663 00:50:11,120 --> 00:50:14,840 could reach top speed while wearing the camera. 664 00:50:14,840 --> 00:50:17,440 It wasn't long before she was off. 665 00:50:19,080 --> 00:50:21,200 There she is. Oh, whoa! 666 00:50:21,200 --> 00:50:22,560 Really fast, there we go. 667 00:50:22,560 --> 00:50:24,400 Unbelievable. That's an explosive speed. 668 00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:25,720 That thing is moving. 669 00:50:27,000 --> 00:50:28,120 Look at this. 670 00:50:30,200 --> 00:50:31,400 The footage was proof 671 00:50:31,400 --> 00:50:35,200 that our camera wouldn't put a cheetah off its stride. 672 00:50:37,640 --> 00:50:40,200 That's amazing, it really is excellent footage. 673 00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:47,120 We were now ready to join our three young orphan cheetahs 674 00:50:47,120 --> 00:50:48,560 as they learn to hunt. 675 00:50:51,960 --> 00:50:56,040 The next animal presented Chris with a very different set of problems. 676 00:50:58,240 --> 00:51:01,440 The wild baboons we wanted to film in South Africa 677 00:51:01,440 --> 00:51:03,760 were extremely scared of people. 678 00:51:05,120 --> 00:51:08,040 A camera test with them was out of the question. 679 00:51:08,040 --> 00:51:10,800 So once again, Chris needed a body double. 680 00:51:13,800 --> 00:51:18,040 We chose a group of hand-reared baboons in a sanctuary in Namibia. 681 00:51:18,040 --> 00:51:19,560 They weren't timid. 682 00:51:19,560 --> 00:51:21,720 In fact, quite the opposite. 683 00:51:23,640 --> 00:51:25,720 It is quite unusual working conditions. 684 00:51:25,720 --> 00:51:27,000 Ooh, ooh! 685 00:51:28,320 --> 00:51:32,360 Before making his prototype, Chris studied the way baboons move. 686 00:51:33,720 --> 00:51:38,920 In contrast to cheetahs, baboons move their heads all the time. 687 00:51:38,920 --> 00:51:40,280 For more stable shots, 688 00:51:40,280 --> 00:51:43,240 the camera would have to be worn around the neck. 689 00:51:44,880 --> 00:51:47,240 But this posed another problem 690 00:51:47,240 --> 00:51:50,520 due to the baboons' distinctive facial features. 691 00:51:52,280 --> 00:51:54,600 What I noticed is that their faces are very long. 692 00:51:55,640 --> 00:51:58,280 I'm quite concerned that the chin might get in the shot. 693 00:51:59,360 --> 00:52:01,960 But really, we've just got to try it now and see what we get. 694 00:52:03,840 --> 00:52:07,040 Testing was easier said than done. 695 00:52:07,040 --> 00:52:08,640 Are you going to wear a camera? 696 00:52:09,680 --> 00:52:11,840 The baboons might be used to people... 697 00:52:11,840 --> 00:52:14,040 Pff! OK. 698 00:52:14,040 --> 00:52:16,000 Um, hmm... 699 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:17,960 ..but they weren't used to wearing collars. 700 00:52:19,320 --> 00:52:21,600 It's to sort of make it into a bit of a game. 701 00:52:21,600 --> 00:52:24,440 Really don't want to annoy them or lose a finger. 702 00:52:26,600 --> 00:52:27,880 Oh, no, he's got it! 703 00:52:29,280 --> 00:52:33,440 Eventually, perseverance and patience paid off. 704 00:52:37,960 --> 00:52:40,000 But, as Chris had feared, 705 00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:42,600 the camera showed mostly chin. 706 00:52:45,560 --> 00:52:48,200 Over the next few days, Chris experimented, 707 00:52:48,200 --> 00:52:52,240 altering the position and angle of the camera to get the best results. 708 00:52:57,960 --> 00:52:59,840 And finally... 709 00:52:59,840 --> 00:53:01,040 ..bingo! 710 00:53:03,760 --> 00:53:07,400 You can see, you've got the bottom of the chin just here, 711 00:53:07,400 --> 00:53:09,080 and the lens there. 712 00:53:09,080 --> 00:53:11,080 So height-wise, it's kind of 713 00:53:11,080 --> 00:53:12,360 just about there. 714 00:53:14,360 --> 00:53:17,800 The prototype camera could deliver great footage. 715 00:53:19,320 --> 00:53:21,880 But was it baboon-proof? 716 00:53:23,680 --> 00:53:28,120 An adult male baboon can weigh 40 kilos... 717 00:53:28,120 --> 00:53:31,800 and have canine teeth larger than a leopard's. 718 00:53:34,360 --> 00:53:36,400 But there's no way that will be strong enough, 719 00:53:36,400 --> 00:53:38,880 because a big wild male will just do that straight away. 720 00:53:40,760 --> 00:53:44,280 The last step was to add serious reinforcement - 721 00:53:44,280 --> 00:53:47,320 a stronger housing, and a thicker collar. 722 00:53:49,320 --> 00:53:51,440 Feels pretty much perfect. 723 00:53:51,440 --> 00:53:55,440 Now Chris's baboon cams had to work out in the wild. 724 00:53:59,960 --> 00:54:01,400 Once in South Africa, 725 00:54:01,400 --> 00:54:05,080 getting the cameras onto the baboons was fairly straightforward. 726 00:54:07,640 --> 00:54:09,440 There we go! 727 00:54:09,440 --> 00:54:11,280 Here, the biggest challenge... 728 00:54:12,440 --> 00:54:14,000 ..was getting the cameras back. 729 00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:22,920 Each was set to drop off after two days filming. 730 00:54:22,920 --> 00:54:26,920 In such dense scrub, Leah's only chance of finding the camera 731 00:54:26,920 --> 00:54:30,440 was to track the baboon using the transmitter in its collar. 732 00:54:34,040 --> 00:54:37,720 But baboons have no respect for human boundaries. 733 00:54:37,720 --> 00:54:40,360 With its camera just about to drop off, 734 00:54:40,360 --> 00:54:43,560 our baboon went trespassing on a neighbouring farm. 735 00:54:45,360 --> 00:54:47,880 We saw the baboon with the collar on, with the camera, 736 00:54:47,880 --> 00:54:49,320 crossing the road. 737 00:54:49,320 --> 00:54:51,760 So she's just the other side of this fence now. 738 00:54:54,120 --> 00:54:55,720 Without permission to enter, 739 00:54:55,720 --> 00:54:58,440 Leah couldn't follow the baboon any further. 740 00:55:00,720 --> 00:55:03,680 It's 4.55, so her collar 741 00:55:03,680 --> 00:55:06,520 will be dropping off in five minutes. 742 00:55:06,520 --> 00:55:09,840 Bang on time, the camera dropped off. 743 00:55:13,440 --> 00:55:16,720 The battery in the tracking device would soon be dead. 744 00:55:18,680 --> 00:55:22,480 Finally, Leah got the go-ahead to enter the farm. 745 00:55:22,480 --> 00:55:24,440 It was now a race to find the camera 746 00:55:24,440 --> 00:55:28,040 before the battery and the daylight ran out. 747 00:55:29,800 --> 00:55:31,040 It's getting louder. 748 00:55:35,720 --> 00:55:36,960 I think it's that way. 749 00:55:39,560 --> 00:55:42,480 And just as night was closing in... 750 00:55:42,480 --> 00:55:43,960 Oh, there it is! 751 00:55:45,840 --> 00:55:47,720 Ah, yes. 752 00:55:47,720 --> 00:55:48,880 Ah. 753 00:55:50,440 --> 00:55:51,720 We've got the collar. 754 00:55:53,320 --> 00:55:54,440 I'm so happy. 755 00:56:00,440 --> 00:56:01,960 Next time... 756 00:56:01,960 --> 00:56:04,320 We dive into the Atlantic Ocean 757 00:56:04,320 --> 00:56:08,280 to reveal a secret gathering of giant devil rays. 758 00:56:10,040 --> 00:56:13,360 These are unbelievably privileged views. 759 00:56:13,360 --> 00:56:15,280 In the mountains of Turkey, 760 00:56:15,280 --> 00:56:18,600 we are with brown bears, where tensions are running high. 761 00:56:19,920 --> 00:56:21,320 Ooh. Oh, wow! 762 00:56:22,960 --> 00:56:26,320 And in France, we discover what happens 763 00:56:26,320 --> 00:56:30,360 when dogs come face to face with wolves.