1 00:00:02,253 --> 00:00:05,882 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:06,132 --> 00:00:07,008 WOMAN: Oh man. 3 00:00:07,550 --> 00:00:08,718 When you get a dive 4 00:00:09,343 --> 00:00:10,553 that you can just 5 00:00:10,636 --> 00:00:11,596 kind of relax 6 00:00:11,679 --> 00:00:14,265 and watch your animals' behaviors. 7 00:00:15,975 --> 00:00:17,393 I'll have people ask me like 8 00:00:17,477 --> 00:00:20,104 Oh, fish don't have personalities, do they? 9 00:00:20,188 --> 00:00:21,481 Oh they totally, 10 00:00:21,564 --> 00:00:23,316 all of them have personalities. 11 00:00:23,691 --> 00:00:25,985 Sometimes I try to join the school of fish. 12 00:00:26,944 --> 00:00:28,654 But I don't think they'll let me in their clique. 13 00:00:30,156 --> 00:00:31,365 I don't think I'm cool enough. 14 00:00:32,116 --> 00:00:33,534 (laughs). 15 00:00:34,827 --> 00:00:41,542 (theme music playing). 16 00:00:49,425 --> 00:00:54,555 (squawking) 17 00:00:56,557 --> 00:00:58,309 JEN: We usually get here pretty early in the morning, 18 00:00:58,392 --> 00:01:00,937 it's dark out. 19 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:03,272 Badru's sleeping right now. 20 00:01:07,026 --> 00:01:10,029 NARRATOR: Outside, the team prepares a special start to 21 00:01:10,113 --> 00:01:13,324 21 year old Badru's day. 22 00:01:14,826 --> 00:01:18,121 JEN: One of his favorite things is fresh dirt. 23 00:01:18,204 --> 00:01:20,623 He's very excited about it. 24 00:01:20,706 --> 00:01:22,792 It's pretty cute. 25 00:01:23,459 --> 00:01:26,212 Horticulture added a bunch of clay for us, 26 00:01:26,295 --> 00:01:30,800 but we're gonna mix it up, make it almost like a thick oatmeal. 27 00:01:30,883 --> 00:01:33,302 They will be able to roll around and have fun in 28 00:01:33,386 --> 00:01:35,721 their nice little play bath. 29 00:01:36,764 --> 00:01:38,891 It needs to be the right consistency, 30 00:01:38,975 --> 00:01:41,894 'cause I want him to be able to sink it a little bit. 31 00:01:41,978 --> 00:01:45,523 I love to do extra stuff for Badru. 32 00:01:45,606 --> 00:01:48,818 Totally makes it worth it when that alarm goes off at 3:00 am. 33 00:02:00,329 --> 00:02:06,794 ♪ ♪ 34 00:02:08,421 --> 00:02:11,632 KORI: Good morning. Hi Badru. 35 00:02:11,716 --> 00:02:13,467 Did you have a good night sleep? 36 00:02:13,551 --> 00:02:15,469 (laughs). 37 00:02:15,553 --> 00:02:17,430 JEN: Badru is the best rhino. 38 00:02:17,513 --> 00:02:20,683 He loves people, he is so expressive. 39 00:02:20,766 --> 00:02:22,810 KORI: You ready for the day? 40 00:02:22,894 --> 00:02:26,272 JEN: As keepers, we use enrichment to help him do more active things. 41 00:02:29,734 --> 00:02:33,362 If you watch Badru when he goes out on his wallow, it's great. 42 00:02:33,821 --> 00:02:35,823 (bellows) 43 00:02:35,907 --> 00:02:38,618 NARRATOR: Rhino spa time. 44 00:02:38,701 --> 00:02:40,703 JEN: Look at him go. 45 00:02:40,786 --> 00:02:43,122 Oh, he's seen the bath. 46 00:02:43,206 --> 00:02:46,000 And he's heading straight for it. 47 00:03:03,017 --> 00:03:06,479 This is exactly what he would do in the wild. 48 00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:15,947 So, it may just look like Badru's playing in the mud right now, 49 00:03:16,030 --> 00:03:18,699 which he is, but it's also extremely important for his care 50 00:03:18,783 --> 00:03:22,036 and for his overall health. 51 00:03:25,915 --> 00:03:28,834 All rhinos need the mud bath to help protect their skin from 52 00:03:28,918 --> 00:03:31,504 sunburn or parasites. 53 00:03:36,842 --> 00:03:40,721 It makes me so happy to see Badru having fun. 54 00:03:40,805 --> 00:03:42,723 And as keepers, we're always trying to find ways to make 55 00:03:42,807 --> 00:03:45,518 their habitat the best possibly it can be. 56 00:03:49,605 --> 00:03:50,856 NARRATOR: Behind the scenes, 57 00:03:50,940 --> 00:03:54,652 the Disney science team prepares a special device. 58 00:03:54,735 --> 00:03:57,613 ANDREW: Badru is getting his very own activity tracker today. 59 00:03:57,697 --> 00:04:00,074 The activity tracker is an anklet, 60 00:04:00,157 --> 00:04:02,285 which is basically just a belt that has a pouch on it, 61 00:04:02,368 --> 00:04:05,538 which contains a health tracker and a GPS unit. 62 00:04:05,621 --> 00:04:09,834 The activity tracker here is very similar to any type of activity watch 63 00:04:09,917 --> 00:04:13,087 you might wear to track your exercises or your steps, 64 00:04:13,170 --> 00:04:15,881 which just measures whether he's running, walking, 65 00:04:15,965 --> 00:04:18,759 if he's wallowing in the mud. 66 00:04:18,843 --> 00:04:21,304 It also has a GPS unit which will tell us exactly 67 00:04:21,387 --> 00:04:23,639 where Badru is, in his habitat. 68 00:04:25,808 --> 00:04:28,144 So we're trying to see how he's behaving, 69 00:04:28,227 --> 00:04:30,896 which spaces he's using. 70 00:04:30,980 --> 00:04:34,608 We'll use that information to improve the way we manage him. 71 00:04:34,692 --> 00:04:37,236 KORI: Black rhinos in the wild are critically endangered. 72 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,031 Their populations are dwindling due to poaching. 73 00:04:40,114 --> 00:04:43,284 The more we know about Badru and black rhinos in general, 74 00:04:43,367 --> 00:04:45,661 the better for their survival. 75 00:04:46,037 --> 00:04:48,164 ANDREW: This is really just the first step. 76 00:04:48,247 --> 00:04:51,876 We're hoping that rhinos all across the country will wear 77 00:04:51,959 --> 00:04:55,171 these activity trackers and we're gonna be able to see the differences, 78 00:04:55,254 --> 00:04:58,132 how rhinos behave, how active they are across 79 00:04:58,215 --> 00:05:00,468 a variety of different institutions. 80 00:05:00,551 --> 00:05:04,347 And we'll be able to improve rhino care across the country. 81 00:05:04,430 --> 00:05:08,517 BRANDY: Hi Badru. Come on over here, buddy. 82 00:05:08,601 --> 00:05:10,811 Hi. 83 00:05:10,895 --> 00:05:13,522 You ready to get some tasty treats, huh? 84 00:05:13,606 --> 00:05:16,192 KORI: We have been building up to this, I'm really excited. 85 00:05:16,275 --> 00:05:18,277 It's been weeks of work, working with him to make sure 86 00:05:18,361 --> 00:05:20,738 he's comfortable with what we're doing. 87 00:05:20,821 --> 00:05:22,823 We're gonna get him in a stall, do a little bit of training, 88 00:05:22,907 --> 00:05:25,326 make sure that he's comfortable with us. 89 00:05:25,409 --> 00:05:27,870 BRANDY: Badru. Good boy. 90 00:05:27,953 --> 00:05:29,455 KORI: And then as soon as we know that he's good, 91 00:05:29,538 --> 00:05:31,582 we'll go in, put the tracker on and then we'll send him out 92 00:05:31,665 --> 00:05:33,834 to the yard. 93 00:05:33,918 --> 00:05:35,211 BRANDY: So I have my eye target here, 94 00:05:35,294 --> 00:05:38,089 which is just a stick with a plastic lid on it. 95 00:05:38,172 --> 00:05:41,050 I'm gonna hold it up to his eye and that tells him which 96 00:05:41,133 --> 00:05:44,095 direction I want him to turn his body. 97 00:05:44,178 --> 00:05:47,139 Good job, Badru. 98 00:05:47,223 --> 00:05:52,269 So now I'm gonna ask him to hold very still and then you guys are 99 00:05:52,353 --> 00:05:55,231 good to step up to the rhino. 100 00:05:55,314 --> 00:05:59,652 KORI: Okay Badru, gonna put this on your foot. 101 00:05:59,735 --> 00:06:02,405 BRANDY: So his eye is very wide right now, 102 00:06:02,488 --> 00:06:03,989 so you can see the whites of his eyes, 103 00:06:04,073 --> 00:06:06,492 which is not something you can see a lot of. 104 00:06:06,575 --> 00:06:09,787 He's a little uncomfortable with the current situation. 105 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:12,873 KORI: I'm gonna back away. BRANDY: Okay. 106 00:06:13,666 --> 00:06:16,001 We're just gonna give Badru a little break right now. 107 00:06:16,085 --> 00:06:18,671 He's very nervous what you're doing. 108 00:06:18,754 --> 00:06:21,006 KORI: Rhinos just get wide eyed when they're a little nervous. 109 00:06:21,090 --> 00:06:23,050 It could be Badru is just worried, 110 00:06:23,134 --> 00:06:24,760 and that just is where we step in as keepers to 111 00:06:24,844 --> 00:06:27,930 make sure he's safe, we're safe. 112 00:06:28,013 --> 00:06:31,684 NARRATOR: For Badru to help other rhinos with this pioneering study, 113 00:06:31,767 --> 00:06:34,854 his keepers need to wait until he's ready. 114 00:06:34,937 --> 00:06:38,441 BRANDY: We take time to build a trusting relationship with Badru 115 00:06:38,524 --> 00:06:41,110 and it's very important to maintain that trust. 116 00:06:41,193 --> 00:06:44,238 KORI: He's a little jumpy now, so we're gonna take a step back. 117 00:06:50,077 --> 00:06:53,080 NARRATOR: On the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail 118 00:06:53,164 --> 00:06:56,250 lives a very special resident. 119 00:06:56,333 --> 00:06:59,920 COURTNEY: This is our family troop of gorillas, 120 00:07:00,004 --> 00:07:03,507 they're a big group, all of our kids were born here. 121 00:07:03,591 --> 00:07:07,011 So we have Lilly, she's our oldest, she's 12. 122 00:07:07,094 --> 00:07:09,722 There she is. 123 00:07:09,805 --> 00:07:13,184 Lilly is probably my favorite. 124 00:07:13,267 --> 00:07:15,394 She loves to interact with the keepers, 125 00:07:15,478 --> 00:07:17,980 she and I have a really good relationship. 126 00:07:18,063 --> 00:07:20,774 She's very smart, really funny, 127 00:07:20,858 --> 00:07:26,238 grabs up all the toys and takes them for herself. 128 00:07:26,322 --> 00:07:28,491 She's so cute. 129 00:07:34,121 --> 00:07:37,333 And then we've got our two youngest, 130 00:07:37,416 --> 00:07:42,796 Grace has just really started climbing the trees. 131 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,592 She's climbing the tree to get that smear board there. 132 00:07:48,511 --> 00:07:52,264 And she gets super, super high up into the trees. 133 00:07:52,348 --> 00:07:56,894 And then Ada, she was born last year. 134 00:07:58,187 --> 00:08:02,816 Lilly, she's taken on more of a big sister type of role, 135 00:08:02,900 --> 00:08:06,111 she does a little bit more protecting, 136 00:08:06,195 --> 00:08:08,489 a little bit more teaching. 137 00:08:08,572 --> 00:08:14,703 Interesting to watch her develop those maternal care behaviors. 138 00:08:14,787 --> 00:08:17,748 Such a sweet gorilla. 139 00:08:20,084 --> 00:08:22,878 You gonna lay down back there, Lilly? 140 00:08:22,962 --> 00:08:26,006 You not feeling well this morning? 141 00:08:26,090 --> 00:08:30,094 NARRATOR: But an ongoing health issue causes concern. 142 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,390 COURTNEY: You're okay. 143 00:08:34,473 --> 00:08:37,268 We know them very, very well, 144 00:08:37,351 --> 00:08:38,936 so I can, at a glance, 145 00:08:39,019 --> 00:08:41,897 know whether Lilly is feeling well or not. 146 00:08:41,981 --> 00:08:45,150 She'll kinda hunch over, holding her stomach, 147 00:08:45,234 --> 00:08:47,778 kinda crouched down. 148 00:08:50,155 --> 00:08:54,577 Ever since she was young, she's had some stomach issues. 149 00:08:54,660 --> 00:09:00,833 I, so many different times to find what it is that's making her sick. 150 00:09:00,916 --> 00:09:04,253 It's sad to watch her be that sick and 151 00:09:04,336 --> 00:09:06,964 not be able to do anything. 152 00:09:07,047 --> 00:09:10,092 She looks like she might vomit again. 153 00:09:10,175 --> 00:09:13,679 Oh poor thing, you're okay. 154 00:09:14,805 --> 00:09:17,516 NATALIE: I've known Lilly since the day she was born. 155 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,518 She's the same age as my daughter. 156 00:09:19,685 --> 00:09:23,522 We've been doing a lot of research to find a way to make Lilly feel better. 157 00:09:23,606 --> 00:09:26,859 And so we did a CT scan and the CT scan showed that she has 158 00:09:26,942 --> 00:09:32,281 gas bubbles inside of her intestinal wall as well as outside of her bladder. 159 00:09:32,364 --> 00:09:36,577 NARRATOR: Doctor Natalie and the team refuse to give up on Lilly. 160 00:09:36,660 --> 00:09:39,455 NATALIE: In humans, one way to treat this is to do surgery, 161 00:09:39,538 --> 00:09:40,873 but they've been moving away from that and 162 00:09:40,956 --> 00:09:43,208 they're are starting to use hyperbaric oxygen. 163 00:09:43,292 --> 00:09:46,503 But, this is a very unique thing to do, 164 00:09:46,587 --> 00:09:50,382 we've never really known of anyone who's tried this in a gorilla. 165 00:09:50,466 --> 00:09:53,135 So it feels like the stakes are higher and that makes it 166 00:09:53,218 --> 00:09:55,429 just a little bit more scary. 167 00:09:55,512 --> 00:09:58,641 COURTNEY: Come here Lilly, will you come up for us? 168 00:09:58,724 --> 00:10:00,184 NATALIE: Lilly's gonna be inside of this 169 00:10:00,267 --> 00:10:03,228 hyperbaric oxygen chamber with pure oxygen. 170 00:10:03,312 --> 00:10:05,064 It's gonna ago into her bloodstream, 171 00:10:05,147 --> 00:10:07,650 push those bubbles out and we're really hoping that 172 00:10:07,733 --> 00:10:11,028 this treatment is the solution. 173 00:10:11,111 --> 00:10:14,615 COURTNEY: It's really hard for us as keepers to see her 174 00:10:14,698 --> 00:10:19,036 like that, just to know that there's nothing that we can do. 175 00:10:19,119 --> 00:10:22,873 NARRATOR: This treatment could be Lilly's only chance of improving. 176 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:25,209 COURTNEY: Honestly, she's one of my favorites, I love her. 177 00:10:25,292 --> 00:10:29,463 I just really hope that we can find a way to make her feel better. 178 00:10:31,382 --> 00:10:33,008 ♪ ♪ 179 00:10:33,092 --> 00:10:35,344 KELLY: It's a big number, we're very excited about it. 180 00:10:35,427 --> 00:10:38,180 NARRATOR: A big day dawns on Discovery Island, 181 00:10:38,263 --> 00:10:41,183 for some of its most beloved residents. 182 00:10:42,393 --> 00:10:44,770 KELLY: We have a birthday party going for our Galapagos tortoises, 183 00:10:44,853 --> 00:10:46,939 they turn ten years old today. 184 00:10:47,022 --> 00:10:50,442 The Galapagos tortoises are my absolute favorites, 185 00:10:50,526 --> 00:10:52,653 don't tell Bruce the Catfish. 186 00:10:52,736 --> 00:10:55,155 NARRATOR: To help her buddies celebrate double digits, 187 00:10:55,239 --> 00:10:57,866 keeper Kelly prepares a birthday cake, 188 00:10:57,950 --> 00:11:00,077 tortoise style. 189 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:01,787 KELLY: From our animal nutrition center, 190 00:11:01,870 --> 00:11:05,582 we've got a big block of what we call herbivore gel, 191 00:11:05,666 --> 00:11:08,293 basically got all their vitamins and minerals in there, 192 00:11:08,377 --> 00:11:12,089 in a nice kind of a cake-like form. 193 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:14,591 The sweet potato and the strawberries on top are 194 00:11:14,675 --> 00:11:17,094 just an added bonus. 195 00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:19,596 I think it's gonna be really big hit with them. 196 00:11:19,680 --> 00:11:22,224 NARRATOR: Here come the birthday boys. 197 00:11:26,061 --> 00:11:28,147 (crickets chirping) 198 00:11:28,230 --> 00:11:31,483 KELLY: Nothing happens fast with a tortoise. 199 00:11:33,026 --> 00:11:34,695 Come on everybody. 200 00:11:34,778 --> 00:11:37,781 We have six juvenile Galapagos tortoises, 201 00:11:37,865 --> 00:11:43,203 their names are Phantom, Dracula, Frankenstein, Mummy, 202 00:11:43,287 --> 00:11:44,580 Creature and Wolfman. 203 00:11:44,663 --> 00:11:47,082 (lightning strikes) 204 00:11:47,166 --> 00:11:50,252 NARRATOR: It's a reptilian monster mash. 205 00:11:50,335 --> 00:11:52,546 KELLY: They all have this Halloween-type theme. 206 00:11:52,629 --> 00:11:54,548 Come on, Mummy. 207 00:11:54,631 --> 00:11:57,509 They're going to live 100 plus years. 208 00:11:57,593 --> 00:12:00,387 They definitely have a little bit more momentum than 209 00:12:00,471 --> 00:12:03,265 some of the older tortoises. 210 00:12:06,810 --> 00:12:08,020 Creature was the first one. 211 00:12:08,103 --> 00:12:09,772 (laughs). 212 00:12:09,855 --> 00:12:13,233 Come on, you're gonna miss the strawberry. 213 00:12:14,777 --> 00:12:16,987 Come on, ridiculous. 214 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:19,740 Do you wanna try to get, Wolfman, off? 215 00:12:21,617 --> 00:12:22,701 Being that they're babies, 216 00:12:22,785 --> 00:12:25,078 they don't really care about personal space, 217 00:12:25,162 --> 00:12:28,040 they don't really care where they're supposed to be. 218 00:12:28,123 --> 00:12:31,210 Wolfman being sideways on top of Frankenstein 219 00:12:31,293 --> 00:12:33,128 doesn't surprise me at all. 220 00:12:33,212 --> 00:12:35,589 NARRATOR: Bon Appetit, Wolfman. 221 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,760 KELLY: A lot of people don't think reptiles have personality, 222 00:12:39,843 --> 00:12:42,346 but they definitely do. 223 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:45,766 Creature has sweet potato all over herself. 224 00:12:45,849 --> 00:12:47,851 WOMAN: You guys are gonna need a bath. 225 00:12:47,935 --> 00:12:49,520 KELLY: Oh totally. 226 00:12:49,603 --> 00:12:52,481 What are you doing, Dracs? You want another strawberry? 227 00:12:52,564 --> 00:12:54,900 You didn't really get in there. 228 00:12:55,484 --> 00:12:58,779 On the islands of the Galapagos, the plant life that's there, 229 00:12:58,862 --> 00:13:00,239 anything that's really bright, 230 00:13:00,322 --> 00:13:01,990 that's what attracts the tortoises in. 231 00:13:02,074 --> 00:13:03,659 Hibiscus flowers. 232 00:13:03,742 --> 00:13:06,620 Mimicking that here, we do the strawberries, 233 00:13:06,703 --> 00:13:08,872 we've got the sweet potato. 234 00:13:08,956 --> 00:13:10,457 Pretty much any color that they see, 235 00:13:10,541 --> 00:13:12,626 they're gonna go after. 236 00:13:15,379 --> 00:13:18,465 NARRATOR: But Phantom eyes something even more appealing. 237 00:13:18,549 --> 00:13:20,801 KELLY: Come on Phantom, this way. 238 00:13:20,884 --> 00:13:22,761 Phantom, where are you going? 239 00:13:22,845 --> 00:13:23,971 You're going the wrong way. 240 00:13:24,054 --> 00:13:25,806 Go that way. 241 00:13:25,889 --> 00:13:28,308 NARRATOR: His favorite keeper. 242 00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:32,521 KELLY: Okay. 243 00:13:32,604 --> 00:13:34,565 He just wants scratches. 244 00:13:34,648 --> 00:13:36,984 You want birthday scratches? 245 00:13:40,654 --> 00:13:44,449 NARRATOR: Dracula also wants a bite of the action. 246 00:13:45,325 --> 00:13:47,828 KELLY: See, now he's gonna stand up for you. 247 00:13:47,911 --> 00:13:50,581 I want pettings too. 248 00:13:50,664 --> 00:13:54,418 Galapagos tortoises do something called a finch response. 249 00:13:54,501 --> 00:13:57,087 Dracula's standing up and standing very still, 250 00:13:57,170 --> 00:13:59,590 in the wild, there's a specific kind of bird that 251 00:13:59,673 --> 00:14:03,176 will dance in front of them and illicit this response. 252 00:14:03,260 --> 00:14:05,053 NARRATOR: On his native Galapagos, 253 00:14:05,137 --> 00:14:09,099 Dracula would stand tall so the finches can clean off parasites 254 00:14:09,182 --> 00:14:11,810 and bugs that may annoy him. 255 00:14:11,894 --> 00:14:13,812 KELLY: For them to have not experienced that in the wild, 256 00:14:13,896 --> 00:14:16,273 but to know how to do it from their hatch, 257 00:14:16,356 --> 00:14:18,609 is pretty cool. 258 00:14:18,692 --> 00:14:22,362 We can celebrate their tenth birthday and then 100 years from now, 259 00:14:22,446 --> 00:14:26,283 watch back when they were so little and so mischievous. 260 00:14:26,366 --> 00:14:29,953 It’s a lotta fun to get to play with the Galapagos tortoises. 261 00:14:35,125 --> 00:14:39,212 (overlapping chatter) 262 00:14:39,922 --> 00:14:42,132 NATALIE: Remember, keep everything quiet, 263 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:45,010 slow and gentle. 264 00:14:45,093 --> 00:14:47,804 NARRATOR: Backstage at Gorilla Falls... 265 00:14:47,888 --> 00:14:49,723 NATALIE: When Lilly's feeling badly, 266 00:14:49,806 --> 00:14:51,350 it really makes your heart break, 267 00:14:51,433 --> 00:14:54,645 because you can just tell how uncomfortable she is. 268 00:14:57,564 --> 00:15:00,275 So you've got these big gas bubbles that are trapped, 269 00:15:00,359 --> 00:15:02,903 they're right next to the bladder. 270 00:15:02,986 --> 00:15:06,198 If these bubbles get bigger, it will get worse. 271 00:15:06,281 --> 00:15:08,617 She's just gonna be in constant pain. 272 00:15:08,700 --> 00:15:13,288 And we're really hoping that this treatment is the solution. 273 00:15:14,206 --> 00:15:16,625 NARRATOR: Lilly gets ready to travel the 90 minute long 274 00:15:16,708 --> 00:15:19,336 car ride off site. 275 00:15:19,419 --> 00:15:21,880 NATALIE: Today's adventures are gonna be a little bit different. 276 00:15:21,964 --> 00:15:23,966 NARRATOR: Her ground-breaking treatment will take place at 277 00:15:24,049 --> 00:15:26,969 an equine center, a facility with a chamber 278 00:15:27,052 --> 00:15:29,721 big enough to cater to gorillas. 279 00:15:29,805 --> 00:15:31,765 NATALIE: Normally when we're working on gorillas we have 280 00:15:31,848 --> 00:15:33,809 them fully anesthetized. 281 00:15:33,892 --> 00:15:35,769 We can't have her asleep in the chamber, 282 00:15:35,852 --> 00:15:37,396 so we're gonna have to get her there awake, 283 00:15:37,479 --> 00:15:41,733 have her calm and pretty much still during this procedure. 284 00:15:41,817 --> 00:15:44,695 NARRATOR: So keepers must first separate Lilly from 285 00:15:44,778 --> 00:15:47,489 her close-knit family. 286 00:15:47,572 --> 00:15:50,492 COURTNEY: First thing that's gotta go correctly, 287 00:15:50,575 --> 00:15:53,662 we actually have to split Gino off. 288 00:15:53,745 --> 00:15:55,998 Close the yellow hydraulic. 289 00:15:56,081 --> 00:15:59,793 And then Azizi and Cory and then Kashada. 290 00:15:59,876 --> 00:16:02,004 Okay, locks are good. 291 00:16:04,756 --> 00:16:06,133 NATALIE: You've got this social animal, 292 00:16:06,216 --> 00:16:08,969 to take her out, it just makes it hard. 293 00:16:10,721 --> 00:16:12,639 We're just gonna sedate her a little bit to try to get her 294 00:16:12,723 --> 00:16:16,685 into her crate and keep her calm and happy the rest of the day. 295 00:16:17,686 --> 00:16:20,480 NARRATOR: The sedative acts quickly. 296 00:16:21,940 --> 00:16:24,693 NATALIE: Breathing nicely. 297 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,659 WOMAN: One, two, three. 298 00:16:34,077 --> 00:16:37,497 NATALIE: Soon as you guys are situated, I'll give her the reversal. 299 00:16:37,581 --> 00:16:40,417 I was really fretting about this part of it. 300 00:16:41,001 --> 00:16:43,628 Reversal's going in. 301 00:16:43,712 --> 00:16:45,589 Okay. 302 00:16:45,672 --> 00:16:48,925 Once she's awake and sitting, then we can get going. 303 00:16:53,263 --> 00:16:54,598 WOMAN: Sitting up. 304 00:16:54,681 --> 00:16:56,141 Doctor Natalie, she is sitting up. 305 00:16:56,224 --> 00:16:57,142 NATALIE: She's sitting up. 306 00:16:57,225 --> 00:16:58,685 (laughs). 307 00:16:58,769 --> 00:17:01,104 That's amazing. Sweet girl. 308 00:17:01,188 --> 00:17:02,522 Let's go. 309 00:17:02,606 --> 00:17:04,232 (laughs). 310 00:17:08,195 --> 00:17:10,572 WOMAN: Watch your feet. WOMAN 2: Okay. 311 00:17:12,199 --> 00:17:16,036 NARRATOR: Safely in the truck, Lilly travels over 90 miles to 312 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:20,457 the Equine Performance Innovative Center in Ocala. 313 00:17:21,041 --> 00:17:23,251 COURTNEY: Doing a great job, she really is. 314 00:17:23,335 --> 00:17:25,504 NATALIE: That's our girl. 315 00:17:25,587 --> 00:17:28,048 This is a very unusual step. 316 00:17:28,131 --> 00:17:29,674 I don't know of anybody who's done 317 00:17:29,758 --> 00:17:31,301 this treatment in a gorilla. 318 00:17:31,384 --> 00:17:35,180 It just makes you a little bit more concerned about the outcome. 319 00:17:35,263 --> 00:17:38,350 We may be the first to try this. 320 00:17:43,855 --> 00:17:45,690 Putting Lilly into this chamber, 321 00:17:45,774 --> 00:17:48,735 you're increasing the atmospheric pressure, 322 00:17:48,819 --> 00:17:51,196 so it's as though we were to put a scuba diving outfit on her and 323 00:17:51,279 --> 00:17:53,073 sending her down into the ocean. 324 00:17:53,156 --> 00:17:55,617 She's going to 60 feet. 325 00:17:55,700 --> 00:17:59,621 NARRATOR: Slowly, the air pressure around Lilly will increase, 326 00:17:59,704 --> 00:18:01,748 hopefully compressing her body 327 00:18:01,832 --> 00:18:05,627 and removing the gas bubbles in her abdomen. 328 00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:07,796 NATALIE: What we're hoping is the gas bubbles get really small, 329 00:18:07,879 --> 00:18:09,881 so they actually then go into her bloodstream and eventually, 330 00:18:09,965 --> 00:18:11,758 she'll breathe it out. 331 00:18:11,842 --> 00:18:14,928 That will alleviate any of the discomfort she's getting. 332 00:18:15,887 --> 00:18:19,432 But when we close it, we're not gonna have any access to her. 333 00:18:22,352 --> 00:18:25,522 Worst fear is if she's going to get upset and start shaking, 334 00:18:25,605 --> 00:18:27,983 so we've got all these mattresses, 335 00:18:28,066 --> 00:18:31,820 so that even if she does that, she can't tip herself over. 336 00:18:31,903 --> 00:18:34,906 KELLY: Okay, one, two, three. 337 00:18:34,990 --> 00:18:37,367 Here we go. 338 00:18:40,912 --> 00:18:43,748 ALBERTO: Now we're gonna 30 to 45 minutes, depending on her. 339 00:18:43,832 --> 00:18:46,543 NATALIE: Okay. COURTNEY: Thank you. 340 00:18:46,877 --> 00:18:51,882 NARRATOR: Lilly's air increases to three times normal pressure. 341 00:18:52,841 --> 00:18:54,259 ALBERTO: So basically what she's doing right now, 342 00:18:54,342 --> 00:18:58,054 is she's diving in the ocean, going down and 343 00:18:58,138 --> 00:19:01,224 then she's feeling the pressure. 344 00:19:03,226 --> 00:19:05,645 COURTNEY: Didn't expect to be so nervous. 345 00:19:05,729 --> 00:19:07,856 I'm hopeful that this is gonna work, 346 00:19:07,939 --> 00:19:09,900 she'll get to be reunited with her family and 347 00:19:09,983 --> 00:19:12,444 everything will be great. 348 00:19:12,527 --> 00:19:15,071 NATALIE: The whole morning has been just nerve wracking, 349 00:19:15,155 --> 00:19:17,032 each step of the way. 350 00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:21,411 NATALIE: Ooh. It's exciting. 351 00:19:21,494 --> 00:19:23,246 This disease is very uncommon, 352 00:19:23,330 --> 00:19:27,584 if we can treat this without having to do anything invasive, 353 00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:31,379 that's gonna be ground-breaking for us. 354 00:19:31,463 --> 00:19:33,465 ALBERTO: It's like she was in bottom of the ocean and 355 00:19:33,548 --> 00:19:36,384 now she slowly coming up. 356 00:19:36,468 --> 00:19:38,345 NARRATOR: It's time for Lilly's air pressure to 357 00:19:38,428 --> 00:19:40,680 return to normal. 358 00:19:40,764 --> 00:19:43,934 ALBERTO: Opening, ready? 359 00:19:48,188 --> 00:19:49,105 COURTNEY: Hi Lilly. 360 00:19:49,189 --> 00:19:50,398 NATALIE: She's got the last seeds. 361 00:19:50,482 --> 00:19:51,733 How are you? 362 00:19:51,816 --> 00:19:53,610 She's like, I don't know what you guys are doing. 363 00:19:53,693 --> 00:19:55,487 That was crazy, wasn't it? 364 00:19:55,570 --> 00:19:58,698 It was crazy. She's perfectly calm. 365 00:19:58,782 --> 00:20:00,742 COURTNEY: Oh my gosh. NATALIE: Really amazing. 366 00:20:00,825 --> 00:20:02,077 COURTNEY: You're such a good girl. 367 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:03,578 (sighs). 368 00:20:03,662 --> 00:20:04,913 COURTNEY: You did such a good job. 369 00:20:04,996 --> 00:20:05,914 NATALIE: Oh boy. 370 00:20:05,997 --> 00:20:07,540 (sighs). 371 00:20:07,624 --> 00:20:09,084 WOMAN: Now she's decompressing. 372 00:20:09,167 --> 00:20:10,669 NATALIE: Now I'm decompressing, absolutely. 373 00:20:10,752 --> 00:20:12,587 (laughs). 374 00:20:12,671 --> 00:20:14,339 Are you ready to go back home? 375 00:20:14,422 --> 00:20:17,175 (laughs). 376 00:20:17,259 --> 00:20:19,844 Yeah, now we can head back. 377 00:20:19,928 --> 00:20:21,888 Now we just hope it worked. 378 00:20:21,972 --> 00:20:24,724 COURTNEY: Hey sweetie. Ready to go home? 379 00:20:26,059 --> 00:20:29,437 I think she's gonna go back and tell her family a lotta stories. 380 00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:34,484 WOMAN: You're okay sweetie. 381 00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:36,653 It's okay. 382 00:20:36,736 --> 00:20:41,449 NARRATOR: As Lilly starts her long journey, 383 00:20:43,368 --> 00:20:47,455 back home, her family waits for her return. 384 00:20:52,252 --> 00:20:55,005 COURTNEY: They're such a tight-knit family group, 385 00:20:55,088 --> 00:20:58,800 that it's always hard to remove one of them. 386 00:20:58,883 --> 00:21:02,554 Even if it's just for a few hours. 387 00:21:02,637 --> 00:21:07,017 They recognize that that animal is missing. 388 00:21:10,478 --> 00:21:12,731 WOMAN: One, two, three. 389 00:21:15,650 --> 00:21:18,820 NATALIE: Good girl. COURTNEY: Nice job. 390 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:24,868 That's a good girl. You did so good today, Lilly. 391 00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:27,495 You happy to be home? 392 00:21:27,579 --> 00:21:29,622 NARRATOR: After six hours of separation, 393 00:21:29,706 --> 00:21:32,584 Lilly prepares to reunite with her family. 394 00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:36,129 COURTNEY: They're ready for you. They missed you. 395 00:21:39,966 --> 00:21:41,051 WOMAN: We're gonna open everything up, 396 00:21:41,134 --> 00:21:43,678 so we'll go ahead and open hers. 397 00:21:45,180 --> 00:21:47,223 Good girl. 398 00:21:47,307 --> 00:21:50,602 Yeah, you ready? You ready? 399 00:21:50,685 --> 00:21:54,689 They're coming. She's coming. 400 00:21:56,691 --> 00:21:58,985 Aww. 401 00:22:01,529 --> 00:22:04,240 (grunting) 402 00:22:04,324 --> 00:22:06,326 NATALIE: She looks pretty amazing. 403 00:22:06,409 --> 00:22:08,620 She didn't miss a beat today. 404 00:22:08,703 --> 00:22:10,997 COURTNEY: There's Lilly. 405 00:22:11,623 --> 00:22:15,627 It's always fun to reunite them after a procedure. 406 00:22:17,295 --> 00:22:21,758 Oh hi, Gino. What's going on? 407 00:22:23,218 --> 00:22:26,137 Lilly, did you tell them what you saw? 408 00:22:26,221 --> 00:22:27,847 She's telling 'em all about it. 409 00:22:27,931 --> 00:22:30,600 (laughs). 410 00:22:31,559 --> 00:22:32,477 COURTNEY: We're all just really hoping that 411 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,480 it's gonna be the thing that's gonna help her. 412 00:22:37,649 --> 00:22:40,902 NATALIE: The keepers are really gonna know what's going on with Lilly. 413 00:22:40,985 --> 00:22:43,154 They really know her behavior, so if the treatment works 414 00:22:43,238 --> 00:22:45,281 she's gonna be feeling great. 415 00:22:45,365 --> 00:22:48,034 But, we are gonna eventually do a CT on her to see if 416 00:22:48,118 --> 00:22:50,662 the bubbles are actually gone. 417 00:22:50,745 --> 00:22:53,540 NARRATOR: In 11 weeks, Lilly will have her follow up scan 418 00:22:53,623 --> 00:22:55,125 with Doctor Natalie. 419 00:22:55,208 --> 00:22:59,003 Until then, her team closely monitors her health. 420 00:22:59,087 --> 00:23:03,591 NATALIE: This kind of an endeavor takes an incredibly talented and 421 00:23:03,675 --> 00:23:05,885 dedicated team of professionals. 422 00:23:05,969 --> 00:23:08,388 Being here at Disney's Animal Kingdom makes 423 00:23:08,471 --> 00:23:10,974 things like that possible. 424 00:23:19,691 --> 00:23:21,568 KORI: We tried to put the activity tracker on Badru, 425 00:23:21,651 --> 00:23:23,736 but he wasn't quite ready for it. 426 00:23:23,820 --> 00:23:26,030 NARRATOR: Backstage at the rhino barn... 427 00:23:26,114 --> 00:23:27,782 BRANDY: Come on over here, Badru. 428 00:23:27,866 --> 00:23:31,119 We gave Badru a little break, Badru's more relaxed now and 429 00:23:31,202 --> 00:23:33,204 he looks like he's in a better place. 430 00:23:33,288 --> 00:23:34,998 COURTNEY: So Badru, right. 431 00:23:35,081 --> 00:23:38,376 NARRATOR: The team hopes Badru is ready to wear his tracker and 432 00:23:38,460 --> 00:23:40,295 help other rhinos. 433 00:23:40,378 --> 00:23:43,131 BRANDY: Good job. Let's try that again. 434 00:23:43,214 --> 00:23:44,257 KORI: If you're ready, I'll step up. 435 00:23:44,340 --> 00:23:47,093 BRANDY: I'm ready. KORI: Coming up, Badru. 436 00:23:47,177 --> 00:23:50,096 Just gonna work my way down. 437 00:23:51,014 --> 00:23:55,643 I'm here Badru, gonna put this on your foot. 438 00:23:56,144 --> 00:23:57,061 Reaching in. 439 00:23:57,145 --> 00:23:59,772 BRANDY: Okay. KORI: Ready? 440 00:23:59,856 --> 00:24:02,025 Gonna reach around. 441 00:24:02,108 --> 00:24:05,820 BRANDY: Okay. KORI: About to secure. 442 00:24:07,906 --> 00:24:09,491 Okay, looks good. 443 00:24:09,574 --> 00:24:12,035 BRANDY: Good boy. ANDREW: It's on? 444 00:24:12,118 --> 00:24:13,703 KORI: Yeah, excellent. 445 00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:17,540 ANDREW: Nice. KORI: Yay, Badru. 446 00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:23,588 And he's showing it off. The epitome of fashion. 447 00:24:23,671 --> 00:24:27,300 So this is great, this is exactly what we wanted to see. 448 00:24:27,383 --> 00:24:30,136 Badru is just walking down the corridor, 449 00:24:30,220 --> 00:24:33,973 he's then heading right out to exhibit with this activity tracker and 450 00:24:34,057 --> 00:24:36,434 we get to see how he reacts to that. 451 00:24:42,232 --> 00:24:45,276 ANDREW: The anklet's fitting him perfectly. 452 00:24:46,319 --> 00:24:47,904 And we're really hopeful that we can get a really 453 00:24:47,987 --> 00:24:51,157 good understanding of his 24 hour activity. 454 00:24:51,241 --> 00:24:54,202 So we're kind of breaking new ground here. 455 00:24:57,497 --> 00:25:00,416 A lot of what we're doing with this research is possible 456 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:02,418 because of the relationships, 457 00:25:02,502 --> 00:25:05,713 the trust that the animal caretakers have with Badru. 458 00:25:06,422 --> 00:25:08,383 KORI: The goal for Badru is to wear this activity tracker 459 00:25:08,466 --> 00:25:10,051 five days in a row. 460 00:25:10,134 --> 00:25:14,264 Today is definitely a test to see if Badru can keep the tracker on. 461 00:25:16,432 --> 00:25:22,313 ♪ ♪ 462 00:25:22,397 --> 00:25:24,482 ZAK: The solar array that we have here is phenomenal, 463 00:25:24,566 --> 00:25:28,027 it generates enough power to power two of our four theme parks. 464 00:25:28,111 --> 00:25:29,612 It's a massive area of land. 465 00:25:35,118 --> 00:25:36,578 Disney takes environmentality 466 00:25:36,661 --> 00:25:40,039 really seriously, we wanna be as green as possible, 467 00:25:40,123 --> 00:25:42,917 even better than just making green renewable energy. 468 00:25:43,001 --> 00:25:47,755 We wanna provide habitat for wildlife that's here around our properties. 469 00:25:51,843 --> 00:25:53,136 And one of the best ways that we can do that, 470 00:25:53,219 --> 00:25:56,931 is plant plants that will support our native pollinators. 471 00:26:02,687 --> 00:26:04,230 When we think about conversation, 472 00:26:04,314 --> 00:26:07,108 we often times think of big charismatic animals 473 00:26:07,191 --> 00:26:09,027 that are far, far away. 474 00:26:09,110 --> 00:26:12,447 But the vast majority of animals on the entire planet are insects. 475 00:26:12,530 --> 00:26:16,034 They really make up the backbone of biodiversity and pollinators 476 00:26:16,117 --> 00:26:20,204 in particular are responsible for helping plants reproduce. 477 00:26:23,333 --> 00:26:25,168 I see these insects and I wanna chase them down and 478 00:26:25,251 --> 00:26:26,586 learn more about them. 479 00:26:26,669 --> 00:26:28,713 (laughter). 480 00:26:28,796 --> 00:26:30,214 ZAK: Get, ah! 481 00:26:30,298 --> 00:26:31,382 Oh my God, there's another one. 482 00:26:31,466 --> 00:26:33,635 Oh! I got it! 483 00:26:33,718 --> 00:26:34,636 Every time you find one, 484 00:26:34,719 --> 00:26:37,013 it's a new discovery and it's a new adventure. 485 00:26:37,096 --> 00:26:39,557 That front vein of the wing is really strong, 486 00:26:39,641 --> 00:26:41,309 it's like a flagpole to a flag. 487 00:26:41,392 --> 00:26:43,436 So if you just gently pinch it, it doesn't hurt 'em at all and 488 00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:45,480 you can really easily transport them. 489 00:26:45,563 --> 00:26:47,273 Well let's put him down here and see if the wants to forage 490 00:26:47,357 --> 00:26:49,734 or maybe he'll just fly away. 491 00:26:50,068 --> 00:26:51,861 The Monarch butterflies they taste with their feet, 492 00:26:51,944 --> 00:26:53,655 that way they can just land on it and they know whether 493 00:26:53,738 --> 00:26:56,324 it's something they wanna eat or not. 494 00:26:56,407 --> 00:26:59,702 Whoa! Gorgeous. 495 00:26:59,786 --> 00:27:02,038 Oh, come on. 496 00:27:02,121 --> 00:27:03,748 WOMAN: Did you get it? ZAK: No. 497 00:27:03,831 --> 00:27:06,668 For Disney conservation, we wanna know that we're really 498 00:27:06,751 --> 00:27:10,505 having an impact and that we have the data to back that up. 499 00:27:10,588 --> 00:27:12,006 (screams) 500 00:27:12,090 --> 00:27:13,257 Where'd it go? 501 00:27:13,341 --> 00:27:15,677 We've documented over 70 species of butterflies that 502 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,346 make use of this space. 503 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,223 Get him! Get him! 504 00:27:20,306 --> 00:27:21,557 What you got? 505 00:27:21,641 --> 00:27:23,434 WOMAN: I got fritillary. ZAK: Oh nice. 506 00:27:23,518 --> 00:27:25,895 One of my favorite things about Gulf fritillaries, 507 00:27:25,978 --> 00:27:27,271 is if you look at the bottom side, 508 00:27:27,355 --> 00:27:30,149 it's super reflective, it looks like a bunch of solar panel. 509 00:27:30,233 --> 00:27:33,319 This way, they can flash to each other for communication. 510 00:27:35,113 --> 00:27:36,906 WOMAN: Be free. ZAK: Aww. 511 00:27:36,989 --> 00:27:38,741 (laughter). 512 00:27:38,825 --> 00:27:40,660 WOMAN: Beautiful. 513 00:27:41,744 --> 00:27:43,788 ZAK: The world is full of this life and oftentimes, 514 00:27:43,871 --> 00:27:46,457 we're just so busy, we don't realize that it's there. 515 00:27:46,541 --> 00:27:48,543 All we have to do, is take a moment to look and 516 00:27:48,626 --> 00:27:50,837 it's right there, for us to see. 517 00:27:59,178 --> 00:28:01,180 MARY ANN: We are on Sunset Savannah, 518 00:28:01,264 --> 00:28:05,935 I dare say the best Savannah here at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge. 519 00:28:06,018 --> 00:28:08,479 (moos) 520 00:28:08,563 --> 00:28:10,231 NARRATOR: Grazing animals, 521 00:28:10,314 --> 00:28:15,778 rare birds and countless tiny bugs 522 00:28:15,862 --> 00:28:18,448 call this pasture home. 523 00:28:18,531 --> 00:28:22,952 Together, they create a flourishing ecosystem. 524 00:28:23,369 --> 00:28:26,497 MARY ANN: I love this, because I get to be out and about, 525 00:28:26,581 --> 00:28:30,668 hanging with the animals, outside. 526 00:28:31,294 --> 00:28:34,338 Looks like our boys are in a loose little group, 527 00:28:34,422 --> 00:28:37,133 our roan antelope so we'll pass by them. 528 00:28:39,886 --> 00:28:43,473 Roan antelope are cool, because they don't take any guff. 529 00:28:43,556 --> 00:28:48,352 They are a fight species, so usually they're stand off-ish. 530 00:28:49,437 --> 00:28:51,939 This is Charlie. 531 00:28:53,191 --> 00:28:54,859 He has a special place in my heart, 532 00:28:54,942 --> 00:28:58,112 'cause my Grandpa Rook, his first name was Charlie. 533 00:28:58,196 --> 00:28:59,781 Love my grandpa. 534 00:28:59,864 --> 00:29:04,035 Charlie is great, he does like to approach and he's curious. 535 00:29:04,118 --> 00:29:07,121 And the fact that he wants to interact with us is awesome. 536 00:29:08,539 --> 00:29:12,668 NARRATOR: Charlie's care team notices he's not himself lately. 537 00:29:12,752 --> 00:29:14,879 MARY ANN: We started to weigh him weekly and he is 538 00:29:14,962 --> 00:29:19,592 consistently falling below the line of our other two males. 539 00:29:19,675 --> 00:29:22,053 Our largest one is around 200 kilograms and 540 00:29:22,136 --> 00:29:25,056 Charlie is around 158 kilograms. 541 00:29:25,139 --> 00:29:28,059 Highly concerning to us. 542 00:29:28,392 --> 00:29:30,520 We are starting to see his ribs, 543 00:29:30,603 --> 00:29:32,605 we're starting to see hip points on him, 544 00:29:32,688 --> 00:29:35,441 we wanna have a healthy layer of some fat and 545 00:29:35,525 --> 00:29:38,486 muscle in these areas. 546 00:29:40,154 --> 00:29:42,698 When you're giving them a smorgasbord of food and 547 00:29:42,782 --> 00:29:44,659 you're watching an animal lose weight, 548 00:29:44,742 --> 00:29:46,744 something is wrong. 549 00:29:46,828 --> 00:29:49,038 He does not look correct. 550 00:29:49,121 --> 00:29:52,250 His coat is also looking dull too. 551 00:29:53,793 --> 00:29:57,046 I sincerely and desperately hope that he's gonna be okay, 552 00:29:57,129 --> 00:30:00,800 because their health is, is our concern. 553 00:30:00,883 --> 00:30:06,264 This is not just a job, so as a keeper, 554 00:30:06,347 --> 00:30:10,476 and you can't figure it out, it's a failure. 555 00:30:13,062 --> 00:30:17,525 They can't speak for themselves, we have to speak for them. 556 00:30:20,194 --> 00:30:23,531 DEIDRE: Hey Charlie-boy, how you doing? 557 00:30:23,614 --> 00:30:24,824 Don't be mad at me. 558 00:30:24,907 --> 00:30:27,493 Sorry. 559 00:30:36,168 --> 00:30:38,713 All right. 560 00:30:39,046 --> 00:30:42,008 We're doing a diagnostic exam today to evaluate causes 561 00:30:42,091 --> 00:30:43,926 for his weight loss. 562 00:30:44,010 --> 00:30:47,513 What exactly could be causing him to have a great appetite but 563 00:30:47,597 --> 00:30:50,766 not be able to maintain his body condition? 564 00:30:51,559 --> 00:30:53,144 I can put the... 565 00:30:53,227 --> 00:30:54,729 We don't take anesthesia lightly, 566 00:30:54,812 --> 00:30:57,523 it doesn't go without risk. 567 00:30:57,607 --> 00:30:59,942 We wanna be as efficient as we can and do our procedure 568 00:31:00,026 --> 00:31:03,029 as quickly as possible. 569 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:09,619 So we're looking in his eyes, in his ears. 570 00:31:09,702 --> 00:31:11,871 BETSY: His eyes are open. 571 00:31:11,954 --> 00:31:14,332 DEIDRE: There isn't any things of concern. 572 00:31:14,665 --> 00:31:18,210 BETSY: He looks good. 573 00:31:18,294 --> 00:31:24,216 I'm feeling along all of his teeth and how they wear together, 574 00:31:24,300 --> 00:31:27,303 if he has any points or ridges that can be a problem 575 00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:29,764 for the ruminants to grind their food. 576 00:31:29,847 --> 00:31:32,308 The teeth surface can be an indication of why 577 00:31:32,391 --> 00:31:35,895 he's not keeping weight on. 578 00:31:35,978 --> 00:31:39,482 Nothing bad, it's pretty typical. 579 00:31:39,565 --> 00:31:41,817 NARRATOR: Charlie's teeth look good, 580 00:31:41,901 --> 00:31:45,196 but the rest of his mouth still needs checking. 581 00:31:45,279 --> 00:31:47,657 DIANNA: His gum color is pretty important, 582 00:31:47,740 --> 00:31:50,701 it can tell you how well he's circulating peripherally. 583 00:31:50,785 --> 00:31:53,788 He looks a little pale to me, he could be anemic, 584 00:31:53,871 --> 00:31:55,665 that would make sense. 585 00:32:00,336 --> 00:32:02,880 DEIDRE: Are you guys okay if we pull this leg out? 586 00:32:02,964 --> 00:32:04,632 Okay. 587 00:32:04,715 --> 00:32:06,926 (overlapping chatter) 588 00:32:07,009 --> 00:32:08,094 DEIDRE: Go ahead and take a blood sample, 589 00:32:08,177 --> 00:32:11,681 just to see how he is oxygenating. 590 00:32:14,809 --> 00:32:19,105 Certainly anemia, which is a low red blood cell count, 591 00:32:19,188 --> 00:32:22,149 could be contributing to the clinical concerns that 592 00:32:22,233 --> 00:32:24,735 we're seeing today. 593 00:32:27,530 --> 00:32:30,032 BETSY: We just put in a IV catheter and collected a blood sample, 594 00:32:30,116 --> 00:32:34,495 it's very thin, kind of waterier than I would like to see. 595 00:32:34,578 --> 00:32:36,956 So, I can tell even before we run the test that he is anemic 596 00:32:37,039 --> 00:32:39,542 from looking at the sample. 597 00:32:42,211 --> 00:32:44,296 His anemia is probably caused by parasites, 598 00:32:44,380 --> 00:32:48,300 it's severe parasite infections that can cause weight loss, 599 00:32:48,384 --> 00:32:51,262 muscle wasting, really severe disease. 600 00:32:51,345 --> 00:32:55,891 We know that we have parasites in the pastures where he lives. 601 00:32:57,518 --> 00:32:59,729 NARRATOR: Florida's subtropical climate makes 602 00:32:59,812 --> 00:33:03,357 dealing with parasites a fact of life. 603 00:33:04,275 --> 00:33:06,402 DEIDRE: We have such lush savannas, 604 00:33:06,485 --> 00:33:10,614 that that's a perfect environment for our parasites to grow. 605 00:33:12,074 --> 00:33:15,286 The particular parasite that can affect species like Charlie, 606 00:33:15,369 --> 00:33:18,414 is a worm called haemonchus. 607 00:33:18,873 --> 00:33:22,209 NARRATOR: Keepers give animals plenty of blood free browse to 608 00:33:22,293 --> 00:33:24,920 reduce grazing from the ground. 609 00:33:25,004 --> 00:33:30,092 And use natural pest control methods to kill parasites in manure. 610 00:33:31,969 --> 00:33:34,055 And if one of them does become sick, 611 00:33:34,138 --> 00:33:35,931 treatment is targeted. 612 00:33:36,015 --> 00:33:38,309 DEIDRE: We have the technology to be able to test these 613 00:33:38,392 --> 00:33:40,895 parasites to see what drugs that they're sensitive to, 614 00:33:40,978 --> 00:33:44,815 so that we can be very strategic about what drugs we use. 615 00:33:46,734 --> 00:33:51,906 Once we give his de-wormer, we'll be ready to wake him up. 616 00:33:51,989 --> 00:33:54,742 BETSY: Okay, I'm gonna poke him. 617 00:33:56,118 --> 00:33:57,661 Any reaction to that? 618 00:33:57,745 --> 00:34:01,248 During the procedure, I treated him with an anti-parasitic drug, 619 00:34:01,332 --> 00:34:04,001 we should see a drop in that parasite number. 620 00:34:04,085 --> 00:34:07,213 Okay, Levamisole's in and then the iron, 621 00:34:07,296 --> 00:34:10,174 I'm gonna give in a couple of different sites, 622 00:34:10,257 --> 00:34:11,842 'cause it's a big volume. 623 00:34:11,926 --> 00:34:14,970 So I'm treating Charlie today with an iron injection 624 00:34:15,054 --> 00:34:18,224 and so the iron will help boost his ability to regenerate 625 00:34:18,307 --> 00:34:20,059 those red blood cells. 626 00:34:20,142 --> 00:34:22,561 Okay, iron's in. 627 00:34:22,645 --> 00:34:23,938 Treatments are in. 628 00:34:24,021 --> 00:34:25,564 DEIDRE: Thank you. 629 00:34:25,648 --> 00:34:27,650 We've treated him today for those parasites, 630 00:34:27,733 --> 00:34:30,653 we'll be following up to see what that parasite load looks 631 00:34:30,736 --> 00:34:33,322 like and by then, we should have a clear plan of where 632 00:34:33,405 --> 00:34:35,074 we're going with his care. 633 00:34:35,157 --> 00:34:37,201 BETSY: Reversals are in. 634 00:34:37,284 --> 00:34:41,288 NARRATOR: Charlie makes his first move to recovery. 635 00:34:41,372 --> 00:34:45,751 And can now return home to Sunset Savannah. 636 00:34:46,085 --> 00:34:47,294 DEIDRE: That was a great reversal. 637 00:34:47,378 --> 00:34:49,713 BETSY: Yeah. 638 00:34:53,217 --> 00:34:56,387 NATALIE: We're at half an hour after injection. 639 00:34:56,470 --> 00:34:57,680 So far, so good. 640 00:34:57,763 --> 00:35:01,016 NARRATOR: Lilly the gorilla arrives at the veterinary treatment room 641 00:35:01,100 --> 00:35:03,477 for a scan to check her recovery, 642 00:35:03,561 --> 00:35:05,729 11 weeks after her procedure. 643 00:35:05,813 --> 00:35:08,315 NATALIE: Right, one, two, three. 644 00:35:08,399 --> 00:35:09,441 Not that I can win-win. 645 00:35:09,525 --> 00:35:11,193 (laughs). 646 00:35:11,277 --> 00:35:13,028 Oh boy. 647 00:35:13,112 --> 00:35:16,907 We're hoping we might not have to do this again. 648 00:35:19,368 --> 00:35:21,954 Watch her like a hawk. 649 00:35:23,873 --> 00:35:26,917 RACHEL: The CT is so important because it's gonna be the thing 650 00:35:27,001 --> 00:35:28,794 that tells us whether or not we still have 651 00:35:28,878 --> 00:35:30,754 those bubbles in her gut. 652 00:35:30,838 --> 00:35:32,715 It's tense and it's exciting, 653 00:35:32,798 --> 00:35:35,718 all at the same time, because none of this stuff has ever been 654 00:35:35,801 --> 00:35:38,429 done on a gorilla before. 655 00:35:40,014 --> 00:35:43,267 NATALIE: This is the time that I get nervous. 656 00:35:43,350 --> 00:35:45,269 NARRATOR: It's time to find out the results 657 00:35:45,352 --> 00:35:49,106 of Lilly's ground-breaking treatment. 658 00:35:50,399 --> 00:35:51,609 NATALIE: I have both of them side by side. 659 00:35:51,775 --> 00:35:55,404 So on the right is the old one and on the left is the new one. 660 00:35:57,239 --> 00:35:58,157 You can see... 661 00:35:58,240 --> 00:35:59,200 RACHEL: This is the old one? 662 00:35:59,283 --> 00:36:00,367 NATALIE: Yeah this is the old one, 663 00:36:00,451 --> 00:36:03,287 so you see that, where it's no part of the intestine. 664 00:36:03,370 --> 00:36:06,832 So there were these two bubbles that we've seen for a while now. 665 00:36:06,916 --> 00:36:09,710 Here, this is today. 666 00:36:11,295 --> 00:36:14,840 And then as we scroll through... 667 00:36:16,258 --> 00:36:18,469 Nothing. 668 00:36:18,552 --> 00:36:19,803 RACHEL: Nothing as in we think... 669 00:36:19,887 --> 00:36:21,639 NATALIE: No bubbles, yeah. 670 00:36:21,722 --> 00:36:23,098 Mm-hmm. 671 00:36:23,182 --> 00:36:24,391 To me, that is awesome. 672 00:36:24,475 --> 00:36:26,477 RACHEL: Oh, man! NATALIE: That's pretty cool. 673 00:36:26,560 --> 00:36:28,604 RACHEL: That's really cool. 674 00:36:28,687 --> 00:36:32,066 NATALIE: It's nice to have a win; diagnose, treat, 675 00:36:32,149 --> 00:36:35,611 get better, it's what we live for, right? 676 00:36:35,694 --> 00:36:37,238 NARRATOR: Back to full health, 677 00:36:37,321 --> 00:36:40,866 Lilly heads back out with her family. 678 00:36:42,034 --> 00:36:43,494 NATALIE: Back here we've seen her gain weight, 679 00:36:43,577 --> 00:36:46,580 coat is looking so much better, she's feeling better. 680 00:36:46,664 --> 00:36:48,749 To me, that is awesome. 681 00:36:48,832 --> 00:36:52,920 We know that hyperbaric oxygen treatment is possible. 682 00:36:53,003 --> 00:36:57,341 This tool can be used for so many disease processes. 683 00:36:57,424 --> 00:37:01,345 And this can certainly be applied to a lot of different gorillas. 684 00:37:01,762 --> 00:37:03,472 COURTNEY: She is running around, 685 00:37:03,555 --> 00:37:05,266 she's playing with her brothers more. 686 00:37:05,349 --> 00:37:09,311 She's got this attitude about her that she did not have before. 687 00:37:09,395 --> 00:37:11,188 She has become so sassy. 688 00:37:17,611 --> 00:37:19,905 NARRATOR: After Charlie's parasite treatment, 689 00:37:19,989 --> 00:37:24,159 he receives a visit from his loving keeper, Mary Ann. 690 00:37:27,288 --> 00:37:29,707 MARY ANN: Charlie is looking way better, 691 00:37:29,790 --> 00:37:31,125 we're getting some weight on him, 692 00:37:31,208 --> 00:37:33,919 we've found some foods that he really, really enjoys. 693 00:37:34,003 --> 00:37:36,130 He's got that thicker body, 694 00:37:36,213 --> 00:37:38,757 so the fact that he's gaining weight and feels strong enough, 695 00:37:38,841 --> 00:37:41,760 he's testing the other males out here. 696 00:37:41,844 --> 00:37:45,055 And they're doing sparring, so this is how they learn. 697 00:37:45,139 --> 00:37:48,058 And his body condition, we just weighed him the other day, 698 00:37:48,142 --> 00:37:50,978 he was 198 kilograms. 699 00:37:51,061 --> 00:37:53,355 That is spot on. 700 00:37:53,439 --> 00:37:57,234 NARRATOR: But it's not just about checking how Charlie looks. 701 00:37:57,318 --> 00:38:01,155 MARY ANN: I see a fecal, is this Charlie? 702 00:38:01,238 --> 00:38:04,116 I think we got a poop! 703 00:38:06,535 --> 00:38:08,245 We got a poop! 704 00:38:08,329 --> 00:38:10,789 We're gonna be collecting a fecal on him to see if 705 00:38:10,873 --> 00:38:14,084 we can check on parasite load. 706 00:38:14,168 --> 00:38:20,299 Ah, now there night be several piles of fecal matter out here. 707 00:38:21,216 --> 00:38:25,471 But, if it's warm to the touch, that's fresh. 708 00:38:28,098 --> 00:38:34,146 I don't wanna brag, but not everybody gets to do this. 709 00:38:37,649 --> 00:38:40,444 This is looking good. 710 00:38:40,527 --> 00:38:43,322 Charlie, you are especially saucy today. 711 00:38:43,405 --> 00:38:45,366 I might have to hold my nose. 712 00:38:45,449 --> 00:38:48,035 I think our vet tech Pia's gonna be super happy to break 713 00:38:48,118 --> 00:38:49,787 this apart and look for stuff. 714 00:38:49,870 --> 00:38:51,997 Charlie, thank you! 715 00:38:55,584 --> 00:38:56,543 PIA: This is so exciting... 716 00:38:56,627 --> 00:38:57,544 (gasps) 717 00:38:57,628 --> 00:38:59,671 It even says Charlie on it. 718 00:38:59,755 --> 00:39:01,465 Today, I'm gonna be looking at Charlie's fecal, 719 00:39:01,548 --> 00:39:02,800 our little roan friend. 720 00:39:02,883 --> 00:39:04,718 I'm gonna be seeing if there are any parasites. 721 00:39:04,802 --> 00:39:07,346 We're doing a special test called a McMasters, 722 00:39:07,429 --> 00:39:10,015 which is actually gonna tell us exactly how many eggs are 723 00:39:10,099 --> 00:39:12,851 per gram in the, in the feces. 724 00:39:12,935 --> 00:39:17,689 There's a certain threshold of numbers that we're okay with per gram. 725 00:39:18,982 --> 00:39:22,194 So, right now, I'm putting it on the microscope. 726 00:39:23,529 --> 00:39:25,864 An hour ago, this was in the animal and now we're looking and 727 00:39:25,948 --> 00:39:30,327 we kinda almost get a real time look of what is going on. 728 00:39:32,579 --> 00:39:35,791 See if we can see any parasite eggs. 729 00:39:37,918 --> 00:39:40,337 Oh, there we go. 730 00:39:40,421 --> 00:39:43,549 There's one, right here is our little parasite, 731 00:39:43,632 --> 00:39:45,926 it's a little egg right there. 732 00:39:46,009 --> 00:39:48,887 Currently, I'm only seeing one, which is good. 733 00:39:48,971 --> 00:39:51,849 We do see a low level of these parasites. 734 00:39:51,932 --> 00:39:54,601 So the medication has worked, Charlie's parasite level is now 735 00:39:54,685 --> 00:39:57,855 safe and no longer causing him any problems. 736 00:40:01,817 --> 00:40:04,361 MARY ANN: So the fact that he's feeling better, I'm thrilled. 737 00:40:04,445 --> 00:40:06,697 It's made my day. 738 00:40:06,780 --> 00:40:09,783 Parasite load is much lower than it was, 739 00:40:09,867 --> 00:40:13,620 it's in the area that the vets are comfortable with. 740 00:40:13,704 --> 00:40:14,913 We can definitely see an improvement on 741 00:40:14,997 --> 00:40:18,250 his body condition, he's hanging out with the group, 742 00:40:18,333 --> 00:40:21,503 he's looking awesome out here. 743 00:40:23,255 --> 00:40:26,633 We don't leave the job at work, the job comes home with us, 744 00:40:26,717 --> 00:40:28,469 he come home with me. 745 00:40:28,552 --> 00:40:31,221 That's how it is in animal keeping. 746 00:40:32,306 --> 00:40:34,433 It's just great to see that everyone working together for 747 00:40:34,516 --> 00:40:36,810 the welfare of that animal. 748 00:40:46,153 --> 00:40:48,530 KORI: I'm curious to see how many steps Badru takes in a day. 749 00:40:48,614 --> 00:40:49,698 ANDREW: Yeah. 750 00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:53,702 NARRATOR: Badru receives a visit from the Disney science team, 751 00:40:53,785 --> 00:40:57,414 to see if he's taken the first step to better rhino care 752 00:40:57,498 --> 00:40:59,500 across the country. 753 00:40:59,583 --> 00:41:01,251 ANDREW: If we went in the wallow, would he follow us? 754 00:41:01,335 --> 00:41:03,837 BRANDY: He probably would, yes. 755 00:41:03,921 --> 00:41:05,255 Is he going for the wallow? 756 00:41:05,339 --> 00:41:07,090 ANDREW: No. BRANDY: Not yet. 757 00:41:07,174 --> 00:41:09,259 ANDREW: Looking for more food. 758 00:41:11,345 --> 00:41:13,764 BRANDY: He wore his activity tracker for the first time for 759 00:41:13,847 --> 00:41:17,684 five days, which is a big deal for him. 760 00:41:19,603 --> 00:41:21,939 ANDREW: Badru wore the tracker, no problem. 761 00:41:22,022 --> 00:41:25,275 He didn't show any signs of discomfort, very comfortable. 762 00:41:27,236 --> 00:41:30,364 We are super happy, this is exactly what we expected and 763 00:41:30,447 --> 00:41:32,950 we're really excited to see what data we get. 764 00:41:41,250 --> 00:41:43,627 This part has definitely been a success, 765 00:41:43,710 --> 00:41:46,255 now it's time to take it off and take a closer look. 766 00:41:50,592 --> 00:41:53,804 BRANDY: So he deserves this whole bowl of treats. 767 00:41:54,263 --> 00:41:56,390 KORI: Right, you ready Brandy? BRANDY: I'm ready. 768 00:41:56,473 --> 00:41:57,516 And Badru's ready too. 769 00:41:57,599 --> 00:41:58,767 KORI: Let's see what it looks like. 770 00:41:58,850 --> 00:42:01,019 All right, taking it off now. 771 00:42:01,895 --> 00:42:02,938 There you go, Badru. 772 00:42:03,021 --> 00:42:03,981 BRANDY: You did it buddy. 773 00:42:04,064 --> 00:42:05,857 KORI: It looks good underneath the skin. 774 00:42:05,941 --> 00:42:07,859 And around. 775 00:42:09,486 --> 00:42:10,988 ANDREW: Thanks Kori. 776 00:42:11,071 --> 00:42:12,781 It's a little soggy and a little muddy, 777 00:42:12,864 --> 00:42:15,909 but the devices appear to be okay. 778 00:42:15,993 --> 00:42:18,996 We'll plug into the laptop and see what we get. 779 00:42:19,079 --> 00:42:21,623 BRANDY: We're really happy that Badru did everything that 780 00:42:21,707 --> 00:42:23,333 we wanted him to do. 781 00:42:23,417 --> 00:42:25,460 We're looking forward to finding out all the data that 782 00:42:25,544 --> 00:42:27,546 we collected from him. 783 00:42:27,629 --> 00:42:30,632 ANDREW: This is a huge moment, this is super exciting. 784 00:42:30,716 --> 00:42:33,719 Let's see how the devices did. 785 00:42:35,721 --> 00:42:38,599 So now that we've extracted the data off of the accelerometer, 786 00:42:38,682 --> 00:42:41,893 we can see kind of a general picture of Badru's activity. 787 00:42:41,977 --> 00:42:44,021 So here, he was actually really active, 788 00:42:44,104 --> 00:42:45,647 we can see these high peaks, 789 00:42:45,731 --> 00:42:47,608 he might've been trotting or running. 790 00:42:47,691 --> 00:42:50,736 He relaxed a little bit here, so probably just standing and 791 00:42:50,819 --> 00:42:53,280 we can actually see when he lies down. 792 00:42:53,363 --> 00:42:56,325 That's really cool that we were able to pick up that information. 793 00:42:56,408 --> 00:42:59,119 BRANDY: All this information that we're recording is just 794 00:42:59,202 --> 00:43:03,540 more good information to have, so that we can take better care 795 00:43:03,624 --> 00:43:06,627 of these rhinos on a daily basis. 796 00:43:10,172 --> 00:43:14,843 ANDREW: So look, here's the session for Badru and we can open that up and look, 797 00:43:14,926 --> 00:43:17,888 we can see a whole bunch of data points there. 798 00:43:18,722 --> 00:43:21,850 So that'll give us an idea of how he's using his habitat space. 799 00:43:21,933 --> 00:43:25,687 To I kinda see what Badru prefers in his habitat and 800 00:43:25,771 --> 00:43:28,440 potentially use that information to make modifications that make 801 00:43:28,523 --> 00:43:31,818 it the best possible space for him to spend his time. 802 00:43:32,736 --> 00:43:35,530 KORI: This study just kinda brings it together as a whole 803 00:43:35,614 --> 00:43:38,575 and helps us understand how black rhinos are, 804 00:43:38,659 --> 00:43:41,495 what their natural habits are, what they like to do so that we 805 00:43:41,578 --> 00:43:44,247 can make sure that they thrive and continue to be here with us 806 00:43:44,331 --> 00:43:46,708 for future generations. 807 00:43:50,212 --> 00:43:53,048 BRANDY: You're an ambassador for your species. 808 00:43:54,883 --> 00:43:57,844 You're the best rhino. You're the best rhino. 809 00:43:57,928 --> 00:43:59,429 Yes you are. 810 00:43:59,763 --> 00:44:01,223 Captioned by Cotter Media Group.