1 00:00:02,754 --> 00:00:06,007 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:06,090 --> 00:00:09,093 WOMAN: The fun part is seeing where they are and if they come running. 3 00:00:09,177 --> 00:00:11,971 (honks horn) 4 00:00:12,555 --> 00:00:13,973 Where is everybody? 5 00:00:21,898 --> 00:00:23,191 Come on, pigs! 6 00:00:24,984 --> 00:00:26,611 Good job, pigs. 7 00:00:28,905 --> 00:00:30,656 If they come, they know they'll get treats. 8 00:00:32,116 --> 00:00:32,992 (snorts) 9 00:00:33,076 --> 00:00:36,204 (theme music playing) 10 00:00:51,844 --> 00:00:56,182 NARRATOR: The sun shines at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park. 11 00:00:57,016 --> 00:01:01,938 And at the Kilimanjaro Safaris, the hippos prepare for breakfast. 12 00:01:06,651 --> 00:01:07,777 ERIN: You gotta wait. 13 00:01:11,572 --> 00:01:14,575 NARRATOR: Tequila lives in a bloat of six hippos, 14 00:01:14,659 --> 00:01:17,161 one of the largest in managed care. 15 00:01:19,205 --> 00:01:20,665 JEN: Every day when the hippos come out, 16 00:01:20,748 --> 00:01:23,918 we like to do a little produce toss to reward them for coming out here. 17 00:01:24,460 --> 00:01:27,964 Today, in the summer spirit, we have watermelon. 18 00:01:29,173 --> 00:01:31,509 It's also a good chance for us to see how the hippos are doing 19 00:01:31,592 --> 00:01:34,303 with eating something that big and that solid. 20 00:01:35,763 --> 00:01:38,432 Our focus today is actually gonna be a little bit more on Tequila 21 00:01:38,516 --> 00:01:41,894 'cause she's had a few tooth issues and her mouth has looked a little sore. 22 00:01:41,978 --> 00:01:44,188 So we want to see how she does with the watermelon. 23 00:01:46,524 --> 00:01:48,526 Tequila is middle-aged now. 24 00:01:48,609 --> 00:01:50,570 She's about 28 years old, 25 00:01:50,653 --> 00:01:52,780 and that's also part of why we're keeping a closer eye on her teeth, 26 00:01:52,864 --> 00:01:54,740 because she is starting to get a little bit older. 27 00:01:55,908 --> 00:01:57,618 She is a very sassy hippo. 28 00:01:58,786 --> 00:02:00,913 She's a little bit shorter than the rest of them, 29 00:02:00,997 --> 00:02:02,582 but she certainly doesn't let that 30 00:02:02,665 --> 00:02:04,375 affect her attitude at all. 31 00:02:05,168 --> 00:02:06,836 Alright, Tequila, you ready? 32 00:02:07,503 --> 00:02:08,546 Go for it. 33 00:02:13,259 --> 00:02:15,219 There you go. Come get it, girl. 34 00:02:20,975 --> 00:02:22,935 -Did she get it? -ERIN: Yeah, she got it. 35 00:02:23,019 --> 00:02:25,229 It was a half one, so she grabbed it really easy. 36 00:02:25,980 --> 00:02:27,523 JEN: Tequila, you want a whole one? 37 00:02:32,904 --> 00:02:35,031 (Erin and Jen laugh) 38 00:02:36,073 --> 00:02:37,158 JEN: Come on, Tequila. 39 00:02:37,867 --> 00:02:40,703 That was Tequila right there that's trying to grab that whole one. 40 00:02:41,579 --> 00:02:43,247 Seems like she can't just chop a whole watermelon 41 00:02:43,331 --> 00:02:44,415 like she normally does. 42 00:02:45,249 --> 00:02:46,584 ERIN: Yeah, I agree. 43 00:02:46,667 --> 00:02:48,127 JEN: She's clearly not opening her jaw all the way. 44 00:02:49,462 --> 00:02:52,131 Everybody else seems like they're eating the watermelon pretty well, 45 00:02:52,673 --> 00:02:54,717 but she's just eating little scraps. 46 00:02:55,843 --> 00:02:56,969 ERIN: This doesn't look right. 47 00:02:57,053 --> 00:02:59,347 I think we need to get a look at her teeth. 48 00:02:59,430 --> 00:03:01,724 She's not chewing the way she normally does. 49 00:03:01,807 --> 00:03:03,434 JEN: Yeah, I think her tooth is bothering her. 50 00:03:03,517 --> 00:03:05,603 We'll definitely get a look at her when she comes in. 51 00:03:15,071 --> 00:03:17,156 RACHEL (off screen): So we noticed a little bit of activity 52 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:18,991 up on the hill yesterday. 53 00:03:20,618 --> 00:03:22,453 NARRATOR: Backstage at Animal Kingdom, 54 00:03:22,536 --> 00:03:24,580 a new guest has moved in. 55 00:03:25,498 --> 00:03:26,832 RACHEL: I just came out here to check it out, 56 00:03:26,916 --> 00:03:30,127 and it looks like we have a Gopher tortoise burrow 57 00:03:30,211 --> 00:03:32,046 that has popped up overnight. 58 00:03:32,797 --> 00:03:35,841 We're always really excited when we have native species 59 00:03:35,925 --> 00:03:37,885 move into Disney's Animal Kingdom. 60 00:03:38,636 --> 00:03:41,222 Gopher tortoises are probably my favorite animal, 61 00:03:41,305 --> 00:03:43,140 and it's because they're so unassuming. 62 00:03:43,224 --> 00:03:45,518 People really don't know about this little animal 63 00:03:45,601 --> 00:03:48,938 that lives underground here in Florida and is responsible 64 00:03:49,021 --> 00:03:52,608 for the wellbeing of so many other species and its ecosystem. 65 00:03:53,734 --> 00:03:55,528 The Gopher tortoise is a threatened species 66 00:03:55,611 --> 00:03:57,905 here in Florida and elsewhere throughout the range 67 00:03:57,989 --> 00:03:59,865 of the southeastern United States. 68 00:03:59,949 --> 00:04:04,787 And that's primarily due to habitat loss, habitat modification as roadways go in. 69 00:04:04,870 --> 00:04:08,499 The tortoises favor the same habitats the developers do. 70 00:04:12,336 --> 00:04:15,589 I think I'm just going to set this camera up 71 00:04:15,673 --> 00:04:17,174 at the entrance of the burrow 72 00:04:17,258 --> 00:04:21,095 so we can get a better idea of who our new friend is 73 00:04:21,178 --> 00:04:22,930 that is occupying this burrow. 74 00:04:44,452 --> 00:04:47,997 We know she's female, but I think Hank is a pretty good name for a tortoise. 75 00:04:53,919 --> 00:04:56,672 Hank is actually a pretty gregarious tortoise. 76 00:04:59,425 --> 00:05:01,135 She's out foraging. 77 00:05:03,804 --> 00:05:05,431 Hank looks like a really healthy tortoise. 78 00:05:05,514 --> 00:05:06,557 She looks like a healthy weight. 79 00:05:07,183 --> 00:05:10,269 She's exhibiting all the normal behaviors we would expect a tortoise to do. 80 00:05:12,021 --> 00:05:15,816 We're gonna see if we can just co-exist alongside this tortoise, 81 00:05:15,900 --> 00:05:17,693 see if she can just remain here. 82 00:05:17,777 --> 00:05:20,905 So we view that as a responsibility to make sure they're safe and happy here. 83 00:05:22,031 --> 00:05:24,075 I'm excited to explore this burrow a little more, 84 00:05:24,158 --> 00:05:25,826 go deeper and see what we find. 85 00:05:32,416 --> 00:05:35,044 NARRATOR: At The Seas With Nemo & Friends at EPCOT, 86 00:05:35,795 --> 00:05:39,090 deep down at the bottom of the crystal-clear waters 87 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:41,801 lives a slinky, three-foot character. 88 00:05:43,177 --> 00:05:46,180 DR. JEN: Sigsbee is our green moray eel. 89 00:05:46,806 --> 00:05:48,349 I've worked with a lot of eels in my career 90 00:05:48,432 --> 00:05:49,809 and believe it or not, each one has 91 00:05:49,892 --> 00:05:52,686 an individual personality, including Sigsbee. 92 00:05:53,938 --> 00:05:56,899 We still grow attached to them even though they're fish. 93 00:05:57,316 --> 00:05:58,901 They are very charismatic. 94 00:06:00,861 --> 00:06:02,905 Usually, Sigsbee's a really active eel. 95 00:06:02,988 --> 00:06:05,908 He loves to swim around his coral reef habitat, 96 00:06:07,118 --> 00:06:08,869 especially when the divers go in. 97 00:06:08,953 --> 00:06:10,413 He's really inquisitive. 98 00:06:10,496 --> 00:06:12,415 He likes to swim over to them, say hi. 99 00:06:12,873 --> 00:06:15,709 But lately he's been kind of sticking to himself, 100 00:06:16,210 --> 00:06:18,295 hiding in his little cave and not coming out much. 101 00:06:22,508 --> 00:06:25,302 He's been kind of tired, reduced appetite. 102 00:06:25,928 --> 00:06:30,474 At a previous exam, we figured out that he was very anemic. 103 00:06:31,016 --> 00:06:35,271 That means he had a really low number of red blood cells in his bloodstream. 104 00:06:35,896 --> 00:06:39,650 He required a blood transfusion previously. 105 00:06:40,151 --> 00:06:42,862 So today we are rechecking him to make sure 106 00:06:42,945 --> 00:06:45,406 that that anemia is still resolved 107 00:06:45,489 --> 00:06:47,116 and see if he's looking healthy. 108 00:06:49,410 --> 00:06:51,829 NARRATOR: Green moray eels, like Sigsbee, 109 00:06:51,912 --> 00:06:54,707 conceal themselves along the rocky shorelines 110 00:06:54,790 --> 00:06:58,002 and in the coral reefs of the western Atlantic Ocean. 111 00:06:58,461 --> 00:07:01,255 SHELBY: Disney works with the Coral Restoration Foundation 112 00:07:01,338 --> 00:07:03,841 to save threatened species and threatened coral reefs 113 00:07:03,924 --> 00:07:05,593 right here at home in the Florida Keys. 114 00:07:06,177 --> 00:07:07,720 That's actually where Sigsbee comes to us from. 115 00:07:11,140 --> 00:07:13,476 DR. JEN: We have to send our aquarists and divers 116 00:07:13,559 --> 00:07:16,061 in to the system to try to catch him. 117 00:07:17,354 --> 00:07:20,941 NARRATOR: But catching Sigsbee is easier said than done. 118 00:07:22,151 --> 00:07:24,153 SHELBY: I'll have the big bag, 119 00:07:24,236 --> 00:07:26,655 and then Dani will push him out of his hole 120 00:07:26,739 --> 00:07:28,073 a little bit into the bag, 121 00:07:29,033 --> 00:07:32,244 bring him right up here to the surface where we'll hand him off to Scott. 122 00:07:32,328 --> 00:07:35,789 DANI: If he's in one of the pipes then we're just gonna lift the pipe, 123 00:07:35,873 --> 00:07:38,000 put the bag on the end, lift it up all the way 124 00:07:38,083 --> 00:07:39,793 so that he slides into the bag from the pipe, 125 00:07:40,669 --> 00:07:42,922 and we'll come up and let you know if we need anything. 126 00:07:54,934 --> 00:07:56,685 SHELBY: Sigsbee is a sassy eel. 127 00:07:57,728 --> 00:07:59,355 He does tend to hide from us, 128 00:07:59,438 --> 00:08:00,981 especially when he knows that we're coming. 129 00:08:37,643 --> 00:08:40,854 (indistinct chatter) 130 00:08:45,317 --> 00:08:47,570 DR. JEN: Right, so we got him in the anesthetic water now. 131 00:08:48,112 --> 00:08:51,532 We'll just note the time that we started, he'll start getting sleepy. 132 00:08:52,241 --> 00:08:53,450 CHARLENE (off screen): It's 09:14. 133 00:08:54,076 --> 00:08:56,203 DR. JEN: We have to put him under anesthesia 134 00:08:56,287 --> 00:08:58,038 because he has very sharp teeth, 135 00:08:58,122 --> 00:09:00,332 so we want to make sure everyone stays safe. 136 00:09:00,416 --> 00:09:03,085 CHARLENE: And Sigsbee gets to go for a ride to the treatment room. 137 00:09:03,168 --> 00:09:04,295 (Dr. Jen chuckles) 138 00:09:04,712 --> 00:09:06,171 DR. JEN (off screen): Eel transport coming through. 139 00:09:06,922 --> 00:09:09,008 We make sure to pay really close attention 140 00:09:09,091 --> 00:09:11,552 to things like his heart rate and his breathing 141 00:09:11,635 --> 00:09:14,221 while he's under anesthesia to make sure that he stays safe. 142 00:09:15,514 --> 00:09:17,516 SCOTT (off screen): Did you ever see the movie Alien 143 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,352 where the second set of jaws comes out of the alien? 144 00:09:20,811 --> 00:09:22,771 The green moray does that too. 145 00:09:23,689 --> 00:09:27,067 They do that, it helps them pull a fish right down into their stomach. 146 00:09:28,110 --> 00:09:29,987 SHELBY (off screen): When he's not very asleep, 147 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:33,073 um, under anesthesia it can make it a little harder to ventilate 148 00:09:33,157 --> 00:09:36,577 because you have to get past that second jaw 149 00:09:36,660 --> 00:09:38,078 to, to ventilate well 150 00:09:38,162 --> 00:09:40,456 or he at least has to have it relaxed and open. 151 00:09:40,998 --> 00:09:42,291 So right now, he has it all relaxed, 152 00:09:42,374 --> 00:09:45,461 so it's easy for me to get water flowing past it. 153 00:09:46,795 --> 00:09:48,922 NARRATOR: Dr. Jen performs an ultrasound 154 00:09:49,006 --> 00:09:51,508 for clues to Sigsbee's lethargy. 155 00:09:53,969 --> 00:09:56,096 DR. JEN: And we can watch his heart beating, 156 00:09:57,389 --> 00:09:58,766 if I can get it back on the screen. 157 00:09:58,849 --> 00:10:00,684 He's a slippery little guy. There it is. 158 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:06,231 We're just going back to check the heart again because... 159 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:13,405 ...I'd like to get his heart beating a little faster. 160 00:10:19,828 --> 00:10:22,665 What I'm noticing right now is that Sigsbee's heart rate 161 00:10:22,748 --> 00:10:24,375 has decreased a little bit, 162 00:10:24,458 --> 00:10:28,712 which can be a concern when we have a fish under anesthesia. 163 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:33,425 NARRATOR: A sudden decrease in heart rate could slow oxygen to Sigsbee's brain 164 00:10:33,509 --> 00:10:35,552 and complicate breathing. 165 00:10:37,513 --> 00:10:39,723 DR. JEN: The contractility of the heart is slowing down, 166 00:10:39,807 --> 00:10:41,892 so it's not pumping as well as it should. 167 00:10:47,481 --> 00:10:50,109 SHELBY: He's getting fresh water directly right now. 168 00:10:50,192 --> 00:10:52,194 DR. JEN: I'm very concerned about Sigsbee right now. 169 00:10:52,277 --> 00:10:54,154 His heartbeat is pretty low, 170 00:10:54,238 --> 00:10:57,741 much lower than it should be with an eel under anesthesia. 171 00:10:58,283 --> 00:11:02,496 So what we're gonna do now is add non-anesthetic water 172 00:11:02,579 --> 00:11:06,083 to the anesthesia so that'll dilute it out. 173 00:11:06,166 --> 00:11:09,336 And so that we can watch that heart rate increase back up. 174 00:11:17,845 --> 00:11:20,764 Yeah, the heart rate is getting faster, 175 00:11:20,848 --> 00:11:22,307 which is what we wanted to see 176 00:11:22,391 --> 00:11:25,310 when we adjust that anesthetic concentration. 177 00:11:29,898 --> 00:11:31,442 He's so slippery. 178 00:11:31,525 --> 00:11:32,735 SHELBY: Yeah, the shammies help. 179 00:11:32,818 --> 00:11:34,653 DR. JEN: Thank you so much, that's perfect. 180 00:11:35,863 --> 00:11:37,781 NARRATOR: With Sigsbee's heart rate stable, 181 00:11:37,865 --> 00:11:41,744 Dr. Jen scopes his gills for signs of anemia. 182 00:11:44,663 --> 00:11:48,917 DR. JEN: As far as the shape of the gills and the arch structure of the gills... 183 00:11:49,793 --> 00:11:50,711 ...that looks good. 184 00:11:50,794 --> 00:11:52,546 The color is a little bit pale, 185 00:11:53,297 --> 00:11:55,507 which is a little concerning 186 00:11:55,591 --> 00:11:58,343 because, you know, he does have this history of anemia. 187 00:12:02,014 --> 00:12:05,851 We like to see a nice dark red color in the gills of fish, 188 00:12:05,934 --> 00:12:07,478 so what that is telling me is that 189 00:12:07,561 --> 00:12:09,688 maybe we do have a recurrence of his anemia 190 00:12:09,772 --> 00:12:11,356 that he had several months ago. 191 00:12:14,651 --> 00:12:16,403 We've been dealing with this problem on and off, 192 00:12:16,487 --> 00:12:18,197 and we felt like we had a good handle on it 193 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,407 and that he was moving in a positive direction. 194 00:12:20,491 --> 00:12:22,910 There's obviously still something going on that we need to figure out. 195 00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:26,997 -I just want to give him two injections. -SHELBY: Where? 196 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,665 DR. JEN: Uh, along the back. 197 00:12:29,333 --> 00:12:32,628 NARRATOR: Medications should help Sigsbee's symptoms. 198 00:12:32,711 --> 00:12:35,255 DR. JEN: Yes, this is iron, so this is gonna help him 199 00:12:35,339 --> 00:12:37,758 to start making more red blood cells. 200 00:12:38,926 --> 00:12:39,927 And then... 201 00:12:41,136 --> 00:12:44,306 ...this one is Epogen. 202 00:12:45,682 --> 00:12:49,186 Epogen is a medication that helps to stimulate the production 203 00:12:49,269 --> 00:12:51,396 of red blood cells in the bloodstream. 204 00:12:53,857 --> 00:12:56,235 One next step we discussed for this guy, 205 00:12:56,318 --> 00:12:59,112 which we may need to think about doing, 206 00:12:59,196 --> 00:13:01,198 is putting him through the CT scanner, 207 00:13:01,657 --> 00:13:03,700 because, you know, our ultrasound diagnostics 208 00:13:03,784 --> 00:13:08,372 can only tell us so much, but CT really might be the ticket 209 00:13:08,455 --> 00:13:09,832 to telling us what's really wrong with him. 210 00:13:09,915 --> 00:13:12,543 I think that that might be a next best step for him 211 00:13:12,626 --> 00:13:13,877 if you guys are okay with that? 212 00:13:14,294 --> 00:13:16,088 SCOTT: I think so, yep. 213 00:13:17,464 --> 00:13:20,092 DR. JEN: In order to perform this advanced diagnostic test, 214 00:13:20,175 --> 00:13:23,262 we need to transport Sigsbee to Disney's Animal Kingdom 215 00:13:23,345 --> 00:13:25,806 which is a few miles away from us here at EPCOT. 216 00:13:26,265 --> 00:13:28,600 We can't do that today because we really don't want to keep him 217 00:13:28,684 --> 00:13:30,227 under anesthesia much longer. 218 00:13:31,311 --> 00:13:34,940 NARRATOR: For now, it's back to playing hide and seek. 219 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,026 DR. JEN: I think doing a CT is going to be really helpful 220 00:13:38,110 --> 00:13:41,572 to try to really get to the bottom of what is going on with this eel, 221 00:13:41,655 --> 00:13:43,115 because he's been sick for a while. 222 00:13:43,198 --> 00:13:44,950 So we need to find answers. 223 00:13:46,869 --> 00:13:48,620 We've been through a lot with him. 224 00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:52,082 Hopefully, he will start feeling better soon. 225 00:13:55,043 --> 00:13:56,128 ERIN: Tequila! 226 00:13:58,130 --> 00:13:59,256 JEN: She's ready to go out. 227 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:01,133 ERIN: Alrighty, you ready? 228 00:14:02,718 --> 00:14:05,888 NARRATOR: Tequila the hippo might have teeth issues. 229 00:14:06,680 --> 00:14:07,931 JEN (off screen): She's already well on her way. 230 00:14:08,932 --> 00:14:11,810 NARRATOR: So it's time for her keepers to play dentist. 231 00:14:13,562 --> 00:14:14,688 ERIN (off screen): Hi! 232 00:14:15,272 --> 00:14:16,565 Tequila. 233 00:14:18,317 --> 00:14:19,610 Good girl. 234 00:14:22,195 --> 00:14:23,739 ERIN: Hippos are dangerous animals, 235 00:14:23,822 --> 00:14:26,909 so we do have to be really careful when we're messing with their teeth 236 00:14:26,992 --> 00:14:28,660 and doing any dental care. 237 00:14:28,744 --> 00:14:30,120 ERIN: Target, open. 238 00:14:30,203 --> 00:14:31,705 ERIN AND JEN: There you go. 239 00:14:31,788 --> 00:14:33,665 ERIN: Get all those extra bits out. 240 00:14:33,749 --> 00:14:35,417 -JEN: Oh, that's better. -ERIN: That's a good one. 241 00:14:35,500 --> 00:14:38,253 JEN: Good girl. Good girl. 242 00:14:38,337 --> 00:14:41,089 ERIN: The summation of Tequila is small but mighty. 243 00:14:41,882 --> 00:14:43,842 She's got an attitude, she'll tell you what she thinks 244 00:14:43,926 --> 00:14:45,636 and she's not gonna hold it back. 245 00:14:45,719 --> 00:14:47,846 She doesn't want something, she'll tell you. 246 00:14:48,764 --> 00:14:51,391 So we have to train them to voluntarily allows us 247 00:14:51,475 --> 00:14:52,559 to do a lot of this dental care, 248 00:14:52,643 --> 00:14:54,269 JEN: How's that look? 249 00:14:54,353 --> 00:14:55,896 ERIN: We monitor their teeth very closely. 250 00:14:56,813 --> 00:14:58,357 So it really is pretty safe. 251 00:14:58,857 --> 00:15:01,109 She's had a few teeth pulled already, 252 00:15:01,193 --> 00:15:04,529 and she had a few spots that typically get packed pretty bad 253 00:15:04,613 --> 00:15:06,323 that we have to keep a really close eye on. 254 00:15:06,782 --> 00:15:08,700 So we're just looking right now 255 00:15:08,784 --> 00:15:12,245 to see if we can get all the hay out of her mouth 256 00:15:12,329 --> 00:15:14,373 so we can see better 257 00:15:14,456 --> 00:15:17,334 what she actually has stuck in her teeth. 258 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:18,794 JEN: Can you get her to raise her head up? 259 00:15:18,877 --> 00:15:20,796 ERIN: Yeah. Tequila, open. 260 00:15:20,879 --> 00:15:22,881 -JEN: There we go. -ERIN: Good girl. 261 00:15:23,715 --> 00:15:25,550 JEN: Yeah, I think we got most of the big stuff. 262 00:15:25,634 --> 00:15:28,762 ERIN: Good girl! Good job. 263 00:15:28,845 --> 00:15:30,389 Hay can be kind of sticky 264 00:15:30,472 --> 00:15:33,558 and if it sits there too long, it can cause infection. 265 00:15:34,726 --> 00:15:37,437 This is looking like it might be up in her gums 266 00:15:37,521 --> 00:15:40,482 and messing with her teeth more than we thought initially. 267 00:15:41,733 --> 00:15:43,860 ERIN: Tequila, target. Target. 268 00:15:45,654 --> 00:15:48,073 (Erin and Jen laugh) 269 00:15:50,742 --> 00:15:52,577 ERIN: So she might not be cooperating 270 00:15:52,661 --> 00:15:55,580 because her teeth could be in pain at the moment 271 00:15:55,664 --> 00:15:58,417 and the cold sensation of the water 272 00:15:58,500 --> 00:16:00,127 could be causing her discomfort in her mouth. 273 00:16:02,629 --> 00:16:03,922 Thank you. 274 00:16:04,006 --> 00:16:06,091 Luckily, these guys are trained super well. 275 00:16:06,174 --> 00:16:07,175 ERIN: Hold. 276 00:16:07,259 --> 00:16:08,343 -JEN: You ready? -ERIN: Go ahead. 277 00:16:08,427 --> 00:16:11,096 They know exactly what they're doing and they're very cooperative. 278 00:16:11,888 --> 00:16:14,433 JEN: Hippos have the strongest bite of any land mammal. 279 00:16:15,350 --> 00:16:17,811 There's always a risk, but we trust her. 280 00:16:17,894 --> 00:16:19,938 ERIN: Good girl! 281 00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:22,357 Let me get that one. 282 00:16:22,441 --> 00:16:23,650 Do you want more? 283 00:16:24,401 --> 00:16:25,485 Hold. 284 00:16:26,361 --> 00:16:28,989 JEN: Good, she's got a little bit on the bottom there. 285 00:16:29,448 --> 00:16:30,657 ERIN: Hold. 286 00:16:30,741 --> 00:16:32,534 Looks like there is a chunk of hay back there. 287 00:16:33,869 --> 00:16:35,412 JEN: Right, I'm gonna grab the Waterpik. 288 00:16:35,495 --> 00:16:36,830 -ERIN: Okay. -JEN: Try and get that spot. 289 00:16:36,913 --> 00:16:38,623 ERIN: We're gonna get it out of your mouth. 290 00:16:39,082 --> 00:16:41,168 JEN: See if I can get it, ready? 291 00:16:42,169 --> 00:16:43,378 ERIN: Tequila, open. 292 00:16:44,087 --> 00:16:45,088 Hold. 293 00:16:46,339 --> 00:16:47,966 Tequila, open. 294 00:16:49,593 --> 00:16:50,677 Open. 295 00:16:52,637 --> 00:16:54,473 She's dropping her head really fast. 296 00:16:54,556 --> 00:16:55,849 Tequila, open. 297 00:16:57,184 --> 00:16:58,351 -JEN: Rinsing. -ERIN: Hold. 298 00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:02,230 No, she's closing it right away. You're probably sore, huh? 299 00:17:02,731 --> 00:17:05,067 JEN: Makes me think there's something back there 300 00:17:05,150 --> 00:17:06,985 that she doesn't want us to get. 301 00:17:07,069 --> 00:17:08,653 ERIN: Yeah. Do you want to check and see, 302 00:17:08,737 --> 00:17:09,863 you got anything out? 303 00:17:09,946 --> 00:17:10,906 -JEN: Yeah, let me look and see. -ERIN: Open. 304 00:17:11,573 --> 00:17:13,700 JEN: I think this is what came out. 305 00:17:14,701 --> 00:17:17,287 It's not a lot, but it was really packed in there 306 00:17:17,370 --> 00:17:20,207 and it's kind of pointy and sharp, so I'm sure it didn't feel good. 307 00:17:20,290 --> 00:17:22,292 ERIN: Does not look like it would feel good, no. 308 00:17:22,375 --> 00:17:23,960 It's a good thing you like the Waterpik. 309 00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:27,089 Does it feel better? You feel better, Tequila? 310 00:17:28,256 --> 00:17:29,758 JEN: There's a few more that are stuck, 311 00:17:29,841 --> 00:17:31,176 they're just way up there. 312 00:17:31,259 --> 00:17:33,637 I got out the big part that was sticking out at least. 313 00:17:34,304 --> 00:17:35,680 Now we just need to teach her to floss. 314 00:17:35,764 --> 00:17:37,015 -ERIN: Yeah. -(both laugh) 315 00:17:39,142 --> 00:17:41,269 Worst-case scenario, she could have a tooth 316 00:17:41,353 --> 00:17:43,814 that's cracked or eroding in some way. 317 00:17:44,981 --> 00:17:47,150 Obviously, she's super sensitive in that area 318 00:17:47,234 --> 00:17:49,736 so hopefully we can have the vet fix that for us. 319 00:17:57,369 --> 00:17:59,621 RACHEL (off screen): Be great to see if we can find Hank inside. 320 00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:04,417 NARRATOR: Backstage, conservation programs manager Rachel 321 00:18:04,501 --> 00:18:08,130 prepares to look inside Hank the gopher tortoise's home. 322 00:18:09,005 --> 00:18:10,549 RACHEL: Every gopher tortoise burrow is different, 323 00:18:10,632 --> 00:18:12,342 and we don't know what we're gonna find. 324 00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:14,761 NARRATOR: This isn't the first time Rachel has explored 325 00:18:14,845 --> 00:18:17,556 a Gopher tortoise burrow on Disney property. 326 00:18:17,639 --> 00:18:19,307 RACHEL: In all of the years that we've been studying 327 00:18:19,391 --> 00:18:20,851 gopher tortoises here at Disney, 328 00:18:20,934 --> 00:18:23,562 we have found so many different species in their burrows. 329 00:18:23,645 --> 00:18:26,565 We have found all sorts of snakes, small mammals. 330 00:18:26,982 --> 00:18:29,151 That's why we call them keystone species 331 00:18:29,234 --> 00:18:32,112 'cause they provide these homes for hundreds of other species 332 00:18:32,195 --> 00:18:34,322 that can live inside their burrow and make use of it. 333 00:18:35,157 --> 00:18:37,450 NARRATOR: Today, the team takes an initial look 334 00:18:37,534 --> 00:18:39,744 into the size and scope of the burrow. 335 00:18:40,203 --> 00:18:42,205 And maybe they'll see Hank. 336 00:18:42,831 --> 00:18:44,708 RACHEL (off screen): The tortoises dig these really deep holes 337 00:18:44,791 --> 00:18:46,626 in part to help regulate their temperature 338 00:18:46,710 --> 00:18:48,628 and to make sure they're safe from predators. 339 00:18:49,337 --> 00:18:51,715 We're trying to maneuver around some of the turns 340 00:18:51,798 --> 00:18:53,008 and twists of this burrow 341 00:18:53,091 --> 00:18:55,677 and avoid piling up dirt on the camera. 342 00:19:01,641 --> 00:19:03,143 Hank, where you hidin'? 343 00:19:06,396 --> 00:19:08,273 Nope, nothing but dirt. 344 00:19:09,983 --> 00:19:12,110 Looks like we're not gonna find her today. 345 00:19:12,194 --> 00:19:14,779 Sometimes these burrows are 25, 30 feet long, 346 00:19:14,863 --> 00:19:15,780 10 to 12 feet deep. 347 00:19:17,741 --> 00:19:21,578 Since she happened to choose a spot here that's right on the side of a roadway, 348 00:19:21,661 --> 00:19:23,914 we need to make sure that she's safe from any activity 349 00:19:23,997 --> 00:19:25,248 that would be going on. 350 00:19:26,333 --> 00:19:29,836 I'm just making sure any oncoming drivers abide 351 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:31,171 by our one rule here, 352 00:19:31,254 --> 00:19:33,924 which is to drive with care to protect Hank 353 00:19:34,007 --> 00:19:35,926 and all the other native wildlife that lives here. 354 00:19:40,347 --> 00:19:41,306 There's Hank. 355 00:19:44,142 --> 00:19:46,019 It looks like she came out to see us 356 00:19:46,102 --> 00:19:47,979 rather than us having to go down and find her. 357 00:19:48,855 --> 00:19:52,400 It looks like she is super happy with her surroundings. 358 00:19:54,361 --> 00:19:57,447 It's been really nice that we've been able to coexist with her 359 00:19:57,530 --> 00:19:59,574 just right here in Animal Kingdom. 360 00:20:06,665 --> 00:20:10,168 (gibbons whooping) 361 00:20:27,352 --> 00:20:28,937 DR. GEOFF: One of the cool things about coming out 362 00:20:29,020 --> 00:20:32,399 before the park opens is that you have the space to yourself. 363 00:20:35,694 --> 00:20:37,862 You have the opportunity to spend some time 364 00:20:37,946 --> 00:20:39,698 with some animals that you've cared for, 365 00:20:40,991 --> 00:20:42,409 just you and them. 366 00:20:43,493 --> 00:20:44,995 I'll take one of these walks, 367 00:20:45,078 --> 00:20:47,706 and my first stop is here at white-cheek gibbons 368 00:20:48,290 --> 00:20:50,000 where I get to see Harper. 369 00:20:51,209 --> 00:20:54,713 She's my favorite animal here at Disney's Animal Kingdom. 370 00:20:55,672 --> 00:20:57,340 I'll come out first thing in the morning 371 00:20:57,424 --> 00:21:00,093 just to see how she is with her mum, Melaka, 372 00:21:00,176 --> 00:21:01,720 and her dad, AJ. 373 00:21:03,388 --> 00:21:05,807 It kind of brings me joy, I suppose, 374 00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:10,437 that I can look at those animals and feel like I really helped there. 375 00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:20,739 Harper's mum Melaka was probably in labor about 12 hours. 376 00:21:20,822 --> 00:21:23,825 We had noticed that Harper was trying to come out backwards. 377 00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:28,705 I made the decision then to do a caesarean section. 378 00:21:31,041 --> 00:21:34,294 (uplifting music playing) 379 00:21:36,046 --> 00:21:39,549 We had Harper out within about a three-minute period. 380 00:21:43,845 --> 00:21:45,972 She responded really well. 381 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,351 In essence, we saved her life. 382 00:21:50,643 --> 00:21:53,897 Melaka was out here in this exhibit with Harper 383 00:21:53,980 --> 00:21:57,067 the day after, swinging around. 384 00:22:04,407 --> 00:22:07,744 NARRATOR: Now six years old, Harper's all grown up. 385 00:22:08,953 --> 00:22:10,789 DR. GEOFF (off screen): Harper is fearless. 386 00:22:10,872 --> 00:22:12,749 We have watched her grow. 387 00:22:13,375 --> 00:22:15,126 Initially, she was hanging on mom, 388 00:22:15,752 --> 00:22:18,380 but once she found her legs and arms 389 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:19,964 she was fearless. 390 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:25,345 Harper is a beautiful golden color 391 00:22:25,428 --> 00:22:27,597 because she's reached maturity now. 392 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:36,314 As a youngster, they all come out a beautiful golden color 393 00:22:36,398 --> 00:22:39,359 so that they can blend in with mom's fur. 394 00:22:44,948 --> 00:22:47,534 Around a year old, they change into dad's color 395 00:22:47,617 --> 00:22:49,869 with black fur and the white cheeks, 396 00:22:50,662 --> 00:22:53,081 and they're like that until they mature. 397 00:23:00,171 --> 00:23:01,798 (whooping) 398 00:23:07,971 --> 00:23:11,141 I think for me, I have a special bond with Harper. 399 00:23:15,812 --> 00:23:18,606 I kind of feel like her second dad. 400 00:23:22,986 --> 00:23:25,822 It's been a lot of fun watching Harper grow up, 401 00:23:27,490 --> 00:23:30,910 to just enjoy the fact that Harper's matured, 402 00:23:31,327 --> 00:23:34,247 she'll go on soon to start her own family, 403 00:23:36,291 --> 00:23:37,375 it's super cool. 404 00:23:42,714 --> 00:23:45,425 (whooping) 405 00:23:49,929 --> 00:23:52,474 NARRATOR: Sigsbee, the sickly green moray eel, 406 00:23:52,557 --> 00:23:56,603 heads to the veterinary treatment room for his CT scan. 407 00:23:58,104 --> 00:23:59,105 DR. JEN: Hey, buddy. 408 00:23:59,606 --> 00:24:02,859 NARRATOR: Dr. Jen wants to check that the suspected anemia 409 00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:05,320 hasn't caused bigger problems. 410 00:24:05,403 --> 00:24:07,363 DR. JEN: We've been trying to figure out what is wrong with him. 411 00:24:07,447 --> 00:24:09,282 He's been a bit of an eel mystery for us. 412 00:24:11,117 --> 00:24:14,996 We're gonna consider his abnormal behavior a likely result of his anemia. 413 00:24:15,830 --> 00:24:18,500 CT is definitely a great way to get the best look 414 00:24:18,583 --> 00:24:20,752 at all his internal organs, so, uh, we'll see what, 415 00:24:20,835 --> 00:24:22,378 what it tells us and go from there. 416 00:24:23,254 --> 00:24:24,672 SHELBY: This is your new hammock, buddy. 417 00:24:25,465 --> 00:24:26,799 Ready? Maybe drain. 418 00:24:27,425 --> 00:24:29,052 WOMAN: Drain as much as you can. 419 00:24:29,677 --> 00:24:31,721 DR. JEN: This is actually our first CT scan 420 00:24:31,804 --> 00:24:33,723 on a green moray eel, so very exciting. 421 00:24:35,183 --> 00:24:39,437 Having access to this amazing diagnostic equipment is huge 422 00:24:39,521 --> 00:24:41,814 for being able to diagnose disease 423 00:24:41,898 --> 00:24:43,816 in unique animals, like a green moray eel. 424 00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:46,486 We had to do a bit of creative thinking. 425 00:24:46,945 --> 00:24:49,322 We put Sigsbee in a clear acrylic box, 426 00:24:49,405 --> 00:24:51,991 suspended in a specialized eel hammock. 427 00:24:52,617 --> 00:24:54,077 WOMAN: See, look at that. 428 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:55,495 He's not too long. 429 00:24:55,578 --> 00:24:56,746 DR. JEN: He's so handsome. 430 00:24:58,331 --> 00:24:59,999 Pretty impressed with the eel hammock. 431 00:25:00,625 --> 00:25:01,584 WOMAN (off screen): I love it. 432 00:25:01,668 --> 00:25:03,378 They're really awesome. 433 00:25:07,507 --> 00:25:10,593 SHELBY: I've been working with Sigsbee for, uh, about two and a half years. 434 00:25:11,636 --> 00:25:14,097 Sigsbee always had a lot of personality. 435 00:25:16,015 --> 00:25:17,725 He'd be out and about swimming all day. 436 00:25:19,352 --> 00:25:21,521 He does seem to be improving, which is exciting, 437 00:25:21,604 --> 00:25:23,565 and his appetite is starting to come back. 438 00:25:24,315 --> 00:25:26,943 But he's also had a lot of supportive therapy 439 00:25:27,026 --> 00:25:28,069 to get this far. 440 00:25:29,070 --> 00:25:32,198 We'd love to see him be back to, to the eel he once was. 441 00:25:36,202 --> 00:25:37,704 DR. NATALIE: So this either worked or it didn't. 442 00:25:37,787 --> 00:25:38,746 MAN: Yeah. 443 00:25:39,539 --> 00:25:40,999 DR. NATALIE: So right now, we're looking 444 00:25:41,082 --> 00:25:43,960 at Sigsbee the eel's CT scan. 445 00:25:45,461 --> 00:25:48,715 And I'm specifically looking at his kidneys right now. 446 00:25:50,133 --> 00:25:52,885 One of the things we care about when we have anemia 447 00:25:52,969 --> 00:25:54,637 is whether or not the kidneys function properly, 448 00:25:55,138 --> 00:25:56,681 It's really hard to tell in fish. 449 00:25:57,724 --> 00:25:59,726 Looking at the kidney itself... 450 00:26:01,561 --> 00:26:05,481 ...and everything looks fantastic. 451 00:26:06,274 --> 00:26:08,776 You can actually see the blood vessels going into the kidney, 452 00:26:09,360 --> 00:26:12,196 and it just looks really normal and healthy. 453 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:14,240 So I don't think that's the problem. 454 00:26:16,284 --> 00:26:19,495 All the anatomy I'm looking at is normal and that makes me pretty happy. 455 00:26:26,210 --> 00:26:27,712 DR. NATALIE: Can we take a break for a moment 456 00:26:27,795 --> 00:26:31,299 and let's scope his gill right now before I do contrast. 457 00:26:31,382 --> 00:26:33,092 NARRATOR: Dr. Natalie wants to know 458 00:26:33,176 --> 00:26:36,387 if Sigsbee is responding to his anemia treatments. 459 00:26:40,933 --> 00:26:41,934 MAN (off screen): Oh. 460 00:26:42,727 --> 00:26:44,687 DR. NATALIE (off screen): A forest of gills. 461 00:26:45,647 --> 00:26:46,981 MAN: That's so cool. 462 00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:50,985 DR. NATALIE: They look pretty awesome to me. 463 00:26:51,069 --> 00:26:52,445 DR. JEN: Last time we checked him, 464 00:26:52,528 --> 00:26:55,239 they were a little bit pale, like pale pink. 465 00:26:55,323 --> 00:26:58,785 So a significant improvement over these past several weeks 466 00:26:58,868 --> 00:27:00,244 since we've seen him last, which is great. 467 00:27:00,828 --> 00:27:03,331 -DR. JEN: (indistinct) ...excitement. -DR. NATALIE: I am satisfied. 468 00:27:03,414 --> 00:27:06,334 DR. JEN: I'm like, oh my gosh, they're so red, this is amazing. 469 00:27:06,918 --> 00:27:09,295 Oh, I love good news so early in the morning. 470 00:27:09,754 --> 00:27:12,423 We didn't find anything of major concern on the CT scan, 471 00:27:12,507 --> 00:27:13,716 which was great news. 472 00:27:14,676 --> 00:27:17,136 With the treatments that we've been giving him 473 00:27:17,220 --> 00:27:19,931 and the positive improvements we've been seeing, 474 00:27:20,014 --> 00:27:22,100 we anticipate he's gonna make a full recovery. 475 00:27:22,767 --> 00:27:24,769 This has been a super long road for him. 476 00:27:25,395 --> 00:27:27,146 His anemia's been going on for a long time, 477 00:27:27,230 --> 00:27:28,356 so it's great to see him feeling better. 478 00:27:31,651 --> 00:27:33,403 SHELBY: Alright, buddy, let's go. 479 00:27:33,986 --> 00:27:35,655 I'm glad you're feeling better. 480 00:27:37,448 --> 00:27:38,449 Oh, you're home. 481 00:27:46,999 --> 00:27:49,127 Feeling relieved to have him back in here. 482 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:51,629 We're just really hoping that he keeps on this track, 483 00:27:51,713 --> 00:27:54,090 and we're excited to get him back to his old self. 484 00:27:54,632 --> 00:27:56,884 In eel years, he's probably just a teenager, 485 00:27:56,968 --> 00:28:01,013 so can't wait to see what the future brings for him. 486 00:28:14,277 --> 00:28:15,945 NARRATOR: Over at the hippo barn... 487 00:28:16,028 --> 00:28:17,196 DR. RYAN (off screen): We'll start out just trying 488 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:18,614 to get her into position. 489 00:28:18,698 --> 00:28:20,283 If it looks like it's taking too long, 490 00:28:20,366 --> 00:28:22,160 we might need to just hunker down where we're at, 491 00:28:22,243 --> 00:28:25,204 get her intubated and get her safe before we can move on. 492 00:28:25,663 --> 00:28:27,874 NARRATOR: Small but mighty Tequila 493 00:28:27,957 --> 00:28:30,001 faces a visit from the dentist. 494 00:28:30,084 --> 00:28:32,462 DR. RYAN: Tequila's keepers suspect she has a problem 495 00:28:32,545 --> 00:28:34,922 with one of her teeth that's causing her some discomfort, 496 00:28:35,006 --> 00:28:36,466 so we want to get a really close look 497 00:28:36,549 --> 00:28:38,801 and see what's going on and if we can help her. 498 00:28:39,844 --> 00:28:42,638 Tequila's a very large, strong animal, 499 00:28:43,139 --> 00:28:45,141 weighs about the same as a small car. 500 00:28:46,309 --> 00:28:48,686 Getting into her mouth can be a dangerous prospect, 501 00:28:48,770 --> 00:28:50,813 so we need her at a proper plane of anesthesia 502 00:28:50,897 --> 00:28:53,441 in order to safely get in there and see what's going on. 503 00:28:57,612 --> 00:28:58,488 (dart gun fires) 504 00:28:59,906 --> 00:29:01,115 (grunts) 505 00:29:02,742 --> 00:29:04,494 -DR. RYAN: There we go. -WOMAN: There she goes. 506 00:29:05,578 --> 00:29:07,538 DR. RYAN: Tequila's down, let's start the clock. 507 00:29:08,122 --> 00:29:09,999 MAN: We're gonna need, need people on the rope. 508 00:29:10,583 --> 00:29:13,419 DR. RYAN: I'm uncomfortable keeping a hippopotamus under anesthesia 509 00:29:13,503 --> 00:29:15,463 for longer than about three hours, 510 00:29:15,546 --> 00:29:17,298 so we have to make this procedure fit 511 00:29:17,381 --> 00:29:19,467 into that timeframe to keep her safe. 512 00:29:19,550 --> 00:29:21,594 As soon as Tequila's down on the ground, 513 00:29:21,677 --> 00:29:23,763 the clock starts ticking, and we really need to move 514 00:29:23,846 --> 00:29:25,056 and keep things rolling along. 515 00:29:26,390 --> 00:29:27,892 WOMAN: She is all squished. 516 00:29:27,975 --> 00:29:29,852 DR. RYAN: If Tequila lays on her limbs 517 00:29:29,936 --> 00:29:32,146 too long under anesthesia without moving, 518 00:29:32,230 --> 00:29:33,439 it can cause trauma. 519 00:29:33,981 --> 00:29:36,776 So we use the ropes to, to reposition her legs 520 00:29:36,859 --> 00:29:39,278 and then move around into different positions so that doesn't happen. 521 00:29:39,362 --> 00:29:40,363 WOMAN: Giving her breath. 522 00:29:40,863 --> 00:29:42,782 (air hisses) 523 00:29:42,865 --> 00:29:45,201 DR. RYAN: A lot of times, they don't breathe very well 524 00:29:45,284 --> 00:29:46,619 and you can get into trouble there, 525 00:29:46,702 --> 00:29:50,498 so that's a reason why we're providing supplemental ventilation for her. 526 00:29:51,541 --> 00:29:53,042 -Beautiful. -WOMAN: Nicely done. 527 00:29:53,125 --> 00:29:54,502 DR. RYAN: Well done, guys. 528 00:29:57,672 --> 00:29:59,215 DR. MIKE: Alright, that's looking good. 529 00:29:59,966 --> 00:30:04,303 I'm here to look at Tequila who has a suspect bad tooth. 530 00:30:07,390 --> 00:30:11,644 The good thing about hippos is their mouth is so large, 531 00:30:11,727 --> 00:30:14,564 and you can open it up to literally about three feet, 532 00:30:14,647 --> 00:30:17,400 so you got wonderful exposure to all the teeth. 533 00:30:18,568 --> 00:30:20,486 Biggest problem is this cracked tooth. 534 00:30:21,237 --> 00:30:23,614 It was quite evident that she has a fractured tooth 535 00:30:23,698 --> 00:30:25,533 on her bottom left side. 536 00:30:25,616 --> 00:30:26,909 DR. MIKE: Yeah, if we can move this forward, 537 00:30:26,993 --> 00:30:27,869 -that'd be great. -MAN: Alright, guys. 538 00:30:27,952 --> 00:30:28,995 (air hissing) 539 00:30:29,662 --> 00:30:32,456 DR. MIKE: You could see that the side of the tooth was fractured off. 540 00:30:33,082 --> 00:30:34,917 It was split down the center, 541 00:30:35,001 --> 00:30:36,502 and there was feed material packed down 542 00:30:36,586 --> 00:30:38,671 between the two big, large fragments. 543 00:30:39,088 --> 00:30:41,465 So we're gonna see how tight it's in there. 544 00:30:41,924 --> 00:30:45,511 NARRATOR: The only option is to take the tooth out. 545 00:30:46,429 --> 00:30:49,849 (indistinct chatter) 546 00:30:49,932 --> 00:30:52,643 DR. MIKE: Typically, when you're trying to extract a tooth 547 00:30:52,727 --> 00:30:55,187 in some of these large animals and it's a large tooth, 548 00:30:55,271 --> 00:30:57,690 in her case it's about two and a half inches deep 549 00:30:57,773 --> 00:30:59,984 and about two and a half to three inches in length, 550 00:31:01,068 --> 00:31:03,237 you've got to sit there and wiggle on that tooth. 551 00:31:07,491 --> 00:31:08,910 It's a game of patience. 552 00:31:09,785 --> 00:31:13,539 Anybody can get a tooth out if they want to be really aggressive, 553 00:31:13,623 --> 00:31:16,751 but you don't want to do a lot of damage to the socket and the jawbone. 554 00:31:16,834 --> 00:31:20,046 So it's taking your time, slowly breaking it down. 555 00:31:22,214 --> 00:31:23,257 DR. RYAN: So far so good. 556 00:31:23,341 --> 00:31:26,218 She seems to be doing really well under anesthesia, 557 00:31:26,302 --> 00:31:27,845 from all the monitoring we've done. 558 00:31:27,929 --> 00:31:30,181 She's holding steady, and everything's going well. 559 00:31:30,264 --> 00:31:33,517 She's staying asleep, so happy at this point. 560 00:31:33,601 --> 00:31:35,853 (tapping) 561 00:31:35,937 --> 00:31:37,980 DR. MIKE: It's kind of like taking a glass out of concrete. 562 00:31:38,522 --> 00:31:40,524 She wants to keep it, and I want to take it out. 563 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,031 We've been on the ground for going on three hours now. 564 00:31:47,406 --> 00:31:48,783 NARRATOR: Only minutes remain 565 00:31:48,866 --> 00:31:51,160 before Tequila's sedation wears off. 566 00:31:51,243 --> 00:31:52,662 DR. MIKE: So we need, uh-- 567 00:31:52,745 --> 00:31:54,455 DR. RYAN: Right, give it about 15 minutes. 568 00:31:54,622 --> 00:31:56,457 (indistinct chatter) 569 00:32:02,088 --> 00:32:03,965 (indistinct chatter) 570 00:32:04,048 --> 00:32:05,383 DR. MIKE: Oh, yeah, they're open. 571 00:32:07,301 --> 00:32:09,428 MAN: Hoping we kind of just slide off those front teeth. 572 00:32:09,512 --> 00:32:10,680 MAN: You mean this flap? 573 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:15,685 DR. MIKE: There's one piece. 574 00:32:15,768 --> 00:32:18,187 -WOMAN: Oh yeah. -ALL: Yay! 575 00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:21,983 (applause) 576 00:32:22,066 --> 00:32:23,234 WOMAN: Nice. 577 00:32:23,317 --> 00:32:24,819 DR. RYAN: It took a long time to get out, 578 00:32:24,902 --> 00:32:26,278 and there's still a fragment in there 579 00:32:26,362 --> 00:32:28,364 that's in there really, really good. 580 00:32:28,990 --> 00:32:30,992 MAN: He's got a fragment still in there. 581 00:32:31,784 --> 00:32:33,202 WOMAN: Oh, there's the other one, ooh. 582 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:34,537 Oh yeah. 583 00:32:35,246 --> 00:32:36,831 MAN (off screen): Got it, there we go. 584 00:32:36,914 --> 00:32:39,750 -WOMAN (off screen): Wow: -WOMAN: Yep, there it is. 585 00:32:41,043 --> 00:32:42,128 There it is. 586 00:32:42,211 --> 00:32:43,337 (air hissing) 587 00:32:45,756 --> 00:32:47,508 DR. MIKE: So, we got those big fragments out 588 00:32:47,591 --> 00:32:49,552 which allowed us to clean it out 589 00:32:49,635 --> 00:32:51,804 and get the feed material out of that alveolus. 590 00:32:51,887 --> 00:32:53,931 As long as she's not packing feed in there, 591 00:32:54,015 --> 00:32:55,307 she should do fine. 592 00:32:55,391 --> 00:32:56,767 -MAN: You ready, Charles? -CHARLES: Ready. 593 00:32:56,851 --> 00:32:58,686 -MAN: You ready? -WOMAN: Yes, I'm ready. 594 00:32:58,769 --> 00:33:00,771 NARRATOR: After a successful extraction 595 00:33:00,855 --> 00:33:02,857 and more than three hours under, 596 00:33:02,940 --> 00:33:04,817 time for Tequila to wake up. 597 00:33:05,359 --> 00:33:06,986 DR. RYAN: Not going to have a lot of time to work. 598 00:33:07,069 --> 00:33:08,029 WOMAN: Okay, alright. 599 00:33:08,487 --> 00:33:10,531 MAN: Okay, one, two, three, start pulling. 600 00:33:11,198 --> 00:33:12,491 Let, let the rope do the work. 601 00:33:13,451 --> 00:33:15,077 DR. RYAN: Laying down for a long period of time 602 00:33:15,161 --> 00:33:16,370 can be a little trying on them. 603 00:33:16,454 --> 00:33:17,663 -MAN 1: Little bit more. -MAN 2: That's good. 604 00:33:17,747 --> 00:33:19,206 -MAN 1: Right there -MAN 2: Good right there. 605 00:33:19,290 --> 00:33:22,126 DR. RYAN: So, it's just like us if you sleep on your arm wrong 606 00:33:22,209 --> 00:33:24,879 and you wake up, and it's asleep or it hurts for a little while, 607 00:33:24,962 --> 00:33:26,505 the same thing can happen to them. 608 00:33:26,589 --> 00:33:29,258 So, we're making efforts to reposition her 609 00:33:29,341 --> 00:33:31,177 and move her round and stretch her out a little bit 610 00:33:31,260 --> 00:33:32,511 to kind of combat that, 611 00:33:32,595 --> 00:33:34,472 but she's still gonna have some soreness 612 00:33:34,555 --> 00:33:37,808 and some, some tingly limbs probably when she gets up. 613 00:33:37,892 --> 00:33:40,394 MAN: Six, eight inches, so her head can't get through. 614 00:33:42,646 --> 00:33:44,315 WOMAN: Come on, move your tongue, mama. 615 00:33:44,398 --> 00:33:46,108 -MAN: There it goes. -WOMAN: There it goes, alright. 616 00:33:47,735 --> 00:33:48,736 MAN (off screen): Alright. 617 00:33:50,905 --> 00:33:51,906 (raspy breath) 618 00:33:51,989 --> 00:33:53,032 WOMAN (off screen): Big breath. 619 00:33:53,115 --> 00:33:54,283 MAN (off screen): There we go. 620 00:33:54,366 --> 00:33:57,036 There you go. Drop it. Good girl. 621 00:34:05,336 --> 00:34:06,378 Whoa. 622 00:34:10,674 --> 00:34:12,468 NARRATOR: Tequila is back. 623 00:34:13,886 --> 00:34:16,138 DR. RYAN: I think Tequila did very well under anesthesia. 624 00:34:16,222 --> 00:34:18,182 I'm very happy with the way the procedure went 625 00:34:18,265 --> 00:34:20,267 and, uh, she woke up beautifully. 626 00:34:27,733 --> 00:34:31,278 (birds chirping) 627 00:34:35,908 --> 00:34:37,451 DR. JASON (off screen): Ready to do this nest check thing this morning? 628 00:34:37,535 --> 00:34:39,829 -SHANNON: Yeah, buddy. -DR. JASON: Excellent. 629 00:34:39,912 --> 00:34:42,873 NARRATOR: Over at EPCOT, meet some of their smallest... 630 00:34:45,042 --> 00:34:47,211 ...and noisiest guests. 631 00:34:47,294 --> 00:34:50,673 Over 60 pairs of nesting purple martins 632 00:34:52,591 --> 00:34:53,884 SHANNON: Doctor Jason and I are gonna go 633 00:34:53,968 --> 00:34:55,636 and check each and every individual house 634 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:56,804 that we have. 635 00:35:04,019 --> 00:35:06,313 A purple martin is the largest species of swallow 636 00:35:06,397 --> 00:35:08,232 that is here in North America. 637 00:35:08,315 --> 00:35:10,276 DR. JASON: Purple martins only spend about half 638 00:35:10,359 --> 00:35:12,278 of their year here at Walt Disney World. 639 00:35:12,361 --> 00:35:14,613 The other half of the year, they're in south America. 640 00:35:15,197 --> 00:35:16,282 They're in Brazil. 641 00:35:16,365 --> 00:35:19,118 They go from some of the most remote places on the planet 642 00:35:19,201 --> 00:35:20,953 to one of the most magical places on the planet. 643 00:35:21,704 --> 00:35:23,956 SHANNON: Back in 1998, we actually just kind of 644 00:35:24,039 --> 00:35:27,042 put out a house for purple martins at our Flower and Garden Festival. 645 00:35:27,126 --> 00:35:28,752 Didn't really expect birds to be in it. 646 00:35:28,836 --> 00:35:31,088 We found out, you know what, birds are coming here, they love it. 647 00:35:31,172 --> 00:35:33,299 We have over 200 houses at this point, 648 00:35:33,382 --> 00:35:34,842 you know, 20 years later. 649 00:35:34,925 --> 00:35:36,719 We have the ability to take care of all these wonderful birds 650 00:35:36,802 --> 00:35:39,513 and these species as an important stopover breeding point 651 00:35:39,597 --> 00:35:41,432 for them right before they head back to Brazil. 652 00:35:50,191 --> 00:35:53,736 DR. JASON: I'm hoping we'll see some freshly hatched chicks. 653 00:35:54,236 --> 00:35:55,487 SHANNON (off screen): Little, little babies. 654 00:35:56,447 --> 00:35:58,073 You let me know what you got. 655 00:35:58,532 --> 00:36:01,243 DR. JASON: In 'A,' we got nothing. 656 00:36:01,327 --> 00:36:02,745 But what was in there last time? 657 00:36:02,828 --> 00:36:04,205 SHANNON: Last time, there was three young 658 00:36:04,288 --> 00:36:05,414 so maybe they fledged. 659 00:36:05,497 --> 00:36:07,666 DR. JASON: Yeah, so you can tell it's definitely been used. 660 00:36:07,750 --> 00:36:08,709 SHANNON: Oh yeah, sweet. 661 00:36:10,044 --> 00:36:12,213 DR. JASON: Purple martins, they're kind of a strange bird, 662 00:36:12,296 --> 00:36:14,590 because one of the only places they like to nest 663 00:36:14,673 --> 00:36:16,383 is in human-provided bird houses. 664 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:19,762 SHANNON: They historically would kind of hang out by the Native Americans. 665 00:36:19,845 --> 00:36:22,223 The Native Americans would put out these gourds to dry, 666 00:36:22,306 --> 00:36:25,100 and the birds were like, that's a home, I'm gonna hang out there. 667 00:36:25,184 --> 00:36:26,727 So they're almost completely dependent 668 00:36:26,810 --> 00:36:29,730 on human care and human houses that they create for them. 669 00:36:30,648 --> 00:36:32,399 DR. JASON: Alright, on to 'B.' 670 00:36:33,275 --> 00:36:35,527 Let's see, alright, we got a little more heft to this one. 671 00:36:35,611 --> 00:36:36,987 We got birds in here. 672 00:36:37,071 --> 00:36:39,198 Oh, babies on board, check this out. 673 00:36:39,281 --> 00:36:40,282 SHANNON: Yeah, look at that. 674 00:36:41,242 --> 00:36:42,576 DR. JASON: Why does it matter so much 675 00:36:42,660 --> 00:36:45,287 if this particular family of chicks makes it or not? 676 00:36:45,371 --> 00:36:47,998 Well, purple martins are a species on the decline. 677 00:36:48,082 --> 00:36:50,334 Every single one of these chicks matters. 678 00:36:51,794 --> 00:36:55,506 In the last couple decades, we've lost 50 percent of our martins. 679 00:36:57,174 --> 00:36:59,468 Everybody can make a conservation difference. 680 00:37:00,052 --> 00:37:03,889 Everybody that has the right kind of yard, put up a purple martin house. 681 00:37:05,766 --> 00:37:09,228 They lay about a thousand eggs every single year. 682 00:37:09,311 --> 00:37:11,397 We're like a little purple martin factory here. 683 00:37:12,189 --> 00:37:14,483 Alright, 'E.' 684 00:37:14,566 --> 00:37:16,151 Check it out, it's egg time. 685 00:37:16,235 --> 00:37:17,736 SHANNON: Egg time, how many eggs we got? 686 00:37:17,820 --> 00:37:18,946 DR. JASON: Three eggs. 687 00:37:20,322 --> 00:37:21,740 What did we have in 'M' last time? 688 00:37:21,824 --> 00:37:23,325 SHANNON: 'M,' we had five eggs. 689 00:37:23,409 --> 00:37:24,743 DR. JASON: Oh, we don't have five eggs anymore. 690 00:37:24,827 --> 00:37:25,786 SHANNON: Oh, what do we have? 691 00:37:25,869 --> 00:37:27,204 DR. JASON: We got brand new chicks. 692 00:37:27,288 --> 00:37:29,290 SHANNON: Oh, look at the little babies. 693 00:37:31,917 --> 00:37:33,502 DR. JASON: Alright, so I am gonna reach in, 694 00:37:33,585 --> 00:37:36,380 I'm gonna grab the very largest chick. 695 00:37:37,381 --> 00:37:40,634 We're able to touch these birds only once. 696 00:37:40,718 --> 00:37:42,386 You can do that in a way that's not going 697 00:37:42,469 --> 00:37:44,179 to negatively impact these guys. 698 00:37:45,347 --> 00:37:49,435 Based on these aging charts, we can see exactly how big these guys are. 699 00:37:51,312 --> 00:37:53,105 SHANNON: Kind of looks like five days old to me. 700 00:37:53,188 --> 00:37:56,233 You know, migratory bird species have a really hard time 701 00:37:56,317 --> 00:37:58,068 flying across and finding good stopover points 702 00:37:58,152 --> 00:38:00,362 where they'll have, you know, safety, they'll have food. 703 00:38:00,446 --> 00:38:04,074 So Disney really makes a huge difference in the way that we can make sure 704 00:38:04,158 --> 00:38:06,285 that they have all the things that they need before they head on 705 00:38:06,368 --> 00:38:08,120 to whatever's next in their journey. 706 00:38:08,787 --> 00:38:11,582 Every year, we actually will band some of the adults and some of the babies 707 00:38:11,665 --> 00:38:13,500 to see if they'll actually come back to us. 708 00:38:13,876 --> 00:38:15,669 We even have one bird that we call Steve the martin. 709 00:38:15,753 --> 00:38:17,713 He's been coming back for about eight years now, 710 00:38:17,796 --> 00:38:19,214 and we see him flying down, 711 00:38:19,298 --> 00:38:21,383 having his kids, and heading back to Brazil. 712 00:38:23,093 --> 00:38:26,764 NARRATOR: Steve was here a week ago taking care of his chicks, 713 00:38:27,556 --> 00:38:29,391 but there is no sign of him now. 714 00:38:30,059 --> 00:38:33,103 DR. JASON: Steve the martin, he's one of the grand daddies of the colony. 715 00:38:33,896 --> 00:38:35,898 I came out yesterday, 716 00:38:35,981 --> 00:38:38,484 but I didn't see Steve coming back to visit the gourd. 717 00:38:39,902 --> 00:38:41,945 The reason I'm a little concerned 718 00:38:42,029 --> 00:38:45,282 is that we've seen a lot more crows attacking this year. 719 00:38:45,908 --> 00:38:48,911 It's possible that Steve and his mate Sharon 720 00:38:48,994 --> 00:38:50,412 may have succumbed to the crows. 721 00:38:50,954 --> 00:38:53,457 If something has happened to Steve and his mate... 722 00:38:55,667 --> 00:38:56,960 ...who's gonna feed those chicks? 723 00:39:03,592 --> 00:39:06,220 DR. JASON (off screen) Steve's been coming back eight years running. 724 00:39:08,347 --> 00:39:10,516 So where is he? Why isn't he coming back? 725 00:39:11,809 --> 00:39:14,603 If Steve's gonna come back anywhere at Walt Disney World 726 00:39:14,686 --> 00:39:17,648 it's gonna be at this house, this gourd. 727 00:39:18,690 --> 00:39:20,984 I'm afraid for what's gonna happen to these chicks. 728 00:39:21,485 --> 00:39:24,196 The clock is ticking. Those chicks need feeding. 729 00:39:25,197 --> 00:39:27,491 we need Steve and his mate Sharon to come back. 730 00:39:31,620 --> 00:39:33,914 Steve the martin is tagged with a tracking device 731 00:39:33,997 --> 00:39:35,582 so if he comes back, 732 00:39:35,666 --> 00:39:38,127 I can catch him, we can get that device back, 733 00:39:38,210 --> 00:39:40,254 and find out all the adventures he's been up to. 734 00:39:41,130 --> 00:39:43,298 So, we're going to be setting a little trapdoor 735 00:39:43,382 --> 00:39:44,716 over our target compartment, 736 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:47,928 held up by a little pin that's attached to a fishing line. 737 00:39:49,471 --> 00:39:51,557 I'm taking this little pin here, 738 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:54,351 and I'm sliding it right in the little hole 739 00:39:54,810 --> 00:39:56,478 in the middle of this faceplate, 740 00:39:56,562 --> 00:39:59,022 and I'm resting the trapdoor on top of it. 741 00:39:59,898 --> 00:40:01,859 And then when our target bird goes in, 742 00:40:01,942 --> 00:40:04,736 pull the fishing pole, pop out the pin, drop the trapdoor 743 00:40:04,820 --> 00:40:07,156 and we'll get our bird back, that's the plan. 744 00:40:08,824 --> 00:40:11,201 Fingers crossed Steve comes back. 745 00:40:17,291 --> 00:40:20,127 My line is now secured. 746 00:40:22,963 --> 00:40:24,173 I am all set. 747 00:40:24,715 --> 00:40:29,261 (clicking) 748 00:40:32,055 --> 00:40:35,476 And so I am going to sit back 749 00:40:35,559 --> 00:40:37,436 over in this chair right here. 750 00:40:48,614 --> 00:40:49,698 We call this fishing for martins 751 00:40:49,781 --> 00:40:53,452 because it's exactly like fishing 752 00:40:53,535 --> 00:40:58,165 in that you don't know if you're gonna get a nibble 753 00:40:58,248 --> 00:41:01,043 in the first five minutes or, like, a couple hours. 754 00:41:07,382 --> 00:41:08,300 Oh. 755 00:41:11,136 --> 00:41:14,806 This is definitely Steve's social mate. 756 00:41:17,267 --> 00:41:20,103 She's sitting on top of the nest compartment right now. 757 00:41:28,362 --> 00:41:30,697 Oh my gosh, Steve's here. Steve just landed. 758 00:41:30,781 --> 00:41:31,907 Steve's in. 759 00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:34,576 (line clicking) 760 00:41:34,660 --> 00:41:36,870 (gasps) We got him! 761 00:41:38,330 --> 00:41:40,707 Oh, this is so exciting. 762 00:41:43,085 --> 00:41:45,671 He can get back to feeding those chicks now, 763 00:41:45,754 --> 00:41:48,715 and I can see where he's been off to all of these days. 764 00:41:48,799 --> 00:41:49,716 This is great. 765 00:41:50,509 --> 00:41:53,595 We want to follow the day-to-day life of Steve the martin 766 00:41:53,679 --> 00:41:56,348 as he is going all throughout the Walt Disney World Resort, 767 00:41:56,807 --> 00:41:58,892 because that info helps us understand 768 00:41:58,976 --> 00:42:02,062 not only what Steve and other martins here need 769 00:42:02,145 --> 00:42:04,523 but what purple martins across their range need. 770 00:42:05,691 --> 00:42:08,902 Oh, best morning ever. 771 00:42:14,366 --> 00:42:15,576 Hey, buddy. 772 00:42:16,076 --> 00:42:19,037 I am so glad to see you, Steve. 773 00:42:21,123 --> 00:42:22,499 Oh. 774 00:42:23,709 --> 00:42:26,169 And you are looking fabulous, 775 00:42:26,837 --> 00:42:28,297 There's that tracking device. 776 00:42:28,380 --> 00:42:31,925 I can get that tracking device back, which is exciting. 777 00:42:32,009 --> 00:42:34,303 That means that we should have captured 778 00:42:34,386 --> 00:42:37,431 everything that's gone on for this last week. 779 00:42:38,307 --> 00:42:39,600 You're almost free, buddy. 780 00:42:41,059 --> 00:42:42,227 There we go. 781 00:42:43,478 --> 00:42:46,440 Alright, buddy, fly free. 782 00:42:46,523 --> 00:42:48,066 Super excited you came back. 783 00:42:48,150 --> 00:42:50,110 Alright, get back to feeding those chicks. 784 00:42:57,242 --> 00:42:59,453 (sighs) That was awesome. 785 00:43:07,836 --> 00:43:09,296 ERIN (off screen): Come here, Tequila. 786 00:43:12,299 --> 00:43:14,468 NARRATOR: After Tequila's tooth extraction, 787 00:43:14,926 --> 00:43:18,305 Erin and Jen want to see if her bite is back. 788 00:43:18,805 --> 00:43:19,848 ERIN: See if she has any trouble. 789 00:43:22,601 --> 00:43:23,769 (laughs) You get it? 790 00:43:27,397 --> 00:43:28,940 -JEN: There she goes. -ERIN: There it is. 791 00:43:29,024 --> 00:43:30,942 JEN: There you go, that looked pretty good. 792 00:43:31,068 --> 00:43:33,695 ERIN: Yeah. She's eating normal again. 793 00:43:34,946 --> 00:43:36,615 Chomping on her watermelon. 794 00:43:36,698 --> 00:43:38,325 JEN: Yeah, that definitely looks better. 795 00:43:38,408 --> 00:43:39,326 (crunching) 796 00:43:41,244 --> 00:43:42,829 We were a little worried that she might be sore 797 00:43:42,913 --> 00:43:44,247 from all the work but I think she's, 798 00:43:44,331 --> 00:43:45,457 she's doing great right now. 799 00:43:47,876 --> 00:43:49,836 Tooth problems are something that you're always aware of 800 00:43:49,920 --> 00:43:51,963 because they have so many teeth, 801 00:43:52,047 --> 00:43:54,132 and they eat a lot of different things. 802 00:43:55,217 --> 00:43:56,385 ERIN: Very happy that she's eating 803 00:43:56,468 --> 00:43:58,720 her watermelon completely normally, 804 00:43:58,804 --> 00:44:00,222 eating the whole thing in one bite. 805 00:44:00,305 --> 00:44:02,307 Captioned by Point.360