1 00:00:01,461 --> 00:00:04,630 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:05,923 --> 00:00:07,091 DANI (on radio): Hi buddy. 3 00:00:07,633 --> 00:00:09,427 -There's Beau. -SCUBA DIVER (on radio): That's Beau? 4 00:00:09,510 --> 00:00:11,345 DANI: He's one of our newer Sand Tigers. 5 00:00:11,721 --> 00:00:15,141 As you can tell, he's not shy with people. 6 00:00:16,851 --> 00:00:17,810 What did the shark say 7 00:00:17,894 --> 00:00:20,021 after he ate a Clownfish? 8 00:00:20,104 --> 00:00:21,898 SCUBA DIVER: Ah... I don't know. 9 00:00:21,981 --> 00:00:23,441 DANI: This tastes funny! 10 00:00:24,275 --> 00:00:26,694 What do you get when you mix 11 00:00:26,778 --> 00:00:29,405 a shark and a snowman? 12 00:00:29,489 --> 00:00:30,615 SCUBA DIVER: A snow shark. 13 00:00:30,698 --> 00:00:32,116 DANI: No, frostbite! 14 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,202 (diver laughs) 15 00:00:35,369 --> 00:00:38,498 (theme song plays) 16 00:00:49,342 --> 00:00:53,179 (crowd chatter) 17 00:00:53,262 --> 00:00:56,516 ♪ ♪ 18 00:00:56,599 --> 00:00:57,892 NARRATOR: On a sunny morning 19 00:00:58,684 --> 00:01:01,896 -t Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park, 20 00:01:03,731 --> 00:01:07,110 the meerkats come outside to catch some rays. 21 00:01:07,193 --> 00:01:09,362 COURTNEY: They like to lay in the sun. 22 00:01:09,445 --> 00:01:10,863 Some people call them solar-powered. 23 00:01:10,947 --> 00:01:14,158 So, they sit like this with their little bellies up to the sky. 24 00:01:15,618 --> 00:01:18,121 You'll see them kind of sitting in the sun, taking it in, 25 00:01:18,204 --> 00:01:20,331 especially early in the morning on those cooler mornings, 26 00:01:20,414 --> 00:01:21,958 or if it's been kind of rainy. 27 00:01:24,418 --> 00:01:27,338 There's so much I love about working with the meerkats. 28 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:31,134 I try not to pick favorites. I love all the meerkats very much, 29 00:01:31,217 --> 00:01:32,718 and they all are very special. 30 00:01:33,886 --> 00:01:35,888 Hi, buddy. You are so cute! 31 00:01:36,764 --> 00:01:38,266 I know, I love you! 32 00:01:39,809 --> 00:01:42,728 I can't favor you on camera, that's just embarrassing. 33 00:01:43,437 --> 00:01:44,397 (chuckles) 34 00:01:45,439 --> 00:01:47,900 NARRATOR: These southern African desert dudes 35 00:01:47,984 --> 00:01:49,777 love their creepy crawly snacks. 36 00:01:50,945 --> 00:01:54,031 COURTNEY: So today, I'm feeding the meerkats superworms and mealworms, 37 00:01:54,115 --> 00:01:57,118 and they definitely love those superworms. It's their favorite snack. 38 00:01:57,201 --> 00:01:59,162 ♪ ♪ 39 00:01:59,245 --> 00:02:01,372 I've been working with them for a really long time. 40 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:02,748 That means that I've been able to learn 41 00:02:02,832 --> 00:02:05,459 all their individual quirks and personalities, 42 00:02:05,543 --> 00:02:08,337 and so I can sort of tell them apart by what they're doing. 43 00:02:08,421 --> 00:02:10,423 -(barking, sniffing) -Thomas, 44 00:02:10,506 --> 00:02:12,550 Arlo, Springsteen, 45 00:02:12,633 --> 00:02:14,260 Bentley, 46 00:02:14,343 --> 00:02:15,761 Nirvana, 47 00:02:15,845 --> 00:02:16,804 Newton. 48 00:02:17,930 --> 00:02:19,307 (chattering) 49 00:02:19,390 --> 00:02:23,060 At this moment in time, I would say that Newton 50 00:02:23,144 --> 00:02:25,938 is probably our dominant animal, which is surprising to me, 51 00:02:26,022 --> 00:02:27,899 because he's one of our youngest animals. 52 00:02:28,858 --> 00:02:30,902 NARRATOR: Being the dominant male 53 00:02:30,985 --> 00:02:33,070 matters in the meerkat mob. 54 00:02:33,154 --> 00:02:35,531 COURTNEY: Your job is kind of determined in some ways 55 00:02:35,615 --> 00:02:37,617 by your social ranking within the group. 56 00:02:37,700 --> 00:02:41,495 So, in a typical group, there would be a dominant female 57 00:02:41,579 --> 00:02:44,999 who selects a dominant male, and they breed, 58 00:02:45,082 --> 00:02:47,877 and then the other members of the mob are responsible 59 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,714 for raising the offspring, finding food, taking sentry duty, 60 00:02:51,797 --> 00:02:53,925 which means look out to keep everybody safe. 61 00:02:54,008 --> 00:02:57,428 All of that kind of stuff falls on the other members of the group. 62 00:02:58,429 --> 00:03:01,474 Bentley's in the back there, scanning the sky 63 00:03:01,557 --> 00:03:04,977 and the surrounding area to make sure there are no threats 64 00:03:05,061 --> 00:03:07,730 that are imminent that everybody needs to be aware of. 65 00:03:07,813 --> 00:03:09,690 ♪ ♪ 66 00:03:09,774 --> 00:03:11,317 Bentley is a really fun guy. 67 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,363 He is very chill, I would say. 68 00:03:15,446 --> 00:03:18,491 He's really calm and easygoing for the most part. 69 00:03:20,243 --> 00:03:23,537 (purring, chittering) 70 00:03:23,621 --> 00:03:26,290 Uh-oh. So, that was an alarm call. 71 00:03:26,374 --> 00:03:28,626 Looks like he might have seen something in the sky 72 00:03:28,709 --> 00:03:30,211 that I cannot see. 73 00:03:31,379 --> 00:03:34,924 They have a specific vocalization for sky predator versus land predator. 74 00:03:35,007 --> 00:03:36,801 (chittering) 75 00:03:36,884 --> 00:03:39,428 Something happened. We're all seeking shelter. 76 00:03:39,512 --> 00:03:41,055 (zebra barking) 77 00:03:41,138 --> 00:03:43,224 Oh, we're scared of the zebra? 78 00:03:43,307 --> 00:03:44,392 ♪ ♪ 79 00:03:44,475 --> 00:03:47,144 Those are our neighbors! You all know the zebra! 80 00:03:47,937 --> 00:03:48,938 (laughs) 81 00:03:49,438 --> 00:03:51,857 Okay, we're all underground. (laughs) 82 00:03:53,442 --> 00:03:55,194 NARRATOR: When the coast is clear, 83 00:03:55,278 --> 00:03:58,948 lower-ranking Bentley comes out with some attitude. 84 00:03:59,615 --> 00:04:01,909 COURTNEY: Bentley is definitely not in charge 85 00:04:01,993 --> 00:04:04,203 when it comes to our meerkat social rankings, 86 00:04:04,287 --> 00:04:05,788 but sometimes he likes to try it out 87 00:04:05,871 --> 00:04:08,457 and see how high he can get and test the waters. 88 00:04:09,667 --> 00:04:12,336 There's something brewing potentially. 89 00:04:14,255 --> 00:04:17,466 ♪ ♪ 90 00:04:18,509 --> 00:04:19,510 (squawk) 91 00:04:19,593 --> 00:04:21,637 NARRATOR: A quarter of a mile away, 92 00:04:21,721 --> 00:04:25,099 the savanna's fastest felines begin their day. 93 00:04:25,182 --> 00:04:26,892 JANENE: Ooh, here come the cheetah! 94 00:04:28,227 --> 00:04:29,729 NARRATOR: Meet Murie... 95 00:04:30,980 --> 00:04:32,481 Maathai... 96 00:04:33,524 --> 00:04:34,817 and Fossey. 97 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:36,485 JANENE: We have three of our cheetah girls. 98 00:04:36,569 --> 00:04:38,946 Worked with them for six and a half years now. 99 00:04:39,030 --> 00:04:42,742 Oh, I like them all. Is that okay to say? (laughs) 100 00:04:42,825 --> 00:04:44,744 I truly do. They all have their own little quirks. 101 00:04:44,827 --> 00:04:46,537 I love the difference in their faces. 102 00:04:48,289 --> 00:04:49,332 ♪ ♪ 103 00:04:49,415 --> 00:04:52,960 NARRATOR: These glamor girls don't have much on their schedule. 104 00:04:53,044 --> 00:04:54,754 JANENE: They sleep most of the day. 105 00:04:54,837 --> 00:04:58,132 Often, you will see them mostly just resting, usually in a shady spot. 106 00:04:59,008 --> 00:05:02,011 NARRATOR: But their cousins in the wild have a different agenda. 107 00:05:02,762 --> 00:05:06,015 JANENE: Out in the wild, food is not just presented to them. 108 00:05:06,724 --> 00:05:08,768 They hunt mostly antelope. They're very, very fast, 109 00:05:09,268 --> 00:05:11,812 but it's more of a sneak attack speed hunt. 110 00:05:11,896 --> 00:05:15,107 ♪ ♪ 111 00:05:15,191 --> 00:05:16,567 (growls) 112 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:19,653 Unfortunately, a lot of their habitat is being destroyed. 113 00:05:21,072 --> 00:05:24,075 Cheetah do sometimes unfortunately go after domestic livestock. 114 00:05:26,077 --> 00:05:29,914 NARRATOR: Under managed care, meals come on a predictable schedule, 115 00:05:29,997 --> 00:05:33,542 so keepers try other ways to shake things up 116 00:05:33,626 --> 00:05:35,169 and get these girls moving. 117 00:05:35,753 --> 00:05:37,755 JANENE: Alright, here they come! 118 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:43,052 Ran right by-- Oh, did you just see it? What's out there? 119 00:05:43,135 --> 00:05:44,678 I put the ball out in the habitat today 120 00:05:44,762 --> 00:05:47,556 to try to entice the cheetah to come out and engage with it. 121 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:49,725 It's kind of a form of enrichment to try to get them to mimic 122 00:05:49,809 --> 00:05:52,186 some of the natural behaviors they show us out in the wild. 123 00:05:55,564 --> 00:05:58,484 I gave it my best shot, but sometimes they just kind of go, 124 00:05:58,567 --> 00:06:00,986 "it's not moving, so why should I chase it?" 125 00:06:01,904 --> 00:06:04,281 NARRATOR: Like a house cat chasing a toy, 126 00:06:04,365 --> 00:06:06,784 cheetah want to stalk and chase 127 00:06:06,867 --> 00:06:08,452 something that moves. 128 00:06:08,536 --> 00:06:10,704 JANENE: A lot of our team are trying to think of 129 00:06:10,788 --> 00:06:14,125 how can we develop something to help with their locomotion, 130 00:06:14,208 --> 00:06:16,001 help kind of keep them moving. 131 00:06:16,085 --> 00:06:17,586 (quiet growl) 132 00:06:18,087 --> 00:06:22,049 We kind of brainstormed and reached out and contacted Walt Disney Imagineers 133 00:06:22,133 --> 00:06:25,052 in the Imagineering Department to figure out how to do this. 134 00:06:25,136 --> 00:06:28,139 ♪ ♪ 135 00:06:28,806 --> 00:06:30,307 NARRATOR: Time to get crafty. 136 00:06:31,892 --> 00:06:35,521 Behind the scenes, engineers and Imagineers 137 00:06:35,604 --> 00:06:38,190 team up with behavioral husbandry 138 00:06:38,274 --> 00:06:41,444 to transform the idea into reality. 139 00:06:41,527 --> 00:06:43,654 KATHRYN: We have a motor that's going to be attached 140 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:46,198 to the ball here. 141 00:06:46,282 --> 00:06:48,284 PATRICK: So, this is the brain for the cheetah ball. 142 00:06:48,868 --> 00:06:51,162 NARRATOR: A toy that moves. 143 00:06:51,245 --> 00:06:54,290 KATHRYN: At home with my cats, I throw stuff for them, 144 00:06:54,373 --> 00:06:56,417 and they're like, "okay, I'm gonna run after it and chase it," 145 00:06:56,500 --> 00:06:58,836 but if I have something that's motorized and moving, 146 00:06:58,919 --> 00:07:00,963 they're even more interested in it. 147 00:07:01,046 --> 00:07:03,007 -MAN: 'Cause it can go in two different... -KATHRYN: Exactly. 148 00:07:03,507 --> 00:07:06,510 The motor will rotate the weights inside of the cheetah ball. 149 00:07:07,261 --> 00:07:10,473 As you're rotating the weights, the ball will keep moving. 150 00:07:11,891 --> 00:07:13,851 Being a mechanical engineer, 151 00:07:13,934 --> 00:07:16,479 the exciting part is when you get to see that end user 152 00:07:16,562 --> 00:07:18,939 interacting and enjoying 153 00:07:19,023 --> 00:07:21,400 the thing that you built. 154 00:07:21,484 --> 00:07:23,777 PATRICK: Cheetah are obviously known for how fast they can run, 155 00:07:23,861 --> 00:07:25,529 so this is a really cool opportunity 156 00:07:25,613 --> 00:07:27,907 to encourage some of those natural behaviors. 157 00:07:27,990 --> 00:07:29,867 The hope is with a motorized ball, 158 00:07:29,950 --> 00:07:31,744 it'll allow for a much longer chase time. 159 00:07:31,827 --> 00:07:33,204 ♪ ♪ 160 00:07:36,165 --> 00:07:38,167 (elephants trumpeting) 161 00:07:38,250 --> 00:07:41,086 ♪ ♪ 162 00:07:43,422 --> 00:07:44,548 (zebra braying) 163 00:07:44,632 --> 00:07:46,300 NARRATOR: On the other side of the park... 164 00:07:47,551 --> 00:07:48,802 NICOLE: We just got a call on the radio 165 00:07:48,886 --> 00:07:51,013 that one of our zebra has been horned 166 00:07:51,096 --> 00:07:52,932 by our eland. 167 00:07:53,015 --> 00:07:55,601 WOMAN: Hi, sweet Asha. What happened? 168 00:07:55,684 --> 00:07:56,685 (squeaks) 169 00:07:57,561 --> 00:07:59,897 -NICOLE: Just going to take a look. -WOMAN: Good girl. 170 00:08:00,731 --> 00:08:03,192 NICOLE: Was the eland mean to you, sweet girl? 171 00:08:03,275 --> 00:08:04,777 This looks pretty significant. 172 00:08:08,322 --> 00:08:10,574 Asha is part of a mixed species exhibit 173 00:08:10,658 --> 00:08:13,035 that they share with eland. 174 00:08:14,078 --> 00:08:16,997 She's still learning to kind of navigate her surroundings, 175 00:08:17,081 --> 00:08:18,624 and being a young animal, 176 00:08:18,707 --> 00:08:20,292 she doesn't necessarily always pay attention 177 00:08:20,376 --> 00:08:22,253 to where she is and what's going on around her. 178 00:08:22,336 --> 00:08:24,129 ♪ ♪ 179 00:08:24,213 --> 00:08:26,090 This is a pretty stressful time for Asha. 180 00:08:26,173 --> 00:08:28,300 She's still pretty young, she's not even 2 yet, 181 00:08:28,384 --> 00:08:31,220 and this is the first time that she's really been separated from her mom. 182 00:08:32,263 --> 00:08:34,473 The wound looks bad enough that we are gonna need 183 00:08:34,557 --> 00:08:36,517 the vet team to take a closer look at this. 184 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,937 (van rumbling, beeping) 185 00:08:40,020 --> 00:08:43,399 NARRATOR: Doctors Ryan and Nati answer the call. 186 00:08:44,525 --> 00:08:45,859 -(pop) -(braying) 187 00:08:45,943 --> 00:08:49,613 DR. NATI: We need Asha under sedation so that we can fully evaluate this wound 188 00:08:49,697 --> 00:08:51,657 and see how bad it is. 189 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:53,659 DR. RYAN: It looks pretty dry from here. 190 00:08:53,742 --> 00:08:55,619 I mean, I didn't get a good look at it when I darted her. 191 00:08:55,703 --> 00:08:57,329 ♪ ♪ 192 00:09:00,457 --> 00:09:02,042 (quiet chatter) 193 00:09:02,126 --> 00:09:04,253 -Let's go in. -DR. NATI: Okay. 194 00:09:04,336 --> 00:09:05,713 (lock creaks) 195 00:09:07,089 --> 00:09:09,508 NARRATOR: Asha's wound requires urgent cleaning. 196 00:09:11,135 --> 00:09:13,596 DR. NATI: Horns do have bacteria, dirt, mud, 197 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:17,391 and things like that on them, and he introduced all of those organisms 198 00:09:17,474 --> 00:09:20,019 into her body when he punctured her. 199 00:09:20,102 --> 00:09:22,688 We are shaving the periphery of the wound 200 00:09:23,606 --> 00:09:26,734 so that we can keep it clean 201 00:09:26,817 --> 00:09:28,861 and reduce the risk of infection. 202 00:09:30,362 --> 00:09:33,574 NARRATOR: Sterile saline flushes the wound of debris. 203 00:09:34,366 --> 00:09:35,451 DR. NATI: It's pretty deep. 204 00:09:35,534 --> 00:09:37,745 (machine hissing) 205 00:09:37,828 --> 00:09:40,873 Hey, Ryan? I'm worried that we have 206 00:09:40,956 --> 00:09:44,084 a perforating wound into her abdomen. 207 00:09:44,168 --> 00:09:47,171 DR. RYAN: Yeah, that just transected that muscle belly, didn't it? 208 00:09:48,756 --> 00:09:51,216 DR. NATI: So, if I go straight down, 209 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:54,261 there's a spot where I don't hit bottom. 210 00:09:56,263 --> 00:09:57,473 DR. RYAN: Ooh! Yeah. 211 00:09:57,556 --> 00:09:59,767 -DR. NATI: So. -DR. RYAN: Yike-a-rupus. 212 00:09:59,850 --> 00:10:01,894 -(quiet chatter) -Man. 213 00:10:04,021 --> 00:10:05,814 It's a heck of a wound. 214 00:10:05,898 --> 00:10:07,900 ♪ ♪ 215 00:10:07,983 --> 00:10:11,403 DR. NATI: There's a hole that's penetrating up into her abdomen. 216 00:10:11,487 --> 00:10:14,365 So, we need to get her to the hospital for surgery 217 00:10:14,448 --> 00:10:17,409 and make sure that we close that hole in her abdomen up 218 00:10:17,493 --> 00:10:20,788 and ensure there's no damage to her internal organs. 219 00:10:20,871 --> 00:10:23,957 So, she's gonna have a big day. 220 00:10:25,626 --> 00:10:28,462 And here's our troublemaker right here. 221 00:10:28,545 --> 00:10:30,673 Do you see any zebra hair on his horns? 222 00:10:34,093 --> 00:10:36,929 -(door beeps) -(quiet chatter) 223 00:10:37,012 --> 00:10:38,722 DR. RYAN: One, two, three! 224 00:10:40,307 --> 00:10:42,267 Well, maybe it won't be that great. 225 00:10:42,768 --> 00:10:44,019 Go slow. 226 00:10:46,313 --> 00:10:48,607 MAN: You're gonna go all the way up against the window, Ryan. 227 00:10:48,691 --> 00:10:51,485 -DR. NATI: Ready? -DR. RYAN: Ready? One, two, three. 228 00:10:51,568 --> 00:10:53,779 -MAN: Right there's fine. Perfect. -DR. RYAN: How's that? 229 00:10:53,862 --> 00:10:55,989 DR. NATI: Okay, nice. 230 00:10:56,073 --> 00:10:59,201 The next step is gonna be some wound cleaning 231 00:10:59,284 --> 00:11:01,954 -and then the scope to take a look. -(machine hissing) 232 00:11:02,037 --> 00:11:04,039 ♪ ♪ 233 00:11:04,123 --> 00:11:05,708 The horn introduced 234 00:11:05,791 --> 00:11:08,585 bacteria and debris into her abdomen 235 00:11:08,669 --> 00:11:10,921 that could create a horrible infection 236 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:13,632 that could make her really sick and be fatal for her. 237 00:11:14,216 --> 00:11:17,469 -I'm about to stick the scope in. -MAN: Alright. 238 00:11:19,722 --> 00:11:21,724 DR. NATI: There we go! Okay. 239 00:11:23,726 --> 00:11:27,020 So, here's our wound. 240 00:11:28,147 --> 00:11:31,734 And we have a big pocket up in this side, 241 00:11:31,817 --> 00:11:33,652 but where I'm worried about 242 00:11:34,278 --> 00:11:36,280 -DR. RYAN: Starting the ampicillin. -DR. NATI: is this hole. 243 00:11:38,157 --> 00:11:40,492 -Can we get some saline? -WOMAN: Sure. 244 00:11:40,576 --> 00:11:43,579 DR. NATI: I want you to pour it in the wound for me. 245 00:11:46,749 --> 00:11:50,252 (machine hissing) 246 00:11:50,335 --> 00:11:54,298 When I move, the fluid starts draining away. 247 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:55,841 -DR. RYAN: It does? -DR. NATI: Yeah, 248 00:11:55,924 --> 00:11:57,551 Ryan, I mean, I didn't suction the wound, 249 00:11:57,634 --> 00:11:59,136 and all the fluid's gone. 250 00:11:59,219 --> 00:12:01,221 ♪ ♪ 251 00:12:02,848 --> 00:12:05,559 DR. RYAN: So, what she's worried about, because the fluid's disappearing 252 00:12:05,642 --> 00:12:07,394 as she flushes it into that wound, 253 00:12:07,478 --> 00:12:09,855 it means that it has an outflow deep. 254 00:12:09,938 --> 00:12:12,524 So, it's draining somewhere into the wound. 255 00:12:12,608 --> 00:12:16,153 So, there's still investigation to be done to figure out 256 00:12:16,236 --> 00:12:19,531 where that fluid's going and what needs to be done to seal it up. 257 00:12:19,615 --> 00:12:21,617 ♪ ♪ 258 00:12:22,951 --> 00:12:25,370 (machine hissing) 259 00:12:26,205 --> 00:12:28,540 DR. NATI: It turns out innocent-looking elands 260 00:12:28,624 --> 00:12:31,084 can do a lot of damage. 261 00:12:31,168 --> 00:12:33,879 That eland horn penetrated four inches of muscle. 262 00:12:34,963 --> 00:12:37,090 DR. RYAN: Alright, you want me to try to sneak underneath you, 263 00:12:37,174 --> 00:12:38,884 -Nati, and have a look at the belly? -DR. NATI: Yes! 264 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:41,303 -See if you see any fluid in there. -DR. RYAN: I'm on it. 265 00:12:43,222 --> 00:12:46,016 NARRATOR: The doctors fear the hole goes right into 266 00:12:46,099 --> 00:12:48,560 Asha's stomach or another vital organ. 267 00:12:48,644 --> 00:12:51,647 ♪ ♪ 268 00:12:54,483 --> 00:12:57,027 DR. RYAN: Alright, Nati, there is no fluid that I can appreciate. 269 00:12:57,110 --> 00:13:00,197 -DR. NATI: Okay. -DR. RYAN: So, that's good news. 270 00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:03,116 DR. NATI: That's awesome news. 271 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,745 NARRATOR: There's no sign the puncture caused organ damage. 272 00:13:07,287 --> 00:13:09,122 DR. NATI: Is Dr. Geoff out there? 273 00:13:09,206 --> 00:13:12,042 NARRATOR: But Dr. Nati wants her head vet 274 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:15,504 -to make absolutely sure. -DR. NATI: Ryan ultrasounded her 275 00:13:15,587 --> 00:13:17,089 and didn't see any free fluid in the belly. 276 00:13:17,172 --> 00:13:18,715 DR. GEOFF: And then when you put your finger-- 277 00:13:18,799 --> 00:13:20,926 -Can you get your finger in there? -DR. NATI: Oh, yeah. 278 00:13:21,009 --> 00:13:23,011 DR. GEOFF: Does it feel like peritoneal lining? 279 00:13:24,012 --> 00:13:26,473 DR. NATI: You mean, like, around the margins of it? 280 00:13:26,557 --> 00:13:29,351 -DR. GEOFF: Yeah, like if you do that... -DR. NATI: Oh yeah. Super slippery? 281 00:13:29,434 --> 00:13:32,479 -DR. GEOFF: Yeah. Okay. -DR. NATI: Mm-hmm. So, 282 00:13:32,563 --> 00:13:33,814 I'm just gonna close that. 283 00:13:33,897 --> 00:13:37,359 I'm not gonna worry about checking in her abdomen further, 284 00:13:37,442 --> 00:13:40,946 -and then close the layers on top of it. -(vacuum sucking) 285 00:13:43,365 --> 00:13:46,535 It is a really good sign that we didn't have any evidence 286 00:13:46,618 --> 00:13:49,288 of damage to her abdominal organs, 287 00:13:49,371 --> 00:13:51,582 and that she didn't have fluid in there. 288 00:13:51,665 --> 00:13:53,542 So, that ultrasound and the scoping 289 00:13:53,625 --> 00:13:56,336 were really reassuring to me that we've addressed this 290 00:13:56,420 --> 00:13:59,089 before bad things could happen to her. 291 00:14:00,173 --> 00:14:03,969 NARRATOR: Dr. Nati sutures Asha's abdominal wall... 292 00:14:04,052 --> 00:14:07,055 DR. NATI: It's a really good thing we got in here and checked this today. 293 00:14:07,764 --> 00:14:11,393 NARRATOR: ...then stitches the torn muscle and skin back together. 294 00:14:11,894 --> 00:14:15,564 DR. NATI: This was much more extensive than we thought it was 295 00:14:15,647 --> 00:14:18,108 just from looking at the surface. 296 00:14:18,191 --> 00:14:20,944 With that hole in her abdomen, 297 00:14:21,028 --> 00:14:24,406 she has a really high risk of infection 298 00:14:24,489 --> 00:14:26,658 setting in in her abdomen, 299 00:14:26,742 --> 00:14:29,119 and she could have had 300 00:14:29,202 --> 00:14:30,871 damage to her internal organs. 301 00:14:30,954 --> 00:14:32,623 Fortunately, she doesn't. 302 00:14:34,958 --> 00:14:38,462 Okay, so that big hole in the muscle is now closed. 303 00:14:39,421 --> 00:14:41,506 DR. RYAN: She got all the stripes lined up anyway. 304 00:14:41,590 --> 00:14:43,675 DR. NATI: I know, that's the goal. 305 00:14:43,759 --> 00:14:47,179 We don't want her stripes to not match up. 306 00:14:48,597 --> 00:14:51,016 By getting her on these IV antibiotics, 307 00:14:51,099 --> 00:14:53,518 I hope we have her back on the path to healing 308 00:14:53,602 --> 00:14:55,812 and recovery at this point. 309 00:14:55,896 --> 00:14:57,606 ♪ ♪ 310 00:14:59,608 --> 00:15:01,360 Come on. 311 00:15:01,443 --> 00:15:04,446 WOMAN: Push it up, push it up. Come on. Come on, guys. 312 00:15:04,529 --> 00:15:06,990 NARRATOR: As the sedation wears off... 313 00:15:07,074 --> 00:15:09,368 ♪ ♪ 314 00:15:09,451 --> 00:15:12,329 ...the team works to get Asha upright and walking. 315 00:15:15,540 --> 00:15:17,501 DR. NATI: She's starting to look a little more coordinated. 316 00:15:17,584 --> 00:15:19,753 You guys are doing awesome guiding her. 317 00:15:20,921 --> 00:15:22,923 (panting) 318 00:15:23,006 --> 00:15:24,007 KATY: Good girl. 319 00:15:24,091 --> 00:15:26,468 DR. RYAN: One more lap. We'll get through here. 320 00:15:27,511 --> 00:15:30,222 DR. NATI: She's still crossing her legs over a little in the back. 321 00:15:30,305 --> 00:15:33,016 -WOMAN: Better. -MAN: I'm gonna not help her at all 322 00:15:33,100 --> 00:15:35,894 -except for steering. -WOMAN: You're doing so good. 323 00:15:35,978 --> 00:15:38,480 ♪ ♪ 324 00:15:39,356 --> 00:15:41,149 (panting) 325 00:15:41,233 --> 00:15:42,234 MAN: Doing great. 326 00:15:44,903 --> 00:15:46,905 NICOLE: I'm super excited that Asha has recovered 327 00:15:46,989 --> 00:15:48,657 from this huge operation. 328 00:15:48,740 --> 00:15:51,743 She's doing really well, and she is up and walking. 329 00:15:54,121 --> 00:15:56,164 MAN: Stay on the coquina. 330 00:15:56,248 --> 00:16:00,043 NICOLE: The next steps for Asha are going to be lots of stall rest, 331 00:16:00,127 --> 00:16:02,921 so she's not gonna be able to go out on her savanna for a while, 332 00:16:03,005 --> 00:16:06,842 while these stitches try to hold in place, and she starts to heal a little bit. 333 00:16:07,634 --> 00:16:10,679 NARRATOR: The young zebra faces a lengthy recovery 334 00:16:10,762 --> 00:16:13,515 before she can rejoin her family. 335 00:16:13,598 --> 00:16:16,226 NICOLE: It's really important for Asha to be with her mom. 336 00:16:16,309 --> 00:16:18,812 That's where she learns all of her social skills, 337 00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:21,732 and she learns how to be a zebra. 338 00:16:21,815 --> 00:16:23,734 DR. RYAN: She's probably got a good 10, 15 minutes 339 00:16:23,817 --> 00:16:26,403 to walk that off, I would imagine. 340 00:16:26,486 --> 00:16:28,488 DR. NATI: Yeah, it's up to her now. 341 00:16:28,572 --> 00:16:31,074 We want to make sure that she doesn't have 342 00:16:31,158 --> 00:16:33,994 any lingering effects, but I'm really hopeful 343 00:16:34,077 --> 00:16:35,620 that in 10 to 14 days, 344 00:16:35,704 --> 00:16:37,164 Asha can go back with her family. 345 00:16:37,247 --> 00:16:40,500 ♪ ♪ 346 00:16:47,591 --> 00:16:50,427 -(gate clicks) -(quiet chatter) 347 00:16:50,510 --> 00:16:53,013 ANDY: Let's start here, I think, test it really quick. 348 00:16:53,096 --> 00:16:56,475 NARRATOR: It's time to test the cheetah ball prototype. 349 00:16:56,558 --> 00:16:57,893 Today's guinea pigs, 350 00:16:57,976 --> 00:17:00,062 goats and sheep. 351 00:17:00,145 --> 00:17:01,897 PATRICK: The benefit of being with the goats 352 00:17:01,980 --> 00:17:04,232 before we get it with the cats 353 00:17:04,316 --> 00:17:06,234 is that we can be in the habitat in real time 354 00:17:06,318 --> 00:17:08,695 to troubleshoot anything that might be happening with the ball. 355 00:17:09,237 --> 00:17:12,032 That wouldn't necessarily be possible with the cheetah. 356 00:17:12,741 --> 00:17:15,285 KATHRYN: We just wanna confirm that all of our connections are good, 357 00:17:15,368 --> 00:17:18,580 and that it's working before we put the top on and seal it in. 358 00:17:19,039 --> 00:17:21,750 I'm pretty excited to see how they interact with it. 359 00:17:21,833 --> 00:17:24,252 Hopefully, they'll be interested in it. 360 00:17:24,336 --> 00:17:25,837 But, we'll have to see 361 00:17:25,921 --> 00:17:28,632 because I have definitely bought things for my cat, 362 00:17:28,715 --> 00:17:30,759 and then she has not been interested. 363 00:17:30,842 --> 00:17:32,552 -MAN: Okay, we all move backwards. -(Kathryn laughs) 364 00:17:32,636 --> 00:17:34,805 Oh! A little fast. 365 00:17:34,888 --> 00:17:36,473 -(whirring) -(Kathryn laughs) 366 00:17:37,724 --> 00:17:39,017 ANDY: Something's catching inside. 367 00:17:39,726 --> 00:17:41,728 PATRICK: It's-- Oh, it's probably the wire. 368 00:17:41,812 --> 00:17:44,523 (whirring) 369 00:17:44,606 --> 00:17:46,733 -ANDY: There he goes. -PATRICK: There we go! 370 00:17:47,442 --> 00:17:49,027 The weights aren't perfectly balanced. 371 00:17:49,111 --> 00:17:51,613 -ANDY: We lost. -PATRICK: You lost it? Okay. 372 00:17:52,531 --> 00:17:56,159 ANDY: Oh! Uh, no. More than that. 373 00:17:56,243 --> 00:17:58,370 -The shaft came off. -KATHRYN: Oh. 374 00:17:58,453 --> 00:18:00,914 ANDY: We got rolling, which is cool, but we noticed the motor came loose. 375 00:18:00,997 --> 00:18:04,584 In that process, it unplugged itself, which is handy. 376 00:18:04,668 --> 00:18:06,962 -(laughs) -Also, took off the radio again. 377 00:18:07,045 --> 00:18:08,421 -PATRICK: Everything okay? -KATHRYN: Yeah, 378 00:18:08,505 --> 00:18:10,006 -just tightening stuff back down. -ANDY: Yep. 379 00:18:11,258 --> 00:18:13,301 -Forward. -PATRICK: Alright! 380 00:18:13,385 --> 00:18:15,887 -ANDY: That's better! -KATHRYN: Alright. 381 00:18:17,139 --> 00:18:19,891 NARRATOR: The goats finally get to play ball. 382 00:18:19,975 --> 00:18:21,476 PATRICK: Here, goats, goats, goats, goats! 383 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:22,811 Alright, let's see. 384 00:18:22,894 --> 00:18:24,354 ♪ ♪ 385 00:18:25,689 --> 00:18:28,066 -(whirring) -KATHRYN: Oh, look at that. 386 00:18:28,150 --> 00:18:29,317 ANDY: Oh, there we go. 387 00:18:29,401 --> 00:18:30,735 PATRICK: Hey, Sofia! 388 00:18:30,819 --> 00:18:33,572 Wanna try it? You wanna try it? 389 00:18:33,655 --> 00:18:35,490 -I know. What is it? -(growls) 390 00:18:35,574 --> 00:18:36,867 (bleats) 391 00:18:36,950 --> 00:18:39,119 (laughter) 392 00:18:39,202 --> 00:18:41,705 -Rose, what is it? -ANDY: Here we go, here we go. 393 00:18:41,788 --> 00:18:44,291 (whirring) 394 00:18:44,374 --> 00:18:46,209 PATRICK: Today, we finally got the ball rolling. 395 00:18:46,293 --> 00:18:48,336 (laughter) 396 00:18:48,420 --> 00:18:50,130 We definitely have a couple things we wanna work on. 397 00:18:51,006 --> 00:18:53,675 NARRATOR: The big test awaits. 398 00:18:53,758 --> 00:18:55,594 ANDY: I'm hoping that the cheetahs like it. 399 00:18:55,677 --> 00:18:57,220 ♪ ♪ 400 00:18:58,972 --> 00:19:01,641 ♪ ♪ 401 00:19:01,725 --> 00:19:04,436 (drizzling) 402 00:19:06,855 --> 00:19:09,524 NARRATOR: Over at the meerkat habitat, 403 00:19:09,608 --> 00:19:11,818 there's trouble in the ranks. 404 00:19:12,903 --> 00:19:15,614 COURTNEY: Newton is currently, what I would say is, 405 00:19:15,697 --> 00:19:17,908 our highest ranking meerkat in the social group. 406 00:19:17,991 --> 00:19:21,036 He's really intense as a top meerkat. 407 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,246 He's always in the mix. He's checking on everybody, 408 00:19:23,330 --> 00:19:25,790 reminding everybody, "I am in charge." 409 00:19:25,874 --> 00:19:28,376 NARRATOR: But not everybody agrees. 410 00:19:29,794 --> 00:19:33,048 COURTNEY: I would say at this current moment in time, 411 00:19:33,131 --> 00:19:35,717 there is a little bit of social tension 412 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,595 between Newton and Bentley. 413 00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:40,722 (chittering) 414 00:19:40,805 --> 00:19:44,768 Meerkats change position in the group by challenging each other. 415 00:19:44,851 --> 00:19:48,188 So, you'll see behaviors like hip-slamming, 416 00:19:49,147 --> 00:19:50,273 chittering. 417 00:19:50,357 --> 00:19:53,235 Things like that can be considered an aggressive behavior. 418 00:19:53,318 --> 00:19:55,320 (quiet chittering) 419 00:19:55,403 --> 00:19:57,197 Bentley is definitely not in charge, 420 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:58,615 but he is also a meerkat, 421 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:02,535 so he does still have those natural urges to see 422 00:20:02,619 --> 00:20:06,122 how high of a ranking he can get in his social group. 423 00:20:09,167 --> 00:20:12,212 -Hi, I hear you. -(lock, door squeaking) 424 00:20:12,295 --> 00:20:13,713 What do you think? 425 00:20:14,547 --> 00:20:18,009 NARRATOR: The tussling twosome need a little distraction. 426 00:20:18,093 --> 00:20:20,595 Backstage, it's time for school. 427 00:20:20,679 --> 00:20:22,764 COURTNEY: Alright, I'm gonna go ahead and cue. 428 00:20:22,847 --> 00:20:23,974 -(rattling) -Just a little sound cue, 429 00:20:24,057 --> 00:20:26,017 an indicator to the group that we're here, 430 00:20:26,101 --> 00:20:28,353 we're ready to start training. 431 00:20:28,436 --> 00:20:31,815 Basically, I'm asking them to put their feet up on this T. 432 00:20:31,898 --> 00:20:35,151 They each have a specific T that they need to be on 433 00:20:35,235 --> 00:20:36,528 in order to get a meatball. 434 00:20:37,779 --> 00:20:41,283 So, this gives us a chance to take pictures, flush wounds, 435 00:20:41,366 --> 00:20:43,868 -have vets get a good look at them. -(chittering) 436 00:20:43,952 --> 00:20:45,662 ♪ ♪ 437 00:20:45,745 --> 00:20:48,790 NARRATOR: But in class, not everyone's behaving. 438 00:20:48,873 --> 00:20:50,417 (angry chittering) 439 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:54,462 COURTNEY: Bentley and Newton are hanging back, having a little conversation 440 00:20:54,546 --> 00:20:57,465 about their status in the group. 441 00:20:58,633 --> 00:21:02,012 And therefore, coming for one tiny bite of meat 442 00:21:02,095 --> 00:21:03,930 is not worth it to them. 443 00:21:04,472 --> 00:21:07,142 We can re-cue and see if we can get them to come. 444 00:21:07,225 --> 00:21:09,144 My guess is no, but I'll give it a shot. 445 00:21:09,227 --> 00:21:12,147 -(rattle shaking) -They may not come. (laughs) 446 00:21:12,230 --> 00:21:14,107 (rattling) 447 00:21:14,190 --> 00:21:16,359 ♪ ♪ 448 00:21:18,069 --> 00:21:19,446 (angry chittering) 449 00:21:19,529 --> 00:21:21,031 You guys want snacks? 450 00:21:22,032 --> 00:21:24,326 NARRATOR: Finally, the rival meerkats, 451 00:21:24,409 --> 00:21:27,662 -Newton and Bentley, show up for class. -COURTNEY: Wanna sit up here? 452 00:21:32,959 --> 00:21:34,669 Good job! 453 00:21:34,753 --> 00:21:36,212 ♪ ♪ 454 00:21:36,296 --> 00:21:38,506 We're really excited that we've gotten our training program 455 00:21:38,590 --> 00:21:40,050 -to this point. -(chittering) 456 00:21:40,133 --> 00:21:42,177 We've been working really hard with the meerkat group 457 00:21:42,260 --> 00:21:46,181 to get them to each stand on their own little T, 458 00:21:46,264 --> 00:21:48,516 and they're doing really well for the most part. 459 00:21:50,185 --> 00:21:52,562 This is something that we can use to empower them 460 00:21:52,645 --> 00:21:54,689 to participate in their own care. 461 00:21:54,773 --> 00:21:57,692 And that's really what training is all about 462 00:21:57,776 --> 00:22:00,362 and what my job is all about here 463 00:22:00,445 --> 00:22:03,073 is providing these animals control and choice 464 00:22:03,156 --> 00:22:05,492 and the ability to sort of say 465 00:22:05,575 --> 00:22:07,494 they have control in their medical care. 466 00:22:09,412 --> 00:22:10,413 NARRATOR: Class dismissed. 467 00:22:10,497 --> 00:22:13,500 Now, time for recess. 468 00:22:13,583 --> 00:22:15,627 COURTNEY: I'm hoping they can maintain some social cohesion 469 00:22:15,710 --> 00:22:17,796 and peaceful times within the group, 470 00:22:17,879 --> 00:22:20,298 but I know that they're meerkats, and that's what meerkats do. 471 00:22:20,382 --> 00:22:22,759 So, I anticipate another tussle tomorrow 472 00:22:22,842 --> 00:22:24,219 or in two weeks at some point. 473 00:22:24,302 --> 00:22:26,638 It's natural for them to sort of figure it out. 474 00:22:29,599 --> 00:22:30,558 (chittering) 475 00:22:37,649 --> 00:22:40,652 ♪ ♪ 476 00:22:42,570 --> 00:22:45,698 NARRATOR: At The Seas with Nemo & Friends, 477 00:22:45,782 --> 00:22:47,867 one species of fish 478 00:22:47,951 --> 00:22:50,537 fascinates new fans every day. 479 00:22:52,288 --> 00:22:54,749 If you can find them. 480 00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:56,459 DANI: Frogfish are camouflage animals, 481 00:22:56,543 --> 00:22:58,336 so sometimes guests have to play "find the frogfish." 482 00:23:02,507 --> 00:23:04,467 GIRL: I think he should blend in with that one. 483 00:23:07,429 --> 00:23:10,306 ♪ ♪ 484 00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:12,809 Hey! 485 00:23:15,854 --> 00:23:17,063 He looks like a rock. 486 00:23:18,857 --> 00:23:20,442 DANI: One of the reasons they're called frogfish 487 00:23:20,525 --> 00:23:23,153 is because of the way that their arms are bent, they kinda look like a frog. 488 00:23:24,112 --> 00:23:27,949 And they'll just kind of move around onto the corals and hold on. 489 00:23:29,742 --> 00:23:33,455 NARRATOR: In the wild, these guys hang out in coral reefs. 490 00:23:34,038 --> 00:23:36,708 DANI: Coral reefs are extremely important to frogfish. 491 00:23:36,791 --> 00:23:38,793 They need it to survive. 492 00:23:38,877 --> 00:23:40,962 A lot of people think that they're plants, 493 00:23:41,045 --> 00:23:44,466 and they don't realize how important they are. They actually are animals. 494 00:23:45,758 --> 00:23:49,053 We like to do everything we can to help corals out in the wild. 495 00:23:49,679 --> 00:23:52,015 Some of our aquarists go down and help grow 496 00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:53,850 and transplant corals 497 00:23:53,933 --> 00:23:56,436 in a line and tree nursery 498 00:23:56,519 --> 00:23:58,021 down in the Bahamas. 499 00:23:58,855 --> 00:24:00,899 NARRATOR: In this special environment, 500 00:24:00,982 --> 00:24:04,194 the frogfish hide in their very own coral castle. 501 00:24:05,361 --> 00:24:06,488 ♪ ♪ 502 00:24:06,571 --> 00:24:10,241 DANI: We have two frogfish. One's named Pumpkin, and the other one's named Spice. 503 00:24:10,700 --> 00:24:12,035 Pumpkin hasn't been feeling very well. 504 00:24:12,118 --> 00:24:14,579 He hasn't been changing color like he normally does 505 00:24:14,662 --> 00:24:15,872 to match his background, 506 00:24:15,955 --> 00:24:18,458 so we have moved him into an off-show area. 507 00:24:19,584 --> 00:24:21,002 NARRATOR: When feeling well, 508 00:24:21,085 --> 00:24:23,755 warty frogfish easily chomp on prey 509 00:24:23,838 --> 00:24:25,882 as big as they are. 510 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:27,175 DANI: They are ambush predators. 511 00:24:27,258 --> 00:24:29,636 They have an illicium with an esca at the end, 512 00:24:29,719 --> 00:24:31,888 so it's a fancy fishing rod 513 00:24:31,971 --> 00:24:33,306 with a lure at the end, 514 00:24:33,389 --> 00:24:36,392 and they will move that around to entice their prey 515 00:24:36,476 --> 00:24:39,854 to come close, and when the prey is close, they will jump out and grab them. 516 00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:48,029 NARRATOR: Usually, Pumpkin loves to eat crustaceans and small fish, 517 00:24:49,113 --> 00:24:51,407 but his appetite is off. 518 00:24:51,491 --> 00:24:53,326 DANI: He was still eating on his own, 519 00:24:53,409 --> 00:24:54,577 but when he would go for the food, 520 00:24:54,661 --> 00:24:57,664 you would see that there's a slight movement in his jaw. 521 00:24:58,414 --> 00:25:00,416 So, we're gonna be treating him for that. 522 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:01,876 ♪ ♪ 523 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:03,586 We're gonna do everything we can 524 00:25:03,670 --> 00:25:07,006 to try and make Pumpkin healthy and happy again. 525 00:25:07,090 --> 00:25:10,093 NARRATOR: His jaw is tiny and delicate, 526 00:25:10,176 --> 00:25:13,555 but Dr. Natalie plans to help this little guy eat like he used to. 527 00:25:14,430 --> 00:25:17,016 DR. NATALIE: Maybe we can just bring him up here so I can examine and... 528 00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:19,185 -DANI: Yeah. -(dripping) 529 00:25:19,269 --> 00:25:22,272 ♪ ♪ 530 00:25:22,355 --> 00:25:25,191 DR. NATALIE: We have to recreate this fish's environment, 531 00:25:25,275 --> 00:25:27,902 so we need to deliver oxygen in the same way 532 00:25:27,986 --> 00:25:30,238 that Pumpkin would get it from the water. 533 00:25:30,321 --> 00:25:32,490 So, she's delivering anesthetized water 534 00:25:32,574 --> 00:25:33,783 over his gills. 535 00:25:34,993 --> 00:25:37,996 NARRATOR: Pumpkin slips into sleep. 536 00:25:38,079 --> 00:25:40,915 DR. NATALIE: People are genuinely surprised that we anesthetize fish. 537 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,460 We want to treat even the smallest of animals. 538 00:25:45,003 --> 00:25:46,296 (laughs) 539 00:25:46,379 --> 00:25:50,091 NARRATOR: Frogfish can hold their breath long enough for a quick scan. 540 00:25:51,301 --> 00:25:53,219 -DANI: Swimming. -NURSE: His little wiggly butt! 541 00:25:53,303 --> 00:25:54,929 -Oh my gosh. DANI: Swimming in his dreams. 542 00:25:56,431 --> 00:25:59,267 DR. NATALIE: Frogfish actually eat large things, 543 00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:02,645 and so they gulp. They're pounce predators. 544 00:26:02,729 --> 00:26:04,689 And it's possible that an injury happened 545 00:26:04,772 --> 00:26:07,859 by having too much of a bump on something. 546 00:26:07,942 --> 00:26:10,403 Thank you. Hey hey, cutie pie. 547 00:26:11,571 --> 00:26:14,365 NARRATOR: The radiograph reveals Pumpkin's jaw 548 00:26:14,449 --> 00:26:16,242 has a major fracture. 549 00:26:16,326 --> 00:26:18,161 DR. NATALIE: That bone is completely displaced. 550 00:26:18,661 --> 00:26:20,538 My intent is to just stabilize right in here. 551 00:26:20,622 --> 00:26:23,207 -DANI: To have it more uniform? -DR. NATALIE: Mm-hmm. 552 00:26:24,334 --> 00:26:25,835 The surgery is gonna be challenging 553 00:26:25,918 --> 00:26:27,629 just because I really don't wanna do anything 554 00:26:27,712 --> 00:26:29,213 that would break that jaw. 555 00:26:29,297 --> 00:26:32,091 Fish jaws don't heal well. 556 00:26:33,718 --> 00:26:35,678 Pumpkin really needs that jaw to work again. 557 00:26:35,762 --> 00:26:37,722 If he can't eat, he can't survive. 558 00:26:38,681 --> 00:26:40,350 This one's gonna be hard. 559 00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:41,643 ♪ ♪ 560 00:26:44,437 --> 00:26:46,773 DR. NATALIE: I need to be careful not to break that other part. 561 00:26:46,856 --> 00:26:49,651 It's gonna be tough because Pumpkin is a frogfish. 562 00:26:49,734 --> 00:26:51,611 -He's very small. -NURSE: Oh, you can see it here. 563 00:26:51,694 --> 00:26:54,364 NARRATOR: Dr. Natalie prepares for a procedure 564 00:26:54,447 --> 00:26:57,950 usually performed on a much different species. 565 00:26:58,534 --> 00:27:00,244 DR. NATALIE: I'm going to be exposing the bone, 566 00:27:00,328 --> 00:27:02,330 I'm gonna scrape the bone a little bit. 567 00:27:02,413 --> 00:27:05,583 ♪ ♪ 568 00:27:06,751 --> 00:27:09,045 And I'm gonna put these really cool crystals in, 569 00:27:09,128 --> 00:27:11,673 which they use in humans for their dental implants, 570 00:27:11,756 --> 00:27:13,257 that are gonna help stimulate growth 571 00:27:13,341 --> 00:27:15,885 in order to get that to solidify. 572 00:27:15,968 --> 00:27:18,888 NARRATOR: Dr. Natalie packs the bone graft crystals 573 00:27:18,971 --> 00:27:20,973 onto Pumpkin's jaw, 574 00:27:21,057 --> 00:27:23,685 just a few millimeters thick. 575 00:27:23,768 --> 00:27:26,104 DR. NATALIE: I think one of the things I love most about my job 576 00:27:26,187 --> 00:27:28,523 is that I get to be very creative 577 00:27:28,606 --> 00:27:32,568 and try to solve problems in sometimes tiny little fish 578 00:27:32,652 --> 00:27:34,696 in order to help them get better. 579 00:27:34,779 --> 00:27:36,781 NARRATOR: But, his badly broken jaw 580 00:27:36,864 --> 00:27:38,866 still needs support. 581 00:27:38,950 --> 00:27:40,451 DR. NATALIE: Can I have a... 582 00:27:41,244 --> 00:27:44,247 -an 18-gauge needle, please? Sterile. -NURSE: Mm-hmm. 583 00:27:45,957 --> 00:27:47,959 ♪ ♪ 584 00:27:49,419 --> 00:27:51,879 DR. NATALIE: I'm gonna place the needle in between both pieces of bone, 585 00:27:51,963 --> 00:27:54,674 and it's actually gonna create a stabilizing force, 586 00:27:54,757 --> 00:27:57,468 and that's gonna allow everything to heal nicely. 587 00:28:00,096 --> 00:28:02,682 So, I have to be super careful. 588 00:28:02,765 --> 00:28:05,184 He's small, so... 589 00:28:11,524 --> 00:28:13,401 ♪ ♪ 590 00:28:13,484 --> 00:28:17,196 So, this is ultimately the bar that we put in 591 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:18,865 using a syringe needle. 592 00:28:18,948 --> 00:28:22,326 Right now, what I'm hoping for is all those crystals, 593 00:28:22,410 --> 00:28:25,371 those bone graft crystals, that will create a callus, 594 00:28:25,455 --> 00:28:27,582 and that will seal it together, 595 00:28:27,665 --> 00:28:29,167 so that it's not wobbling. 596 00:28:33,963 --> 00:28:34,964 DANI: Oh, buddy. 597 00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:39,260 NARRATOR: And as he starts to wake up, 598 00:28:39,343 --> 00:28:42,638 he needs something or someone to hold on to. 599 00:28:44,182 --> 00:28:46,184 DANI: Hold onto the side of my hand? 600 00:28:47,185 --> 00:28:48,811 -NURSE: You want his plant? -DANI: Yeah. 601 00:28:50,688 --> 00:28:53,524 He's breathing well, he's holding onto his plants. 602 00:28:54,942 --> 00:28:56,944 Okay, are we good to go? Okay. 603 00:28:59,864 --> 00:29:02,116 NARRATOR: Time for the recovery room. 604 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:03,326 DANI: You're home, buddy. 605 00:29:03,409 --> 00:29:05,578 NARRATOR: Tucked in for some R and R. 606 00:29:05,661 --> 00:29:06,954 DANI: There you go. 607 00:29:07,038 --> 00:29:09,624 For the next few days, we're really gonna watch Pumpkin closely. 608 00:29:09,707 --> 00:29:11,250 (water flowing) 609 00:29:11,334 --> 00:29:15,004 Normally, he eats every time we offer him food. 610 00:29:15,087 --> 00:29:18,549 So, if he doesn't eat this week, 611 00:29:18,633 --> 00:29:21,219 then we would have a higher level of concern. 612 00:29:21,302 --> 00:29:23,846 But, we will be giving him pain medication in his food, 613 00:29:23,930 --> 00:29:24,889 but he has to eat it. 614 00:29:26,349 --> 00:29:28,684 If Pumpkin is doing well and continues to recover, 615 00:29:28,768 --> 00:29:30,102 we will remove the needle 616 00:29:30,186 --> 00:29:33,022 that's holding his jaw in place this week. 617 00:29:34,565 --> 00:29:36,567 ♪ ♪ 618 00:29:41,364 --> 00:29:43,574 ♪ ♪ 619 00:29:43,658 --> 00:29:45,952 NARRATOR: While Asha the zebra recovers, 620 00:29:46,035 --> 00:29:49,372 the team investigates exactly how she got harmed. 621 00:29:50,498 --> 00:29:53,626 NICOLE: On the savanna, I saw the eland go after Asha 622 00:29:53,709 --> 00:29:55,920 and make contact, and after that, 623 00:29:56,003 --> 00:29:58,422 I saw this wound on her flank. 624 00:30:00,091 --> 00:30:01,926 ♪ ♪ 625 00:30:03,302 --> 00:30:06,889 NARRATOR: Disney Imagineer Kyle checks on a hidden feature 626 00:30:06,973 --> 00:30:10,810 of the savanna that both zebras and eland need. 627 00:30:10,893 --> 00:30:14,313 KYLE: This is an area where the eland love to kind of go up inside. 628 00:30:14,397 --> 00:30:17,650 Right back there, there's like an animal tucked up in those bushes up there. 629 00:30:20,653 --> 00:30:23,114 It's really important to think about the way 630 00:30:23,197 --> 00:30:25,575 that those species interact. 631 00:30:26,951 --> 00:30:28,786 In a case like the zebra, 632 00:30:28,870 --> 00:30:31,581 zebras typically hang out on the savanna. 633 00:30:32,790 --> 00:30:36,502 We have to be careful not to overdo the open areas, 634 00:30:36,586 --> 00:30:40,298 and we have to create these kind of pockets, 635 00:30:40,381 --> 00:30:43,676 these areas that the eland can go and not be seen. 636 00:30:43,759 --> 00:30:46,220 A place where they can go 637 00:30:46,304 --> 00:30:49,140 and just get away from everything when needed. 638 00:30:49,223 --> 00:30:51,851 (bus rumbling) 639 00:30:51,934 --> 00:30:54,437 We're always kind of evolving 640 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:56,105 the design of the space 641 00:30:56,188 --> 00:30:59,609 to accommodate the needs of the animals that live there. 642 00:30:59,692 --> 00:31:01,402 We wanna make sure they all feel safe. 643 00:31:01,485 --> 00:31:03,988 (birds chirping) 644 00:31:04,071 --> 00:31:06,782 It's kind of cool because the eland hid in there for a while, 645 00:31:06,866 --> 00:31:10,286 and now they're out, kind of looking and grazing. 646 00:31:11,078 --> 00:31:12,914 NARRATOR: The zebras' natural preference 647 00:31:12,997 --> 00:31:15,833 is not to get near the eland. 648 00:31:15,917 --> 00:31:19,879 It seems young Asha just momentarily forgot her place. 649 00:31:20,588 --> 00:31:24,216 NICOLE: I don't think that Asha really noticed how close she was to the eland, 650 00:31:24,300 --> 00:31:28,262 and the eland got her with his horn in her flank. 651 00:31:28,346 --> 00:31:30,056 She wasn't paying attention to how close she was 652 00:31:30,139 --> 00:31:32,141 and got in his bubble. 653 00:31:32,224 --> 00:31:34,644 ♪ ♪ 654 00:31:35,686 --> 00:31:38,064 ♪ ♪ 655 00:31:40,608 --> 00:31:43,986 NARRATOR: The big day comes for the cheetahs... 656 00:31:44,070 --> 00:31:45,696 ANDY: Powering on the ball! 657 00:31:45,780 --> 00:31:49,200 NARRATOR: ...and the team's quest to stimulate their senses. 658 00:31:49,283 --> 00:31:51,202 PATRICK: I'm really excited to see how they interact with it. 659 00:31:51,285 --> 00:31:54,705 I think that any interaction from them is gonna be a win for us. 660 00:31:55,247 --> 00:31:57,166 Alright. I think we're good. 661 00:31:58,209 --> 00:32:00,211 ♪ ♪ 662 00:32:02,588 --> 00:32:04,215 -ANDY: Here she goes. -PATRICK: Oh, there she is. 663 00:32:05,591 --> 00:32:07,051 KATHRYN: Kitties! 664 00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:14,183 PATRICK: We got a customer right away. Wow. 665 00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:15,351 ANDY: Okay, but she ignored it. 666 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:17,103 -That's good, that's good. -(laughing) 667 00:32:18,312 --> 00:32:21,440 PATRICK: If they patrol past the ball anytime now, 668 00:32:21,524 --> 00:32:23,693 -we're good to move it. -ANDY: Okay. 669 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,362 ♪ ♪ 670 00:32:29,156 --> 00:32:31,158 PATRICK: Alright, I'd say this is a good time. 671 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:34,286 Now! 672 00:32:36,789 --> 00:32:38,749 -Oh! Oh, she looked. -ANDY: She looked. 673 00:32:38,833 --> 00:32:41,460 -PATRICK: Yeah! -ANDY: She is definitely interested. 674 00:32:41,544 --> 00:32:43,295 (whirring) 675 00:32:43,379 --> 00:32:44,755 Oh, look, here comes the other one! 676 00:32:46,424 --> 00:32:48,759 -Oh, my god. Yes! That's cool! -(overlapping celebrations) 677 00:32:48,843 --> 00:32:50,344 -PATRICK: They're playing! -ANDY: That's cool! 678 00:32:53,014 --> 00:32:54,849 PATRICK: You could see they lose interest really quickly 679 00:32:54,932 --> 00:32:56,809 -when it's not moving. -ANDY: Mm-hmm. 680 00:32:59,854 --> 00:33:02,898 If she's like a house cat, she's just gonna knock it right in the moat. 681 00:33:02,982 --> 00:33:04,233 -(laughter) -PATRICK: Well... 682 00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:05,609 Oh! 683 00:33:06,986 --> 00:33:08,946 ♪ ♪ 684 00:33:09,030 --> 00:33:11,032 ANDY: Got one taker. That's so cool. 685 00:33:15,411 --> 00:33:17,705 You gonna make it jump? Do a little wiggle again? 686 00:33:17,788 --> 00:33:19,790 (whirring) 687 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:24,378 PATRICK: So, what we're trying to do now is hold their interest for longer 688 00:33:24,462 --> 00:33:26,797 and hopefully prolong that hunting behavior 689 00:33:26,881 --> 00:33:29,592 that we wanna see our cheetah ordinarily perform 690 00:33:29,675 --> 00:33:30,843 like they would in the wild. 691 00:33:33,345 --> 00:33:34,597 -That's cool. -(laughs) 692 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,682 ♪ ♪ 693 00:33:39,226 --> 00:33:41,228 ANDY: Fossey is very curious about it. 694 00:33:43,064 --> 00:33:44,315 (whirring) 695 00:33:45,024 --> 00:33:48,694 So far, this is better than expectation, at least in my book. 696 00:33:48,778 --> 00:33:51,363 -KATHRYN: Yeah. -ANDY: Which makes it so much more fun 697 00:33:51,447 --> 00:33:53,991 because we had trials. Like, this was not easy to get to this point. 698 00:33:56,077 --> 00:33:58,746 PATRICK: She's hiding, like stalking behavior. 699 00:33:58,829 --> 00:34:00,289 Does she usually do that with the ball or no? 700 00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:01,624 -ANDY: No. -PATRICK: Oh! 701 00:34:01,707 --> 00:34:03,918 ANDY: That's something I've never seen them do with a ball before. 702 00:34:06,253 --> 00:34:08,506 ♪ ♪ 703 00:34:08,589 --> 00:34:11,509 Today, the ball moved on command and stopped on command, 704 00:34:12,426 --> 00:34:14,637 but it struggled in terms of some of its movements. 705 00:34:16,138 --> 00:34:18,516 Now, we wanna see if we can overcome some of those challenges. 706 00:34:19,725 --> 00:34:22,311 This is just the beginning. We're learning from this. 707 00:34:22,394 --> 00:34:24,063 It'd be great if we could get them running around 708 00:34:24,146 --> 00:34:27,316 because we really want this to be the best experience we can for our animals. 709 00:34:31,112 --> 00:34:34,240 ♪ ♪ 710 00:34:34,323 --> 00:34:37,284 (crowd chatter) 711 00:34:44,375 --> 00:34:46,210 DANI: Alright, Pumpkin! 712 00:34:46,752 --> 00:34:48,629 I know you're feeling better today. 713 00:34:48,712 --> 00:34:50,256 NARRATOR: It's been two weeks 714 00:34:50,339 --> 00:34:53,551 since Pumpkin the frogfish's major surgery. 715 00:34:53,634 --> 00:34:56,220 DANI: So, let's first see if we can find Pumpkin. 716 00:34:56,303 --> 00:34:57,596 ♪ ♪ 717 00:34:57,680 --> 00:34:59,849 So, he is a camouflage fish. 718 00:34:59,932 --> 00:35:02,434 See if you can find him in there. 719 00:35:02,518 --> 00:35:05,312 Now, they are supposed to blend in. 720 00:35:06,313 --> 00:35:09,733 And so, you can see he's right there. 721 00:35:10,860 --> 00:35:11,861 NARRATOR: He's right... 722 00:35:13,362 --> 00:35:14,613 Where? 723 00:35:16,031 --> 00:35:17,449 There's a fish in there? 724 00:35:17,908 --> 00:35:21,203 ♪ ♪ 725 00:35:22,288 --> 00:35:24,915 DANI: Yesterday, we actually removed the stabilizer bar 726 00:35:24,999 --> 00:35:28,169 from his mouth because he's been doing really well, 727 00:35:28,252 --> 00:35:31,422 and he has healed very nicely. 728 00:35:31,505 --> 00:35:32,965 You can see right there on his mouth. 729 00:35:33,048 --> 00:35:36,218 And we changed his habitat because he's been doing so well. 730 00:35:36,302 --> 00:35:38,804 ♪ ♪ 731 00:35:42,266 --> 00:35:43,767 NARRATOR: Back in his element, 732 00:35:43,851 --> 00:35:47,605 Pumpkin carves out some time for his favorite activity. 733 00:35:47,688 --> 00:35:49,064 DANI: When he wasn't feeling that great, 734 00:35:49,148 --> 00:35:52,443 he wasn't camouflaging so well into his environment, 735 00:35:52,526 --> 00:35:56,030 and you can see that now he actually is camouflaging really great. 736 00:35:57,781 --> 00:36:01,202 So, you can see he's orange with a little white mottling. 737 00:36:01,285 --> 00:36:04,580 So, he is imitating the coral pieces that are growing right here, 738 00:36:04,663 --> 00:36:06,957 the orange and yellow ones. 739 00:36:07,041 --> 00:36:10,085 So, that is a great sign that he is feeling so much better 740 00:36:10,169 --> 00:36:12,463 that he is doing exactly what he's supposed to do be doing, 741 00:36:12,546 --> 00:36:15,132 so that he can do his thing with his lure 742 00:36:15,216 --> 00:36:18,802 and capture some prey without them knowing he's there. 743 00:36:19,595 --> 00:36:23,224 NARRATOR: Once fully recovered, Pumpkin will head back to his coral home 744 00:36:24,099 --> 00:36:26,143 where his buddy Spice hangs out 745 00:36:26,227 --> 00:36:28,395 until they can be together again. 746 00:36:29,521 --> 00:36:30,522 GIRL: I love Spice. 747 00:36:32,900 --> 00:36:34,568 DANI: I'm so happy that Pumpkin is doing well, 748 00:36:34,652 --> 00:36:36,695 and hopefully he continues to recover. 749 00:36:40,282 --> 00:36:43,827 ♪ ♪ 750 00:36:43,911 --> 00:36:45,412 (drumming) 751 00:36:49,708 --> 00:36:52,419 NARRATOR: At the meerkat mob's headquarters, 752 00:36:52,503 --> 00:36:55,923 underdog Bentley nurses wounds he received 753 00:36:56,006 --> 00:36:58,592 for stepping out of the pecking order. 754 00:36:58,676 --> 00:37:01,804 COURTNEY: Bentley has injuries on his neck area 755 00:37:01,887 --> 00:37:04,348 as well as both of his front arms. 756 00:37:04,431 --> 00:37:06,934 Those injuries are probably from Newton. 757 00:37:09,019 --> 00:37:11,230 Our goal today with Bentley and these treats 758 00:37:11,313 --> 00:37:14,191 is to give us a chance to see how he's moving 759 00:37:14,275 --> 00:37:18,362 on his front legs, and if he's using those for digging 760 00:37:18,445 --> 00:37:19,947 and scratching on these treats. 761 00:37:20,030 --> 00:37:22,866 That sort of indicates to us that he might be feeling a little better. 762 00:37:22,950 --> 00:37:25,369 ♪ ♪ 763 00:37:25,452 --> 00:37:28,414 NARRATOR: The finest meerkat meals here 764 00:37:28,497 --> 00:37:30,582 always have one tasty ingredient. 765 00:37:31,458 --> 00:37:34,003 COURTNEY: They're cute. I know that's weird, 766 00:37:34,086 --> 00:37:35,838 but I think the bugs are cute. (laughs) 767 00:37:37,381 --> 00:37:41,010 I have not tried any of the mealworms that I feed the meerkats, 768 00:37:41,093 --> 00:37:43,721 but they really, really enjoy them. 769 00:37:44,430 --> 00:37:46,557 They also really like the superworms. 770 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:48,892 I think because they're a little thicker and juicier. 771 00:37:48,976 --> 00:37:51,228 So, I think it's kind of the crunchy and satisfying... 772 00:37:53,230 --> 00:37:55,607 texture that the meerkats seem to really like. 773 00:38:02,364 --> 00:38:03,991 Alright, so here we have fresh out of the freezer 774 00:38:04,074 --> 00:38:07,494 some bug-sicles for our meerkats to enjoy this afternoon. 775 00:38:10,497 --> 00:38:13,375 Wow. A work of art. 776 00:38:13,459 --> 00:38:15,961 ♪ ♪ 777 00:38:16,045 --> 00:38:19,256 Of course whatever your brother has looks like the best one, 778 00:38:19,340 --> 00:38:21,342 so they aren't always the best at sharing. 779 00:38:22,092 --> 00:38:25,846 NARRATOR: Courtney's meticulous meal plan could still backfire. 780 00:38:27,639 --> 00:38:30,017 COURTNEY: Bentley and Newton both really love bug-sicles. 781 00:38:30,100 --> 00:38:33,645 There is a chance if Bentley tries to take Newton's bug-sicle, 782 00:38:33,729 --> 00:38:35,481 it could result in a little bit of conflict. 783 00:38:35,564 --> 00:38:36,607 ♪ ♪ 784 00:38:37,941 --> 00:38:40,444 ♪ ♪ 785 00:38:42,654 --> 00:38:44,490 I try to provide at least the opportunity 786 00:38:44,573 --> 00:38:48,077 for everyone to have their own and share at a distance. 787 00:38:49,244 --> 00:38:50,746 (chittering) 788 00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:54,833 It kind of can prevent some of the aggression 789 00:38:54,917 --> 00:38:56,919 or tussling between them 790 00:38:57,002 --> 00:39:00,547 and just kinda helps them maintain a nice, calm social environment. 791 00:39:02,424 --> 00:39:04,134 ♪ ♪ 792 00:39:04,218 --> 00:39:06,804 The meerkat social hierarchy that I'm seeing today 793 00:39:06,887 --> 00:39:09,640 is a lot more stable. Really happy to see everyone looks like 794 00:39:09,723 --> 00:39:11,767 they're more settled in their places. 795 00:39:11,850 --> 00:39:13,852 (chittering) 796 00:39:14,770 --> 00:39:17,272 Bentley, he eventually did start submitting, 797 00:39:17,356 --> 00:39:20,234 which means he's recognizing, "hey, okay, Newton. 798 00:39:20,317 --> 00:39:23,070 We get it. You're in charge. I'll back down." 799 00:39:23,153 --> 00:39:24,488 Which is something we like to see 800 00:39:24,571 --> 00:39:28,283 because it means that our group can remain socially intact, 801 00:39:28,367 --> 00:39:31,662 and we don't have to worry too much about any more major injuries. 802 00:39:33,539 --> 00:39:36,542 NARRATOR: The mealworms work their social bonding magic, 803 00:39:37,292 --> 00:39:39,670 and Bentley's leg looks better. 804 00:39:40,671 --> 00:39:43,298 COURTNEY: So, I'm really happy with the way Bentley looks today. 805 00:39:43,382 --> 00:39:45,717 He was using his legs normally 806 00:39:45,801 --> 00:39:47,636 and looked really good, 807 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:49,221 so his case is officially resolved. 808 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:54,852 (overlapping chatter) 809 00:39:54,935 --> 00:39:58,230 ♪ ♪ 810 00:40:02,025 --> 00:40:05,737 MORGAN: We have a flock of 50 individuals out here. 811 00:40:05,821 --> 00:40:08,031 Right now, it's kind of midday, 812 00:40:08,115 --> 00:40:10,451 so they're kind of starting to get hungry. 813 00:40:10,534 --> 00:40:13,412 They are birds, they're very flighty, they can get a little nervous. 814 00:40:13,495 --> 00:40:15,914 So, for me, when I do go onto the island, 815 00:40:15,998 --> 00:40:19,251 -(birds chirping) -I try to be as slow as possible. 816 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:23,255 Working with these guys, it's really just learning that patience. 817 00:40:23,338 --> 00:40:25,132 Come on, friends! 818 00:40:25,841 --> 00:40:27,843 I just start tossing their favorite food, krill, 819 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:29,386 out into the area. 820 00:40:30,554 --> 00:40:32,473 Come on, you got it. Good boy! 821 00:40:32,556 --> 00:40:34,224 Good job. 822 00:40:34,308 --> 00:40:36,351 I just sit, and I just stay, 823 00:40:36,435 --> 00:40:38,145 and I just wait, 824 00:40:38,228 --> 00:40:40,063 with all the patience in the world, 825 00:40:40,147 --> 00:40:42,566 and then eventually, one will just walk right past you 826 00:40:42,649 --> 00:40:45,402 like you weren't even there, and you just have that bit of joy, going, 827 00:40:45,486 --> 00:40:47,905 "oh! I'm almost one of them. 828 00:40:47,988 --> 00:40:51,116 Maybe they didn't notice. Maybe they just thought I was pink. Fantastic." 829 00:40:52,743 --> 00:40:55,329 -Alright, guys. Y'all are fine. -(chirping) 830 00:40:55,412 --> 00:40:56,663 Love you. 831 00:40:56,747 --> 00:40:58,165 ♪ ♪ 832 00:41:00,334 --> 00:41:02,336 ♪ ♪ 833 00:41:03,795 --> 00:41:05,047 DR. NATI: Asha! 834 00:41:05,130 --> 00:41:07,174 -KATY: Hey, pretty girl. -DR. NATI: Hi, Asha. 835 00:41:08,759 --> 00:41:12,679 NARRATOR: After several weeks in recovery from an eland horning, 836 00:41:12,763 --> 00:41:16,391 Asha awaits an important appointment with Dr. Nati. 837 00:41:17,059 --> 00:41:18,769 DR. NATI: I'm looking to make sure all the tissues 838 00:41:18,852 --> 00:41:20,771 have healed together normally, 839 00:41:20,854 --> 00:41:23,190 that there's no sign of infection, 840 00:41:23,273 --> 00:41:27,027 and I'm really hopeful that Asha can go back with her family today. 841 00:41:28,570 --> 00:41:31,031 Asha, you're so cute. Can I feed you a carrot? 842 00:41:32,908 --> 00:41:34,952 It's healed so nicely. 843 00:41:35,035 --> 00:41:37,287 I wish you would let me come get a close look. 844 00:41:38,705 --> 00:41:39,957 KATY: Come here, Ash. 845 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:42,167 ♪ ♪ 846 00:41:42,251 --> 00:41:43,377 Good girl. 847 00:41:45,128 --> 00:41:46,129 Good girl. 848 00:41:47,172 --> 00:41:50,008 -DR. NATI: How is she so cute? -KATY: I don't know. 849 00:41:50,092 --> 00:41:51,885 -DR. NATI: She's just so cute. -KATY: She really is. 850 00:41:53,637 --> 00:41:55,847 DR. NATI: All of the skin has healed together, 851 00:41:55,931 --> 00:41:58,267 even in the center of the wound 852 00:41:58,350 --> 00:41:59,643 where we had some delayed healing. 853 00:41:59,726 --> 00:42:02,062 The skin has healed back beautifully. 854 00:42:02,145 --> 00:42:05,482 It didn't scar nearly as much as I expected it to, 855 00:42:05,566 --> 00:42:08,277 and I was able to get those stripes lined back up. 856 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,988 She even has hair starting to grow back over the area, 857 00:42:11,071 --> 00:42:12,030 so you won't be able to tell 858 00:42:12,489 --> 00:42:15,033 that this happened to her at all. It's fantastic. 859 00:42:15,117 --> 00:42:16,034 ♪ ♪ 860 00:42:16,451 --> 00:42:17,995 KATY: Good job. You're doing so good. 861 00:42:18,078 --> 00:42:20,789 DR. NATI: You can go on to live a long, happy life now. 862 00:42:21,957 --> 00:42:24,334 Don't be quite so adventuresome next time. 863 00:42:25,168 --> 00:42:28,380 KATY: Asha is just such an important animal to me, 864 00:42:28,463 --> 00:42:30,882 so that whole time was just... 865 00:42:30,966 --> 00:42:32,718 it was very nerve-racking for me, 866 00:42:32,801 --> 00:42:34,886 and she's looking great. 867 00:42:34,970 --> 00:42:36,054 We got the all-clear. 868 00:42:36,138 --> 00:42:38,640 She can go back with her mom, Heidi, today. 869 00:42:41,643 --> 00:42:43,520 -JESSIE: Come on, Asha! -(door rattling) 870 00:42:43,604 --> 00:42:46,773 Look! It's a whole big world out there! 871 00:42:46,857 --> 00:42:48,650 It's gonna be a good day. 872 00:42:48,734 --> 00:42:50,235 ♪ ♪ 873 00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:54,615 Asha is probably missing Heidi a lot, 874 00:42:54,698 --> 00:42:58,201 especially because the visual of her mom is comforting. 875 00:43:00,078 --> 00:43:03,373 -(grumbling) -If I were in her place, in her hooves, 876 00:43:03,457 --> 00:43:06,960 I would say I'm missing my mom, too. I'm missing my friends. 877 00:43:11,298 --> 00:43:13,383 ♪ ♪ 878 00:43:24,728 --> 00:43:26,730 ♪ ♪ 879 00:43:26,813 --> 00:43:29,816 (braying) 880 00:43:45,415 --> 00:43:48,543 DR. NATI: I think Asha is back to normal. 881 00:43:48,627 --> 00:43:51,213 She's a young zebra. They're very mischievous, 882 00:43:51,296 --> 00:43:54,299 so she's back to just, you know, going out and having fun 883 00:43:54,383 --> 00:43:57,552 and causing trouble. So, she's looking great. 884 00:43:57,636 --> 00:43:59,012 Looks like she's feeling great. 885 00:44:00,389 --> 00:44:02,391 Captioned by Point.360