[ SQUEAK ]OH, HE SQUEAKED.
HI, HON.
LaMattina: WE HAVEN'T HAD WARTHOGS
IN THE ZOO FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA HOW SMART WARTHOGS ARE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Ronnie: OUR RED PANDAS ARE CHEN AND WILLOW
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT SHE'S PREGNANT.
SO, WE'RE DOING SOME ULTRASOUND PANTING TO PREPARE FOR THAT.
COME ON UP.
GOOD GIRL.
Pat: WE HAVE A NEW ONE-HORNED RHINO FEMALE
COMING TO THE ZOO SHORTLY.
-THERE SHE GOES. -EXCELLENT.
"WHY ARE YOU GUYS STARING AT ME?"
[ LAUGHS ]SHE'S LIKE, "GO AWAY
AND LEAVE ME ALONE."
Hils: LAST YEAR, WE BROUGHT BURROWING OWLS FROM THE QUEENS ZOO.
-YOU GOT 'EM? -YEAH, I GOT 'EM.
WE ENDED UP WITH BABIES.
I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THE YOUNGSTERS
OUT OF THE TUNNEL YET.
[ GASPS ]
THAT IS AWESOME!
Breheny: IF YOU ASK A CHILD TO DRAW A PICTURE OF A ZOO,
CHANCES ARE THEY'LL DRAW AN ANIMAL BEHIND BARS.
WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THAT IMAGE AND CHANGE IT.
♪♪
[ HONKING ]
I REALLY ENJOY THIS.
IT STRENGTHENS THE BOND THAT WE HAVE WITH THESE GUYS.
COME ON.
I KNOW -- YOU DON'T LIKE DOORS.
Woman: GO ON, LADIES.
Breheny: IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP ANIMALS IN EXHIBITS
JUST FOR PEOPLE TO LOOK AT.
THERE HAS TO BE A HIGHER PURPOSE.
AND FOR US, IT'S CONSERVATION OF SPECIES IN THE WILD.
Man: ARE WE ROLLING?
THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD NEVER GET THE ACCESS
THAT YOU ARE GONNA GET, WHICH IS TO SEE
WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES EVERY DAY.
THAT'S HOW WE DO IT HERE IN THE BOOGIE DOWN BRONX.
[ LAUGHTER ]
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♪♪
NO, GO THIS WAY.
[ TOY SQUEAKS ]
♪♪
-THAT'S GOOD, RIGHT? -YEAH. I LIKE THAT.
THINK THAT'S PLENTY.
HE MUST BE A PRETTY LITTLE FELLA,
'CAUSE HE'S NOT --OH, YEAH.
IT'S NOT TAKING MUCH EFFORT TO MOVE THIS CRATE.
COLUMBUS ZOO IS HAND-RAISING SOME WARTHOGS,
AND THEY SAID, "WE HAVE ONE FOR YOU, IF YOU WOULD LIKE HIM."
CAN YOU COME OUT?
OOH!
HERE YOU GO, BUD. THERE YOU GO.
THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE NOW, BUD.
[ SQUEALING ]HE'S TINY.
HE'S 2 MONTHS OLD, AND HIS NAME IS PEACHES.
WE HAVEN'T HAD WARTHOGS IN THE ZOO FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
PEACHES! PEACHES. PEACHES. PEACHES.
SO, WE WANT HIM TO BE COMFORTABLE AND FEEL AT HOME.
[ SQUEAKS ]
OH, HE SQUEAKED. HI, HON.
Breheny: YOU LIKE TO GET SCRATCHED.
I WANT HIM TO RELAX, MAYBE HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT.
I'M ITALIAN. I'D LIKE TO SEE IF HE'S GOING
TO EAT WHEN HE SETTLES IN.
THAT'LL MAKE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER.
YOU WANT TO FEED HIM SOME?
LaMattina: THEY'RE PRIMARILY HERBIVORES.
I THINK HE MIGHT LIKE THAT.
OH, YEAH, THEY REALLY LIKE THIS.
MALES WILL GO UP TO 300 POUNDS.
HE SHOULD BE A BIG BOY.
I'M HOPING ON THE SMALLER END.
YOU READY?
♪♪
THE PLAN FOR PEACHES IS TO BE INCORPORATED
IN OUR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
SO, HE'S GOING TO BE WITH US,
AND HE'S GOING TO GO MEET GROUPS.
PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA HOW SMART WARTHOGS ARE
OR HOW PERSONABLE THEY COULD BE.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO OUR PROGRAMS.
SO, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE START TRAINING PEACHES EARLY.
WE ARE GOING TO HARNESS TRAIN HIM.
UM, WE JUST ACTUALLY GOT THE HARNESS IN,
SO WE'RE GOING TO START TO DO THAT SOON.
WARTHOGS ARE NEW TO US AND THE TEAM AT TAB,
SO THAT WE'RE ALL LEARNING TOGETHER, AND WE'LL SEE.
HAPPY BOY! YEAH!
HI.
BUT HE'S A PRETTY SOCIAL LITTLE DUDE RIGHT NOW.
♪♪
Boy: OH, LOOK RIGHT THERE! I SEE ONE!
Pat: I THINK THE PUBLIC IS SO ENAMORED WITH RHINOS
BECAUSE OF THEIR SIZE
AND JUST THEIR UNUSUAL PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.
WE HAVE FIVE ASIAN ONE-HORNED RHINOS AT THE ZOO.
ASIAN ONE-HORNED RHINOS ARE CLASSIFIED AS VULNERABLE
AND THERE ARE ONLY SEVERAL THOUSAND LEFT IN THE WILD.
THIS IS A SPECIES THAT'S NATIVE TO NORTHERN INDIA AND NEPAL.
AND WE HAVE A NEW ONE-HORNED RHINO FEMALE
COMING TO THE ZOO SHORTLY.
♪♪
I'M ON MY WAY TO MEET THE TRANSPORTER
WHO BROUGHT OUR ONE-HORNED RHINO IN LAST NIGHT
FROM A FACILITY IN CENTRAL OHIO CALLED "THE WILDS."
RHINOS ARE A REALLY LARGE ANIMAL,
AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A SINGLE ZOO
TO HAVE ENOUGH ANIMALS TO ASSURE GENE DIVERSITY.
AND SO, AS A RESULT, ZOOS WORK COOPERATIVELY EXCHANGING ANIMALS
TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A HEALTHY POPULATION.
OUR BIG CONCERN IS FOR HER TO BE UPSET AND NERVOUS,
SO WE JUST HOPE THAT ALL GOES WELL.
♪♪
THE CRATE'S MOVING.
SHE IS PRETTY.
IT'S A GOOD-LOOKING ANIMAL.
COME ON, PRIA.
WHEN YOU'RE READY TO UNCRATE AN ANIMAL,
ONE OF TWO THINGS CAN HAPPEN.
ONE, IS THAT THEY'LL COME RIGHT OUT AND THE OTHER
IS THAT THEY WON'T COME OUT AT ALL.
Man: COME ON, PRI. COME ON! COME ON UP!
SHE'S NOT GETTING UP.COME ON.
HAVE CODY CALL HER. SEE IF THAT GETS HER ATTENTION.
WOMAN: Great. Thank you.
Cseplo: I CAME ALONG WITH PRIA TODAY TO BE A SOURCE OF COMFORT FOR HER.
SHE KNOWS ME FROM HER DAILY LIFE AT THE WILDS,
SO HAVING THAT COMFORT OF SOMETHING
FAMILIAR HELPS CALM HER DOWN.
COME ON, RHINO!ALL RIGHT, NOW!
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE DOOR.
COME ON, RHINO! PRIA, BACK OUT!
HERE SHE GOES. HERE SHE GOES.
-EXCELLENT. -COME ON. BACK UP. -BACK UP!
-EXCELLENT. -WELCOME.
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.
SHE'S TAKING HER TIME, CALMLY EXPLORING EVERYTHING,
VERY RESPONSIVE TO PEOPLE.
TOOK HER A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH ARIES,
BUT ONCE SHE DOES, SHE'S VERY TRUSTING
OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH HER EVERY DAY.
RIGHT NOW, WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD
AND LEAVE HER WITH BOTH STALLS AND LET HER SETTLE IN.
Pat: OVER THE NEXT MONTH,
WE HAVE TO QUARANTINE PRIA AT THE FACILITY
WHERE OUR OTHER RHINOS ARE HOUSED BECAUSE OF HER SIZE.
BUT WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO KEEP HER COMPLETELY SEPARATE.
OUR KEEPERS WILL BE ABLE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH HER
AND BEGIN TO FORM A BOND WITH HER
SO THAT SHE TRUSTS THEM THE WAY SHE CURRENTLY TRUSTS CODY.
Cseplo: TOOK AWHILE TO GET HER OUT OF THE CRATE,
BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
BETTER CALM THAN RUNNING AROUND.
Woman: ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
♪♪
Breheny: WCS OPERATES FOUR ZOOS AND AN AQUARIUM
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
THE PROSPECT PARK ZOO IS THE ZOO WE RUN IN BROOKLYN.
IT'S A REALLY NEAT ZOO. IT'S ONLY 12 ACRES INSIDE.
BUT WHAT THAT'S ALLOWED US TO DO
IS CONCENTRATE ON DIFFERENT SPECIES,
MUCH SMALLER THAN WE FIND AT THE BRONX ZOO.
SO, WHO'S OUT TODAY IN HERE?
UH, SO, WE HAVE CHEN AND WILLOW.
IS THAT WILLOW THAT'S...?THAT IS WILLOW.
THAT'S WHERE WILLOW LIKES TO SLEEP.
SHE LOOKS PRETTY RELAXED UP THERE.
♪♪
RED PANDAS ARE FOUND IN THE WILD IN TEMPERATE FORESTS
IN THE HIMALAYAS IN NEPAL AND CHINA.
PEOPLE THINK OBVIOUSLY, THEY'RE RELATED TO GIANT PANDAS,
AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT.
THEY'RE ALSO PUT IN THE SAME GROUP AS RACCOONS,
JUST BECAUSE THEY HAD AN INCREDIBLE SIMILARITIES
TO RACCOONS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE U.S.,
BUT THEY'RE IN THEIR OWN FAMILY CALLED AILURIDAE.
EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR OWN PERSONALITY.
THEY ARE REALLY NICE ANIMALS.
RED PANDAS REALLY RELY ON BAMBOO
FOR A LARGE PART OF THEIR DIET IN THE WILD,
AND A LOT OF THE BAMBOO FORESTS
ARE BEING CUT DOWN FOR AGRICULTURE.
WE'VE CHOSEN THIS SPECIES TO WORK WITH
BECAUSE THEY'RE ENDANGERED, AND WE REALLY WANT TO PARTICIPATE
IN MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S RED PANDAS FOR THE FUTURE.
♪♪
HI, CHEN BOY.
CHEN HAS BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME.
HE'S ABOUT 12.
SINCE HE'S OLDER, HE'S PRETTY LOW-ENERGY.
♪♪
GOOD BOY.
THERE YOU GO, BUD.
HEY, LOOK UP.
CHEN IS BLIND IN ONE EYE,
SO WE HAVE TO GIVE HIM EYE DROPS TO KEEP IT LUBRICATED.
THERE WE GO. GOOD JOB, BUD.
YOU'RE ALL DONE!
AND HE'LL GO RIGHT OUT.
♪♪
THIS IS WILLOW.
SHE'S REALLY IN EVERYONE'S BUSINESS, ALL THE TIME.
WILLOW IS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD.
SHE'S REALLY INTERESTED IN HER SURROUNDINGS.
WE SAW THEM BREEDING AROUND VALENTINE'S DAY, ACTUALLY.
SO, WE'RE HOPING THAT SHE'S PREGNANT.
AND SHE HAS BEEN SHOWING SOME BEHAVIORS
THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT SHE IS PREGNANT,
SUCH AS BRINGING EXTRA BAMBOO AND PAPER INTO HER BOX
WHERE SHE WOULD LIKELY HAVE THE BABY.
YESTERDAY, SHE WAS IN THERE A LOT.
UM...
WHAT? YOU'RE NOSEY.
♪♪
SO, SHE'S BEEN BRINGING ALL THIS IN HERSELF,
AND THAT CAN BE AN INDICATOR
THAT THEY'RE BUILDING A DENNING SPACE.
CHEN AND WILLOW HAD A CUB LAST YEAR.
CHEWIE ACTUALLY HAS SINCE GONE ON TO A DIFFERENT ZOO.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATING
'CAUSE WE'RE NOT 100% SURE THAT SHE IS PREGNANT.
THEY HAVE A FAIRLY LARGE WINDOW
DURING WHICH THEY CAN GIVE BIRTH.
A RED PANDA'S GESTATION PERIOD
IS USUALLY BETWEEN 110, 155 DAYS,
SO WE'RE JUST WATCHING AND WAITING.
♪♪
Breheny: LOOK HOW BIG YOU GOT.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE MISSES A MEAL.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE HARNESS TRAINING PEACHES.
ALMOST THROUGH.
HE'S RIDICULOUS. I LOVE HIM.
♪♪
Hils: KEEP LOOKING IN THE TUNNELS, THE LITTLE BLACK HOLE,
SEE IF ANYTHING POPS THEIR HEAD OUT.
Boy: I SEE ONE!
♪♪
LAST YEAR, WE BROUGHT BURROWING OWLS
FROM THE QUEENS ZOO TO THE BRONX ZOO...
SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE COLONIES AT BOTH FACILITIES.
THERE SHE IS.
BURROWING OWLS UTILIZE BURROWS FROM ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS.
SO, THE EXHIBIT THAT WE BUILT MIMICS A PRAIRIE DOG COLONY.
SO, IT'S GOT LONG TUNNELS THAT ARE UNDERGROUND WITH NEST BOXES.
IF YOU'RE A BURROWING OWL, IT'S A BROWNSTONE, BABY.
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THEM TO LAY EGGS SO SOON,
SO I WAS VERY SURPRISED.
Hils: IT'S ABOUT A FOUR-WEEK PERIOD OF INCUBATION ON THE EGGS.
YOU'LL SEE PARENTS FEEDING, SO MAYBE FOOD COMING INTO THE NEST.
BABY OWLS WILL MAKE SOUNDS INSIDE OF THE BURROW.
THEY'LL DO WHISTLES, THEY'LL DO SCREECHES, THEY'LL DO RATTLES.
[ RATTLING ]
SOUNDS DISTINCTLY LIKE A RATTLESNAKE RATTLE.
IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, THAT SOUND
IS A DEFENSIVE MECHANISM TO SCARE OFF OTHER ANIMALS.
I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THE YOUNGSTERS
OUT OF THE TUNNEL YET.
ONCE THE FEATHERS COME IN,
THEN THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE BOLD,
AND THEY'LL START PEEKING THEIR HEADS OUT A LITTLE BIT.
BY THE TIME THE BABIES EMERGE FROM THE BURROW,
THE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE THE SAME SIZE AS THE ADULTS,
BUT THE COLORS, YOU'LL SEE, WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
[ GASPS ]
OH, LOOK AT THAT.
♪♪
I'VE NOT SEEN ALL FOUR OUT YET, SO THIS IS GOOD.
THEY ARE FUZZ BUCKETS, AREN'T THEY?
THEY ARE.
♪♪
THERE'S A CHICK EYEING A CRICKET.
LET'S SEE HOW SHE DOES.
THEY GOT TO LEARN SOMEHOW.
OH, THEY'RE STILL LEARNING HOW TO USE THEIR FEET.
YEP. OH!
OH, DID HE MAKE A KILL?
OH, HE GOT ONE.
I'M IMPRESSED WITH YOUR CRICKET- THROWING ABILITIES THERE.
PRACTICE.
Hils: WE SHOULD BE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE WORK
THAT THE ORNITHOLOGY TEAM HAVE DONE.
IT'S WHAT WE WORK ON SO HARD
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE.
ANY TIME YOU END UP WITH YOUNGSTERS A YEAR LATER
IS A REAL SUCCESS.
♪♪
Breheny: I'M GOING TO TAKE A RIDE OVER TO TAB NOW
'CAUSE I WANT TO CHECK OUT THE NEW WARTHOG
THAT WE GOT, PEACHES, WHOSE NAME I'M NOT REALLY FOND OF.
WHEN HE GROWS UP, HE'S GOING TO BE AN IMPRESSIVE ANIMAL,
BUT I WOULD'VE PREFERRED A MORE DIGNIFIED NAME
FOR HIM THAN "PEACHES."
BUT HE CAME WITH THAT NAME, SO WE'LL RESPECT IT.
♪♪
HEY.
I CAME OVER TO SEE THE WARTHOG.
OH, NICE. YEAH.
-CALL HIM BY HIS NAME. -NO.
I THINK THAT'S A HORRIBLE NAME.
OH, MAN, YOU GOT BIG.
LOOK HOW BIG YOU'VE GOT.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE MISSES A MEAL.
HE WEIGHS 9.5 KGs.
HE EATS A LOT.
HE LOOKS GREAT.
PIGS ARE SMART ANIMALS, SO ANY KIND OF NEW THINGS
THAT YOU CAN GIVE 'EM, THEY ENJOY THAT.
Babuska: IT JUST RAINED YESTERDAY,
SO WE HAVE ALL NEW SMELLS BACK OUT HERE.
OH, HE'S EXCITED. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
[ Laughing ] AS YOU CAN SEE, I THINK HE --
I THINK HE LIKES THE BRONX SO FAR.
I LOVE HOW THEY GO DOWN ON THEIR KNEES LIKE THAT.
KNEELING ON THEIR FRONT LEGS IS A NATURAL BEHAVIOR FOR WARTHOGS.
THEY HAVE RELATIVELY LONG LEGS AND A SHORT NECK,
SO IT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET THEIR HEAD DOWN
SO THEY CAN ROOT THROUGH THE SOIL.
HAVEN'T SEEN HIM FOR ABOUT A WEEK-AND-A-HALF,
BUT FROM EVERYTHING I HEAR, HE'S DOING REALLY WELL.
HE'S ADJUSTING REALLY WELL.
HE'S EATING, HE'S GROWING,
HE'S GETTING ALONG WELL WITH THE KEEPERS,
SO HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT MEMBER
OF THE PROGRAM ANIMAL TEAM.
HEY, LITTLE BUDDY. HOW YOU DOING?
IT'S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING.
SO, HE IS STILL IN QUARANTINE, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE HIM
OUT IN THIS YARD,
JUST BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A YARD THAT WE NORMALLY USE.
-THERE YOU GO, PEACHES. -ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YA LATER.
-SEE YA. -WE GOT TO GO BACK INSIDE.
[ SQUEALING ]I KNOW.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE HARNESS TRAINING.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT TO HAVE THE OPTION
OF HARNESSING PEACHES, JUST BECAUSE
IF WE WANT TO USE HIM FOR ANY OF OUR ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS,
WE CAN SAFELY WALK HIM INTO THE ROOM.
OH, PIG, PIG, PIG.
SO, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US
TO GET HIM USED TO THE HARNESS NOW,
SO THAT WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH IT WHEN HE'S 100 POUNDS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
PEACHES IS REALLY STRONG AND REALLY MUSCULAR
AND THAT'S ONLY GOING TO INCREASE
AS HE CONTINUES TO GROW.
SO, WE HAVE TWO SIZE HARNESSES FOR HIM.
HE'S GROWING SO QUICKLY THAT WE MAY NEED
TO BUMP HIM UP TO A LARGER ONE.
I INITIALLY PLANNED TO USE THE SMALLER ONE.
I WISH YOU DIDN'T JUST POOP. I JUST CLEANED YOU.
HI. COME HERE.
HOW'S MY BUDDY?
NOW THAT I'M LOOKING AT HIS SIZE,
I THINK WE HAVE TO GO WITH THE LARGER ONE.
I THINK YOU -- YOU'RE A BIG PIG NOW.
YOU A BIG PIG? YOU A BIG PIG?
HI.
I'M HOPING THAT I PUT THIS ON AND HE'S NOT FAZED BY IT AT ALL.
ONCE HE'S COMFORTABLE AND USED TO IT,
WE'LL START INTRODUCING THE LEASH
AND THEN WALKING HIM IN SOME NEW AREAS.
I HAVE TREATS IN MY RIGHT HAND,
SO I WILL TRY TO LURE HIM INTO THE HARNESS
USING THE TREATS SO THAT HE'S GETTING REINFORCED
WHILE I SLOWLY PUSH THIS OVER. [ LAUGHS ]
HEY, YOU READY?
I'M GOING TO PUT THIS THROUGH, OKAY?
YOU'RE OKAY.
♪♪
IT'S WEIRD AT FIRST, I KNOW.
HERE, YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH IT A LITTLE BIT FIRST? HERE.
LIKE, "THIS IS WHAT I THINK OF THE HARNESS." [ LAUGHS ]
I WAS HOPING THAT HE WOULD TAKE TO IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER,
BUT HE'S NOT SCARED OF IT AND THAT'S
THE BIGGEST REWARD FOR ME TODAY,
IS THAT HE'S COMFORTABLE WITH IT,
AND I THINK WHEN I GO IN THERE THE NEXT TIME,
IT'LL BE EVEN BETTER.
BUT I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A FEW TRIES.
HE'S RIDICULOUS. I LOVE HIM.
♪♪
SO CUTE.
♪♪
HELLO, GIRL. WHAT YOU DOING?
CLIMBING TREES AND ROCKS, AND SHE'S GOT GOOD CLAWS
AND REALLY GOOD DEXTERITY WITH ALL THE TOES.
AND THEY DO LOOK LIKE LITTLE BEAR CLAWS.
YOU READY TO TRAIN?YEAH.
SINCE WILLOW HAS BEEN SHOWING SOME NESTING BEHAVIOR,
IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE COULD DO AN ULTRASOUND ON HER
TO CONFIRM IF SHE'S PREGNANT,
SO WE'RE DOING SOME ULTRASOUND TRAINING TODAY
TO PREPARE FOR THAT.
OKAY, WILLOW.
COME ON UP.
YOU CAN DO IT.
SO, TO DO THE TRAINING, WE HAVE A SMALL CHUTE
THAT'S ATTACHED TO THE FRONT OF HER ENCLOSURE
THAT SHE CAN STAND UP IN.
HEY, MAMA, COME ON.
LOOK. WANT GRAPES?
THE CHUTE WILL GIVE HER A GOOD TARGET
FOR WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE,
AND IT WILL ALSO KIND OF SUPPORT HER
AS SHE NEEDS TO STAND UP FOR THAT EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME,
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR HER TO STAY STILL.
ATTAGIRL, COME ON.
GOOD GIRL. COME ON.
ALL THE WAY UP.
GOOD GIRL!
THERE YOU GO.
THEIR TWO FAVORITE FOODS ARE GRAPES,
THEY ALSO REALLY LIKE BLUEBERRIES,
SO WHEN WE NEED TO DO TRAINING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WITH THEM,
WE'LL DEFINITELY GO FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS FIRST.
WILLOW, COME ON.
THE SMALL WINDOW IN THE CHUTE IS BASICALLY
JUST TO GIVE THE VET ACCESS TO HER STOMACH AND UTERUS
WITH THE ULTRASOUND PROBE.
YEAH, TOUCH.
THE IMPORTANT PART OF HER TRAINING
IS GETTING HER USED TO AND COMFORTABLE
WITH THAT DOOR BEING OPEN WHILE SHE IS IN THE CHUTE
AND THEN HAVING SOMEBODY ACTUALLY TOUCHING HER.
SO, NOT ONLY IS SHE GETTING A GOOD REINFORCEMENT OF GRAPES,
SHE'S ALSO GETTING A NICE BELLY SCRATCH AT THE SAME TIME.
GOOD GIRL.
ALL RIGHT, LONNIE.
I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE HER ONE MORE.
OKAY. GOOD GIRL.
OKAY, SWEETIE PIE, GOOD JOB.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE ALL DONE.
YOU'RE ALL GRAPED-OUT, LADY.
YOU DID GOOD. YOU'RE THE SMARTEST GIRL.
WHEN HE HEARS LIKE, THE BAGS MOVING AROUND,
HE KNOWS HE'S GOING TO GET FED.
♪♪
SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING PEACHES' DIET.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HIM YAM, BUTTERNUT SQUASH, APPLE,
FROZEN MIXED VEGGIES, MELON, AND GRAPES.
BECAUSE HE'S YOUNG, SO LIKE, HE JUST HAS A LOT MORE ENERGY NOW,
SO I FEEL LIKE HE USES A LOT OF CALORIES JUST RUNNING AROUND.
HE EATS A LITTLE BIT OF FOOD AND HE WANTS TO PLAY.
AND HE'LL GO BACK TO EAT A LITTLE BIT OF FOOD,
THEN HE WANTS TO PLAY.
SO, HE EATS A LITTLE OVER A POUND A DAY.
HE'S OVER 10 KILOGRAMS ALREADY.
I'M PRETTY SURE HE'S PROBABLY LIKE 11 NOW.
♪♪
WHEN HE HEARS, LIKE, THE BAGS MOVING AROUND,
HE KNOWS HE'S GOING TO GET FED.
A LITTLE BIT OF MILK.
OKAY, BUDDY, I'M COMING. I'M COMING.
IT IS HIS FAVORITE TIME OF THE DAY.
WHEN WE FEED HIM, WE JUST WANT HIM TO KNOW
HE'S GOING TO GET FED
BY THE PEOPLE THAT TAKE CARE OF HIM,
SO THAT MEANS HE'LL GET EXCITED WHEN HE SEES US, TOO.
IT'S GOOD, HUH?
♪♪
MORNING, GUYS.
GOOD MORNING.
Gentile: PRIA SEEMS TO BE ADJUSTING TO EVERYTHING
THAT WE'RE TRYING WITH HER,
SO IT'S NICE THAT SHE'S SETTLING IN.
WANT YOUR EARS SCRATCHED?
Gentile: WE DO TACTILE TRAINING, WHICH IS SCRATCHING THEM, TOUCHING THEM.
Pat: YOU LIKE YOUR TOES?
IT'S ALMOST SOOTHING FOR THEM.
HOW'S THE BELLY?
IT HELPS TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.
♪♪
GOING TO THE SHOWER.
OH, WHAT A GOOD GIRL.
Pat: PRIA'S DONE REALLY WELL IN THE MONTH THAT SHE'S BEEN HERE
AND JUST COMPLETED QUARANTINE,
SO WE CAN BEGIN TO EXPAND HER ENVIRONMENT.
AND SO, THE FIRST THING WE'LL DO
IS GIVE ACCESS TO OUR SMALLER HOLDING YARD.
I WOULD PUT A BUNCH OF HAY, SOME GRASS,
SOME OF THE, UH, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SHE LIKES.
LET'S JUST SEE WHAT SHE DOES.
OKAY.
IN SPITE OF THEIR SIZE, THEY CAN BE NERVOUS ANIMALS.
AND SO, WE JUST LET THEM GET COMFORTABLE,
FIRST TO THE SMALLER YARD AND THEN TO THE LARGER YARD
AND THEN OUT ON EXHIBIT.
THINK THAT'S A GOOD TREAT.
-WE'RE NOT MISSING ANYTHING? -I DON'T THINK SO.
EXCEPT FOR THE ACTUAL RHINO.
♪♪
Pat: THAT DID NOT TAKE HER LONG.
THAT WENT A LITTLE QUICKER THAN I EXPECTED.
HEY, PRETTY GIRL.
SHE JUST WENT BACK IN THE BUILDING.
WE ALWAYS GIVE AN ANIMAL THE OPPORTUNITY
TO GO BACK TO A PLACE WHERE SHE FEELS MORE SECURE.
Gentile: I DIDN'T ACTUALLY THINK SHE'D COME BACK IN THIS QUICK.
AND SHE'S CLEARLY A LITTLE NERVOUS OUT THERE.
I MEAN, WE'LL GIVE HER SOME TIME.
DO HER OWN THING ON HER OWN TERMS.
HEY, PRETTY GIRL.
HI.
LIKE ALL RHINOS, THEY DON'T HAVE GREAT EYESIGHT,
SO HEARING SOUNDS AND SMELLS
THAT IT'S NOT FAMILIAR WITH COULD SPOOK A RHINO.
♪♪
DIDN'T COME IN QUITE AS RELAXED THAT TIME.
I MEAN, THE GOOD THING IS
SHE KEEPS GOING AND COMING, WHICH IS NICE.
♪♪
THERE YOU GO.
NOT SO BAD.
"WHY ARE YOU GUYS STARING AT ME?"
[ LAUGHS ]SHE'S LIKE, "GO AWAY
AND LEAVE ME ALONE."
Pat: OVERALL, I THINK TODAY WAS A VERY POSITIVE
INITIAL INTRODUCTION TO THE YARD.
THEN WHEN SHE'S COMFORTABLE IN THAT SMALLER YARD,
WE'LL GIVE HER ACCESS TO OUR MUCH LARGER YARD
THAT WE ALSO USE FOR BREEDING.
GOOD JOB, KID.
SO, THE LAST STEP IS TO HAVE HER IN THE YARD
WITH THE MONORAIL RUNNING.
♪♪
COME ON, BUD! YEAH.
LaMattina: WE'RE REALLY HAPPY PEACHES HAS
OFFICIALLY CLEARED QUARANTINE,
AND NOW HE CAN GO OUT IN THE COMMON YARD IN THE BIG YARD.
HE'S A SOCIAL LITTLE GUY.
[ LAUGHS ]
Babuska: SMELLING ALL THE NEW ANIMAL SMELLS.
I REALLY LIKE HIS MUTTON CHOPS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
LaMattina: THERE HE GOES. ROLL, PIG!
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU WANT TO TRY TO PUT THE HARNESS ON HIM?
THERE'S MY BOY.
LOOK HOW GOOD HE IS.
KIRA HAS BEEN HARNESS TRAINING HIM.
IS THIS FOR PEACHES?YES.
THANK YOU.
NOW THE NEXT MILESTONE I PEACHES' LIFE
WILL BE TO GET HIM ON THE LEAD, SO WE CAN WALK HIM AROUND,
WE COULD BRING HIM PUBLIC PROGRAMS
IN A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS.
HE'S GROWING IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
MALE WARTHOGS GET TO BE OVER 300 POUNDS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG PIG.
OH, ARE YOU EXCITED? I HEAR YOU IN THERE.
HEY, NUGGET, BACK UP.
HEY.
I HAVE THAT ONE FOOT.
I NEED THE OTHER ONE NOW.
SO, OUR FIRST HARNESS THAT WE WERE USING, THE RED ONE,
I GOT THE FEEL THAT HE WASN'T REALLY LIKING
SOMETHING BEING PUT OVER HIS HEAD.
SO, THE NEW HARNESS THAT WE HAVE,
HE ACTUALLY WILL JUST STEP RIGHT INTO
AND JUST CLIP AROUND HIS BACK, SO HE DOESN'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT SOMETHING GOING OVER HIS HEAD.
WE GOT IT ON.
DRAG IT. GOOD.
LEAD IS ON.
YOU READY TO GO OUTSIDE?
LaMattina: HEY, BUDDY. HOW'S IT GOING?
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET HIM USED
TO BEING OUT WITH THE LEAD, WITH A LITTLE BIT OF RESISTANCE.
-PEACH. PEACH. -COME ON, PEACH.
LET'S GO OUTSIDE. GET EVERYONE MUDDY.
JUST BECAUSE IF WE DO IT TOO QUICKLY,
HE MAY ASSOCIATE THAT AS BEING NEGATIVE.
PEACHES.
YOU'RE NOT CLASSROOM-READY.
I THINK HE THINKS HE MIGHT BE.
HE'S NOT MINDING THE RESISTANCE AT ALL.
I DON'T MIND CHANGING IT UP.
LET'S DO IT.
HE SEEMS TO BE REACTING POSITIVELY TO THIS.
IF WE WANTS TO GO INTO A CLASSROOM,
WE'RE GOING IN A CLASSROOM. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU WANT TO GO TRY IT OUT?
WHAT DO YOU SMELL IN HERE, BUD?
ALL THE ANIMALS.YEAH.
YOU SMELL CHEETAH AND FOXES.
HE'S NOT PULLING AT THE LEAD, HE'S STANDING HIS OWN,
WALKING A LITTLE BIT, EXPLORING THE AREA.
HE'S NOT BUCKING, HE'S NOT TRYING TO BITE AT THE LEAD.
SO, THESE ARE ALL REALLY GOOD INDICATIONS
THAT HE DOESN'T MIND THE RESISTANCE.
BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, JUST BECAUSE HE IS A GROWING PIG,
HE'S ALREADY A LITTLE OVER 40 POUNDS,
SO THESE ARE SMALL STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
HE'S A GREAT, GREAT ANIMAL.
SO, NEXT IS ACTUALLY GETTING HIM
TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND THEN, HOPEFULLY,
WE CAN START TO VENTURE OUT INTO THE PARK.
HEY, BUD. YOU DID GOOD.
GOOD JOB.
GOOD BOY!
♪♪
Pat: PRIA WILL SEE A MONORAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME.
HERE IT COMES, PRIA. GET READY.
Ronnie: ATTABOY. COME ON DOWN.
YOU'RE GOING TO GO FARTHER UP. ALL RIGHT.
OH, THIS GUY.
♪♪
HELLO, BUBBA.
COME HERE. OKAY.
WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF WILLOW'S WEIGHT
AS A PRIMARY INDICATOR
OF WHETHER OR NOT SHE MIGHT BE PREGNANT.
WE USE THIS BAR FOR A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS.
THEY KNOW ANYWHERE WE PUT IT,
THEY JUST STAND ON IT AND PUT THEIR FEET UP.
GOOD GIRL.
AND SHE'S READING AT A -- LIKE A 7.21.
GOOD JOB, WILLOW.
TODAY, SHE ACTUALLY MAINTAINED HER WEIGHT
FROM HER PREVIOUS WEIGHT,
WHICH IS HIGHER, IN GENERAL, THAN SHE WAS OVER THE WINTER,
BUT, UH, SHE SEEMS TO HAVE PLATEAUED.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T BEEN SEEING WEIGHT GAINS
FROM WILLOW RECENTLY, SHE STILL MIGHT BE PREGNANT,
SO WE STILL WANT TO DO AN ULTRASOUND
TO CONFIRM THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
GOOD JOB, SWEETIE.
NOW THAT WILLOW IS DONE, WE'LL BRING CHEN BACK INSIDE,
AND THEN SHE'LL GO OUTSIDE.
RED PANDAS CAN LIVE WITH OTHER RED PANDAS
FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE YEAR,
BUT LEADING UP TO WHEN WE THINK THAT SHE MIGHT BE GIVING BIRTH,
WE ACTUALLY SEPARATED THEM,
'CAUSE WE WANT HER TO BE AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE.
SO, NOW, THEY'LL ACTUALLY GO OUT
AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE DAY.
COME ON, CHEN!
COME ON, CHEN-CHEN!
HE'S USUALLY MORE COOPERATIVE THAN THIS.
SO FAR, WE'VE TRIED CALLING HIM OVER LIKE NORMAL.
YOU COMFORTABLE, CHEN? THAT'S GOOD.
SO, THAT DIDN'T WORK.
WOULD YOU LIKE A GRAPE?
ATTABOY. COME ON DOWN.
COME ON. ALL THE WAY. KEEP GOING.
YOU'RE GOING TO GO FARTHER UP. ALL RIGHT.
OH, THIS GUY.
MAYBE HE'S HAD ENOUGH OF MY NONSENSE.
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
I DID LEAVE HIM A TRAIL OF GRAPES, SO...
HE'S DOING IT.
♪♪
READY, BUD?
GOOD JOB, WILLOW.
SO, THE VETS WILL BE COMING SOON TO DO THE ACTUAL ULTRASOUND,
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE'LL MONITOR HER BEHAVIOR
REALLY CLOSELY TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES.
♪♪
PEACHES! COME ON!
PIG! PIG! PIG! PIG!
HI. I HEAR A GRUNT.
♪♪
PEACHES IS GOING TO HAVE A NICE SET OF TUSKS,
AND WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO MANAGE IT.
I'VE NEVER WORKED WITH A WARTHOG BEFORE,
SO TODAY, WE ARE GOING OVER TO WILD ASIA
TO SEE HOW THE MAMMAL DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH THE BABIRUSAS
ON TRIMMING THEIR TUSKS.
SO, WE HEAR YOU HAVE A WARTHOG. I'M JEALOUS ABOUT THAT.
YEAH, PEACHES.NICE.
HE'S GROWING QUICK. [ CHUCKLES ]
HI, PIG!
BABIRUSA CAN BE FOUND IN INDONESIA,
AND THEY'RE CLASSIFIED AS VULNERABLE.
THEY'RE SMART, THEY HAVE PERSONALITY,
THEY LOVE PHYSICAL INTERACTION.
HI, LINUS! OH, HE'S SO SWEET.
BABIRUSAS ARE SO MUCH PRETTIER THAN I EXPECTED.
THEY HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EYES. THEY'RE ELEGANT.
YOU WOULDN'T THINK OF CALLING A PIG ELEGANT-LOOKING,
BUT THEY'RE REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
Mills: SO, TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO FEZ.
ALL RIGHT.
HEY, FEZ!
HERE YOU GO.
WHEN I TRIM THEIR TUSKS, I START TO SCRATCH HIS EARS
AND I START TO STRETCH HIS NECK.
HE JUST GETS INTO POSITION.
-LOOK AT THAT. -[ LAUGHS ] -THAT'S AWESOME.
SO, AS YOU SEE, HE'S VERY UPSET.
Mills: AND THEN DEPENDING UPON WHAT SIDE HE'S LAYING DOWN,
THAT'S THE TUSK THAT WE WORK ON THAT DAY.
Reiser: SO, WE JUST USE HACKSAW BLADES.
TUSKS, THEY'RE TEETH, JUST LIKE CANINES AND MOLARS.
IT GROWS KIND OF LIKE A TREE TRUNK,
SO IT GROWS THICKER AND LONGER.
IT DOES NOT HURT THE BABIRUSA.
THINK ABOUT IT MORE LIKE YOUR FINGERNAILS.
LIKE, YOUR FINGERNAILS DON'T HURT WHEN YOU CUT THEM.
Babuska: HE'S SO NOT BOTHERED BY THIS.
YEAH. GREAT.
LaMattina: THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED. THIS IS EVEN BETTER.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE PIG IS TOTALLY AT EASE
AND CALM AND ENJOYING IT.
THERE'S A LOT OF TRUST THERE, AND I LOVE TO SEE THAT.
GOOD JOB!
Mills: IN THE WILD, THE MALE BABIRUSAS' TUSK,
THEY WOULD FILE IT DOWN,
JUST BY THE ACT OF DIGGING FOR FOOD.
HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO, WE PROVIDE ALL THE FOOD
THAT THEY COULD EVER WANT, SO WE FILE 'EM DOWN FOR THEM.
I DON'T THINK PEACHES WOULD STAY THIS STILL RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T EVEN GET PEACHES TO STAY STILL
OUT THE STALL, ON THE SCALE.
TA-DA!
NICELY DONE.
YEAH, RIGHT NOW, PEACHES' ARE SMALLER THAN THIS.
SO, WE HAVE SOME TIME, BUT...
FEZ, YOU'RE AWESOME!YOU DID SO GOOD.
HE'S LIKE, "WAIT, YOU STOPPED."
THIS IS VERY COOL.
THE NICE THING ABOUT HERE AT THE BRONX ZOO,
WE RELY ON EACH OTHER'S EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE.
THAT WAS REALLY COOL. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE A PLAN TO SEE HOW MAMMAL DEPARTMENT DID IT,
BUT I HAVE TO GET TO KNOW PEACHES BETTER.
WE HAVE TO SEE HOW PEACHES PROGRESSES.
PEACHES IN SIX MONTHS IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT
THAN PEACHES IN A YEAR.
HE'S GOING TO MELLOW WITH AGE.
SO, PEACHES IS GOING TO TELL US HOW TO PROCEED.
LOOK AT HIM, HE'S LIKE A PUPPY DOG.
YEAH.
CAN YOU PLUG THIS IN FOR ME?
YES, I CAN.
ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND SHOULD HELP DETERMINE
IF SHE'S PREGNANT OR NOT.
ALL RIGHT, SWEETIE.OKAY.
♪♪
MORNING, GUYS.
WHO'S GOING TO BE OPERATING THE DOOR?
I'LL OPERATE DOORS. OKAY.
SO, YOU OR I'LL BE OUT?COME AROUND BACK.
AROUND THE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE YARD?
IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW,
THE LIKES OF WHICH HE HASN'T SEEN BEFORE, SO...
YEAH, TRUE.
Pat: WILD ASIA IS A 45-ACRE EXHIBIT
THAT VISITORS ONLY SEE FROM A MONORAIL TRAM.
SO, FROM AN ANIMAL'S PERSPECTIVE,
THERE'S NOT THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE OTHER EXHIBITS
WHERE VISITORS ARE CONSTANTLY COMING AND GOING
AND THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT POTENTIALLY COULD STARTLE NEW ANIMALS
IS THE SUDDEN PRESENCE OF THIS MONORAIL.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT PRIA IN THE LARGE OUTDOOR HOLDING YARD,
AND SHE'LL SEE A MONORAIL PASSING BY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
PRIA'S BEEN IN THE LARGE YARD A NUMBER OF TIMES
WITHOUT THE MONORAIL RUNNING, AND RIGHT NOW,
SHE IS RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE IN THAT YARD.
[ LAUGHS ] THAT FEEL GOOD?
AND SO, THE LAST STEP IS TO HAVE HER
IN THE YARD MEETING THE MONORAIL.
HOW DO YOU THINK SHE'LL RESPOND?
UH, I CERTAINLY THINK SHE'S GOING TO REACT.
YEAH.
THE REASON THE MONORAIL POSES A POTENTIAL STRESSOR
TO OUR RHINOS IS BECAUSE IT'S LARGELY HIDDEN
BY THE ENCLOSURE WALLS OF THE ELEPHANT YARD
THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE RHINO YARD.
WHAT I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT MOST CLOSELY
IS HER REACTION THE SECOND THAT MONORAIL'S
SUDDENLY IN HER VIEW.
ASIA ONE TO MONORAIL.
WOMAN: Go ahead.
CAN YOU GIVE US A HEADS-UP WHEN THE NEXT TRAIN
IS GOING TO BE APPROACHING THE RHINO?
MAN: It should be heading your way in about a minute-and-a-half.
10-4.You can give Pria access now.
10-4. SHE'S COMING BY THE YARD DOOR NOW.
GOOD GIRL.
♪♪
OKAY. GET READY, PRIA.
♪♪
HERE IT COMES, PRIA. GET READY.
♪♪
WHOA. THAT'S A NICE LITTLE RUN.
WELL, THAT, I WOULDN'T HAVE ANTICIPATED.
[ CHUCKLES ]
PRIA JUST SAW HER FIRST MONORAIL
AND ACTUALLY APPROACHED IT TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MANY SPECIES
WILL ACTUALLY DO WITH SOMETHING THAT THREATENS THEM,
IS MOVE TOWARDS IT, SO THEY CAN KEEP AN EYE ON IT.
AND SHE WAS CLEARLY A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS,
BUT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RUN BACK INTO THE BUILDING,
WHICH IS WHERE SHE'S MOST SECURE.
SO, FOR A FIRST INTRODUCTION,
IT COULDN'T HAVE GONE MUCH BETTER.
THERE'S ANOTHER TRAIN COMING AROUND NOW.
OH, THERE IT IS. SHE'S LIKE, "WHAT IS THAT THING?"
♪♪
SHE SEEMS NOTICEABLY MORE RELAXED.
YEAH, I THOUGHT SHE DID WELL.
YEAH, THAT WAS A SOLID SESSION.
GOOD GIRL, PRIA.
SHE SAW A NUMBER OF MONORAILS.
SHE RESPONDED VERY APPROPRIATELY AND SPENT
THE VAST MAJORITY OF HER TIME OUT IN THAT OUTDOOR YARD.
WE'LL JUST KEEP BUILDING ON THAT
AND HAVING HER SPEND MORE TIME IN THE YARD.
IT'S THE LAST STEP BEFORE GIVING HER ACCESS TO THE EXHIBIT.
♪♪
Ronnie: DR. MOORE IS COMING,
AND HE'S GOING TO PERFORM AN ULTRASOUND ON WILLOW
SO WE CAN CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT SHE IS PREGNANT.
YOU'RE SO READY!
YOU LOVE DR. MOORE.
-HI. -COME ON UP.
Moore: RONNIE WILL BE HOLDING HER IN POSITION, HOPEFULLY,
FOR AS LONG AS WE NEED.
BUT TO PERFORM THE ULTRASOUND TO GET A NICE, CLEAR IMAGE,
YOU NEED SOME LIQUID TO CONDUCT THE SOUND WAVES
FROM THE PROBE TO HER BODY.
SO, ALCOHOL FIRST. SHE MIGHT RESPOND TO THIS.
WHOO.
Ronnie: OH, WAS THAT A LITTLE COLD?
OH, WE'RE REALLY DITCHING.
SHE'S COLD.
HER RESPONSE TO THE ALCOHOL IS NOT UNEXPECTED.
I MEAN, ALCOHOL IS COLD.
IT MAKES YOUR SKIN TINGLE AND FEEL COOL.
COME ON, SWEETIE.
THERE'S MY GIRL. COME ON.
GOOD GIRL.
ALL THE WAY UP, SWEETIE. COME ON.
YOU WANT THAT LITTLE PIECE?
Moore: YEAH, NOW SHE CAN GO UP A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.
OKAY.
♪♪
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY OBVIOUS.
♪♪
Ronnie: OKAY.
Moore: SO, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GETTING A GOOD,
CLEAR IMAGE OF HER ABDOMEN.
SHE'S BEING VERY AGREEABLE.
IS HER WEIGHT STILL UP?
YEAH, WE JUST WEIGHED HER. SHE WAS 2.7 KGs.
NICE FULL LOOPS OF INTESTINE.
♪♪
AND NOTHING YET.
IF SHE WERE PREGNANT,
SHE WOULD BE AT A PRETTY ADVANCED STAGE,
SO IT SHOULD BE PRETTY OBVIOUS.
AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING ANYTHING
WITH A PRETTY GOOD ULTRASOUND, UM,
MAKES IT PRETTY CLEAR SHE PROBABLY IS NOT PREGNANT.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.ALL RIGHTY.
GOOD JOB, WILLOW.GOOD GIRL.
Moore: SO, SADLY, SHE'S NOT PREGNANT RIGHT NOW.
THAT MEANS WE CAN ATTRIBUTE THE WEIGHT GAIN
JUST TO SOME OTHER REASON,
JUST LIKING THE FOOD, LIKING THE DIET, AND PUTTING ON WEIGHT.
AS FAR AS THE BEHAVIOR GOES,
WHERE THEY WERE SEEING HER NESTING,
AND THERE PROBABLY WAS SOME OTHER REASON FOR THAT,
WHETHER IT'S JUST COMFORT OR MAYBE EVEN A FALSE PREGNANCY.
SEE YOU NEXT SEASON.
CERTAINLY, SHE CAN GO FORWARD
AND HAVE ANOTHER TRYST WITH THE MALE.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND HOPEFULLY GET PREGNANT NEXT YEAR.
♪♪
COME ON OUT, PEACHES! COME ON OUT! COME ON! COME ON!
OVER THE LAST MONTH, PEACHES HAS BEEN GROWING QUITE A BIT.
[ CHUCKLES ] COME ON, BUD.
-YAY! -THERE YOU GO.
-OKAY, BUDDY, LET'S GO. -PEACHES IS A GROWING BOY,
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING HIM INTO A LARGER ENCLOSURE
THAT WILL BE BETTER SUITED FOR HIM.
LIKE, I HEAR NEW ANIMALS.
Castro: GO OUTSIDE, PEACHES. COME ON, PEACHES.
OVER HERE, BUDDY. COME ON.
GOOD BOY.
PIG! PIG! PIG! THERE YOU GO.
-NICE! -THAT WAS GOOD.
JASON GAVE YOU ALL NEW TOYS.
-I THINK HE LIKES IT. -YEAH.
LaMattina: HE'S DOING REALLY WELL WITH ALL THE NOISES
AND HODARI THE CROW DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND HIM.
[ CALLING ][ LAUGHTER ]
-HELLO? -HELLO.
LOOK AT DAVE LAYING THERE IN THE SUN.
LaMattina: [ LAUGHS ]
MAN, PEACHES, YOU GOT BIG.
Babuska: HE'S OVER 80 POUNDS NOW.
I'M AMAZED AT HOW BIG PEACHES HAS GOTTEN SINCE HE CAME HERE.
YOU LIKE THAT, 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T REACH THAT PART
WHEN YOU WANT TO SCRATCH IT, CAN YOU?
YOU CAN'T REACH THAT PART, NO.
HER NAME IS "PEACHES CORAL ZANZIBAR."
I THINK HE ENJOYS THAT. NOT THE NAME, THE SCRATCHING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HOW'S HE DOING ON HIS, UH, HARNESS?
-GOOD. -GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM OUTSIDE, TOO.
LaMattina: NOW THAT PEACHES IS DOING SO WELL IN HIS ENCLOSURE,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP
AND BRING HIM OUTSIDE FOR A WALK.
HEY, LOOK AT YOU!
Babuska: I'M HOPING TO SEE A NICE, CONFIDENT PIG WALKING OUT THERE.
COME ON, PEACHES!
COME ON, PIG. WHAT DO YOU SMELL?
BUT THAT TAIL, IF IT SHOOTS STRAIGHT UP OR
IF HE STARTS TO WAG IT IN ANY WAY,
THAT'S A GREAT INDICATION TO ME
THAT HE'S ENJOYING WHAT HE'S DOING.
LaMattina: HE'S A CONFIDENT LITTLE GUY.
Breheny: I'M REALLY IMPRESSED AT HOW WELL PEACHES
HAS DONE WITH HIS TRAINING SINCE HE CAME THE BRONX ZOO.
THE REASON THAT PEACHES HAS DONE SO WELL
IS THAT HE REALLY LIKES THE PEOPLE THAT CARE FOR HIM,
AND HE HAS A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, AND HE TRUSTS THEM.
HE SURE IS INTERESTING LOOKING. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOVE HIM.
HE'S HANDSOME.
I THINK PEACHES IS GOING TO MAKE A REALLY GOOD ADDITION
TO THE PROGRAM ANIMALS
BECAUSE WARTHOGS ARE JUST AMAZING ANIMALS,
AND HE'S REALLY PERSONABLE.
Babuska: GOOD BOY.
TO BE ABLE TO BE INTRODUCED TO AN ANIMAL LIKE THAT,
IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE,
SO HE'S GOING TO BE REALLY POPULAR.
GOOD BOY! PIG! PIG! PIG!