All language subtitles for Amazing Animal Friends S01E03 The Young Ones 1080p

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[music playing]

Narrator: Best friends come
in all shapes and sizes.

A tiny meerkat with some
predatory playmates,

He's rough with them.

He likes to play.

Narrator: A rhino who
gets a spring in her step

When she sees a certain dog.

It was a match made
in heaven for them.

Narrator: And two mismatched
big cats bonding like sisters.

Allison hedgecoth: They
seemed so happy there was no

Longer a fence in between them.

Narrator: Around the
world, animals don't

Always see their differences.

Friends only have
eyes for each other.

But when nature tries
to keep species apart,

What brings these
unusual couples together,

Turning natural born enemies
into fast friends,

Predators into protectors,
and prey into playmates?

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In south africa, the
rhino poaching crisis

Is creating many orphans
whose parents have been killed

For their horns.

Some of those orphans end up
at the hoedspruit endangered

Species center, a park
with over 5,000 acres

Of enclosed, protected bushland.

The sanctuary looks
after the rehabilitation

Of young southern white
rhinos, many of whom

Were still nursing when
their mothers were killed.

The goal is to release them
into private protected game

Reserves.

Animal curator juandrey simons
looks after the 11 rhinos

Currently in their care.

But these two adults
won't be here for long.

Juandrey simons: They've
had their horns poached.

The top one, or the
second horn itself,

Has been completely cut off.

But they've gone through
multiple, multiple

Medical procedures to
help with their noses

To fix up the horns.

And they are literally
now maybe a week away

From being released.

Narrator: In another
part of the center,

This young female has
a longer journey ahead.

Esme was rescued
as a month-old baby

From a nearby game reserve.

Her mother, a first-time mom,
wasn't producing milk.

Half-starved, esme had
pressure sores on her legs,

As she was too weak to stand.

The sanctuary had no choice but
to separate mother from infant

And bring esme into their care.

Juandrey simons:
When we got esme,

Esme was extremely malnourished.

She was sad and depressed.

She didn't quite
understand what happened.

Why was I taken
away from my mother?

Then we started
bottle-feeding her,

Giving her all of the
love and attention

That we could muster up.

Narrator: In the wild, baby
rhinos wean at 12 months,

But rely heavily
on their mothers

Until they're three
years old for comfort,

Safety, and to learn to graze.

If they're lonely and
depressed, rescued babies

Have been known to
refuse food, putting

Their own lives at risk.

But esme's playful and curious
spirit was still strong.

Her wounds were healing and
she was putting on weight.

But one thing was missing--

A companion to reassure her.

Juandrey simons: [inaudible]

Narrator: An
unrelated adult rhino

Would never bond with esme,
so she was introduced

To a puppy called darvid.

Come, darvid.

From the first time that
they met one another,

They were loving
towards one another.

And it was a match made
in heaven for them.

Come, darvid.

Come, esme.

Shh, shh!

If she was feeling down,
darvid would go and lick her

Or chew on the horn.

[inaudible]

They were always together.

They were inseparable.

Come, darvid.

They basically just
grew up together.

Narrator: The budding friendship
lasted nearly a year,

Until nature
caught up with them.

Juandrey simons: Esme grew a
lot faster than darvid did.

She stepped on his foot
and he got a bit injured.

And his back got a bit hurt.

We took care of him.

He was completely fine again.

And then we had to take
darvid away from her.

Narrator: Esme found herself
alone in her enclosure

Once more, and she
quickly became depressed.

The center had to find her
a new long-term partner.

So they introduced esme to
millie, a young petty lamb,

A hardy species with a herding
instinct perfectly suited

To support a growing rhino.

Juandrey simons: Esme
was a bit scared.

She didn't really know
what this thing is.

And she's used to darvid.

She's always been
used to darvid.

So it took us a few weeks to
introduce them to one another.

And then esme got used to her.

Narrator: A year and a half
later, the bond between the two

Is strong.

Away from poachers,
esme's horn has grown,

And she's now a powerhouse,
weighing more than a ton.

The friendship has blossomed
through their love of running

In the park together every day.

And so far, millie has
been nimble enough to stay

Unscathed by the big rhino.

Once they've worked
up an appetite,

It's back to the
enclosure for lunch.

Despite her size difference,
millie holds her own

When it comes to
sparring over food.

Juandrey simons: Millie tries
to hit esme with her head.

And then basically,
that would teach esme

How to use her own
horn as a defense mechanism

Against other
rhinos or predators.

Narrator: The worst predators
around here are rhino poachers.

So 24/7, an anti-poaching unit
patrols the high-security fence

Around the wider reserve.

But some dangers
can't be kept out.

Esme's bad luck
has struck again.

She's been bitten by a snake
right in between her toes,

And she's confined
to her paddock.

Juandrey simons: The way she's
taking it, unfortunately,

Is not very good.

She loves just walking
out in the project

And eating her grass
and doing everything

She wants on her time.

So she gets a bit frustrated
just staying here.

Narrator: For more than a month,
esme has been robbed

Of her favorite pastime--

That daily run with
millie in the open park.

Some days, she's
a bit depressed,

Just lying there, looking
at everyone with sad eyes.

Looks like she's crying,
because she doesn't

Really want to be confined.

Narrator: So to cheer her
up, juandrey has an idea--

A visit from her
former playmate.

Esme hasn't seen
darvid in a long time.

Juandrey simons: Come, darvid.

Come, darvid.

Darvid!

Narrator: He's
quick to remind her

Of the bond they used to have.

Juandrey simons: Darvid, he just
loves nibbling on her horn.

Probably just tastes
very interesting to him.

He used to do that when
she was little, as well.

Esme is starting to realize
that they are old-time friends.

Slowly but surely, esme
is starting to defrost,

If you can say that, amazingly.

Narrator: Millie doesn't seem
quite sure

What to make of it all.

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The playful reunion offers
a chance for juandrey

To assess esme's foot.

Juandrey simons: Running
around like that,

She's putting a lot of
pressure on the foot.

She's using the foot a lot.

So it looks like the injury
is doing really, really good.

I'm really glad
with the progress.

It's really good to see.

It's really, really nice.

Narrator: Both are
worn out, and juandrey

Can see he'll have to schedule
another play date soon.

A week later, the bandage
on esme's leg is gone.

And today, she's finally allowed
out into the park again--

With her trusted millie
in tow, of course.

Juandrey simons:
They walked out,

And the first instinct
was just to run--

To be free.

[music playing]

She will go back into the wild
and live a happy life there.

Narrator: Esme is
at the beginning

Of her journey to independence.

And with millie, darvid, and
juandrey as her support team,

She has every chance to succeed.

While size might not be an
issue in some friendships,

For three fast-growing
carnivore cubs,

It could put the life of
their tiny friend at risk.

In south africa,
loebies predator park

Provides a home to
some of the country's

Rescued large carnivores.

Owner annel snyman runs the
strangest of kindergartens here.

Carla is a six
week-old brown hyena.

Annel took her in
after her mother

Was caught in a farmer's trap.

Carla's current companion's
are two captive-born lion

Cubs, safari and suzie.

The two were rejected
by their mother

And now need
round-the-clock care.

As they were born in
captivity, they can't

Ever be released into the wild.

But when they're
old enough, they'll

Be able to live in one of
the large natural enclosures

At the park.

The three babies will grow
into formidable predators.

But an even more
fearsome creature

Keeps this trio in line.

This is pokkel, a meerkat,
the bossiest resident

In anell's park.

Annel snyman: I think pokkel
thinks he's in charge.

He is rough with them.

He likes to play.

But if they get rough
with each other-- like

The lion cubs and the hyena--

Then he will come in between.

Narrator: Pokkel's got
airs above his status,

And clearly doesn't know
his place in the food chain.

In the wild, pokkel
could literally be

Breakfast for these predators.

But here, this fearless
little carnivore takes

Charge of who is eating what--

And it's not him.

When he's hungry,
he will turn around

And push his butt towards them.

He's pushing them out of
the way so he can eat first.

And they must be submissive.

Yeah.

He's the dominant one.

Narrator: Pokkel wasn't
always this confident.

He was brought in by
members of the public

Who found him only
days old, wandering

Alone without a family.

Annel snyman: He was very cold.

He was almost on
the edge of dying.

And I pulled him through.

Narrator: Pokkel grew
quickly, but raised by humans,

He can never go
back to the wild.

And meerkats live in large
troupes, so he needs company.

Annel snyman:
[non-english speech]

Narrator: Fortunately, every
new arrival at the kindergarten

Gives him just that.

Annel snyman:
[non-english speech]

Narrator: So when carla the
hyena first arrived here

At only a few days old,
pokkel was quick to take her

Under his wing.

Annel snyman: Pokkel!

Come pokkel.

Narrator: They were a similar
size back then, but not anymore.

Annel snyman: Pokkel and carla
like to play with each other.

Pokkel likes to jump on top
of carla's-- on his neck,

Or he will clamp down on him
and think he can hold him back.

Narrator: Teaching the young
animals to be inquisitive

Will help them learn
about their environment.

Today, the object of
curiosity is an egg.

Carla and the cubs get the
ostrich egg, one of the largest

In the animal kingdom.

Pokkel needs something
more his size--

A chicken's egg.

But as usual, he wants
what the big kids have,

And prefers to play with them.

The youngsters are
growing up fast.

Soon, their predatory
instincts will make

Them too dangerous for pokkel.

So far, he's managed
to avoid injury

From their playful bites.

But carla is starting to
try out her strong jaws.

Once she's fully grown,
her bite will be five

Times stronger than a human's.

And the lion cubs will soon be
200 times heavier than pokkel.

By then, even a friendly play
bite could be the end of him.

Annel snyman: They need to go
back with their own species.

That's difficult for them
to be together forever.

Narrator: One day soon,
the lion and hyena cubs

Will have to move to
a natural enclosure

Fit for large carnivores.

For now, though, they're all
still just the right size

For a game of chase.

Pokkel will remain the
king of the kindergarten,

And the rowdy foursome
can stay blissfully

Unaware of their differences
for just a little while longer.

[music playing]

When an animal finds
the right companion,

As one exotic cat is
about to discover,

The bond can be life-changing.

Noah's ark is a sanctuary
in the united states

For all sorts of animals
rescued from private owners

And the illegal pet trade.

The team here is always
looking for ways to keep

The inhabitants stimulated.

It goes around here.

Narrator: Today, they're
building a swing bed for one

Of their biggest residents.

Animal manager allison
hedgecoth is in charge.

Thank you guys.

Ready?

Here you go.

Narrator: This is liberty,
a six-year-old lioness

Who came here when she was one.

Liberty was rescued
from a private facility

Where visitors paid to
pose for photos with her.

Her arrival brought a host of
new challenges for allison.

Allison hedgecoth:
She really did

Need a forever home
where she would

Be safe and not exploited.

But we didn't have any other
lions for her to live with.

And so we were faced
with a problem,

Because lions are
very social animals.

Narrator: In their
natural habitat,

Lions live in prides
that average 13 members.

They need that
social interaction

For their well-being.

Allison hedgecoth: Liberty!

Narrator: But liberty
was all alone.

At first, the team tried to
keep her engaged with toys.

But to thrive in captivity, this
lonely lion needed a companion.

One day, allison noticed
that liberty was paying

A lot of attention to her
older next door neighbor,

A 16-year-old bengal
tiger named tiger lily.

Allison hedgecoth:
Tiger lily and liberty

Lived in separate enclosures
right next to each other.

So they could see each
other, smell each other,

Kind of get used to each other.

Narrator: Pretty soon, the
two cats were setting up

Their own play dates.

They would play
through the fence.

They would rub up
against the fence

And try and snuggle with each
other and touch each other.

Narrator: Allison
wondered, could

Tiger lily be the right
companion for liberty?

Liberty, a six-year-old
lioness, was in need of company.

Putting two large and dangerous
predators of different species

Together is not
considered good practice,

But allison hedgecoth
decided to take a chance--

Allison hedgecoth: Tiger lily!

Narrator: And put the two big
cats in the same enclosure.

Allison hedgecoth: There you go.

Narrator: Coming from
different continents,

The african lion and asian tiger
could never meet in the wild.

We were all a little bit
nervous, just because anything

Can happen with animals.

Narrator: The keepers
watched with bated breath.

Allison hedgecoth: It was great.

There were no issues.

Both tiger lily
and liberty seemed

So happy that there was no
longer a fence in between them.

Narrator: Together,
their futures

Suddenly looked a lot brighter.

But it was too early to
judge whether this could

Be a long-term friendship.

The real proof would be in
the pudding, at feeding time.

Normally, in
the wild, big cats

Aren't very friendly towards
each other at feeding time.

They're very competitive.

And with big cats,
a confrontation

Can be very, very dangerous.

Come on, babies.

I know.

Easy.

It's your favorite
time of the day, honey.

I know.

You stay on your spot.

Narrator: Giving them each
a designated feeding place--

Come here, baby girl.

Narrator: --Helps
to keep the peace.

Come on, lily.

Narrator: But if you
live with a lion--

Ah-ah!

Narrator: --When you snooze--

Liberty!

Narrator: --You lose.

Allison hedgecoth: Liberty
is usually very sweet,

But feeding time is
a different matter.

Lions in the wild,
when they make a kill,

It's a very intense time
for everybody to eat.

Because usually, there can be
7 to 10 lions trying to eat.

She's acting like a
normal lion on a kill.

Slow down.

Slow down.

Tiger lily really doesn't mind.

She's probably just
thinking, that crazy lion.

I mean, there's
food on this slab.

There's food on that slab.

I don't know why she's
getting so worked up about it.

Narrator: There's
a reason for tiger

Lily's laid-back attitude.

Allison hedgecoth:
Tigers are solitary.

When a tiger makes a kill--

It's the apex predator.

It's usually able
to dine at leisure.

You're a good girl.

Narrator: Lily's
chilled-out style

And liberty's
displays of affection,

Despite her
possessiveness over food,

May be the key to their
harmonious relationship.

The two have now been
living happily together

For five years, but captive
animals need more than company

To thrive.

To keep them stimulated, allison
designs enrichment activities

To engage their brains.

Today, she's trying
something new.

Allison hedgecoth:
It's the first time

They've had the bubble bath.

Narrator: Playful liberty is
first in, and heads straight

For the ball.

Allison hedgecoth: Get it!

Liberty loves balls.

That's obviously a very
predatory reaction.

It helps them use
these natural talents

And instincts that they have.

What do you think?

Narrator: Tiger lily is
less interested in the ball

And more eager for a bath.

That makes sense, as wild
tigers love to lounge in water.

Allison hedgecoth: Finally,
some peace and quiet.

She can just wear herself
out with that ball.

You sit there and
soak in the tub.

Narrator: But liberty spots
that tiger lily also has a ball.

Allison hedgecoth: Don't you
come over here to steal hers.

She's not going to
let you have her ball.

Narrator: Despite their
different characters,

The two animals are
connecting through play.

Allison hedgecoth: Uh-oh.

Oh, no.

Oh, no!
It's a goner.

Tiger lily's just like,
fine, I don't care.

I pushed it out.
I didn't want it anyways.

You two are such sisters.

Narrator: It's an odd
coupling-- the social

Lion and the solitary tiger--

But in this case, it works.

And that's to both
their benefit.

Allison hedgecoth:
Having a companion

Changed liberty's
life immensely.

She would not be
nearly as happy today.

She wouldn't be
as healthy today.

You big goofball.

I think it enriched tiger
lily's life as well.

And maybe it was like the
little sister she always wanted.

Narrator: And, as
everyone knows,

A sibling bond is for life.

[music playing]

Sometimes, the
search for company

Need only extend to
the friends next door.

That's what happened here, at
auchingarrich wildlife centre

In the scottish countryside.

Every year, the lambing season
brings delicate new life

To the farm's fields.

The bond between mother and
lamb is instant and vital.

But a small percentage of the
lambs are sometimes rejected.

Either their mother
isn't producing milk

Or the lamb isn't
suckling properly.

Without milk and warmth,
the new lambs won't survive.

Thankfully, the
farm has a supply

Of warm, woolly sweaters knitted
by the ladies from the village.

So every morning starts
with fitting in the hands

Of owner maxine scott.

They wear little
jumpers in the wintertime.

Indeed, in February, we have
to have them with jumpers

On because it's quite
cold, even though we've

Got a heat lamp inside.

Narrator: Another way
to keep the lambs warm

Is to build up
their fat reserves.

At this age, they need to
be fed five times a day.

The young flock of orphans
eats and sleeps here,

In the farm's hatchery.

It may be full of noisy birds,
but it's the warmest barn,

And just what young lambs need.

But these de facto orphans
also crave a mother figure.

Once in the barn, they
become intrigued by who's

Living next door.

Millie is a giant
continental rabbit.

Rabbits aren't normally
the size of lambs,

But giant continentals
can weigh up to 50 pounds.

That's eight times
your average rabbit.

And size has been a
problem for millie.

Maxine scott: She's bigger
than the domestic rabbits

That we have.

She hasn't got the
same companionship

As the other rabbits
in here because we

Don't have anything her size.

The other rabbits, they've
got burrows and things.

And millie is too big
to be there with them.

Narrator: But rabbits
need social interaction

To prevent stress.

Now, who could possibly
fulfill that role?

Hello, are you
here to see millie?

Narrator: One day,
maxine decided

To let millie out
of her pen to meet

The barn's other residents.

The reception she
received was instant.

Maxine scott: When
the lambs came,

It was just so unusual to see.

They were all racing
around together,

And then we'd have a little
race and lie down together,

And a little bit of
grooming, and then they would

Move on and have another race.

Millie really seemed to
want to be with them.

I think she takes them
on as her little babies

And wants to look after them.

Narrator: Now, maxine lets
them out together every day.

Today, it's warm enough
for them to head out

To the field for a play date,
where the big babysitter

Can watch over her young lambs.

Their constant affection
has transformed

Millie from lonely rabbit
to doting playmate.

Maxine scott: I'm so pleased
that we did let her out

Beside them, because she's
really been enjoying life

Since the lambs came along--

And getting lots of exercise
as well, eh, millie?

Narrator: With the
coldest months behind,

The woolly sweaters
will soon be shed.

The warmth millie and the
lambs get from their friendship

Will be more than enough.

In England, a dog's herding
instinct and playful

Personality are helping
some very important

Birds live up to their legacy.

Here in the suffolk countryside,
a puppy and his owner

Have been trusted
with a royal mission.

Mike keen and ralph the
sheepdog run a country pub.

But this one is different.

In one of the outbuildings--

Hi, guys.

Narrator: --Three
very special birds

Are training for an
exceedingly important job.

How are ya?

Good morning.

Who's hungry?

Super exciting.

These are the three chicks
from the tower of london.

Narrator: For centuries,
ravens have been associated

With the tower of
london, one of the most

Historic buildings in britain.

Mike is hand-rearing these
two brothers and their sister,

Who will all have a
key role to play there.

They're deeply entrenched
in british mythologies

Now, so yeah, big
responsibility for me.

Narrator: The tower of london
is the royal castle that

Houses britain's crown jewels.

Royal tradition decrees
that six ravens must guard

The treasures at all times.

Legend has it that if the
ravens die or fly away,

The kingdom will fall.

So a supply of loyal ravens
is always at the ready,

Able to jump in if duty calls.

Mike enlists ralph, who's
worked with birds before,

To help train the new recruits.

Mike keen: This is grippe.

This is the original.

She's 15 months old.

I've had her since
she was three weeks.

And she-- ralph is
exactly the same age.

Grippe was hatched on the
same day ralph was born,

So they're almost twins.

Narrator: Ralph's job was
to help grippe fly longer

And build her wing strength
by chasing her around.

He's a briard, which
is a french sheepdog,

So they've got a lot
of herding instinct.

Ralph.

Narrator: But he didn't
always know when to stop.

Mike keen: Ralph.

[caw]

Narrator: He's fully
grown now, but ralph

Still loves to play chase.

Mike keen: Ralph.

Ralph!

Narrator: Today, mike
and ralph are training

The next generation using
professional falconry

Techniques and
positive reinforcement.

They must learn to fly, and
more importantly, come back.

Hey, guys.
Come on.

Narrator: At the
tower of london,

The ravens are
free to fly around.

They must be trained to stay
within the castle walls.

So the first challenge here is
to ensure the youngsters, who

Have only just started
flying, don't disappear

Off into the distance.

Mike keen: Come on.

Narrator: The future of the
realm could depend on it.

Mike keen: Come on.

[whistle] ralph.

Narrator: All three
ravens are out,

But they haven't flown away.

So far, so good.

Now, ralph and mike must put
the ravens through their paces

At flight school.

Grippe keeps a sharp
eye on the new recruits.

Come on.

They can go for about a
good five minutes now--

Clear flight.

What I'm just trying to do now
is get them to associate coming

Back to my hand with food,
so if I'm walking around,

I can call them and they
come back to the hand.

That's the theory, anyway.

Whether it happens or not,
they have their own thoughts

On that matter.

There we go.

Narrator: First lesson
is takeoff and landing.

Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom.

Come on.

Go on, sit on here.

Narrator: Each time, mike
steps back a few paces

To build their confidence.

Go on.
It's on there.

Good boy.

Narrator: The young
ones are still hesitant.

That wasn't very good, was it?

That wasn't very impressive.

Narrator: But then ralph steps
in with some gentle motivation.

Mike keen: You've
been a bit lazy.

Come on.

Good boy, ralph.

I guess he's like the
annoying younger brother,

And they just try to
get away from him now.

Yeah, he's great.

He's a very good,
helpful flying companion.

Ready?

Go on.

Narrator: But today,
ralph's enthusiasm

Overwhelms one of
the youngsters.

Mike keen: Ralph,
where's the bird?

Where's the bird?

Narrator: The
kingdom is in danger.

Mike keen: Hey, you.

Narrator: Mike to the rescue.

Mike keen: Where
did you get to, eh?

Narrator: It's not
the best of starts.

So can ralph do better
with the next raven?

This is the girl.

She's the cleverest one.

Good girl.

Narrator: That's more like it.

Just going to take her, see
if she wants to do a slightly

Longer fly this time.

You ready?

Go on.

Narrator: Ravens are powerful
birds that can fly over 100

Miles a day, but
here, short flights

Are what mike is hoping for.

Mike keen: It's always really
nerve-racking when you let them

Off, because there's always
the worry that they're

Not going to come back.

Here she comes.

Look!

[whistle]

Here she comes.

Narrator: But this
time, success.

Mike keen: That was great.

Just flown back to a safe
place that is visible,

And hasn't flown away.

But yeah.

That was really good.

Yeah.

Proud dad.

And you two, you need
to practice a bit more.

Your sister's shown you up.

Narrator: The three
royal ravens might not

Be quite ready
for the tower yet,

But with ralph eager
to push them on,

The queen's future should
be in safe claws and paws.

[whistle]

In california, the dense
woods fringing lake tahoe

Provide the perfect habitat
for diverse wildlife,

Including one of north america's
largest rodents, the porcupine.

But this young
female is special.

She's called maude, and she's
a rescued porcupine who lives

Here in homewood, california.

Maude is returning from her
daily walk in the woods.

Ann bryant has a
permit to provide

Rehabilitation care
to a range of injured

And orphaned native animals.

Ann bryant: Here you go, buddy.

I know, it doesn't
taste like mama.

Narrator: Ann's goal
is to return as many

Of them as possible
back to the wild.

Occasionally, there
will be one that isn't

Releasable for whatever reason.

This would be the
case with maude.

She was born of a
mother that was injured.

Narrator: Maude's mom
had been hit by a car.

Ann bryant: Maude's
mother was rescued

By the side of the road.

I knew she was in
pretty rough shape,

But I didn't know that she
was about to have a baby.

Three days later, she
gave birth to maude.

She was a teeny
little ball of fluff.

Narrator: Ann hoped
the mother would

Soon be strong enough to
take maude back to the wild

With her.

Sadly, it was not to be.

Her mother died of her
injuries, leaving maude

Reliant on human help forever.

As she grew bigger,
ann's bulldog puppy

Called mack took a liking
to the prickly newcomer.

So did mack's older
sister, mosey.

Over time, the three
became inseparable.

Ann bryant: I don't think
either one of my bulldogs

Gave it a thought that other
bulldogs don't have porcupines

Living in their house.

To them, it is normal.

Narrator: They may
be different species,

But they do have
some similarities.

Ann bryant: They're kind
of at the same eye level.

They're kind of chubby, and
they kind of walk funny.

They're kind of
close to the ground.

They're not very graceful.

They're not very speedy.

One's a rodent.

One's a canine.

Go figure.

Narrator: Even so,
dogs and porcupines

Don't normally see eye to eye.

Something to do with the
30,000 sharp quills, perhaps?

Ann bryant: Dogs are
notorious for getting

A face full of quills.

And people always think
that the porcupine

Shot their quills at the dog
and hit them right in the mouth.

But what actually happens
is, the dog will attack

The porcupine and bite
them, and then the quills

Go into the dog's mouth.

Narrator: But maude has
never had any reason to show

Her quills to mack and mosey.

They remain hidden under her
dense coat of guard hairs.

Unfortunately, maude's domestic
upbringing means she'll

Have to stay in ann's care.

Ann bryant: She
became extra tame.

She would have no
fear of people--

Or dogs.

And that would be important
being a wild porcupine.

Narrator: Maude and the bulldogs
are now an integral part

Of ann's animal rehab efforts.

Right now, the dogs are helping
to nurture this gosling as it

Recovers from a damaged leg.

Ann bryant: My dogs, they're
like surrogate parents.

They've helped raise
several goslings.

We have one right now that
they're very attached to.

When we get baby animals,
they want to help.

Sometimes, they'll just
let them sleep next to them

To stay warm.

These guys just were
raised around the critters,

And they know to be nice.

Narrator: Maude also pitches in.

She's comforted
this little orphan

And got her ready for
rehabilitation without the need

For human contact.

Ann bryant: She is
so sweet with them.

She helps take
care of them, watch

Them, give them tenderness.

Narrator: Today,
the unlikely trio

Is joining ann on a mission.

Five rescued merganser
ducklings are destined

For release in lake tahoe.

Ann bryant: Put
them in the back.

Narrator: First, the team must
find a potential foster parent

On the lake with a brood of
appropriately sized ducklings.

It should then
instinctively take

The five orphans into its care.

Ann bryant: The tricky
part is, our babies cannot

Be smaller than their babies.

They have to either be
the same size or bigger.

And then the adoptive
parents should take them.

So everybody watch.

Mack, keep your eyes open.

There's a family.

Narrator: There's only one way
to see whether the mother duck

Is willing to expand her brood.

It's a rather
unceremonious introduction

Which causes no harm.

Ann bryant: But
that's a good sign.

Go with her.

She's taking them.

She's taken them.

Oh, there we go.

Success!

That's our five.

Narrator: She's
going to be busy.

Her family of 12 is now 17.

Ann bryant: They're
all over there.

Ok, now she's got them.

Ok, let's get out of here.

That's always one
of the rewards.

Now, they're where they belong.

Narrator: Maude and the
bulldogs have provided

Invaluable moral support.

Yay, we did it!

What do you think?

Porcupine slept
right through it.

We'll have to show
her pictures later.

It's all one big team.

Thanks, guys.

Narrator: Now, it's back to
the sanctuary to help some more

Wayward animals settle in.

When young animals help each
other through tough times,

It can build a
happier life for all

And result in some truly
amazing animal friendships.