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It's not easy being a baby.

Sure they're cute, furry
and even frisky

but raising wild animals
like these in captivity

is challenging.

Some have parents,
others are orphans

and it's not guaranteed
they'll all survive.

Okay.

Most of the time it goes well
but they can also not make it

so it's really hard sometimes.

Every animal is worth
doing something

to have them to survive.

Azalee has been raising
baby animals

for the past 8 years
at Parc Omega in Quebec, Canada.

Parc Omega is a wildlife park

where variety of North American
animals reside.

The park sits on 2,200 acres
of forests, meadows and lakes

where all types
of different animals

interact with each other.

In the spring
a lot of these

rambunctious residents
are babies,

all with different needs.

Azalee and her team are going
to have to work extra hard

this season to make sure
they survive

the first few months
when they're most vulnerable.

It's a baby boom
because they all arrived

mostly in the same time

at the beginning
and middle of spring,

so it's a lot of babies
at the same time.

It's a lot of bottle feeding,
less sleep

but it's always worth it.

Even if it is a bit noisy.

(Geese squawking)

The staff knows keeping
a baby animal alive is hard work

but they're up
for the challenge.

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This is the rehabilitation
are of Parc Omega

where injured
and orphan baby animals live.

We are not always aware
that we'll get these animals

so we need to plan
where we will put them

and what we'll gonna do
and which kind of milk we need,

so it's a lot of preparation,
but then we try our best.

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Hope is a month old
orphaned moose,

she was found alone
by the side of the road

at just three days old
and was very fragile.

In the wild moose calves
have only a 50% chance

of surviving past six weeks old
even when they have their mom,

so it was a miracle
Hope had survived

three days alone
without anyone to protect her.

I think everybody
who seen her would say

she's just so gorgeous
and she's really cute.

Baby moose are so dependent
and they see you

and they love you.

Hope is extremely
affectionate

and her keeper Stephanie
welcomes the attention.

I love her so much.

Bonding with people
is helping Hope

get through this difficult time.

Licking is Hope's way
of showing affection

because that's what her mom
would do to her

if she were alive.

Although Hope love
a good back rub

without her mom by her side
she's having a hard time.

When we first got her

she look really healthy
and everything

but she was just crying
all the time

and we could not leave her.

But the staff had a plan,
they found Hope a new roommate.

We brought a goat with her

and we have a really nice
and gentle goat.

Becat is a an adult goat
who's an experienced mom

and happens to be pregnant
right now.

Hopefully she'll be good company
for the baby moose,

especially since these two
are going to be spending

a lot of time together,

but without much in common
no one's sure

whether they'll get along.

When you have a big family
there's bound to be some feuds,

especially when
there are siblings involved

but these goslings
are close knit.

Families like these come
and go as they please

at the park.

Well the goslings for us,
they are like guests,

they come into the park
and we feed them

and we see them all summer long.

We appreciate their stay

because it's nice to see them
really small and then grow up.

These overachievers
can eat, run and swim

within one day of being born.

They have to be fast learners,

so they can fly
by the end of summer

or else they risk
being left behind.

Canada geese book rooms
seasonally at Parc Omega.

After spending
their winter months

vacationing in Florida,

mothers and babies born here
return year after year.

It varies a lot
but usually in spring

we have around 100 geese
and most of them are babies.

The really young Canada geese
are all yellow

and they are covered with dung,

so they're pretty cute
at that stage.

Parc Omega is where
these babies practice swimming

and learn to fly.

These gosling will grow up

to be one of the most
recognized birds

in North America,

but Canada geese
aren't always known

for their better qualities.

In the city
Canada geese like these

are seen as a nuisance,

pooping and squawking
in public parks.

But the parents
aren't just lounging

by the lakes and taking strolls
in the park,

they're actually protecting
their young.

Well at this stage
they're really vulnerable

because they are not able to fly
so if there's a predator

they cannot get off
really quickly.

The short grass and
open space help mom and dad

keep a watchful eye out
for danger

and a lake
is a great escape route

from predators like bob cats

that might be lurking
in the wild.

It's also a great place
for scavengers to find food.

Even scavengers can be cute
when they're little babies.

When they want their bottle
they can be well behaved,

but they can also be
rowdy rascals.

What's worse than raising
a toddler;

raising unruly baby raccoons.

Come on, guys.

They're like little monster.

These little
mask-faced bandits

are hyper, hungry
and a bit clingy.

Well raccoons
are a little playful

and sometimes affectionately
little demons

because they do
a lot of trouble around.

By the time spring
rolls around

Parc Omega is flooded
with calls from people

about orphaned raccoons.

They practice a kind of catch
and release strategy

with some of the orphans here.

The staff hand-raise them
with the hopes of releasing them

back into the wild
at the end of summer.

This group seems happy
to get their meals from a bottle

rather than getting it
themselves in the wild.

The raccoons are a lot
of work because they drink

really awfully off the bottle

and they also need
a lot of affection

and they need to move enough
so we have to bring them outside

and make them play
and then bring them back in.

At a month old
these baby raccoons

are voracious eaters

and are bottle fed by the staff
every three hours.

In the wild they would nurse
from their mother

until they were four months old,

but even as early
as two months of age

these opportunistic eaters
will become foragers.

They are really good eaters.

Right now
they are a little needy

but you know what they say
about the squeaky wheel.

They are loud
when they need to be.

Raccoons have 13 vocalizations.

Baby raccoons and their mom
exchange 7 of those 13 calls

which tell her
they're hungry, cold

or in need of affection
but they'll grow out of it

they won't be cry-babies
forever.

Oh, they are so nice
when they are small.

They follow us.

They like to be with us,
they climb on us.

These babies
are hanging on tight

but they're going to have
to let go.

The park is just
a temporary home

for these raccoons,

they need to find
their independence

if they're going to be able
to return to the wild.

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Hope and Becat
are getting along great.

Sure they're a bit of
an odd couple

but their friendship
seems to work.

Becat has even let white tailed
fawns nurse from her,

so she's used to caring
for babies that aren't her own.

The goat is like
a mother for her

because she don't like to alone
so she always stay with her.

They like to be together.

They sleep together
and they follow

always together.

Since Becat is pregnant

they're optimistic
she'll do more than

just keep Hope company.

The staff think that

she'll let Hope nurse
from her too

although it might be
a bit tricky.

The moose is already
way bigger than the goat

so we will have to build
a ramp

to make sure this will work.

The staff
is still working on it.

For now,
Hope is being bottle fed.

And they are starting
to introduce her to leaves

which moose loves to eat.

Like any picky toddler
Hope is a bit curious

but hasn't quite developed
an appetite.

She's already
nibbling on the leaf,

she doesn't really eat the leaf
but it's a good sign

that she's got the idea.

Moose are the largest members
of the deer family

and they are pretty big babies
weighing thirty pounds

when they're born.

If all goes well, by fall

Hope will end up gaining
10 times her birth weight.

Hope would be getting
most of her nourishment

from her mother's milk
if she were still alive,

so the staff has to make sure
that they're providing her

with enough nutrition
to survive.

It's pretty hard
to raise a moose.

Moose calves need care
around the clock

and if they don't bond
with their caretaker

during these first few months
of life

they'll stop eating
and risk not surviving.

This summer
would be really critical

for this baby moose.

(Goslings chirping)

Right now
it's also a critical time

for these goslings.

While they are pretty
self-sufficient

but they won't all survive

so if there are 6 babies
may be just 4 will survive.

Even though these babies
can swim on their own

and feed themselves
they still need protecting.

Lucky for them their parents
are fearlessly protective

and work as a team
to guard their young.

If the parents think
the babies are in any danger

they will do all they need to do
to protect them

so they're really, really brave.

This is no wild goose chase,
it's a matter of life and death.

These pigs will gobble up
a gosling

if their parents
weren't so attentive.

When threatened adult geese
will spread their wings,

pump their heads, hiss and honk
to scare away predators.

Even though mom and dad
can hold their own

they're vulnerable
right now too.

Shortly after goslings
are born

adult geese loose
their ability to fly

and are grounded.

Adults shed
their flight feathers

leaving them as flightless
as their little babies.

Parents will grow
their feathers back

by the time the babies
are ready to fly.

But will all the goslings
make it to their destination?

A big test is when
they will have to migrate;

some won't be able to do it
the whole way.

Learning to fly
in such a short time

is a huge challenge
for these little babies

born just a few weeks ago.

Will they rise to the occasion?

The raccoon kits will need
to learn a lot more

before they are ready
to leave the park too,

especially if they're going
to survive in the wild.

These babies are taking on
more responsibilities.

They're animal ambassadors
in the shows at the park

where people can learn more
about their species.

It might seem like a cushy job

but in fact they're spending
a lot of their time

honing their climbing abilities.

Baby raccoons can start climbing
as early as three weeks

and it's a good thing
they get such an early start.

It's really important
to them to climb

and to climb really quickly

because it's the way they need
to escape from predators.

Sometimes they're not so strong
on their feet

and sometimes they fall off
but it's a part of learning.

And they're starting
to get the hang of it.

Their tails help them balance,
but if they lose their footing

raccoons are able to fall
up to 30-feet

without being injured.

Handy if you fall out of a tree.

Their dexterous paws
are part of the reason

why they're able to climb
so fast.

Their feet
can even turn backwards

allowing them
to climb down trees face-first.

But that's not the only thing
their paws are good for.

They like to open garbage.

They like to open everything,
every door.

They're really agile since
why they're like monsters.

Well they're not trashing
the place just yet,

they are starting to use
their opposable thumbs

to grab things like food.

Their front paws
are also highly sensitive

and can help them find food
in the dark

which is perfect
for these night owls.

These babies are maturing fast.

But is it fast enough?

How will the park know

when they are ready
to be released?

When they get older
we have to be careful,

they can be a little bit
more aggressive

so they can start to bite,
show some sign--

they are ready to come back
in the wild.

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One month later and the
babies have grown up a lot.

The park's staff has decided
that Hope won't be released

back in to the wild.

Without the guidance
of her mother

her chances of surviving
on her own

would be little to none.

Hope is the only female moose
in the park,

she wouldn't be able to live

with the male moose
they have here,

especially since
she isn't sexually mature yet.

The trouble will be finding her
a place of her own

when she's older.

For now at almost two months
she's getting stronger

despite the recent changes
in her life.

Hope is now a big sister

although she's not really
jumping for joy.

She doesn't interact so much
with the baby goats.

For playing and everything
not so much at the moment.

But the baby goats are just
from last week

so it's really new

but they are all sleeping
in the same shelter altogether,

the goat, the moose
and the two baby goats.

Cute.

Hope is missing the attention
she was getting from Becat

but this mom is doing
a great job

of performing double duty.

The mother goat
is a really, really good mother.

She can take care of her babies
and take care of Hope

in the same time.

Despite trying
for a couple of weeks

Hope wasn't able to nurse
from Becat.

This new mom is too busy
feeding her own babies

and they'll demand
all of her milk

for the next six months.

They're also very energetic.

When these babies grow up

they will be able to jump
up to 5 feet high

and they're getting
a lot of practice

which might take some getting
used to from Hope.

In spite of having to deal
with her new siblings

Hope has really come out
of her shell.

Hope is doing fine,
she's growing really nicely.

I think she's--not so big
but she's not so small.

She starts eating leaves already
quite a lot

and she's drinking water
by herself as well.

She's playful.

Yeah, she's doing really well.

These first two months
for Hope haven't been easy.

It's been hard
not having her mom around,

but at least
she's not alone anymore.

She has a new family
to keep her company.

But not as much company
as this family.

It's a full house.

At six weeks these goslings
aren't so little anymore.

Right now the goslings
are looking kind of funny

I would say.

They are not
at their best looking

because they are kind of
getting rid of the small feather

that they has
when they were young

but they are not having
their full grown feathers yet.

They are the perfect
nuclear family,

low divorce rates,
obedient children

and a safe household.

And they're a pretty
tight knit group.

Family stick together
with the babies

sandwich between mom and dad
to keep them safe.

They'll even
join other group of geese

with adults taking turns
babysitting.

But these gosling
can't be coddled forever.

They're going to have to fly
the coop sometime.

But will they know how?

It's natural for them to fly.

They are really followers,

so if the parents go there
they all go there,

if the parents run there
they'll run there,

and if the parents fly there
they'll fly there.

If the wind is in their favor

Canada geese can travel
as far as 1,500 miles

in one day.

Veterans will take turns
leading the flock

while newbies will follow
close behind.

Before they're ready to fly

they will look exactly
like an adult one

except they will make
the baby noise like queak, queak

and that's so funny

because they look really like
full grown.

And they grow up so fast.

Canada geese might not always
get a warm welcome

but they're loved here.

We really like the gosling
here at the park

because well
it's the Canadian geese

so it's really a-- our geese
that we really need to have

and it's a really pretty bird
actually.

I find them really brave

and really good
to do this big travel

even just in the first year
of life.

It's always sad
when guests leave,

especially
when you watch them grow up

from a baby to an adult.

But they won't be gone
for long,

by next spring
there'll be another group

of gaggles and goslings
at the park.

(Birds chirping)

Once these three pack
their bags though,

they're gone.

They're independent.

He don't want to stay on us,

so it's a sign
to release them.

It's getting a little cramped
for these babies

and they're already starting
to show signs

that they are ready to leave.

While usually
we know that the raccoons

are ready to be released
into the wild

because they are really quick
on the run.

And they have to be.

As adults these baby raccoons

will run up to 15 miles
an hour

which will help them
avoid danger in the wild.

These raccoons kits
will be released

close to where
they were originally found

outside the park.

Parc Omega
will strategically release them

at a time that gives them
the best chance at survival.

Well I usually find it better
to release them into the wild

at the end of July.

They still have a long time
to get used to,

live by themselves
into the wild

before starting thinking
of the hibernation,

be preparing for that.

During the spring and summer

they'll gorge themselves
on insects, fruits and anything

they can get their
little paws on.

They are not calorie counting,
they're packing on the pounds.

That extra padding
will help them get through

the colder months

when they have to face winter
alone.

When we release the raccoons
into the wild

it's always like
a mix of feelings.

In one hand
we're really happy for them

to get the life that

they should have to live
in the wild and be a raccoon

and in the other hand
we'll miss them

and we always hope that
everything will do well

for them.

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You never know how these
babies will do once they grow up

but living at Parc Omega
is more than just a roof

over their heads.

I think that if people
that comes in the park

really love nature here

and find it a nice
attachment to it

they will be willing
to protect it

and they'll find it
really important.

The raccoons came here
as little kits

and are leaving
almost full grown

to face the real world.

And those furry little goslings
that were born here

are now old enough to fly away.

But why put so much work
into raising them

if they're just going to leave?

For us taking care
of these animals

is really important

just because
they need to have a chance.

We need to give them
a chance to grow

and then be released
into the wild

and have their chance
to live freely as they would be.

Even though Hope
won't be released from the park

she still has a bright future
ahead

once they built her
a separate enclosure

from the males.

She'll be able to grow bigger
and stronger

under the care of her keepers
here at Parc Omega

and maybe one day

she can be safely introduced
to a male

and have her own family.

It's our reward to see them
grow and be well after.

And the biggest reward
is that

they have a fighting chance
to make it on their own.

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