All language subtitles for Baby Animals Series 1 06of13 Family Ties 1080p

In some ways,
the animal kingdom is a cold,

brutal and unforgiving place.

In others,
it's a big happy family.

Mom and dad,
and sometimes dad and uncles

all pitch in to raise
the generation of baboons...

Penguins...

Capybaras
and emperor tamarins.

These baby animals
may live in a cruel world,

but their family dynamics
make it all worthwhile.

These are their family ties.

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This baby hamadryas baboon

belongs to one of the largest
species of monkey in the world.

As a male, Tonkai will grow
to weigh as much as 65 pounds,

like his father Horace,
the dominant male in the group.

As the alpha male,
he and he alone

can mate with the females.

In the wild,
he would prevent females

from even socializing
with any other males.

I got him just
under 10 years ago.

and he was quite chubby
and unfriendly

when we had him in quarantine,
when he first arrived here,

but since then
he's met all the females

and become quite dominant

and he's very protective
of his group of females now.

He's turned into an aggressive,
typical male baboon,

who wants to kill anyone
who looks at the females.

That aggression
is typical behavior

for an alpha male
in baboon society.

And in the wild,

that behavior is crucial
to the group's survival

That's what they thrive on.

Male dominance protects them
in the wild.

Tonkai is not losing
too much sleep

over all that grownup stuff.

All he wants to do all day
is have a little fun.

He'll run along and just
throw himself on the ground,

and roll over and end up with
his bottom in the air, so...

I guess he's experimenting
with climbing,

and learning to climb
and things like that.

For Tonkai, life here in the
zoo is all about the tumbling.

Baboons are tough
and he's a baby baboon,

so he's tough.

Little Tonkai
might not know it now

but in this group,
he could be the heir-apparent.

The hierarchy of the group
is definitely the male first,

and then I guess,
the male's son

so young Tonkai
will be growing up

into his father's position
eventually.

Which means that one day,

Tonkai could have a flashy coat
just like his dad.

The dominant male has
definitely got a dominant coat;

it's very gray and frizzy.

He has that naturally anyway,

but the girls spend a lot
of their time grooming him,

so he's got a perfect coat.

So a dominant male will have
that bright gray coat,

and the submissive males won't;
they'll be brown like the rest.

If he's lucky, Tonkai could
also have his father's chompers.

Horace has got massive teeth
the size of your fingers,

so he barks and the girls come
running towards him

and just submit.

But for the time being,
at just 6-1/2 months old,

Tonkai is still cutting
his own teeth.

At the moment,
he's got his young pixie look

in everything about him;

his nose, his ears,
everything's pointy.

At about a year and a half old,

he'll start to grow
into an adult baboon,

so he'll start to thicken up.

In the wild, Tonkai would
live in Eastern Africa

or on the Arabian Peninsula.

They've evolved
to be in an arid area,

so they survive in the desert...

Which explains
Tonkai's vivid red bottom.

Hamadryas baboons are
well known for their pink,
swollen bottoms.

Because they come
from an arid area,

it basically acts like a cushion
for them on hot or cold rocks.

So both the males
and females have that.

The most important female
in this group for Tonkai

is his beloved mother Chapi.

At roughly 30 pounds,
she is half as big as Horace

and like
all subservient females,

she sports a much less flashy,
much less groomed brown coat.

At 12 years old,
Chapi is a first-time mother.

But she's handling it
like a pro.

Chapi's been
a really good mother

from day one
when the baby arrived.

Some of that
was probably learned

by watching
her mother raise her brothers,

when she herself was a baby.

And she just had to remember
that for about 12 years,

which I think is amazing.

Chapi did what any good
baboon mother would do;

protect her pride and joy.

When they are
very small babies,

mom keeps it pretty much
to herself.

She'll almost hide it
from other group members,

keep her arm over it,

'nothing to see here'
sort of thing.

It's very intense
the first few months,

then gradually the baby gets
used to the group.

In the wild,
the group is usually made up

of 7 to 8 members

but sometimes
it can be much bigger.

No one looms larger than Horace,

the tough as nails,
super dominant leader.

But as it turns out
when it comes to kids,

Horace is an old softie.

We were a bit worried

but Horace is learning
to be gentle

for the first time in his life,

and not close his jaws down
when he's playing with his son,

so he's doing really well.

Horace might be the dominant
male in these parts

but these days, it's clear
who's really running the show!

For the first time
in his life,

Horace has got a son,
swinging on his tail,

and running up and chewing
on his toes and...

So at first, Horace sort of
looked a bit disgusted,

and 'what do I do here?'

And Tonkai seems
to take advantage of that

and just swing on dad's tail
and then chew on dad's toes

like he couldn't care less.

For Tonkai,
things would be very different

if he lived in the wild.

Horace would have a lot more
baboons in his family,

in his troop to look after.

He'd have a few different sons
or daughters to look after.

He'd have to be worrying
about predators

and all sorts of
different things,

so Tonkai
would probably hardly see Horace

during the day in the wild;
it would all be about survival.

To be survival-ready,

Tonkai leans heavily
on his mother

to teach him the ropes.

She's encouraging him
to forage for himself,

walk around,
get to know the rest

of his family
group members himself.

But as the undisputed leader,
Horace is also a huge influence

on Tonkai's development
and preparedness for the wild.

Obviously, his son copies
everything he does,

so Horace is an integral part

of Tonkai's growing up.

Tonkai has already learned
that when dad barks,

you need to get moving -
and fast.

Which means dad and I
have seen a predator

or something dangerous,

so in the wild you'd have
to learn that early in the pace,

otherwise you wouldn't get
to be a year old.

You have to know
when to run and hide.

In another 6 months,

Tonkai will continue
to get shaggier,

and more and more will look
like an adult baboon.

He'll be a dominant male
eventually.

He's pretty pushy already
as it is,

he's a typical little male

so it'll just get more so
as it gets older.

If he is still
with this group,

young Tonkai could get his turn
being groomed by the females

until his bright gray coat
announces to everyone

that there's a new boss in town.

With webbed feet,
bright orange beaks,

and white stripes
unique to each individual,

Gentoo penguins
are charismatic characters.

They live
along the Antarctic Peninsula,

but they also have a home here
in the Edinburgh zoo.

This temperate climate
is similar to the one

they'd enjoy in the wild.

Setting up shop here at the zoo,

these penguins have decided
to start a family,

and every family begins
with a little romance.

When a male
and female penguin get together,

they're in it for the long haul.

Males will construct nests
out of rocks.

And the female
will choose her mate

based on
who has the biggest nest,

and most impressive
building skills.

The courting ritual
is elaborate and very dramatic.

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It's like a small soap opera

because you see them
going around the nest site

and there's also other
behaviors you can look out for.

When they're courting
each other,

it's very nice behavior.

They do something
called a "bow hiss",

which is when they put
their two heads together

and they make
a lovely hissing noise.

And they present each other
with stones as well,

and that's a really good
indication

that they are thinking
about pairing up,

or that they are courting
each other.

And you can see that
right from the start of February

all the way through
until this time of year.

After mom and dad get
together, it's time to lay
some eggs.

The female lays two

and the parents work in shifts
to incubate the eggs.

The parents will communicate
with their eggs,

even before they hatch.

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Chicks learn to recognize
their parents' vocalizations

while they're still
inside the egg.

After about 5 weeks,
the baby penguins arrive...

often a whole bunch at once
in the colony.

Like any modern household,

parents split their duties
50-50.

One parent will go off and fish,

while the other stays
with the babies and feeds them.

Then they switch.

And a huge part of growing up

is learning how to get along
with their siblings.

Penguin chicks are born
in groups.

They stick together
as they learn

how to move through the world.

They often form cliques
loosely based on age.

Older chicks hang out
with older chicks,

and babies hang out
with other babies.

The chicks general will
interact with each other
very closely.

Out in the wild,
it's exactly what they would do.

It's called crashing,

so the chicks would
naturally gather all together

when they get
about 3 to 4 months old,

and then they would learn
to feed and hunt as a group,

rather than having to try
and do this all on their own.

It's a little bit frightening
if you're very small.

But after they've
dipped their toes in the
water of penguin life,

the pressure is on

for these chicks
to become independent.

They become independent
around about 3 months,

so from us, we determine
a chick's independent;

once they're feeding from us,

they've lost all
of their extra downy feathers,

and they're happy to go
in the water

because they've developed those
necessary muscles for swimming.

In the wild, these
chicks would have to
look out for predators,

and the colors
of their feathers in adulthood

help protect them.

A black back and a white front
camouflages the penguin

perfectly while it's swimming.

To a predator in the sky
looking down,

the penguin looks like
it's part of the dark water.

To a predator in the ocean
looking up,

the penguin looks like
it's part of the sunlit sky.

It's called 'countershading'.

And even though there are
no sharks at the zoo,

these penguin parents
still keep a watchful eye.

They always know
where their kids are,

and what they're up to.

Obviously out in the wild,

this will protect them
from predation,

from cold, from extremities,

and make sure they're getting
fed whenever they need.

And it's pretty much exactly
the same instincts here.

Although they don't have
to worry about predators,

they do carry out
the same life cycles

as they would do out
in the wild,

so mom and dad will follow
very close behind them

and then they will go back
to their nest at night.

And they'll normally brood
underneath them as well,

keep them nice
and warm and safe.

These penguin chicks
have ties to mom and dad,

but they also know the other
youngsters of their colony.

After being spoon-fed for
the first few months of life,

they'll soon start
to break away

to court charming penguin mates
of their own.

Its face and light brown hair
tells you it's a beaver.

Even the webbed feet
help make the case.

But there's no beaver tail
on this shaggy creature.

In fact, it has no tail.

It's a capybara,
found in South America

or the Adelaide zoo
here in Australia.

Standing two feet tall
at the shoulders,

and potentially weighing
as much as 165 pounds,

it's the world's largest rodent.

These capybara pups were born
2 to 3 weeks ago,

and they all seem to be pleased
with each other's company.

The capybara pups get along
quite well with each other.

They will stay with each other
mostly to feel quite safe,

and also to stay warm.

As babies,
the pups were able to walk

shortly after they were born.

And it didn't take long for them
to be chips off the old block.

When the pups are born,

they resemble adult capybaras
pretty much identically.

They are obviously much smaller,
they weigh about a kilo,

and they do come out
fully furred

and quite independent.

When they reach 3 months,
they will be fully weaned.

If they were in the wild,
by the end of their first year,

the males would leave
their family group.

But for now,
like human siblings,

the pups also enjoy a fair share
of horsing around.

Their mom Sophia
is always on the lookout,

making sure their mischief

isn't interrupted
by some nasty predator.

Although the pups are quite
independent when they're born,

the females are very caring

and very protective
of the young.

If there is a danger,

the females
will defend the pups.

Sophia also makes sure
to keep her babies well fed.

But if she's not available,
the pups have other options.

In a family
group of capybaras,

adult females will take
on a co-parenting role,

and that means they'll share
raising and protecting,

and also feeding the young.

That means conveniently
tapping into their favorite aunt

or cousin for a little
midmorning milk break.

Their father Pierre

isn't too big
on all this family stuff.

The males don't have a lot
to do with interacting,

other than socially.

The females, on the other hand,

will usually stay quite close
to the pups.

They'll feed the pups,
keep them warm,

and also guide them to food
and water,

and teach them the skills
that they're gonna need

when they're adults.

The number one skill to learn
is water sports.

In the wild, capybaras live
around water bodies,

so one of the main things
that they've learnt here

is how to swim.

It's a very important skill
for them to have in the wild.

What makes
the pups natural-born swimmers

is their semi-webbed feet.

When they grow up, they will be
able to stay underwater

for as much as 5 minutes
at a time.

All the better
to hide from predators.

Like the hippo, this little
guy's eye, ears and nostrils

are located near the top
of its head,

which means
it can hide underwater,

while keeping a close watch
on what's happening above water.

Another lesson they need
to learn; healthy eating.

Identifying
the different types of plants

that are safe for them to eat.

They feed on a range
of plant species,

as well as fruit
and vegetables.

The babies are learning

how capybaras need
to chew their food

from side to side, like a camel;

the ideal way
to eat tough plant materials,

like grasses and aquatic plants.

When this male pup
becomes sexually mature,

he will most likely leave
the comfort of his family

for greener pastures.

The capybaras live
in quite large groups.

As they get older, the dynamics
of those groups will change.

As the do reach sexual maturity,

males are more likely
to disperse

and form their own groups,

as they can become
quite aggressive.

And females will more likely
stay within their groups

and continue to reproduce.

But for now, these pups live
and learn together.

Webbed feet and all,
with the help of their parents,

step-parents and silly siblings,

these pups will be healthy
adult capybaras in no time.

They live mostly in the tropical
rainforests of South America.

From head to tail,
they top out at 15 inches.

They only weigh about a pound.

They are emperor tamarins.

Adult tamarins might be tiny,

but as far as baby primates go,
this guy is huge.

At 7 weeks, he's already
reached nearly a quarter

of his mom's weight,

which proportionately makes him
the second largest infant

among all primates.

And his parents
couldn't be happier.

The baby was born
on March 31st

to first-time parents
Laura and Roger.

It was really exciting for us

because Laura
had never had a baby before.

And in the world of tamarins,
this guy's doubly special.

Tamarins usually have twins

and in this case
it's just a singleton.

That does happen from time
to time

but it's not that common.

Roger is also
a first-time parent,

but he did have the experience
of helping

to raise his own brother.

So he was able to give Laura
a few choice pointers.

Roger stepped in,
showed her what to do;

Roger was able
to take the baby off his back,

push it onto Laura, to make sure
she knew how to nurse,

because a lot of times
the first-time mothers

don't really know what to do
or how to nurse their babies.

Each tamarin group usually
has only one breeding female,

like Laura, who is polyandrous.

This means that she mates
with several males in the group,

not only with one, like Roger.

That means
she has multiple daddies

to help her raise her kids.

And in tamarin families,
daddies are big players.

The males do most
of the caregiving,

so baby stays on dad
for most of the time

and he only goes to mom
for nursing.

He nurses on mom
several times a day.

In the wild, Laura and Roger
would be teaching their baby

the same things he is learning
here in captivity.

Watching out for
any predators

in the form of anything
that might scare them.

They're showing their baby
what food is and how to eat.

Although this guy
will eventually become

a great bug catcher,

he'll also learn
to find any fruit,

flowers, frogs,
snails, lizards

and even baby birds.

Quite the balanced diet!

But not so fast;

before this little guy blossoms
to be an adult tamarin,

he has some growing-up to do.

He has to grow in his mustache.

When they're first born,

they have just this little
tiny bit of white hair

that you can see is going
to grow into their mustache,

and it's just tiny.

And then within the first
couple of weeks

you can see the hair's
coming in,

and even right now,

it's starting to get
this nice little mustache

that's really adorable.

And right below
that fancy mustache

is their super active tongue.

Emperor tamarins have
a lot of different ways
to communicate.

One of the things they use
is their tongue.

They do tongue flick
at each other

and it can mean a variety
of things,

depending on the situation.

Some of it is aggression,

some of it
is 'get out of my way'.

In the wild, this baby
tamarin would eventually leave

the comfort of his home

and break free
from his parents.

At about 5 weeks old,

they start
to explore on their own.

Our baby's currently 7 weeks old

and he's really starting
to bounce around the exhibit

and he's having a really
great time exploring.

Highly territorial,

this guy would travel more
than a mile a day,

crisscrossing
his group's sizable turf.

But here at the zoo,

this infant gets
to stay with his parent

a little bit longer...

even if Mom might want him
out of the house!

She is starting to lose
a little bit of her patience

with the infant
because the infant is huge.

The infant is really big
at this point,

and Laura really does not want
to carry it around anymore.

So she's trying to make him be
a little bit more independent.

One day, Laura
and Roger's baby

will grow to be
just as big as they are,

with a full-fledged mustache,
too.

He will one day have
a little tamarin of his own,

cute and cuddly like he is.

Ready to conquer the world.

If you don't have a family,
then what do you have?

This truism transcends
the animal kingdom.

In the end,
it's all you've got.

From households big and small,

these animals are groomed
to grow old

and do the family name proud.

Until then,

their families are helping them
every step of the way.

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