My Pet and Me S2 E14 Alpacas
Ferne heads off to meet twins Jess and Rosie and their grandma's alpacas. Together, they give them fresh food and water and pick up their poo from the field. Then, as a special treat, they make some very cuddly alpaca puppets and show them to the herd.
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00:00Hello, welcome to My Pet and Me. I'm Fern.
00:05And I'm Rory. We've just been getting the barn ready for the animals.
00:08We like to make sure that they have the right food and water.
00:11And a comfy place to sleep as well.
00:13Now lots of different animals make excellent pets and we love coming to meet you and yours.
00:17We certainly do and I'm off to meet some new friends now.
00:20You can come with me if you like. See you later.
00:22See ya.
00:23Come on.
00:25My pets, my pets and me.
00:28My pets, my pets and me.
00:31Down every street
00:34are pets to meet.
00:36Some big, some small, some skinny, some furry.
00:40Some keep very still, some always in a hurry.
00:43Some have four paws.
00:46Some have sharp claws.
00:48Some quack.
00:49Some bark.
00:50Some purr.
00:51Some moo.
00:52Some squawk.
00:53Some cock-a-doodle-doo.
00:55My pets, my pets and me.
00:58My pets, my pets and me.
01:01My pets, my pets and me.
01:04My pets and me.
01:10Today we're in St Albans to meet Rosie, Jessica and their alpacas.
01:15Let's go and find them.
01:23Hi.
01:24Hi.
01:25You must be Jessica and Rosie.
01:27Yes.
01:28Nice to meet you.
01:29And you must be Granny.
01:30Hello.
01:31Hello.
01:32Are you girls twins?
01:33Yes.
01:34And how am I going to tell you apart?
01:35I'm Rosie and I'm taller.
01:37I'm Jessica and I'm shorter.
01:39Okay.
01:40I will definitely remember that.
01:42Now, you invited me here to see some alpacas
01:45but that isn't an alpaca.
01:46Who's this?
01:47It was a donkey.
01:49Oh, he's beautiful.
01:50Hello, Amos.
01:51So, where are your alpacas?
01:52They're over there.
01:53Can we go see them?
01:54Yeah.
01:55Excuse me, Amos.
01:56I think they're coming over to say hello.
01:57Hello.
01:58Hello.
01:59Hello.
02:00Hello.
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02:11Hello.
02:12Hello.
02:13Hello.
02:14Hello.
02:15Hello.
02:16Hello.
02:17Hello.
02:18These are our alpacas.
02:19What are their names?
02:20Chico and Bella.
02:21Bella.
02:22Which one's which?
02:23How do I tell them apart?
02:24Bella's the brown one and Chico's the white one.
02:25Okay.
02:26Chico's the white one?
02:27Yes.
02:28Is he a boy?
02:29Yes.
02:30And Bella's a girl.
02:31They're beautiful, aren't they?
02:32And they're having a good look around.
02:33Which one's more friendly?
02:34Chico.
02:35Yeah.
02:36Is he the curious one?
02:37Yeah.
02:38What is your favourite thing about having alpacas?
02:39They're so cute.
02:40They're so cute.
02:41They're so cute.
02:42They're so cute.
02:43They're so cute.
02:44They're so cute.
02:45They're so cute.
02:46They're so cute.
02:47What is your favourite thing about having alpacas as pets?
02:49Their fluffy tails and their fluffy coats.
02:52I really like their fluffy faces.
02:54What do you girls like to do with Bella and Chico?
02:57Watch them walk around the field.
02:59Yeah.
03:00They like rolling around on the grass.
03:03Do they get muddy?
03:04Yes.
03:05Do they enjoy mud and dust baths?
03:07Yeah.
03:08Always eating too.
03:10There are more and more alpacas here, but do you know where they came from?
03:14South America.
03:15That's right.
03:16That's right.
03:17It's quite far away, isn't it?
03:18Yeah.
03:19Do you know where they live in those countries?
03:20In high mountains.
03:21Yeah.
03:22They live really high up in the mountains, and that's why they have nice woolly coats
03:26to keep them good and cosy.
03:28But your alpacas have just been shaved, haven't they?
03:30Yeah.
03:31Why did you shave them?
03:32Otherwise they will get too hot in the summer.
03:35That's very good.
03:36It's quite important, isn't it?
03:37Yeah.
03:38Make sure they don't get too warm.
03:39And what happens with their wool after you shave them?
03:42You can make them into hats, scarves, and other things that are warm.
03:47Can you make them into jumpers?
03:49Yeah.
03:50Yeah?
03:51Nice, warm, cosy things?
03:52Yeah.
03:53Hello, you.
03:54Look at their funny toes.
03:56They're good for climbing on mountains, aren't they?
03:59What ages are Chico and Bella?
04:01Chico is three, and Bella is four.
04:06So they're still very young, aren't they?
04:08Yes.
04:09Alpacas can live for 15 to 20 years, which is pretty long.
04:14We've got two other alpacas.
04:16Oh, great.
04:17So you've got a small herd.
04:20It's nice that you've got a group of them.
04:22They are very sociable animals, so they prefer to live in groups or herds.
04:26Rory, can you tell us some more fleecy facts about our friends here?
04:31Of course, Fern.
04:33One, a male alpaca is called a macho,
04:36a female is called an embra,
04:38and a baby alpaca is called a cria.
04:43Two, alpacas come in all sorts of colours,
04:47like brown, white and black.
04:52Three, alpacas are herbivores,
04:55which means they like to eat plants, grass and hay.
05:01Four, when an alpaca sits down, it's called cushing.
05:07Five, alpacas are very nosy
05:11and love having a good look at anything that is new to them.
05:21Like all pets, alpacas need lots of careful looking after.
05:25So what do you girls have to do to look after the alpacas?
05:28We clean out their poo in the field.
05:30That sounds really fun.
05:32Should we give it a go?
05:33Yes.
05:34You have to use the poo-poo scoop and collect it all.
05:37That sounds good. Should we go?
05:39Yeah.
05:45See you later.
05:51Here's a nice pile.
05:56It rolls right out, doesn't it?
06:05Nice fat raisins.
06:14There's a lot in that one, isn't there?
06:17What about that big pile there?
06:25I think that's enough, yeah? A nice full bucket.
06:29It's hard not to stand on it, isn't it?
06:32Do you girls have to do this often?
06:34Yes.
06:35Because otherwise it would get full of poo
06:37and they spend most of their time out in this field.
06:40They do, don't they?
06:41Yeah.
06:42Alpacas are used to the cold and they spend most of their time outside
06:45but it's important that they're able to access a shelter
06:48just in case they need it.
06:50Good job, girls.
06:52We've got a whole barrow full of poo here.
06:55Just here?
06:56Yeah.
07:01What now?
07:02Now let's go and give them some food and water.
07:05That sounds good. Come on.
07:12Wash your hands!
07:26Just in here?
07:27Yeah.
07:33Right, what next?
07:35Let's go feed them.
07:36Yeah, come on.
07:51What do alpacas eat?
07:53They eat hay and grass.
07:57These pellets?
07:58Yeah.
07:59That looks good.
08:01Are the pellets kind of a nice treat for them?
08:03Yeah.
08:04Because they're full of vitamins, aren't they?
08:06Yeah.
08:08All right, come on. Grub's up.
08:10See if they eat it.
08:11Yeah.
08:13What do you think they prefer? Which is their favourite?
08:15Grass, hay or pellets?
08:17Pellets.
08:18Pellets.
08:19Bella's eating her food now.
08:21Yeah, she must be hungry.
08:23So is Chico.
08:26His jaws are moving from side to side.
08:28Yeah.
08:29It helps him grind down the grass, doesn't it, to make it soft?
08:32Yeah.
08:33Look, you can see his bottom teeth sticking out.
08:38And he doesn't have teeth on the top, does he?
08:40No.
08:43What does his jaw do? It goes sideways, doesn't it?
08:51Yeah.
08:56Bye, Peppa Pig!
08:59Grandad has put Chico in a harness so we can give him a bit of a cuddle.
09:03What does he feel like?
09:04Soft.
09:05He's really soft.
09:06Cuddly.
09:07And cuddly. He's lovely.
09:09If your alpacas could go anywhere or do anything, what would they do?
09:15If our pets could do anything, they would teach baby alpacas to swim.
09:20And they would use their legs to kick in the water.
09:23And they would make lots of splashes.
09:26And make lots of waves.
09:28And when they were done, they would get out of the pool.
09:31And they would shake from side to side.
09:33And then they would use a hairdryer to dry themselves.
09:36And they would get big and fluffy.
09:39Alpacas are very gentle and good-natured animals.
09:42But they don't tend to be the cuddliest of pets.
09:44So why don't we make alpacas that we can cuddle?
09:47How do you feel about making some alpaca sock puppets?
09:50Yeah.
09:51Shall we get started? Who wants to choose a sock?
09:53This one.
09:54OK. And I'll get this one.
09:56I thought woolly socks would be good.
09:58There's the first one.
09:59And the second one.
10:00And the third one.
10:01And the fourth one.
10:02And the fifth one.
10:03And the sixth one.
10:04And the seventh one.
10:05And the eighth one.
10:06I thought woolly socks would be good.
10:08There's their face.
10:09And then this can be like their long neck and their fluffy body.
10:12Yeah.
10:13Yeah? Right.
10:14So what do we have to do first?
10:16What do alpacas have here? Lots of it.
10:19Hair.
10:20Shall we stick some hair on?
10:21Yeah.
10:22OK.
10:23OK.
10:24So we have their fuzzy heads.
10:27And what else do they have?
10:29Feet.
10:30Really big ones too.
10:33So this bit is a little bit tricky.
10:35But I can help you out.
10:40These look like pretty good alpaca ears, don't they?
10:42Because they're very long.
10:43So what's next?
10:44What else should we do?
10:45The eyes.
10:46Yeah.
10:47Let's do some eyes.
10:53I love those eyes.
10:54And those ears are pretty good too.
10:57What else do we need other than eyes?
10:59Noses.
11:00Nice squishy nose.
11:02I know what I'm going to name my sock puppets.
11:04What?
11:05Rory.
11:06So I think it needs some glasses.
11:09Do you think that will work?
11:10Yeah.
11:11Have you ever seen an alpaca with glasses before?
11:14No.
11:15No, me neither.
11:16Why don't we put some more wool down their backs?
11:18Yeah.
11:20Yours is looking great, Rosie.
11:22It's even got a bit of a tail.
11:24What do you think the alpacas will say when they see our puppets?
11:26I think that they'll say that there are loads of us.
11:30And their herd's gotten bigger.
11:32Yeah.
11:34Are we all finished?
11:35Yeah.
11:36And what are the names?
11:37Emily, Rachel.
11:39Nice to meet you, Emily.
11:41Nice to meet you, Rachel.
11:43I'm Rory.
11:44Should we go show the alpacas?
11:45Yeah.
11:46Come on.
11:51Alpacas.
11:56Look.
11:57Come on, fella.
11:58Hey.
11:59Hi.
12:01What do you think the alpacas think of our puppets?
12:04I think they're curious about them.
12:05And they've got three new friends.
12:07That's nice.
12:08Their herd has gotten a little bit bigger with their three friends.
12:11I had such a wonderful time meeting you and your alpacas.
12:14They're so cute.
12:16You're welcome.
12:17Thank you for coming.
12:25Hi, Rory.
12:26Hi, Roxy.
12:27Hi, Fern.
12:28How was your day?
12:29Oh, it was great.
12:30I had a brilliant time with my friends.
12:31That sounds excellent.
12:32Pets are great.
12:33But you shouldn't touch an animal unless the owner says it's okay first.
12:34Two pets you definitely can play with are ours.
12:35Go to the CVB's website and play the My Pet and Me game.
12:36What a fantastic time we've had.
12:37We just love meeting you and your pets.
12:39Thank you so much for sharing them.
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