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Totally Wild: Ground Level

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Ground Level

Season 23 | Episode 151 | ELEVEN | July 4, 2016

Science

Health and PE

Geography

Sustainability

Classification: General

We're laying low on the land today. Nat meets a girl who trekked across the arctic and Emma hangs with some adorable Bassett Hound puppies.

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We're laying low on the land today. Nat meets a girl who trekked across the arctic and Emma hangs with some adorable Bassett Hound puppies.

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Scott questions keeper Kerry Bebbington on the characteristics of the world's largest rodent the capybara! Most closely resembling a giant guinea pig on steroids, they're actually a placid creature that loves to chill out by standing around for hours in a lake. As they're semiaquatic, they love to do this in their pond at the zoo. With an interesting diet including bamboo, it's fun to watch them take chomps out of fruit, as Scott enthuses while we watch him participate at feeding time.

The capybara: world's largest rodent

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Scott questions keeper Kerry Bebbington on the characteristics of the world's largest rodent the capybara! Most closely resembling a giant guinea pig on steroids, they're actually a placid creature that loves to chill out by standing around for hours in a lake. As they're semiaquatic, they love to do this in their pond at the zoo. With an interesting diet including bamboo, it's fun to watch them take chomps out of fruit, as Scott enthuses while we watch him participate at feeding time.

Alex talks to young speed walkers, serious about this ultrahealthy and physical sport. There's a different technique to this movement, strongly involving the hips. because you have to keep your legs straight. So this fantastic form of exercise may look ungainly, but wait till you see Alex compete against little girls in the hurdling event instructive but hilarious!

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Emma feels so lucky today to be surrounded by basset hound puppies as she talks to breeder Chris Lawrence, to find out why they're designed like they are! We all of course take note of those impossibly long ears (longest in the dog world), not to mention all those endearing wrinkles. This unique and cuddly features make the basset hound an incredible tracking and hunting machine watch to find out why!

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Emma feels so lucky today to be surrounded by basset hound puppies as she talks to breeder Chris Lawrence, to find out why they're designed like they are! We all of course take note of those impossibly long ears (longest in the dog world), not to mention all those endearing wrinkles. This unique and cuddly features make the basset hound an incredible tracking and hunting machine watch to find out why!

Kellyn talks to senior croquet player John Silkstone, who shares the rules of this old English game with us. Duane joins the game and has some questions for Penny about certain offensive strategy. In this case she knocks her ball over another to get hers straight through the hoop which is the constant goal. Finesse, strategy, handeye coordination plus good aim these skills make up the game of croquet. Add in fresh air, good sportsmanship and nice manners all round, and you have a sociable outd

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Kellyn talks to senior croquet player John Silkstone, who shares the rules of this old English game with us. Duane joins the game and has some questions for Penny about certain offensive strategy. In this case she knocks her ball over another to get hers straight through the hoop which is the constant goal. Finesse, strategy, handeye coordination plus good aim these skills make up the game of croquet. Add in fresh air, good sportsmanship and nice manners all round, and you have a sociable outd

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