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Roly the Black Rhino

Investigative guides about members of the animal kingdom. Featuring Roly, a baby black rhino growing up in the African bush plains.

Sreath a tha a' toirt thugainn fiosrachadh a tha inntinneach agus iongantach mu chuid de na h-ainmhidhean as fhe脿rr leinn. An-diugh tha sinn a' coinneachadh ri Roilidh, sr貌n-adharcach dubh 貌g a tha be貌 air faichean-fe貌ir Afraga. 'S e an t-sr貌n-adharcach aon de na h-ainmhidhean as motha air uachdar na talmhainn. Ach tha iad uile a' t貌iseachadh beag. 'S d貌cha gu bheil Roilidh beag an-dr脿sta ach f脿saidh e suas luath gu bhith na ainmhidh m貌r tomadach.

Tha t貌rr aige ri ionnsachadh sa chiad bhliadhna aige, o shlubraich ann am poll gu criomadh dhuilleagan. D猫 chuireas eagal air sr貌n-adharcach? Carson is e isean beag an caraid as fhe脿rr aige agus d猫 na dh'fheumas Roilidh ithe gach latha gus am f脿s e gu bhith na thunna gu leth de sheice, adharc is ladhar? Gheibhear a-mach sa phr貌gram seo.

Investigative guides which reveal amazing facts about members of the animal kingdom. The focus is on Roly, a baby black rhino at home on the African plains.

The rhino is one of the largest animals on the surface of the Earth but they all have to start somewhere. Roly may be small but he will grow up fast to become a herculean heavyweight. There is a lot to learn in his first year, from mud wallowing to browsing.

This episode explores what frightens rhinos, why a certain little bird is a rhino's best friend and just how much Roly will have to eat each day to grow and become one and a half tons of hide, horn and hoof.

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