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If you were given the option to touch one, would you? No. Why? Because I think if you touch a wild animal Mhm. and it bites your arm off you nobody feels sorry for you. But what if it's used to people? They might not have met somebody with the same physique as me. And so it feels threatened. No, it doesn't feel threatened. It just thinks that has that he looks chewy. I should be quieter. I could be summoning animals. Yeah, I mean you're supposed to be quiet and your laugh literally I'm going to have to just not say anything.
Cuz you laugh at anything. And what I don't want to do is say something and then hear your laughter as I die. This is pretty cool though being driven around here, isn't it? This [clears throat] is us. Oh, man. There's Sylvester. Oh, man. Hey. Oh, my god. That is amazing. Sylvester is a cheetah whose entire cheetah family were tracked down and murdered by an evil lion when he was just a baby. Humans found him and cared for him. Sort of like a reverse Jungle Book. Then when Sylvester was old enough to be released back into the wild, he refused to go.
Now he works as a sort of figurehead for the country's attempts to protect their endangered cheetahs. An icon known as Sylvester the cheetah ambassador. And I had been granted an It is actually possible for us to go and meet Sylvester and get to see him from close up. This is what I consider personally close. What is the code of conduct for approaching Sylvester? Every animal Yeah. it's instinctive to chase after anything that runs. And as Sylvester is no exception also, he could probably run after anyone who's running.
We were told by Sylvester's handler that he's very friendly. He then listed the 28 things that you could do to make Sylvester attack you. And it's very difficult to sort of fully focus on how tame he is when you know that if you do the wrong star sign, he'll claw your face off. Hey, handsome boy. You notice he does purr? Yeah. Um the sound that he's just making briefly. He does that when he's content and uh comfortable. Hey, guy. Ooh, that was crazy. Sylvester, it turns out, moves very, very slowly unless I am anywhere near him. Because as soon as Cheaper and I sat down to give him a stroke, he moved his head very, very quickly, which caused the immediate arrival of a
turtle head into my shorts. That's Just peed a little. That was unfortunate for my pants. We're going to back away now. Yeah. I've got to be honest with you, now even if we get in the vehicle, he will be able to track me because I've shat myself. My first impression is I love it so far. I mean, how can you not? I saw one of the most incredible scenes I've ever seen at Victoria Falls, and I've just hung out with the cheetah ambassador.
Do you know what I mean? Like if I turn around to you and I said I'm not enjoying Zimbabwe, what does that say about me? Do you know what I mean? I love it. It's great. Are there any negative points about Zimbabwe? I would say the flies. What's your feeling towards uh Cheaper? Do you think she finds you funny? I think Cheaper finds breathing funny. I don't think there is anything that Cheapy I wouldn't find funny. I genuinely think if I came over after doing this little chat to you, went over to Cheapy, she says,
"What you've been up to?" And I said, "I was just explaining to the camera that I've recently had a bereavement." I think she'd piss herself. I just found out that um basically I've had a bereavement in the UK. I'm not supposed to laugh at that. No. When you come to Zim, you have to go to Kariba. It's beautiful. Hopefully we'll see some animals. Right. Um What kind [clears throat] of animals are we talking about? Um hopefully we'll see elephants. Yeah, like elephants.
Um it'd be nice to see some crocs. Crocs can off, yeah? What else? Hippos. Like hippos? In Madagascar, she's great, the hippo, isn't she? She's so lovely. She's just concerned about if her bum looks big in this or whatever. Yes. She wants to shag that giraffe, do you know what I mean? That's Imagine what it would look like, a giraffe and a hippo getting on. What would you call the baby? A girippo? I like baby girippo. That kid's having a tough time at school. Massive ass, long neck.
Absolute shocker. Don't sit with that kid. Oh, what happened at school today? I got bullied again. Why? Cuz I look like this. We arrived at our final destination, Lake Kariba, the world's largest man-made reservoir, covering an area of almost 6,000 square kilometers, Kariba is seen as one of the big potential growth spots for the country, famous for its world-class fishing and houseboats. It was a little bit small to spend the night on. We'll be fine. Hello. Ramesh. Yeah, boy. Wow, this is a lot faster than I thought it was going to be.
Yeah, can you see that? That's where we're going. Oh, cool. Oh, god. Are you slightly scared CUZ I AM? WOO! YES. Welcome aboard. Thank you. Wow. Thank you. Just come in the room. The plan was to head to the other side of the lake to see the abundant wildlife on the shores of Matusadona National Park. This is great. Finally, this show steps up to what I deserve. At least got up to here again. This is so good. I'm starting to get emotional.
I think you're going to enjoy it. Welcome in. Thank you. Thank you so much. Welcome in. Look at this. Very nice. Can you see anything? Where? There's an elephant. Where? Oh, there's Oh, yeah. Uh looks like an elephant, but I don't want to properly confirm until I'm a bit closer. Oh, no, that definitely is an elephant. This is amazing, isn't it? It is. It's amazing how long it takes me to find it with the binoculars.
This is so cool. It is. Oh my god, simultaneous piss and from that elephant. That's really amazing. It's incredible. It's tough. And he is, I can tell you now, packing. I am half a mind to stand up and applaud. Did you see that? Yeah. I mean, you think about the wildlife experiences I've had since I've been here, one of them would be incredible, but to have so many in such a short period of time and to get this close, it's mad. Basically, I've had it ingrained into me, as we all have in Britain, that because of Robert Mugabe's reign, that this is basically a no-go area. The truth is, it's an amazing country. Yes, it's got a complicated history. Yes, up until
recently, there was a political unrest here, and things are still in the balance a little bit, but the truth is, that doesn't, you know, that doesn't affect you as a visitor here. Zimbabweans themselves want people to come and visit, and if you do come and visit, you are putting money into the country, and you are helping the country. It feels, from a British perspective, relatively undiscovered because of the fact that we've stayed away for so long. It is one of the most impressive countries that I've ever been to, and so amazing that you almost think it would selfishly almost think it'd be a shame if everyone found out about it.
The Gobi is an area five times the size of the UK. Although, despite the misleading title, only 5% of it is actually desert in the sandy Lawrence of Arabia sense. We were here to visit a unique Mongolian Buddhist site that lies in the heart of this vast expanse of nothing. We're going to the energy center of the earth. What's the energy center? What does that mean? Mongolians believe that there is a spot Right. where all the energy is concentrated.
Okay. And how are we getting there? We've got camels. If I get on a camel, I'm just going to get loads of on Twitter from militant vegans. It's going to be like, "Why are you riding a camel?" What would you do? I think my last misadventures meant misadventures of animal abuse and wearing a straw hat and iPhone and all that #horrendousanimalabuse, #camelsarepeopletoo. Are you saying that Twitter guides your life? No, don't be ridiculous. Instagram as well. So, you see, we are able to enjoy the camels. And two of those camels would have had people on them. And they don't now.
Yeah. As a direct result of what we've done. How does that feel? It feels good. I kind of get your point now. Yeah? Yeah, these are happy. I mean, admittedly, it's I would say about 5% as comfortable as I thought it was going to be. Yeah. Where's the actual energy center? It's around here. This is it, yeah? Yeah. The energy center and nearby monastery were established around 1820 by Danzan Ravjaa, Mongolia's most revered spiritual leader, who believed the site to be the location of a gateway to the mythical land of Shambhala.
In Mongolian culture, it's considered to be the sacred place where all the energy of the world converges. This is where you tie this blue cloth. It's called hadag. Hadag, yes. This symbolizes holy and clean spirit in you. Tie a beautiful knot. There you go. All right, let me just take one more. How's that? Looks perfect. Pre-the Soviets, this was like a big religious hub. Then the Soviets came and shut it all down, and now it's come back to be sort of a place where people come
to visit. Regardless of what your beliefs are or not, there is something I'm trying to look for another word apart from energy, but there is an energy to these places. Even if you don't believe it at all, there is something nice about coming to places like this, and there's sort of like a vibe here. It's good. Um I also noticed that over there, lots of people are just sort of lying down. point. That's the main point. This is the pinnacle of our trip here.
What that over there? That over there. So, what is that? That's That's That's the exact spot of energy center of the earth. We [snorts] lay there, connect with Mother Earth, and get that energy. I like the absolute tranquility. Some people are known to transfer the energy through mobile signal to their families. Should I try? Yeah. Let me try and call my wife. Hello? It's me. Is it? Oh, sorry. I'm in this No. No, the reason I'm calling is I'm in an energy uh circle.
Huh? An energy circle thing. All right, I'll speak to you in a bit. Okay. All right. Did she feel it? Uh what she felt was that it was too early for me to call her. Um well, this is very nice. We do feel like we're in the middle of nowhere, but where um exactly are we? Straight up Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan? And Russia just about there. Yeah. Just about there. That's China. On the west. Cool. Yeah. Are you excited, buzzing to go hunting? So, how do we get there?
I mean the problem is if I don't ride the camel, then ride the horse, then Twitter's going to go nuts, you know? Yeah. I just can't. I mean, it's my fault. I apologize. I've painted myself into a vegan corner. It's freezing. Should we just get in? I mean, at this is pointless, isn't it? Yeah. Let's just get in. We're going to get Eagle hunting has taken place in this region for thousands of years. A way to get the fox and rabbit furs needed to survive in this harsh environment. In recent years, the area has hosted an
annual festival to celebrate this ancient practice, drawing in hundreds of eagle hunters from Mongolia and nearby Kazakhstan. That's it. Jesus Christ. I didn't expect it to be that big. It's like a dragon. Jesus. Yes. Yes, it's enormous. I am deeply uncomfortable. What's with the hood? Saulo wanted to demonstrate the awesome capabilities of his eagle, but having made such a big deal about not riding camels or horses, I don't really feel like I could be responsible for killing a fox.
Obviously, I don't want to hunt a fox, but I still want to take part in proceedings and show respect to our hosts. So, I have found a way that we can go fox hunting. But, it's on my terms. Okay, we're ready. I'm kidding you. [screaming] I MISS YOU, MY LITTLE BUDDY. IT'S A SCOUT. SO, what's plan B? We could try smearing in meat and let it run again. Yeah, I would say it slightly undermines the objective of the exercise, but yeah, I'm willing to do it if it will make it do it.
IT'S NOT MOVING. [screaming] HE'S ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. SMASHED IT. Eagle smashed it. We smashed Success. Success, no a had to die. The car experiment worked. Now all I've got to do is uh dry clean this and give it to my younger son.
