episode description
Marlice's mother, Marieta needs some assistance with two animals at Harnas - her wildlife sanctuary, and Marlice and Rudie offer their help. One is a wild female baboon that comes into the semi-tame baboons enclosure in search of food. Because she is not part of the troop they are bullying her to the extent that she may die - she has to be taken out of the enclosure and be put in her own. The other animal that Marieta needs help with is a young leopard that has to be moved to a bigger enclosure. Rudie starts by sighting a dart gun, it is not his gun and he has to make sure it is accurate. Rudie and Marlice move into the baboon enclosure in a vehicle since it will be too dangerous to go in on foot. Marieta and some helpers try to lure the troop away from the female with food. Rudie misses on his first attempt to dart her but his second shot is successful and as soon as she is asleep they take her out of the enclosure and to the clinic where Rudie has a look at her injuries. They then put her in a large cage and leave her in shade near the baby boons. The young leopard is darted in his cage, put in a transport cage and Rudie and Marlice take him to a big enclosure where he is released.
