Robert Irwin saves tiny mouse from drowning in swimming pool: ‘Your father would be proud’

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00:00While staying here in South Africa, we spotted this little native mouse trying

00:04to get out of the pool.

00:09Not even quite sure what this is. Poor little bloke stuck in the pool. Couldn't

00:16get out. So what we'll do is we'll put him in this little makeshift nest, let

00:25him dry off and then let him go. Pretty small. And he was pretty exhausted and

00:32waterlogged. He definitely needed a helping hand to get back on his feet. So

00:40while he rested, we set out to make him a great little makeshift habitat while he

00:45recovered. With this old cardboard box, we made him a little nest, made sure he had

00:49water, did some research to figure out what would be the best food for him and

00:53also put in some natural furnishings to make him feel at home. And by the looks

00:59of things, he really seemed to enjoy it in there and he was getting into his

01:03food, which is a great sign that he was feeling better. So he's got more food,

01:09natural grass, seeds and a really good little bed and log and whatnot. And we

01:14sent a video of him back home and Grace has decided to name him Pegasus, which is

01:21a very just glorious name. This little bloke. So this is his little temporary

01:26habitat and now we're gonna pop him back in. There you go Pegasus. Well there you have it,

01:32that's part one of rescuing Pegasus. Tune in for part two to see how he goes.