Filming outside the Black Gate was DANGEROUS (funny) 💣😂 For Return of the King, the crew shot in a New Zealand desert… that doubled as a military test site! 😳 The Army warned them not to touch any bombs or rockets they found. So yes - they filmed a battle scene surrounded by real explosives! 💥 #lordoftherings #LOTR #ReturnOfTheKing #BlackGate #BehindTheScenes #MiddleEarth #lotrbloopers #MovieMagic #FilmingFacts | Middle-Earth Updates

Rory does this thing where she shakes the door of her outside pen for at least 4 to 6 hours a day make it go wubwubwubwub with a very distinctive squeaky sound. Basically Rory was raised with no other beavers until she was 4 months old and she thinks she belongs inside with the humans anytime Addie is ignoring her. So, when Addie is asleep Rory is outside making the gate squeak because she wants to come inside. Tonight I gave in and let Rory come inside but because she was all muddy I tossed her