Kate Humble and Ben Fogle join more than 1,000 animals and the dedicated keepers looking after them at Longleat Safari Park. A new era begins for Mark Tye and his team they welcome two youngsters to their existing gorilla colony. But how will these adolescent boys fare leaving their family groups for the very first time, and will they be accepted by the ruling silverback Kesho and his two brothers? Navigating the introduction of these complex individuals is the greatest challenge yet for the gorilla team.\n\nAnother new arrival is ruffling feathers in the east African reserve as Haggis the ostrich gives the patrol team the runaround. But could her naughty behaviour be down to a need to breed? Meanwhile, Jean Johansson helps to feed one of the most deadly animals in the park an egg and finds out just how high a tiger will jump for its dinner.\n\nBen catches up with Viscountess Weymouth to find out how Newt the abandoned wallaby joey and his surrogate mum, Gemma, are doing.
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Summer 2025: Episode 11
A beloved wallaby mum is facing a life-threatening condition. Keepers are holding their breath as they wait to find out whether Lara is suffering from lumpy jaw, a devastating i ...
11-08-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 10
The keepers are deeply concerned about Klaus, one of the park’s most impressive lions. A stubborn paw injury has left him limping and reluctant to move. Fearing that the i ...
11-08-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 9
The keepers are focused on three tiny fennec fox kits as they take a huge step in their young lives. Hand-reared from just one day old, their survival has been touch and go, but ...
08-08-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 8
Up at the cheetah house, the keepers are hoping romance could be blossoming between Rachel and Lunis. With wild cheetah numbers in steep decline, a successful match between thes ...
07-08-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 7
There’s cause for celebration as the park’s North American tree porcupine has given birth to a precious porcupette, the first to be born here. The keepers are thrill ...
06-08-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 6
There’s growing concern for Malaika, the elderly lioness, whose health has been deteriorating. The keepers and vets decide that their only option is a sedation to find out ...
05-08-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 5
Four precious Amur tiger cubs are growing fast, but with only around 400 left in the wild, every step of their journey will be critical. The challenge for the keepers today is w ...
04-08-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 4
In this episode, conservation is the focus. The team are pinning their hopes on a precious white-backed vulture chick, a species facing extinction in the wild. If they can succe ...
01-08-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 3
Ben Fogle and Kate Humble celebrate one of Longleat's most remarkable residents, Anne the Asian elephant. Now in her 70s, Anne’s story continues as her devoted keepers bat ...
31-07-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 2
A dramatic new chapter begins at Longleat. After more than 50 years, hippos are returning to the park, but with hopes of creating a world-class breeding programme, the pressure ...
30-07-2025
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Summer 2023: Episode 1
Kate Humble and Ben Fogle return to Longleat Safari Park for a glorious summer series following the remarkable lives of the exotic animals and the keepers committed to helping t ...
22-01-2025
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Summer 2022: Episode 9
Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are back for another sunny summer series following the remarkable lives of the exotic animals at Longleat Safari Park, and the keepers who care for the ...
22-02-2024
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Summer 2025: Episode 8
Up at the cheetah house, the keepers are hoping romance could be blossoming between Rachel and Lunis. With wild cheetah numbers in steep decline, a successful match between thes ...
07-08-2025
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Summer 2024: Episode 8
The keepers at Longleat Safari Park are getting to know three very special new arrivals – cheetah brothers Adjani, Temba and Lunis. They have a vital mission: to make a lo ...
16-01-2025
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Summer 2023: Episode 13
It’s a momentous day in Wolf Wood at Longleat after a turbulent year. Eliska, the matriarch of the pack, died along with her unborn pups, before further tragedy with the d ...
28-04-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 9
The keepers are focused on three tiny fennec fox kits as they take a huge step in their young lives. Hand-reared from just one day old, their survival has been touch and go, but ...
08-08-2025
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Summer 2023: Episode 3
We say goodbye to a Longleat legend, celebrating her life and the impact she has had on keepers and visitors. Hippos arrived in the park from Uganda nearly half a century ago, a ...
28-01-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 5
Four precious Amur tiger cubs are growing fast, but with only around 400 left in the wild, every step of their journey will be critical. The challenge for the keepers today is w ...
04-08-2025
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Summer 2025: Episode 6
There’s growing concern for Malaika, the elderly lioness, whose health has been deteriorating. The keepers and vets decide that their only option is a sedation to find out ...
05-08-2025
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Christmas 2020: Episode 1
At Longleat Safari Park, the keepers are working hard to get the animals ready for winter. Joy spreads across the park as the keepers welcome some early Christmas presents - lot ...
20-12-2021
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