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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 is on. \n\nThe team must race to finish a state-of-the-art hippo house in time while the keepers travel across Europe on a mission to learn everything they can about their precious new arrivals. But bringing together a pod of hippos who’ve never met and mixing them with the park’s sea lions could spell disaster. \n\nElsewhere, Ben witnesses a rare moment as the Cuban crocodiles show a terrifying pack-hunting display, while on the other side of the park, the keepers hope for peace between the park’s battling hyenas after a savage attack. \n\nIn Lion Country, Caleb uncovers the astonishingly clever tactics of an ageing lioness determined to outwit her pride and stay strong, and there’s heartstopping jeopardy as Megan helps reintroduce giant tortoises to the sunshine. Meanwhile, Hamza’s bird survey uncovers spectacular scenes in the skies above Half Mile Pond.

Source: BBC 2