The Longleat keepers' worst fears are realised when an animal escapes. Ben Fogle and Kate Humble are there as the situation unfolds. Plus, babies are imminent at meerkat mountain.
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Summer 2021: Episode 4
Longleat's keepers have to be ready for anything in the park, and today they have a challenge on their hands when one of their residents goes missing. While doing the morning ro ...
14-04-2024
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Summer 2021: Episode 15
Thorn the giraffe is an elder statesman of the park and has a reputation for a fiery temper and grumpy demeanour. But as animals get older, they come to rely on their keepers mo ...
05-04-2024
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Summer 2021: Episode 14
One of the park’s favourite couples, armadillos Preston and Polly are due to be reunited to have another litter, but there’s a problem. Last year, Preston piled on t ...
04-04-2024
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Summer 2021: Episode 13
Today, aggression between the koalas is threatening the success of the park's breeding programme. It has been a year since the keepers started to notice mating behaviour in koal ...
03-04-2024
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Summer 2021: Episode 12
Today, the threat of a deadly disease forces the keepers to take action. Like many of the park’s animals, the ankole cattle have to be checked for tuberculosis, which is a ...
02-04-2024
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Summer 2021: Episode 11
Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are back at Longleat Safari Park with the latest stories of the wonderful exotic creatures that call it home. \n\nToday, an update on Willow the baby a ...
01-04-2024
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Summer 2021: Episode 10
It’s the tenth anniversary of the arrival of rescue elephant Anne, who spent most of her life in the circus. Kate and Ben find out how the keepers keep one of Europe&rsquo ...
29-03-2024
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Summer 2021: Episode 9
The keepers make an exciting discovery in the emu barn - a clutch of eggs. Could the park finally get its first emu chick? The male emu is supposed to sit on the eggs, but so fa ...
28-03-2024
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Summer 2021: Episode 8
The lives of the park’s rock hyrax babies hang in the balance as their mum is taken to the vets for an urgent medical investigation. The keepers have spotted worrying lump ...
27-03-2024
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Summer 2021: Episode 7
There’s a mystery arrival at the park who is changing the landscape in Wiltshire. There are tell-tale signs by the lake: felled trees, gnawed branches and changed waterway ...
26-03-2024
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Summer 2022: Episode 12
Kate Humble and Ben Fogle return to Longleat Safari Park for another spectacular summer series following the fascinating stories of the exotic animals and the keepers who look a ...
27-02-2024
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Summer 2022: Episode 2
Ben Fogle and Kate Humble are back for another sunny summer series, following the lives of the exotic animals at Longleat Safari Park and the keepers who look after their every ...
19-03-2024
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Christmas Special: Episode 3
Winter is drawing in, and for the first time Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are spending the most wonderful time of the year at Longleat Safari Park. There are visitors from afar, s ...
15-12-2021
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Summer 2020: Episode 15
The keepers in Koala Creek are on tenterhooks as they await news of the park’s southern koala breeding programme, the only one of its kind in Europe. After experienced dad ...
28-07-2023
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30-minute Editions: Episode 3
Tragedy strikes in Koala Creek as kidney disease claims the life of Wilpena. One of five Southern Australian koalas who made the long journey from Australia to their new home in ...
28-11-2021
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Summer 2020: Episode 8
Wolves Max and Mel are repeatedly being attacked by the pack’s alpha male, and their injuries are becoming more serious. So the keepers embark on an ambitious project to c ...
12-09-2022
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Summer Special: Episode 3
The summer weather has caused the cheetahs to become lazy. To snap them out of their slumber, a contraption is being constructed that could ignite their hunting mode. But, able ...
28-10-2017
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Series 7: Episode 1
Ben Fogle and Kate Humble explore life behind the scenes at Longleat Estate and Safari Park. A life-and-death drama unfolds as keepers perform an emergency caesarean on Imogen t ...
08-08-2015
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Summer 2020: Episode 1
Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are back for another sunny summer series following the lives of the exotic animals at Longleat Safari Park. In today’s programme, the unthinkable ...
17-07-2023
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Series 7: 30 Minute Reversions - Episode 12
Ben Fogle and Kate Humble explore life behind the scenes at Longleat Estate and Safari Park. A new sea lion baby is born by the lake, and mum doesn't want anyone too close.
27-08-2014
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