The lions' much-loved climbing frame has collapsed. As the team go in search of a tree trunk that can serve as a giant scratching post, Kate and Ben learn how the park's landscape has changed over the centuries. Ben also helps the keepers take the pancake tortoise festive family photo, and Jean Johansson delivers the camels their Christmas presents.
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Summer 2023: Episode 14
A feud is brewing in the meerkat enclosure at Longleat, and it’s a family affair. Meerkats live in strict hierarchical groups, and elderly female Cassie appears to have be ...
29-04-2025
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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 2023: Episode 12
Visitors to the Africa Reserve at Longleat enjoy an idyllic scene of zebra, giraffe and ostrich that could rival the African savannah. These amazing views are in fact the culmin ...
25-04-2025
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Summer 2023: Episode 11
Over the years, Wolf Wood at Longleat has seen more plot twists than a soap opera, but last year it was struck by tragedy on another scale when the matriarch for the pack, Elisk ...
24-04-2025
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Summer 2023: Episode 10
In 2022, there was a milestone moment when Bart the capybara arrived. He was the first of his species to be under the care of the keepers, and as it's the world’s largest ...
23-04-2025
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Summer 2023: Episode 9
Ever wondered how it would feel to be eaten by a pride of lions? Well now you can find out, because Kate and the team have managed to capture a prey’s-eye view of exactly ...
22-04-2025
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Summer 2023: Episode 6
We get to know some of the incredible animal heroes at the park who are helping their wild cousins across the globe.\n\nOne such animal is Anne the Asian elephant, who was rescu ...
21-04-2025
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Summer 2023: Episode 5
In this episode, the keepers use a piece of kit with the animals that they have never used before. \n\nThe keepers and Hamza are putting to the test some new research that claim ...
30-01-2025
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Summer 2023: Episode 4
In this episode, we discover if any of the park’s residents could use a rudimentary tool. \n\nLongleat is home to a group of critically endangered western lowland gorillas ...
29-01-2025
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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 2023: Episode 9
Ever wondered how it would feel to be eaten by a pride of lions? Well now you can find out, because Kate and the team have managed to capture a prey’s-eye view of exactly ...
22-04-2025
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Summer 2020 (shortened Versions): Episode 8
Wolves Max and Mel are being repeatedly attacked by the pack’s alpha male, and their injuries are becoming more serious. So the keepers embark on an ambitious project to c ...
27-07-2021
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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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Summer Special 2018: Episode 9
The keepers seek out their animals' most wild side. The carnivore crew call on teams from across the park to help come up with an invention to challenge the intelligence of thei ...
17-08-2018
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Summer 2020 (shortened Versions): Episode 5
Silverback Kesho is having his authority tested by a younger gorilla who seems to want to be leader of the pack. Kate finds out how this bolshie behaviour is threatening the coh ...
24-07-2024
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Summer 2024: Episode 9
Along with feeding all the animals at Longleat Safari Park, the keepers need to keep an eye on their mood, behaviour, love life and, of course, their health. And that’s be ...
20-01-2025
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Compilation Specials: 14. Love Stories 4
In today’s episode, Kate Humble and Ben Fogle meet a lovelorn emu. Ever since Bourbon arrived at Family Farm, she has been a bit of a loner, but keeper Gemma reckons she h ...
26-11-2023
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Christmas 2024: Episode 5
Ben, Kate and the keepers are pulling out all the stops to deliver festive treats in time for the big day. The whole park is mobilised for one of the biggest animal enrichments ...
23-12-2024
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Series 8: 30 Minute Reversions - Episode 8
The safari park vet has come to perform an essential procedure on two female lions, and Ben Fogle and Kate Humble are on hand to assist.
16-07-2014
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Summer 2024: Episode 10
Every year, visitors to Longleat Safari Park get to see thousands of exotic creatures from around the world, but three years ago a native species made an entrance like no other! ...
21-01-2025
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