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Christmas 2020: Episode 4



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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