Ben Fogle and Kate Humble get ready to welcome some exciting new VIPS to the park. Five southern koalas are set to become the very first of their kind in Europe. But this groundbreaking mission, more than two years in the planning, is fraught with difficulties. Koalas have never been flown this far in just one leg. Will they survive the epic 15,000km journey? They’re notoriously fussy eaters so has the team picked the correct types out of hundreds of varieties of eucalyptus? If the famous five turn their noses up, the park is in trouble.\n\nElsewhere at the safari park, it’s the dawn of a new era as the pin-up boy of the park, handsome Harry, is being groomed to take the helm of a new pride of lions. Ben demonstrates his curling skills with some giant blocks of ice as he helps the white rhinos to cool down, while Kate puts the sea lions’ swimming talents to the test with an ingenious catapult contraption. Can Half-Mile Lake’s residents reach speeds of 25mph recorded by their cousins in the wild?\n\nJean Johansson is kicking up a stink in wolf wood with a sack of zebra poo to see if the pack of European grey wolves can live up to their reputation for having one of the best senses of smell in the animal world. She also discovers why a giraffe's tongue is such a mighty muscle, and why it might just be handy to have one of those gentle giants around if nettles ever sting you.
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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 2
We follow Longleat’s keepers on a trip to Australia, with some astonishing news with global implications. \n\nLongleat is home to the only public southern koala breeding ...
23-01-2025
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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 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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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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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 2024: Episode 7
It’s a truly momentous occasion for the keepers. They have incubated and successfully hatched one of the world’s most threatened bird species – the critically ...
15-01-2025
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Summer 2024: Episode 6
One of Longleat Safari Park’s biggest achievements to date has been the work put into the crucial breeding programme of the endangered southern koalas. Previously on the p ...
14-01-2025
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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 2022: Episode 13
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 ...
28-02-2024
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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 4
Ben Fogle and Kate Humble are back for another sun-filled summer series, following the extraordinary lives of the exotic animals at Longleat Safari Park and the keepers who look ...
21-03-2024
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Summer Special 2019: Episode 4
The keepers in Koala Creek are on red alert as Violet’s health takes a turn for the worst. Ben Fogle and Kate Humble discover how keepers fear her worrying urine samples c ...
03-08-2023
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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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Summer 2020: Episode 7
In today’s programme, Kate meets Blue, an ostrich with an identity problem. He seems to think he’s a zebra, and while he’s hanging out with his stripy friends, ...
13-09-2022
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Compilation Specials: 17. Emergencies 2
Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are back at the park for another day of exciting animal tales. Arabella is a very rare south east Asian binturong. She came to the park as part of a ca ...
02-06-2024
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Compilation Specials: 15. Animal Park Heroes
Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are catching up on the love stories at Longleat Safari Park. Today, there is huge excitement amongst the carnivore team as it seems the European wolves ...
07-01-2024
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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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