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, he’s neglecting his parental duties. \n\nGiant otters Inny and Gordit are a handful, and cleaning their mucky enclosure is a major logistical challenge. It takes two days just to empty the vast pool of water before power washing the filthy glass can begin. Luckily, Ben gets to welcome the otters back in when all the hard work has been done by the keepers. \n\nJean Johansson discovers that lions will stop at nothing to get their food. She watches as these magnificent creatures jump and climb up trees to get their teeth into some hide. And Ben partakes in an unusual ID parade to help the park staff remember the names of their 20 guinea pigs. Can he tell Iris from Petunia?
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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 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 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 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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Series 7: 30 Minute Reversions - Episode 2
Ben Fogle and Kate Humble explore life behind the scenes at Longleat. A tiny tapir tot takes his first tentative steps, and the lion cubs have some new toys.
25-06-2014
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Summer Special 2018: Episode 10
Kate Humble and Ben Fogle round up the second of three weeks of summer specials with some very exciting news. Earlier in the series, the programme celebrated the life of legenda ...
20-08-2018
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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 ...
05-05-2024
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Summer 2024: Episode 2
At the fennec fox enclosure, Zuri has just given birth to a litter of three kits. This should be a cause for celebration, but past problems with Zuri's pregnancies put the keepe ...
07-01-2025
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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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