Animal Park Summer Special

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Kate Humble and Ben Fogle go behind the scenes at Longleat Safari Park.

Cute critters and caring keepers. Kate Humble and Ben Fogle explore Longleat Safari Park, meeting a host of exotic, fascinating animals and the people who look after them.

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Animal Park: Summer Special 2019: Episode 15

Episode 15

Summer Special 2019

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As rare Amur tiger Yana goes into labour, will her cubs be fit and healthy?

Is the pitter-patter of tiny, and healthy, tiger feet imminent as rare Amur tiger Yana goes into labour?

Is the pitter-patter of tiny tiger feet imminent? After weeks of speculation, Kate Humble and Ben Fogle reveal that the signs are that rare Amur tiger Yana is definitely pregnant. 

Anxious not to miss the historic birth of cubs – the first at the park for nearly 20 years – keepers install special cameras  in the Tiger House, which will also enable them to closely monitor Yana’s health at a safe distance.

Everyone holds their breath as first-time mum Yana finally goes into labour. But her cub is lifeless. Is this stillborn going to be her one and only cub? If there are others on the way, are they likely to face the same fate?  What are the chances of healthy cubs?

Kate catches up on life in the Gorilla House with the focus on silverback Kesho. Believed to be the only gorilla in the world with a syndrome which means he has an extra female chromosome, might this explain his sometimes baffling behaviour? An expert in the condition in humans helps to unravel the reasons for Kesho being the way he is.

Oryx antelope aren’t just rare, they’re extinct in the wild. Beautiful and graceful with metre-long horns, it’s believed they are behind the myth of the unicorn. But one oryx is in trouble and needs help with a nasty wound.

And Jean Johansson discovers why coconuts are just the job for the dental health of Cape porcupines.

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Kate Humble and Ben Fogle return to Longleat as it enters the busiest time of the year.

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