Animal Park

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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 2020: Episode 7

Episode 7

BBC One - Animal Park, Summer 2020, Episode 7

An ostrich who thinks he’s a zebra shirks his parental responsibilities.

Kate meets an ostrich who thinks he’s a zebra, Ben tries to identify 20 guinea pigs and Jean learns lions really can climb trees.

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.  

Giant 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.  

Jean 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?

Animal Park: Summer 2020

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Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are back at Britain’s first safari park for their 20th year.

Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are back at Britain’s first safari park for their 20th year, catching up with old friends and meeting the park’s incredible animal inhabitants.

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