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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 2023: Episode 12

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Kate and Ben play Cupid for a pair of fennec foxes.

The keepers, with the help of Kate and Ben, play Cupid to help save a species.

Visitors to the Africa Reserve at Longleat enjoy an idyllic scene of zebra, giraffe and ostrich that could rival the African savannah. These amazing views are in fact the culmination of years and years of careful planning and breeding to retain animals’ bloodlines to form a back-up, should the worst happen to the wild population. We discover the length keepers go to when matchmaking these vital pairings.  

There has been a new arrival at the park - Enzi, a male fennec fox. He is going to join a female called Zuri, but the keepers are keeping a lid on their excitement for now because poor Zuri has been unlucky in love. A couple of summers ago, things were looking great for Zuri and her partner Anthony, but their happiness didn’t last long. Zuri’s first litter of cubs died, and a few months ago Anthony also died. These cute creatures mate for life in their north African homelands, so Zuri took the loss of her mate hard, but this summer the keepers are determined to give this story the fairy-tale ending it deserves. Initially, all they observe is Enzi being more interested in his stomach than Zuri, so they rig cameras to find out what happens after dark. The footage reveals some good interactions, which means they can move ahead with phase two - a makeover to transform their enclosure into a love nest. Will it do the trick?  

Wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin loves a challenge, which is why he is taking on Longleat’s legendary Animal Park keeper Ian Turner in a photography competition. Ian has been taking thousands of photos of the animals at the park, and many of them capture their funny side. How will Hamza get on when he attempts to coax some amusing play out of the lions?  

Providing fresh leaves and branches for the African colobus monkeys to eat in the winter months is always a challenge. Zoologist Megan McCubbin helps with an experiment that aims to provide fresh food all year round, but what will the monkeys make of it?

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Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are back at Britain’s first safari park.

Kate Humble and Ben Fogle are back at Britain’s first safari park, catching up with old friends and meeting the park’s extraordinary collection of animals.

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