Animal Park
Animal Park is a TV show on BBC2. 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. The most recent episode is from 11 September 2026.
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Kate helps with the keepers' plans for a lads' day out for the lions. They are putting one of the prides into another lion’s territory in an attempt to analyse the current pride structure.
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The park’s keepers build a new enclosure to meet their new two-toed sloth’s exacting demands. It needs the perfect atmosphere and precise humidity and heat.
The keepers must separate their precious koala joey from her mum for a short period in order to earn the baby's trust before she becomes impossible to work with.
Staff race to stop one of the park’s most important breeding programmes falling apart. And could it be 'maybe baby' for one of the park’s most endangered species?
Ben and Kate continue to follow the journey of Europe’s first southern koala joey. An initial vet visit means the keepers have to separate the baby from mum for the first time.
Ben and Kate return to Longleat where hopes are rising for the first baby southern koala in Europe.
Thorn the giraffe is having problems with his hooves, but for the vet to get close enough to fix them, he needs to be within kicking distance of the giant animal.
An armadillo emergency could spell the end for one of the park’s favourite couples, but what will the vet find when he comes to check on Polly?
The keepers are trying a new strategy to get the koalas mating - they have paired up two couples in separate enclosures. But aggression soon threatens the breeding programme.
August 2026
The threat of a deadly disease forces the keepers to take action when the ankole cattle have to be screened for TB, a dangerous challenge for the biosecurity team and the keepers.
Willow the aardvark has been hand-reared since birth. Now it’s time to reunite her with her family. Will she be welcomed with open arms, or will they see her as a threat?
Kate and Ben find out what lengths the keepers go to for one of Europe’s oldest elephants, and wildlife photographer Hamza witnesses some unique tiger behaviour.
The park may finally get its first emu chick, if the keepers can persuade the male emu to sit on the eggs. Kate spots a wild white-tailed sea eagle visiting the park.
A mysterious illness appears to be stopping the rock hyrax mum feeding her babies. She is rushed to the vets, but can they get her back to her babies before it’s too late?
The keepers have discovered lumps on the stomach of a zebra called Olivia. The vets perform surgery, but will Olivia survive the operation?
There is more news about Dave the Wolf, who has been suffering from a mysterious illness, and the keepers have a tough decision to make.
The keepers have a challenge on their hands when one of their residents goes missing. How do you find a perfectly camouflaged escaped animal amongst a million trees?
The tiger cubs are growing fast, but one youngster is fighting with his family. It is normal behaviour, but the keepers must act fast to prevent serious injuries.
When one of the park’s pygmy goats unexpectedly goes into labour, it’s a worrying time for the keepers. Meanwhile, Ben helps the keepers sex their young pancake tortoises.
Ben and Kate return to Longleat, where a lion needs surgery to amputate part of his tail. Kate gets a surprise with the eland babies, and Ben has a brush with a gorilla.