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Episode 11

Episode 11 of 15

Visitors often think Longleat鈥檚 wallabies are kangaroos. In order to help teach them the difference, a kangaroo is coming from Edinburgh Zoo to join the collection. But just how big will it be?

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 after them. Today, the team are braced for the arrival of a species that hasn鈥檛 lived at the park for 30 years. Longleat is already home to a collection of eleven wallabies, but the park's visitors often confuse them with kangaroos, which are much larger. The best way to teach them the difference is for the two species to live side by side, so a kangaroo is making the 400-mile journey from Edinburgh Zoo to join the collection in Wiltshire. But keeper Gemma is worried. She has looked after wallabies for years and knows they can be quite tricky to control, but kangaroos can grow to more than double the size and are capable of jumping eight metres. Just how big is the animal that she will have to look after?

Elsewhere, another new arrival is causing a stir. The native Eurasian beaver has returned to the estate for the first time in 400 years. This isn鈥檛 just good news for the park but also for the environment. Beavers are nature鈥檚 ultimate engineers, and their dam building encourages other species to take up residence. In an astonishing development, the Beaver Trust has been called in because some footage exists that might prove that the beavers have had babies.

43 minutes

Last on

Mon 26 Feb 2024 10:45

Music Played

  • The 1975

    The Sound

  • Dua Lipa

    Hotter Than Hell

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Kate Humble
Presenter Ben Fogle
Presenter Hamza Yassin
Presenter Megan McCubbin
Series Producer Alastair Bazeley-Bell
Executive Producer Joff Wilson
Production Company Remarkable TV

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