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Episode 4

Animal Park Summer 2021
Episode 4 of 15

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?

Longleat's keepers have to be ready for anything in the park, and today they have a challenge on their hands when one of their residents goes missing. While doing the morning rounds, it was discovered that Spud the two-year-old porcupine had disappeared from his enclosure. Any escaped animal, no matter how dangerous, is a serious matter, but how do you find a perfectly camouflaged escaped animal amongst a million trees? He鈥檚 a highly skilled climber and well adapted to this climate, but it鈥檚 still dangerous for him outside his enclosure. The keepers spread out to hunt him down and search the CCTV footage to retrace his steps.

Meanwhile, the future of one of the legends of the park, Dave the wolf, hangs in the balance. He has been having problems urinating for a few weeks, and everything points to an infection. Initial medication doesn鈥檛 seem to be working, so the keepers and vets have to sedate and X-ray him to diagnose and treat his condition. The whole park holds its breath over the future of this beloved wolf.

Elsewhere in the park, Ben witnesses a three-hour-old red deer fawn take its first steps, and Jean Johansson helps some of the animals behave the way they would in the wild, with an insect-filled log for the armadillo and a tall feeder for the donkeys.

44 minutes

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Sun 14 Apr 2024 10:30
主播大秀 One

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    The Vamps

    Last Night

  • 00:05

    Noah and the Whale

    5 Years Time

  • 00:05

    Noah and the Whale

    5 Years Time (Radio Edit)

  • 00:07

    Pixie Lott

    Champion

  • 00:08

    The Magic Numbers

    Take A Chance

  • 00:11

    David Bowie

    Rebel Rebel

  • 00:15

    Josh Osho

    Freewheel

  • 00:16

    Crystal Fighters

    LA Calling

  • 00:16

    Crystal Fighters

    LA Calling

  • 00:18

    Phoenix

    Lisztomania

  • 00:22

    Bombay Bicycle Club

    Always Like This

  • 00:22

    Bombay Bicycle Club

    Always Like This

  • 00:27

    Alphabeat

    Fascination

  • 00:28

    Noah and the Whale

    Give It All Back

  • 00:35

    Plan B

    Stay Too Long

  • 00:42

    Foxes

    Let Go For Tonight

Credits

Presenter Kate Humble
Presenter Ben Fogle
Presenter Jean Johansson
Presenter Hamza Yassin
Series Producer Alastair Bazeley-Bell
Executive Producer Joff Wilson
Director Mark Davenport
Production Company Remarkable TV

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