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Today, we find out how the keepers' continued vigilance and dedication to the animals' welfare can alert them when something seems to be wrong.

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?

Today, the team are braced for the arrival of a species that hasn’t 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 keepers recently discovered that the mother of the wolf pack, Eliska, is pregnant. However, in today’s episode, their joy turns to fear. They’ve spotted some very strange behaviour. Eliska is lethargic and not interested in her food. She is clearly in need of urgent attention, so the vets are called - but if the worst happens, what will be the implications for the rest of the pack?

The keepers have called the vet to check one of the zebras. She has had a snotty nose over the winter and is now weak. As well as her health, the keepers are concerned that because she is isolating herself from other zebras, the rest of the herd could turn on her. Will the vet and the keepers have to intervene?

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.

First of ten weekday visits to Longleat animal park, Wiltshire, where presenters Kate Humble and Paul Heiney will be meeting the animals, staff and the owner, the Marquess of Bath.

Ben and Kate return to Longleat, where hopes are rising for the first baby southern koala in Europe. Ben bathes a goat, and Kate meets the colobus monkeys.

The keepers are nervously waiting for a new arrival - a capybara, the largest rodent in the world. He’s in a lovely new home, and after a month’s mandatory quarantine, he's allowed out into his very spacious enclosure.

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?

There have been many successful newborns at the park over the years, but today we find out why breeding programmes are not always easy. There’s a race to stop one of the park’s most important breeding programmes from falling apart.

The park’s Amur tiger breeding programme has been a huge success, with a male and female born three years ago. The precious cubs are now almost fully grown and nearing the age when they could be separated to start their own families.

Today, we find out that building a relationship with an animal takes a huge amount of work and commitment, but the results can be spectacular. Over the last few years, Animal Park has followed the park’s efforts to gain the confidence of the hyenas. They have had a history of being skittish and staying away from humans, but the keepers have worked slowly to gain their trust.

We have been following the incredible story of the birth of Europe’s first southern koala joey. As koalas are now classified as endangered in parts of Australia, the park’s breeding programme has never been more important, and with this in mind, the keepers have decided to introduce successful dad Burke to a different female, Maisie.

There was shock last year when a surprise family turned up at the park and established a home. Beavers started building a lodge on Half-Mile Lake alongside two hippos, half a dozen sea lions and a couple of big boats. What’s even more surprising is that the last time beavers roamed this area was before Longleat House was completed in 1580. But are they still in residence?