Season 26, Episode 04 – In African Village, it’s a worrying time for one of the park’s endangered African wild dogs. After breaking his leg, Kenya faces a life-changing operation that has never been carried out in the UK before. The procedure offers his best chance of survival, but the risks are significant. And even if the surgery is successful, there is another challenge ahead. African wild dogs depend on the strength of their pack, and nobody knows how Kenya’s brothers will react when he returns. As part of the anniversary celebrations, Ben and Kate look back at one of the most challenging periods in the park’s history. In 2001, foot-and-mouth disease threatened animal collections across the country, and the team faced an anxious race to protect the animals in their care. Elsewhere, Ben attempts to impress one of the park’s most laid-back residents with a bouquet of edible flowers, while Megan McCubbin helps monitor the growing deer herd and joins the keepers for an important health check. We also look back at the time when Hamza attempted to check on the native herons – can he catch a glimpse of these elusive birds?

Season 26, Episode 03 – For 60 years, prides of lions have ruled over the park, often with powerful matriarchs at their heart, keeping everyone in order. But with the loss of one of the pride’s oldest females last year, that balance is beginning to shift. When a pride loses its queen, another must step up. Now the keepers have a challenge on their hands: finding out who will replace her. Will an overnight camera trap capture any evidence of succession? Or could rival leaders reveal themselves when a pride’s territory is challenged with bedding from a neighbouring group? As part of the anniversary celebrations, Ben and Kate revisit the story of Newt the wallaby. Rejected by his mother as a joey and struggling to survive, he faced an uncertain future until the keepers stepped in to hand-rear him. Elsewhere, Ben treats Anne the elephant to one of her favourite snacks, while Megan McCubbin checks on the koalas during breeding season and discovers more about one of the park’s lesser-known forest dwellers, the binturong.

Season 26, Episode 02 –

Maned wolves arrive at the park for the first time. Before they can meet their future capybara and tapir housemates, the keepers must test their reactions.

Season 26, Episode 01 – Ben and Kate celebrate 25 years of friendship, animal stories and unforgettable moments on Animal Park, and revisit the extraordinary life of lioness Malaika.