It is hoped the animals will return to the park this summer after the deaths of beloved hippos Sonia and Spot.

Plans to build a new home for hippos at Longleat Safari Park have been approved. The Wiltshire attraction was home to female hippos Sonia and Spot for almost 50 years until their deaths in 2023 ...

Although Longleat Estate is a national heritage asset ... of the setting which will enable the house to remain a family home and a living part of history," according to the Local Democracy ...

Footage from Longleat Safari Park Follow BBC Wiltshire ... It is believed that the crowd in the photo welcomed home a mum who delivered quadruplets in 1948. Natalia Burke, 21, led police along ...

Longleat was home to legendary female hippos Sonia and Spot for almost 50 years and visitors have been clamouring for a return of the breed since their deaths in 2023 and 2024 respectively. Bosses at ...