In 1902, William Taylor (pictured right) was Longleat's head gardener ... the 1600s and is believed to be the world's first safari park. The exhibition has been spread across nine different ...

A safari park says one of its beloved hippopotamus will be "deeply missed" after dying at the age of 49. Spot had lived at Longleat in Wiltshire since 1977. Fellow hippo Sonia, also 49 ...