It is hoped hippos could now return to the attraction by the early summer.

Work starts on Monday (February 10) with the aim of hippos being back living in Half Mile Pond by the side of Longleat House from early summer. Longleat was home to legendary female hippos Sonia and ...

Work to the new hippo house, which will eventually welcome a bull and females, will begin on Monday. David Leverett, Longleat's Development Director, said the park hoped to welcome hippos back at ...