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Baby Praying Mantis visiting Churchville Pond.

This video shows our Serval mum, Samia, with her two bouncy and very energetic 10 week old kittens. They are getting braver, and bigger, by the day now!

Watch this space for future updates on this adorable little family. Video taken by Jackie Thomas at Wildlife Heritage Foundation.

This video shows our very proud Amur Tiger mum, Ronja, with her three 12 week old female cubs, on the day the cubs come face to face with their dad, Pan! Ronja was never far away, and she was very quick to step in and re-assure with quiet chuffing noises and licks when they got scared but her calm attitude to the whole changing enclosures, and meeting dad, helped her cubs through this very big, scarey, event!

Watch this space to see what the cubs did next! Video taken by

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Huge news! Our Snow leopard cubs have made their debut appearance into their outdoor enclosure!
Accompanied by doting mum Laila, the boys were given a little taste of the outside world with our Lead Photographer Alma there to witness the first reaction. These beautiful images are what Alma managed to capture from this monumental step for the brothers – aren’t they just gorgeous!

True to character, the lighter smaller cub bounded out of the tunnel leading from their inside den to enthusiastically explore this new space. The darker, bigger sibling stayed close to mum, sitting between her paws or by her side. Both of the brothers did a small amount of exploring together, which we anticipate will continue over the coming days and weeks.

We were also joined by the team from BBC South East Today for the occasion, following which our boys made their TV debut on the evening news segment. To watch this, head over to our YouTube channel.

We hope this important milestone brings you all as much joy as it has for us (and most importantly, the cubs); we’re excited to say that we will shortly be releasing details of how these boys can be adopted – watch this space for more info! 🐾

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The kittens still enjoy playing on their own inside their house. Tula looks in every now and then to check they are behaving! Watch this space for future updates on this adorable little family, who are getting more inquisitive about their outside enclosure. Video taken by Jackie Thomas at WHF

With three siblings around you can always find someone to play with, and sometimes find unusual, new objects placed in the enclosure to investigate.

Watch this space for future updates on this adorable little family. Video taken by Jackie Thomas at WHF

The kittens like to sit and watch the world go by, either from a hiding place in the bushes or from the top of their rocks, platforms and even their firehose hammock! You can see they are changing their fur colour as they get their adult winter coats, particularly the larger male kitten that is very ginger. Lots of claw sharpening going on, watch out Mr Vet man, they are getting ready for your next visit! They are also still working on their little mouthing actions, but it is still quite silent so far, rather than the little mumbling sound they should make when they chitter.


Watch this space for future updates on this adorable little family. Video taken by Jackie Thomas at WHF

Sometimes you just have to sit and watch the world go by, and maybe pose for a few photos, either on your own or with one or more of your siblings.

Watch this space for future updates on this adorable little family. Video taken by Jackie Thomas at WHF

Meet two of the the newer residents at BCS (2011), two female Rusty-Spotted Cats, Chan and Nuwara. Female Rusty-Spotted Cats are the smallest of all cat species weighing in at less than a kilo! But these sisters are showing that they more than make up for their small size with their fiesty and lively personalities! They have finished their quarantine and have now moved into their new enclosure, and are having lots of fun investigating it.


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The kittens are developing the typical Pallas Cat 'jumpy' movements, although this kitten is being a little over the top 'jumpy' when playing hide and seek with me!

The Big Cat Sanctuary is a conservation charity set in the heart of the Kent countryside with four pillars of ethos: Welfare, Breeding, Conservation and Education. With 50 big and small cats onsite the sanctuary strives to become the leading facility that supports wild cat conservation around the globe. http://www.thebigcatsanctuary.org

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The kittens are given some carved pumpkins to play! An entertaining Halloween party was had by all! Be sure to check out part 2 of this pumpkin party!

Watch this space for future updates on this adorable little family. Video taken by Jackie Thomas at WHF

It has been an emotional day for safariLIVE as we bid the Mara adieu, for now. David composed, wrote and performed his tribute to the Mara this morning and we all felt his emotional connection to this most astounding place. We would like to extend our most heartfelt thank yous and goodbyes to the Kenyan crew that made the Mara possible.

To our favourite Kenyan naturalist, David, your charisma, sense of humor and expert knowledge will be sorely missed.

To the camera operators Archie, Manu, Bungei and James, your stunning imagery, expert skill and precise composition never made any landscape more beautiful.

To the tech team, Edwin and Martin, who fiercely fought the technical gremlins, we salute you for your never-give-up attitude and stoic dedication to making our Mara feeds possible.

To the production team, Lucy and Kefa, without your fine examples of leadership, hard work and determination we would not have been able to produce such an incredible safari experience.

To the camp staff, our filming crew could not have managed all of their greatness if it were not for the delicious food, excellent maintenance and detailed housekeeping.

We wish all of you the very best for your new adventures. We'll see you all soon!