{"id":331387,"date":"2026-10-16T12:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/?p=331387"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:55:48","slug":"lions-tigers-and-bears-with-gordon-buchanan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/nz\/kids-club\/entertainment\/general-entertainment\/lions-tigers-and-bears-with-gordon-buchanan\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions and Tigers and Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Gordon Buchanan Final With Subtitles (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1237930474?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"557\" height=\"990\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Award winning <strong>wildlife photographer<\/strong> and <strong>filmmaker <em>Gordon Buchanan<\/em><\/strong> hits the road with his <strong>biggest ever LIVE tour<\/strong> from February 2027! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Join Gordon as he tells <strong>stories <\/strong>of his <strong>thrilling encounters<\/strong> with <strong>pandas<\/strong>, <strong>grizzlies<\/strong>, <strong>tigers<\/strong>, <strong>jaguars<\/strong>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Pounce into an adventure<\/strong> the <strong>whole family will enjoy<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gordon-buchanan.co.uk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gordon-buchanan.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t:root {\r\n\t\t\t\t--fca-qc_button_color: #4b3f9e;\r\n\t\t\t\t--fca-qc_button_color_rgb: 75, 63, 158;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz p:not( .fca_qc_back_response ):not( #fca_qc_question_right_or_wrong ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_correct_answer ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_response ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_hint ):not( .fca_qc_question_response_item p ):not( .fca_qc_social_share p ):not( .fca_qc_score_time ):not( p.fca_qc_score_text ),\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz a:not( .fca_qc_share_link ),\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div:not( .correct-answer ):not( .wrong-answer ){\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #1c1f2b;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div.fca-qc-back.correct-answer,\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_question_response_item.correct-answer {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #eafbf0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div.fca-qc-back.wrong-answer,\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_question_response_item.wrong-answer {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #fdf0f2;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_question_response_item p {\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #1c1f2b;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz{\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: #1c1f2b 0px solid;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz button.fca_qc_button {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #4b3f9e;\r\n\t\t\t\tbox-shadow: 0 8px 20px -8px #4b3f9e;\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #FFFFFF;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz button.fca_qc_button:hover {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #2f2470;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_answer_div {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #ffffff;\r\n\t\t\t\tborder: #e4e6ef 1px solid;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_answer_div:hover,\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_answer_div.fakehover,\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz div.fca_qc_answer_div:active {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #efecfb;\r\n\t\t\t\tborder-color: #4b3f9e;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t#fca_qc_quiz_317927.fca_qc_quiz span.fca_qc_answer_span {\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #1c1f2b;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class='fca_qc_quiz fca_qc_quiz_container' id='fca_qc_quiz_317927'>\r\n\t\t\t<span class='fca_qc_mobile_check'><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class='fca_qc_quiz_title'>ROAR-SOME QUIZ!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<div class='fca_qc_quiz_description'><p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><b><\/b><b>Lions and tigers and bears, OH MY! 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