Zoo Days

In the very first episode of "Zoo Days," learn how the zoo and its facilities function.

This installment sees Rafters the giraffe hit by a life-threatening illness, which worries the keepers.

The torrential summer rain threatens to wipe out Chester Zoo's baby flamingos.

Thursday's edition finds senior keeper Darren Langford playing mum to a baby bird as the battle to save Chester Zoo's flood-hit flamingo colony continues.

There is cause for celebration at the zoo when two cubs are born.

Zoo life is busy as ever with animals in need of zookeeping and medical care.

Chas Mackenzie is forced to intervene to prevent a case of bullying among Chester Zoo's antelopes.

On Wednesday, Layla the chimp gives the vets the fright of their lives when a medical procedure turns out to be anything but routine. And Raman, the baby elephant, goes to nursery school.

The keepers declare trench warfare as they take on a colony of meerkats in an earth-moving contest.

And Friday's programme provides a peek behind the scenes to see the military-style operation required every day to feed Chester Zoo's 7,000 exotic animals. And Sheba, the 51-year-old elephant, enjoys some TLC.

Follow another day of daily drama at Chester Zoo.

The keepers and vets face some tough choices over the future of Asha's cubs.

Head keeper Alan Woodward plays mum to the two new lion cubs.

Senior keeper James Andrews goes behind the scenes of the largest bat cave in Europe.

The keepers balance daily tasks with medical check-ups and the zoo's bustling visitors.

In today's programme, all eyes are on a new and important arrival at the zoo a tiny lion cub called Tejas who spells hope for the future of an endangered species. Elsewhere, the chimpanzees line up to take their medicine.

Tejas proves to be a demanding house guest for head keeper Alan Woodward.

Layla the Chimp has an update with vet Steve Uunwin and Tejas the lion cub is sent to the vet centre for an x-ray.

In the final episode of Zoo Days, Head Keeper Alan Woodward plots the future of Tejas, the rare Asiatic lion cub that he's hand reared at Chester Zoo.

Head Keeper Alan Woodward plots the future of Tejas, the rare Asiatic lion cub.