Zoo Days

This observational documentary series follows the daily drama of life at Britain's biggest zoo. Chester Zoo is home to 7,000 animals from 400 species, and is visited by more than a million people each year.

Tuesday's instalment sees Rafters the giraffe hit by a life-threatening illness, which worries the keepers. In the reptile house, meanwhile, the vets get to grips with one of the world's largest snakes.

On Wednesday, the torrential summer rain threatens to wipe out Chester Zoo's baby flamingos. Keepers must act fast to avert disaster as parent birds squabble over the remains of their flooded nest sites.

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.

And on Friday, there is cause for celebration at the zoo as two cubs are born to a pair of beautiful but endangered red pandas.

This observational documentary series follows the daily drama of life at Britain's biggest zoo. Chester Zoo is home to 7,000 animals from 400 species, and is visited by more than a million people each year.

Tuesday's instalment sees Chas Mackenzie forced to intervene to prevent a case of bullying among Chester Zoo's antelopes. Elsewhere, keepers visit the new 3.5 million pounds Realm of the Red Ape to meet the orangutans

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.

Thursday's edition finds the keepers declare trench warfare as they take on a colony of meerkats in an earth-moving contest. And it is feeding time for some real-life Paddington bears.

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.

This observational documentary series follows the daily drama of life at Britain's biggest zoo. Chester Zoo is home to 7,000 animals from 400 species, and is visited by more than a million people each year.

Tuesday's show sees the keepers and vets face some tough choices over the future of Asha's cubs. And is it the end of the road for Rafters the giraffe?

On Wednesday, head keeper Alan Woodward plays mum to the two new lion cubs. And Larry the lemur gives the zoo vets cause for concern.

Thursday's edition finds senior keeper James Andrews going behind the scenes of the largest bat cave in Europe - Chester Zoo's Twilight Zone, which is home to nearly 600 bats.

This observational documentary series follows the daily drama of life at Britain's biggest zoo. Chester Zoo is home to 7,000 animals from 400 species, and is visited by more than a million people each year.

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.

In Zoo Days today, black rhinos Emma and Mugadi are paired up for the first time at Chester Zoo but will they love or loathe it under the watchful eye of Head Keeper Chas Mackenzie.

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.