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The Zoo

A behind-the-scenes look is offered of the Bronx Zoo, a New York institution and global leader in animal care and species conservation.
IMDb 8.920178 episodes7+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Higher Purpose
    February 17, 2017
    40min
    TV-PG
    Two tiger cubs have outgrown their keepers and need to move to the adult exhibit. Then, a gorilla receives pioneering treatment to curb his worsening eyesight, and a passionate keeper plays matchmaker to a peculiar pair of birds.
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  2. S1 E2 - Handle With Care
    February 24, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    A freshwater crocodile stops laying eggs and a team of keepers scrambles to treat her. Then the veterinary team must rescue a baby antelope that isn't getting the care it needs from its mother, and a goose takes a field trip.
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  3. S1 E3 - Walk on the Wild Side
    March 3, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    The zoo plays a pivotal role in a cross-country project to transfer a bison embryo. Then the staff has their hands full with a rattlesnake that needs to be medicated orally, and cheetahs are trained to walk the grounds of the zoo.
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  4. S1 E4 - Moving Day
    March 10, 2017
    41min
    TV-PG
    A male sea lion is in rut, and the staff needs to move the young males before he becomes territorial. Then the veterinary team have an ingenious solution for a flamingo's broken ankle and feeding a rock python proves challenging.
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  5. S1 E5 - A Star is Born
    March 17, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    The birth of a little blue penguin causes a sensation at the zoo, while the vet team scrambles to figure out what is wrong with a beloved snow leopard. Then the exhibits team designs a home for the newly arrived blue iguana.
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  6. S1 E6 - Love Shack
    March 24, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    To help love bloom between two kiwis, the staff builds an elaborate hut for the potential mates. Then, when a king cobra arrives at the zoo, keepers have their hands full training him to move from the exhibit to a holding pen.
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  7. S1 E7 - Birds and the Bees
    March 31, 2017
    42min
    TV-PG
    A snow leopard is having trouble eating because of a broken canine, while the staff works to restore a beehive for the bee-eater birds. Then the team helps to prepare a fennec fox for his first encounter with a group of children.
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  8. S1 E8 - Back to Africa
    April 7, 2017
    41min
    TV-PG
    The staff makes the journey to Africa to release thousands of toads they helped rescue from extinction. Then a giraffe tries out a new piece of equipment, and the bird department works to save the lives of millions of birds.
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