← Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under

Season 1

10 episodes · 2020

  1. 1Project Platypus

    01 Mar 2020 · 45 min

    Zookeepers have noticed that their silverback gorilla Kibali, has been unwell. But giving a nearly two-hundred-kilogram gorilla an injection is not as straightforward as it sounds.

  2. 2Red Panda-monium!

    08 Mar 2020 · 45 min

    Taronga Zoo’s keepers try to reign in a very randy red panda! Vets and keepers work together to attempt a procedure rarely done at Taronga and staff teach a injured owl how to fly again.

  3. 3Oh Rhi-No You Don't!

    15 Mar 2020 · 45 min

    For the first time in ten years, Taronga vets get up close to a silverback gorilla.

  4. 4Lemur Me Alone!

    22 Mar 2020 · 45 min

    A pregnant ringtail lemur is badly injured in a fight and Taronga's vets have grave concerns for her unborn baby.

  5. 5Rin Tin Tooth Trouble

    29 Mar 2020 · 45 min

    A mysterious virus threatens to wipe out an entire species of snapping turtles.

  6. 6103-Year-Old Tortoise

    05 Apr 2020 · 45 min

    Taronga staff throw a surprise party for the zoo’s oldest resident, Esmerelda, the 103-year-old Giant Aldabra Tortoise.

  7. 7Bush Fire Rescue

    12 Apr 2020 · 45 min

    As the largest bushfires on record devastate the country, Taronga Zoo vets take the battle to save Australian native wildlife to the front line.

  8. 8Baby Bongo

    19 Apr 2020 · 45 min

    Taronga’s keepers get up close to their elephants at bath time.

  9. 9Joey Ride

    26 Apr 2020 · 45 min

    Baby koala’s first ride on mum’s back doesn’t go according to plan.

  10. 10Giraffe-Ic Parkfinale

    03 May 2020 · 45 min

    Keepers prepare to move their 3 giraffes to a brand-new enclosure.