About this season
Join us at Taronga Zoo in Sydney for a new documentary series narrated by Naomi Watts. The series provides a look behind the scenes at what it takes to run one of the world's most famous and magnificent zoos.
Episodes (10)
1. Giraffe Jimiyu
Aired 22 November 2023 • 45 min
In one of the biggest vet procedures ever performed at Taronga Zoo nearly 30 staff and specialists are involved in the risky sedation of their 5 1/2 metre tall giraffe Jimiyu.
2. Lwazi's New Family
Aired 29 November 2023 • 45 min
Lwasi the male lion has left brother Ato, lioness Maya and their 5 cubs behind at Taronga Sydney and moved to Western Plains Zoo to start a family of his own.
3. King Hala
Aired 6 December 2023 • 45 min
Hala is finding it increasingly hard to get up in the morning, so time for a health check to find out what's going on.
4. Monkey Business
Aired 13 December 2023 • 45 min
He may live on an idyllic island habitat, but life isn't always easy for Vampeer the lone male squirrel monkey. Outside of breeding season the females often attack him, so the keepers have devised a cunning escape plan to his own bachelor pad.
5. Camel Lump
Aired 20 December 2023 • 45 min
A mystery lump on Ras the camel's ear has everyone stumped, so its time to investigate. But sedating a camel weighing half a tonne is not the simplest procedure to undertake.
6. Wild Dog Masego
Aired 27 December 2023 • 45 min
Out at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Masego the wild dog, needs surgery on a worrying lump on her chest. Not only are her keepers worried about what the vets might find, but whether the pack will reject Masego when she returns.
7. A Perfect Storm
Aired 3 January 2024 • 45 min
It's an emotional farewell as the Taronga marine keepers wave goodbye to five-year-old Australian Sea Lion, 'Moby'.
8. What A Galah
Aired 2 February 2024 • 45 min
Taronga's free flight bird experience is a favourite with visitors, but it can take months of training to ensure the birds are happy to take part and don't fly away.
9. Black Rhino Birth
Aired 9 February 2024 • 45 min
After a 16-month gestation, Kufara the 13-year-old Black Rhino has gone into labour with her second calf.
10. The Singing Gibbon
Aired 23 February 2024 • 45 min
The mating song between a White cheeked gibbon pair was a joy to hear, but when Taronga's female gibbon, Nellie died six months ago, the male, Kayak went silent.