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. Lion Toothache
Aired 13 November 2024 • 43 min
Lioness Maya has a fractured tooth, which could lead to a potentially life-threatening abscess. Will entering the Lion's Den for some dentistry improve the sassy outlook of Taronga's Queen?
2. Saving Koalas
Aired 20 November 2024 • 43 min
Joining forces to save an Australian icon, Senior Taronga Vet Larry and the team go out on Ngarigo land in New South Wales to assess the health of koala populations as part of the Koala Sentinel Project.
3. Raising Gracie
Aired 27 November 2024 • 44 min
Stealing the hearts of all who meet her, abandoned koala joey Gracie proves to be the cutest possible housemate to foster mother and keeper Annii, who has taken on her 24-hour care with maternal flair.
4. Healing Hippos
Aired 4 December 2024 • 43 min
Keeper Carolene shares a special bond with hippo Nile. Carolene notices a cloudiness in Nile's eyes, prompting urgent investigation. Platypus Mackenzie is being prepped for relocation to a Platypus Rescue HQ Facility in Dubbo
5. Platypus Emergency
Aired 11 December 2024 • 41 min
An insight into Sydney's Taronga Zoo and its conservation success story. Over a century old and nestled in Sydney Harbour, Taronga's home to more than 5000 creatures and hundreds of keepers
6. Chimp Challenge
Aired 18 December 2024 • 43 min
In one of the biggest undertakings ever attempted at the zoo, the vet team must complete health checks on all twenty-one chimpanzees.
7. Carnivore Galore
Aired 2 January 2025 • 43 min
Time for the male chimpanzees to receive health checks. In Dubbo we look backstage at 'The Sanctuary'. Keeper Molly introduces the less imposing members of the carnivore habitats
8. Breaking the Ice
Aired 9 January 2025 • 44 min
From the seaside savannah of Taronga zoo to the wilds of Dubbo, keeper Jacob heads to Taronga's Western Plains to learn how his colleagues manage their mixed species exhibit.
9. Little Penguin Rescue
Aired 31 January 2025 • 44 min
We follow the journey of a vulnerable little penguin through her progression from tiny to mighty. The monitoring systems that protect Taronga's fence lines have been triggered.
10. Savannah Elephants
Aired 7 February 2025 • 44 min
A keeper detects a potentially dangerous lump in a juvenile gorilla. In Dubbo, Seven Asian elephants and their enclosure receive a thorough cleaning.