
Real Life in the Zoo — Season 3
A behind the scenes look at Diergaarde Blijdorp in Rotterdam
About this season
A behind the scenes look at Diergaarde Blijdorp in Rotterdam
Episodes (6)
1. Episode 1
Aired 17 July 2021 • 45 min
Tapir Tygo meets a fertile female for the first time in his life. Black rhinoceros Naima turns against her daughter Mara. She needs space now that a new cub is on the way. Gentoo penguin Anoeska is lonely because she is the only one who cannot swim yet. She is desperately looking for contact.
2. Episode 2
Aired 24 July 2021 • 45 min
The life-threatening Komodo dragons turn out to have a very romantic side. Green sea turtle Midas has a fight with the sharks in the aquarium, but Midas is not afraid of anything. And Indian rhinoceros Namasté is pampered with a massage.
3. Episode 3
Aired 31 July 2021 • 45 min
Black rhinoceros Naima retreats to her stable. She can give birth at any moment. Walking leaf Phileine appears to be able to reproduce without a man. Asian elephant Sunay is going through puberty and is targeting his defenseless grandmother Irma. And amur leopard Kitan enters the domain of female Vatne.
4. Episode 4
Aired 7 August 2021 • 45 min
The surgeonfish are not eating enough because they are intimidated by the other fish. Passionflower caterpillar Sofietje eats all the way around and then transforms into a beautiful butterfly Sofie. And Okapi Kamina just doesn't want to eat anymore. What's wrong with her?
5. Episode 5
Aired 14 August 2021 • 45 min
Elephant Fahim has a delay in his social development because he grew up in loneliness. He meets a fertile female for the first time. Rüppel vultures Kik and Daan have to leave the nest by their parents. But Dan doesn't dare. And the super big tough rhinoceros Vungu turns out to have a very small heart. He is afraid of his own shadow.
6. Episode 6
Aired 21 August 2021 • 45 min
Great unrest among the gorilla group of silverback Bokito. Grandma Annette is not doing well. Elephant Bangka gives birth to a baby boy after a gestation period of 22 months.