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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • April 24, 2021
    • TVNZ

    When golden lion tamarin mum Frida is unable to feed her recently born twins, it's all hands on deck for the primate team as they work around the clock to hand-rear her tiny offspring.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • April 24, 2021
    • TVNZ

    Trying their hand at a bit of rhinoceros matchmaking, Auckland Zoo's ungulates team introduce Southern white rhino Jamila, who recently arrived from Hamilton Zoo, to bachelor male Inkozi.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • April 24, 2021
    • TVNZ

    Join senior veterinary manager Dr James Chatterton on a tour of Auckland Zoo's Vet Hospital, where the team specialising in conservation medicine help treat patients from the zoo and the wild.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • May 1, 2021
    • TVNZ

    Meet four-week-old calf Nyah, the youngest member of Auckland Zoo's southern white rhino herd and the first rhinoceros to be born at the zoo for twenty years.

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • May 1, 2021
    • TVNZ

    Charming, clever and full of charisma - follow Auckland Zoo's passionate Animal Experiences staff as they introduce you to some of the feathered stars of Flight School!

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • May 1, 2021
    • TVNZ

    How do you place fresh food high enough for a giraffe to reach? Auckland Zoo staff pool their expertise to create enriching new feeders for their giraffe troop.

  • S01E07 Episode 7

    • May 8, 2021
    • TVNZ

    Auckland Zoo's orangutans were in Christchurch for two years while their incredible and innovative high canopy home was built. Follow primate team leader Amy and the team as they welcome the trio home.

  • S01E08 Episode 8

    • May 8, 2021
    • TVNZ

    Find out what it takes to move a giraffe! Welcoming male giraffe Billy from Australia Zoo to his new home in Auckland involves a four-day boat trip and a whole lot of teamwork.

  • S01E09 Episode 9

    • May 8, 2021
    • TVNZ

    When nyala mum Xolani has difficulty delivering her calf, ungulates team leader Tommy steps in to assist with the final push.

  • S01E10 Episode 10

    • May 15, 2021
    • TVNZ

    Did you know Auckland Zoo's meerkats get fed FIVE times a day? Follow carnivore keeper Bianca as she creates an enriching feed of mealworms fit for a meerkat mob!

  • S01E11 Episode 11

    • May 15, 2021
    • TVNZ

    How do you X-ray an eel? You're about to find out! In what could be a New Zealand first, Auckland Zoo's veterinary team examine a New Zealand longfin eel to help treat a potential health issue.

  • S01E12 Episode 12

    • May 15, 2021
    • TVNZ

    Aotearoa is home to a whole host of fascinating bird life. Bird keeper Ashleigh takes you inside 'The Forest' to introduce you to two incredible bird species - kākā and tīeke.

  • S01E13 Episode 13

    • May 22, 2021
    • TVNZ

    Positive training relationships are all about building up trust and offering the animals choice. Animal trainer Shannon shows the relationship she's built with a 'confusion' of guinea fowl.

  • S01E14 Episode 14

    • May 29, 2021
    • TVNZ

    How do you create exceptional habitats for wildlife? Using the best in science and habitat design, experts from around the world are brought together to create Auckland Zoo's South East Asia Jungle Track.

  • S01E15 Episode 15

    • May 29, 2021
    • TVNZ

    When Galápagos tortoise Willy is seen with a slight limp, Auckland Zoo's ectotherm team come up with an ingenious solution to assist our veterinary team with their health checks - a custom built tortoise hoist!

  • S01E16 Episode 16

    • May 29, 2021
    • TVNZ

    In this Keeper Chat for World Giraffe Day, ungulates keepers Dan and Luke show how Auckland Zoo cares for the world's longest-necked animal, both at the zoo and in the wild.