S01E01 Chimp Off the Old Block
Zoo keepers prepare for a chimp birth, vets investigate a bear’s mystery illness and a dangerous antelope is darted on the zoo’s grasslands habitat.
Secrets of the Zoo: North Carolina
S01E08: Running Otter Time
Zoo vets treat seven pythons; orphaned otter pups go to fish school; and keepers rush to help Arctic foxes with mysterious injuries.
Overview
North Carolina is home to the world's largest zoo, with 2,600 acres, large natural habitats and more than 1,800 animals in its care. The show features several Zoo staff, including keepers and veterinarians, and highlight stories, including routine animal husbandry, emergency procedures and the Zoo’s work in conservation and rescue and release of injured wildlife
Episodes
S01E02 Dr. Zoo-little
A gorilla has emergency dental surgery, vets examine a deadly rattlesnake and zoo keepers try to take blood from a lion’s tail.
S01E03 Hiss and Hers
Zookeepers prepare for the birth of a white rhino; two young lions leave the pride; and a pair of cannibalistic snakes go on some risky dates.
S01E04 Polar Bear Opposites
The zoo hopes for a polar-bear pregnancy; two endangered red wolves go on a blind date; and a young elephant gets some unusual treatment.
S01E05 Giraffic Park
The zoo welcomes a timid, new giraffe to the herd; a pregnant bat prepares to give birth; and devoted keepers give an epileptic chimp a better life.
S01E06 Much Ado About Puffin
The doctors at the North Carolina Zoo are swamped! A huge alligator, with a history of illness, needs blood drawn, and a ferocious lioness goes under the knife to remove a cracked tooth.
S01E07 Puffin But Trouble
Keepers hope for a long-awaited sand cat kitten, while a nervous puffin learns to swim.
S01E08 Running Otter Time
Zoo vets treat seven pythons; orphaned otter pups go to fish school; and keepers rush to help Arctic foxes with mysterious injuries.
Cast
Jb Minter
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