The Zoo: San Diego

S01E06: Mek Comes Home

After six years away, Mek the tiger returns to the Zoo. Two shy tree kangaroos, Spike and Polly, meet for the first time. And, with the Children's Zoo under construction, the keepers have to move over 100 animals, including a herd of reluctant goats.

Overview

An all-access look at two parks: the world-class San Diego Zoo, voted #1 zoo in the world, and the one-of-a-kind, 1,800-acre San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The Zoo: San Diego will showcase the stories of some of the more than 3,500 animals that call these remarkable places home.

Episodes

Welcome to Our World

S01E01 Welcome to Our World

August 10, 2019 43 min
A baby klipspringer is born on one of the coldest nights of the season and is miraculously nursed back to health. The California condor team at the Safari Park goes to unbelievable lengths to save...
New Day for an Old Tortoise

S01E02 New Day for an Old Tortoise

August 10, 2019 43 min
Hunter the koala is ready for a mate. Jaws the Galápagos tortoise isn't feeling well, and the zoo staff works to bring him out of his shell. The Safari Park has not one but two...
Yeti and the Cubs

S01E03 Yeti and the Cubs

August 17, 2019 43 min
There will be no peace in the world for the hamadryas baboons until Impo finds his mate; luckily, the San Diego Zoo keepers have a plan. Two young cheetah cubs are training to become animal...
A Lion's Tale

S01E04 A Lion's Tale

August 24, 2019 43 min
Safari Park keepers prepare Aria the rambunctious black rhino for her new life on the open African Plains exhibit. Zoo staff cares for 15-year-old legend M'bari the lion and his mate, Etosha. A vulture chick...
Panda-monium

S01E05 Panda-monium

August 31, 2019 43 min
The Zoo says goodbye to beloved pandas Bai-Yun and Xiao Liwu as mother and cub prepare to return to China. Tembo the retired "Hollywood" elephant tries traditional Chinese medicine for her arthritis. The Butterfly Jungle...
Mek Comes Home

S01E06 Mek Comes Home

September 7, 2019 43 min
After six years away, Mek the tiger returns to the Zoo. Two shy tree kangaroos, Spike and Polly, meet for the first time. And, with the Children's Zoo under construction, the keepers have to move...
Penguin Chick Swim School

S01E07 Penguin Chick Swim School

September 14, 2019 43 min
Safari Park keepers say goodbye to two elephant brothers. Can the San Diego Zoo vets design a custom shoe for Felix, an excitable three-toed Baird's Tapir? And, two African Penguin chicks grow up and get...
Mkhaya Discovers Her Trunk

S01E08 Mkhaya Discovers Her Trunk

September 21, 2019 43 min
Mkhaya, the youngest baby elephant in the Safari Park herd, learns to use her trunk. Will Alba the Andean bear become a first-time mom? Zoo vets examine Mandazzi the gorilla, and Jeff the snake chaser...

S01E09 Miracle Calf

September 28, 2019 43 min
A southern white rhino is pregnant with a calf that could be key in saving a species from extinction; Connor the Malayan tiger has tooth trouble; a new bird keeper learns to feed the shoebill;...

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