Name: The Zoo
Uploaded: 2023-08-15T00:58:42.000Z
Description: The stories of the exotic animals and the people who care for them at the Dublin Zoo.

The stories of the exotic animals and the people who care for them at the Dublin Zoo.

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Brendan Walsh will soon be swapping his uniform for a tuxedo after signing up to be the first ever Zookeeper escort in the Rose of Tralee. In this episode he meets the press and introduces the Dublin and Cavan Roses to some of his animal friends

Episode 1

On his morning rounds Zookeeper James Creigthon notices that Mayani the gorilla seems to be in a lot of pain and on closer inspection it turns out she's got a major problem with her teeth.

Episode 2

Last summer, the birth of a white rhino calf at the Zoo was the first event of its kind in fourteen years. Team leader, Helen Clarke Bennett has been hoping for a repeat performance ever since.

Episode 3

Dublin Zoo's large troop of Sulawesi Crested Macaques has been a single sex colony for quite some time, and the females are getting restless. But the Zoo thinks it may have found the perfect male to join their troop.

Episode 4

Sometimes love hurts, and, in the case of zookeeper and life-long lover of reptiles Gareth de Jong, sometimes it hurts a lot. Gareth takes us on an up close and personal tour of Dublin Zoo's reptile house

Episode 5

Plans are in place to move the Gorillas from their old habitat to a new one on the other side of the Zoo, but for now, the old place is going to get one last radical overhaul.

Episode 6

When London Zoo's silverback Western Lowland Gorilla dies unexpectedly its three females are left without a leader. Dublin Zoo's adolescent male Kesho seems the ideal candidate to replace him

With the inspection over, it's time for Kesho to say goodbye to his home in Dublin Zoo and take over as leader of a new band of Western Lowland Gorillas in London Zoo.

Helen Clarke Bennett and her team are waiting with excited about the arrival of another addition to Dublin Zoo's Giraffe herd

Dublin Zoo recently reworked the habitat of its 14-strong colony of Humboldt Penguins to more closely resemble their native habitat, the sandy beaches of coastal Peru and Chile.

A new island home is prepared for the Ring-Tailed Lemurs and there's plenty of exploring to be done by these playful and curious creatures.

It's been several months since Gerry waved goodbye to Wanita the Sumatran Tiger. With reports that sheís doing well over in France, Gerry takes to the road to pay one of his favourite animals a visit

African Hunting Dogs are fond of a little horseplay, but with the mating season in full swing sometimes things can get a little out of hand.

Episode 7

A male Mangabey monkey comes to live with the resident troop on Dublin Zoo's Mangabey Island, but after having the island to themselves for such a long time, the females may not take to him.

Episode 8

When a female Western Lowland Gorilla with a big appetite stops eating her food, zookeeper James knows that something is wrong.

Episode 9

It's been a long and difficult year in Dublin Zoo's Brazilian Tapir house, particularly for old Marmaduke, who lost both his daughter Diego and Hillary, his partner of 25 years.

Episode 10

Garth has a hairy encounter with the Chilean Rose Tarantula and the deadly spider demonstrates its incredible hunting techniques on an unsuspecting locust.

The big day has finally arrived and Dublin Zoo's gorilla family are moving in to their new rainforest home. But how will they take to their new habitat?

One of the zookeepers notices that some of the red-ruff lemurs appear to be losing clumps of hair. Gerry calls in the vet to investigate the mysterious hair loss

A new female red panda moves to Dublin Zoo, so itís an exciting time for Dublin Zoo's solitary male. When the big day arrives he looks a little shy and more than a little wary of his new partner

After her journey from Dublin Zoo, Sandy the giraffe is ready to meet her new herd, and it's her first time being part of a herd where she might have a potential mate.

At the African Plains the team in Dublin Zoo have been keeping a close eye on Hailey the giraffe, one of the older females in the herd.

A new male snow leopard arrives in Dublin Zoo to join Ciara the female leopard. Introductions like these can be tricky, but Ciaran and his team are hopeful that the pair will get on well

This week in the Reptile House Garth introduces the gila monsters; their breeding season begins and at this time of year these highly venomous lizards can get a little boisterous with each other.

The tiny pygmy marmoset baby has been doing well under Susan's watchful eye, but itís still at a delicate stage in its development and requires round the clock care.

Zookeeper Brendan fulfils a lifelong ambition when he encounters a band of Mountain Gorillas on his journey into the heart of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.

Budai is a playful and boisterous elephant and a favourite amongst the zookeepers, but when he starts to prove too much of a handful, the keepers are forced to make some difficult decisions.

Last year the keepers in the Californian sealion section were devastated to lose Danny, the patriarch of the sealion group. But all was not lost when they realise that Sienna the sealion is pregnant.

Little DJ the baby Californian sealion has been receiving loads of loving care from his mother sienna. But he still hasn't had his first swim in the pool, and his mother is anxious to help him learn.

As hatching season approaches, Eddy and his team are busy monitoring the Chilean flamingos in Dublin Zoo's flamingo pond.

The moment Ciaran and his team have been preparing for has finally arrived. Upali, a magnificent Indian Bull Elephant joins the herd in Dublin Zoo.

Ciaran welcomes two Asian lionesses to Dublin Zoo to start a new breeding programme for this endangered species.

A young male Californian sea lion is about to join the group in Dublin Zoo, but how will the females take to the new arrival?

Tremendous excitement at the African Plains when a baby rhino is due to be born.

Brendan travels to the rain forests of Borneo in search of wild orangutans. Ciaran and his team begin the process of introducing Kafi the hand-reared gorilla to the rest of the troop.

Brendan continues his journey through the rainforests of Borneo, where he fulfils a lifetime ambition by meeting wild orangutans in their natural habitat.

Dublin Zoo welcomes two exotic new arrivals who are critically endangered in the wild, a pair of beautiful and highly unusual okapi.

Two newly arrived okapis take their first tentative steps outside into their new habitat. The zookeepers try to get to the bottom of Leoni the orangutan's mysterious cough.

A baby Abyssinian Ground Hornbill needs a helping hand from Eddie and his team; a vital operation is needed for a young giraffe with severe pain in her leg.

Garth introduces some new members to the Waldrapp Ibis flock.

There's great excitement in the troop when new babies are born on the Mangabey Island. Eddie and Louise come up with an interesting method to feed a pair of Abyssinian Ground Hornbill chicks.

There is a pair of tiny new arrivals in the Pygmy Marmoset habitat. Helen is concerned when one of the Ostrich flock develops a limp.

Brendan checks up on the Indian Black Buck herd, one of the members needs a minor procedure. There is a pitter patter of tiny new paws on the Red Ruff Lemurs Island.

With several members of the herd expecting calves, the zoo keeping team have their hands full at the elephant habitat.

A lifelong dream comes true when Susan travels to the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil to visit highly endangered Golden Lion Tamarins in their native habitat

Susan continues her trip deep in the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil to work with the highly endangered Golden Lion Tamarins.

There's great excitement for Gerry and the team at the elephant habitat, as a calf is born to 17-year-old female Asian elephant Yasmin

A litter of cubs is born at the Asian lion habitat to first time mother Suri and leader of the pride Kumar. When one of the cubs begins to lose weight, the zookeepers must intervene to save its life.

In Zimbabwe, zookeeper Ken gets hands-on with some dramatic operations in the bush to help protect rhinos against poaching.

At the Kaziranga Forest Trail, Basil the Indian blackbuck has an emergency procedure to remove an unusual lump on his throat.

A new baby rhinoceros arrives at Dublin Zoo; a big round-up on the macaque island; witnessing conservation in action with the Zoo's amphibious friends.

Over in the Kaziranga Forest Trail Gerry, James and the rest of the elephant care team have a busy morning preparing for new calf Kaviís first steps outside.

After a major redevelopment has taken place at the Chilean flamingo habitat, the big day has finally come for the hand-reared flamingo chicks to be reintroduced to the rest of the flock

With so many animals to look after, the question is what do you feed them and where does the food come from? This week, Gerry takes a trip to Kildare to find out.

There are some close encounters at the Reptile House when Garth and Lee check the king rat snake habitat for eggs.

There's huge excitement when a new calf is born at the Asian elephant habitat, and it's not just the animal care team who are excited

There's great excitement at the Gorilla Rainforest when Brendan and Yvonne discover Lena the western lowland gorilla might be pregnant.

There's cause for concern at the giraffe habitat when Robyn the giraffe's health takes an unexpected turn for the worse.

We join zookeeper Yvonne out on call with her charity Hedgehog Rescue Dublin.

Helen comes face to face with a troop of western lowland gorillas in the rainforests of the Republic of the Congo.

Susan and Aisling handle a tricky introduction at the red panda habitat.

There's great excitement at the African Painted dog habitat when three new male dogs join Dublin Zoo's resident pack of three females.

Ciaran and the team are worried when an Asian lion cub seems to have broken its leg.

In the season finale, there's great excitement at the Gorilla Rainforest with Lena the gorilla due to give birth any day.

Sari, the Bornean orangutan, will soon leave her home at Barcelona Zoo to join Sibu and the rest of the troop in Dublin; Asha, the very first Asian elephant born at Dublin Zoo's Elephant House, prepares to give birth to a calf of her own.

Two hand-reared gorillas are integrated into the troop, the keepers await the birth of a southern white rhinoceros.

The Asian elephant herd at Dublin Zoo wakes from their sleep due to a mysterious intruder; Ciarán and Aisleen travel to the coastal rainforests of Borneo to visit an orangutan conservation project.

Zoorassic World prepares to open its doors to the public for the first time; a big surprise at the Elephant House; high drama in Indonesia.

A southern white rhinoceros calf meets the rest of its herd for the first time.

Sandra travels to Indonesia in search of Sulawesi crested macaques.

Ken is concerned when a hippopotamus falls ill, and Helen awaits the arrival of a baby white capped mangabey.

A southern white rhinoceros calf is born, but keepers are not sure how it will get on with another newborn.

There is huge excitement at the Amur tiger habitat as first-time mother Tundra gets ready to give birth, while a young male western lowland gorilla arrives at the zoo.

A western lowland gorilla is accepted into the rest of the zoo's troop, leading to some exciting news. Tiger cubs and their mother explore the outdoor habitat for the first time.

Gerry travels to India to witness the zoo's elephant conservation projects in action. A giraffe gives birth, and four young Indian star tortoises are moved into a larger habitat.

Gerry visits an elephant conservation project supported by Dublin Zoo in India, a white rhinoceros develops a painful skin condition, and a second giraffe is pregnant.

An elderly rhino recovering from a skin condition needs additional treatment, Gerry meets an Asian elephant in India, and the Chilean flamingo flock begin to lay eggs.

A heatwave poses a unique set of challenges for the zookeepers, who provide ice-pops for the primates and tigers and a mud bath for the young elephant calves.

Two of the sea lions prepare to give birth, and the team has to go through some very special training to transport an Asian bull elephant to another zoo.

Three California sea lion pups are ready to fully explore their underwater habitat, and an Asian bull elephant needs a clean bill of health before being transferred to a French zoo.

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