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The Zoo: San Diego

This behind-the-scenes series reveals the daily lives of animals and the people that care for them at the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, as well as the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Welcome to our World
    August 9, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    A baby klipspringer is born and miraculously nursed back to health. Then, the California condor team goes to unbelievable lengths to save this highly endangered species, and Joanne the gorilla turns 5 years old.
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  2. S1 E2 - New Day for an Old Tortoise
    August 9, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Hunter the koala is ready for a mate. Jaws the Galapagos tortoise isn't feeling well and the zoo staff works to bring him out of his shell. Plus, for the first time, the Safari Park has two baby giraffe calves that need to be hand-reared simultaneously.
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  3. S1 E3 - Yeti and the Cubs
    August 16, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    There will be no peace for the hamadryas baboons until Impo finds his mate; luckily, the keepers have a plan. Two young cheetah cubs train to become animal ambassadors with the help of their experienced canine guide, Yeti.
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  4. S1 E4 - A Lion's Tale
    August 23, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Keepers prepare Aria the rambunctious black rhino for her new life on the African Plains exhibit. Zoo staff cares for 15-year-old legend M'bari the lion and his mate, Etosha. A vulture chick learns to eat from a surrogate puppet.
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  5. S1 E5 - Panda-monium
    August 30, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    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 gets colored for the season.
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  6. S1 E6 - Mek Comes Home
    September 6, 2019
    41min
    TV-PG
    Mek the tiger returns home to the San Diego Zoo to enter retirement, and two shy tree kangaroos meet for the first time. Plus, the keepers have to move over 100 animals, including a herd of reluctant goats.
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  7. S1 E7 - Penguin Chick Swim School
    September 13, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    The keepers say goodbye to two elephant brothers off to start a new herd at a Texas zoo. The zoo vets design a custom shoe for an excitable three-toed Baird's tapir. Plus, two penguin chicks get ready to join the colony.
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  8. S1 E8 - Mkhaya Discovers Her Trunk
    September 20, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    The youngest baby elephant in the Safari Park herd learns to use her trunk. It's breeding season for Andean bears, and the vets examine Mandazzi the gorilla and assist gorilla heart research. Jeff's on the trail of the elusive coastal patch-nosed snake.
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  9. S1 E9 - Miracle Calf
    September 27, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Southern white rhino Victoria is pregnant with a calf that could be key to saving a species from extinction. Connor the Malayan tiger has tooth trouble. A new bird keeper learns to feed the shoebill. Polar bears exercise their hunting skills on live prey.
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Cast
Michael LahaieChad WalkerAnneka JonesBanks TarverKen DruckermanDave Lamattina
Studio
Animal Planet
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