The Secret Life of the Zoo

Season 9

TV-PG
Observational documentary series using specialist cameras to capture in incredible detail the behaviour of the animals at the most popular zoo in the UK - Chester Zoo.
Where to Watch Season 9
9 Episodes
  • A Deer Family Welcome
    E1
    Episode 1A Deer Family WelcomeAs the documentary series following life at Chester Zoo returns, on Chimpanzee Island the younger males test the pecking order. And there's a fish out of water at the aquarium. Deer couple Serena and Odin welcome their second doe.
  • Wishing for a Meerkat Miracle
    E2
    Episode 2Wishing for a Meerkat MiracleHornbills survived a fire that swept through their home, but it may have derailed their plans for chicks. Meerkat matriarch Huskie seems to have lost her breeding instincts. Sun bear Milli has her paws full bringing up her daughter Kyra.
  • The Bermuda Skink Shuffle
    E3
    Episode 3The Bermuda Skink ShuffleAdolescent babirusa Tolo has a hoof problem. Rock hyraxes Daissie and her partner Nungu are expecting their eighth litter. At the reptile house, the Bermuda skinks have a ferocious approach to mating as Poptart meets Sharkface.
  • Protecting 007
    E4
    Episode 4Protecting 007Keepers are curious when Margery the Malayan tapir is suddenly eating for two; a deadly virus is suspected of being the cause behind a female hyacinth macaw's untimely death, her partner James Bond must undergo total isolation.
  • The New Otter Brood
    E5
    Episode 5The New Otter BroodA couple of giant otters welcome four pups and must learn the difficulties of parenthood; a Red River hog struggles to survive alongside her two sisters; zookeepers try to help a sickly Batagur turtle that has them concerned.
  • Habitat Fit for a King
    E6
    Episode 6Habitat Fit for a KingThe zookeepers run into obstacles as they try to transport an Asiatic lion king Iblis and his kin to a new habitat; a fight breaks out in the vampire crab exhibit; an Andean bear suffers from a broken heart and a toothache.
  • Bongo Love Story
    E7
    Episode 7Bongo Love StoryZookeepers work through trouble as they try to pair Chester's newest bongo couple; a trio of silver-eared mesia chicks must find new shelter when a major storm destroys their nest; a Malagasy giant rat must undergo surgery.
  • Survival of the Fittest
    E8
    Episode 8Survival of the FittestA violent fight breaks out when a new chimpanzee attempts to overtake the current matriarch; the Zookeepers excitedly await confirmation that two Chinese croc lizards are expecting; two pink pigeons struggle to raise their young.
  • Goodbye for Now
    E9
    Episode 9Goodbye for NowA sickly orangutan named Sarkiei mus be quarantined away from her prized son; when a mother giraffe named Dagmar becomes too thin, the zookeepers consider separating her from her calf; a male giant otter pup refuses to eat.
Cast of Season 9
  • Olivia ColmanNarrator
 
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