The Zoo

Season 2

Go behind the scenes at Dublin's Phoenix Park zoo and get closer to the animals and its zookeepers. Set in 70 acres, The Zoo welcomes nearly a million visitors a year and is home to more than 600 exotic animals,

Where to Watch Season 2

10 Episodes

Episode 1
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Episode 1When 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, and with tensions on the rise between him and his father Harry, the timing couldn’t be more perfect…
Episode 2
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Episode 2With 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. But how well will he settle in to his new home?...
Episode 3
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Episode 3Helen Clarke Bennett and her team are waiting with excited about the arrival of another addition to Dublin Zoo’s Giraffe herd. Until it takes its first steps they won’t know if it will survive, but will the little calf have enough strength to get to her feet?…
Episode 4
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Episode 4Dublin 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. Zookeeper and avian expert Peter Phillips joins them as they take their first steps into their new home....
Episode 5
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Episode 5A 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. But when a build-up of algae around the edge of the island gives the water a deceptively solid appearance, oldest member of the troop Nibbles takes her curiosity a step too far....
Episode 6
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Episode 6It’s been several months now since Gerry waved goodbye to Wanita the Sumatran Tiger. With reports that she’s doing well over in France, Gerry takes to the road to pay one of his favourite animals a visit and see how she’s settling in….
Episode 7
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Episode 7African 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. Team leader Ciaran MacMahon has to intervene when he notices one of the male dogs nursing some particularly nasty looking injuries....
Episode 8
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Episode 8A 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, how will the females take to the new boy in town?
Episode 9
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Episode 9When a female Western Lowland Gorilla with a big appetite stops eating her food, zookeeper James knows that something is wrong. A number of tests will be required, but procedures on an animal of her size always carry significant risks….
Episode 10
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Episode 10It’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. A new younger female arrives to keep him company, but will the old tapir take to his new companion?...