Zoo Quest

Season 5

Documentary series starring David Attenborough who follows zoo keepers on a quest to find different animals to be added to the zoo. David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo travel in search of exotic animals. Their aim is to capture them and bring them back to the UK for exhibit in the zoo.

Where to Watch Season 5

6 Episodes

  • Butterfly Birds And Armadillos
    E1
    Butterfly Birds And ArmadillosDavid Attenborough begins the story of his search for animals in the tropical swamps, forests and plains of central South America. He shows film of his encounter with swarms of butterflies, toucans and hangnest birds.
  • Oven Birds And Capybaras
    E2
    Oven Birds And CapybarasDavid Attenborough shows some of the creatures that live on the flat, rolling plains of Northern Argentina.
  • Argentine Excursion
    E3
    Argentine ExcursionDavid Attenborough finds rheas, a relation of the ostrich, and looks for some of the creatures that live in burrows on the pampas. Plus an interview with zookeeper J.P. McCorry.
  • The Gran Chaco
    E4
    The Gran ChacoThe western part of Paraguay is a vast, flat plain, treeless except for a few patches of thorn scrub and cactus. In the rainy season it is a swamp, in the dry season a parched desert. This is the Chaco.David Attenborough shows film of people and animals living there and brings some of the creatures he captured to the studio.
  • Cactus Island In The Desert
    E5
    Cactus Island In The DesertDavid Attenborough continues his journey across the desolate plains and swamps of the Gran Chaco to visit one of the isolated patches of scrub and cactus that provide shelter for many of the Chaco animals. He brings caimans to the studio.
  • Return From The Chaco
    E6
    Return From The ChacoDavid Attenborough introduces his last programme about collecting animals in the tropical swamps, forests and plains of central South America, and brings some of the creatures themselves to the studio.

Cast of Season 5

  • David Attenborough

 

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