The Secret Life of the Zoo

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The Secret Life of the Zoo

A look back at some memorable moments with the animals of Chester Zoo, including chimps in a power struggle, a tearaway giraffe, and a senior tortoise in the grip of a midlife crisis.

September 2023
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Memorable moments from Chester Zoo. A pair of Malayan sun bears need help with mating. And an elderly chameleon gets a new lease of life when he's matched up with a pair of lively females.
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Memorable moments from Chester Zoo. Baby elephant Indali receives cutting-edge treatment for a deadly virus. Caiman lizard Gary keeps diving into an empty pool. Plus: camels and clownfish.
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A look at some memorable moments of animals behaving badly at Chester Zoo. The chimps are up to no good. Two noisy otters are in for a shock when they're re-housed alongside the orangutans.
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A look at some memorable new families, from new arrivals for a rare species of horse, to a couple of squabbling red pandas, and a breeding phenomenon in Chester Zoo's aquarium.
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A look back at some of Chester Zoo's expert escapologists, from Sumatran orangutans to blue-throated macaws and an Andean bear cub on the adventure of a lifetime.
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Some of Chester Zoo's animals are happily together forever, including penguins Rudd and Spike, and sloths Tina and Rico, who spend up to 18 hours a day fast asleep.
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A special episode focusing on animal births at Chester Zoo. Elephant Thi is pregnant with her ninth baby. A jewel wasp seeks a cockroach for a mate to paralyse with venom. Plus: seahorses.
Series 10
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Vila the chimp makes a bid for the job of top female but gets hurt in a fight with rival Alice. And Chester Zoo's super-rare pink pigeons need to stop arguing and start mating. (S10 Ep5)
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A look back at some memorable moments with the animals of Chester Zoo, including chimps in a power struggle, a tearaway giraffe, and a senior tortoise in the grip of a midlife crisis.
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At Chester Zoo, a giant otter's hogging all the food. A turtle's gone off his dinner due to a belly full of gravel. And a red river hog bullied by her sisters needs to fight back. (S10 Ep2)
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Oana the anoa and capybara Lochley give birth. Tiger mum Kirana's sons are moved to other zoos to start their own families. Young monkey Rocky won't heed his mum's life lessons. (S2 Ep4/6)
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When young male tortoise Football muscles in on 71-year-old Bert's harem of females, the Chester Zoo keepers introduce two Swedish female tortoises to the group. (S2 Ep3/6)
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Kendari the babirusa is pregnant, but otters Wallace and Annie keep throwing stones at her house. Next door, orangutan Willie struggles to impress females Sarikei and Leia. (S2 Ep2/6)
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Two of Chester Zoo's Grévy's zebras are about to give birth. Meanwhile, Asiatic lioness Kumari seems to be losing interest in her partner Iblis. Plus: warthogs and sloths. (S2 Ep1/6)
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Female rhino Kitani meets her new mate, Magadi. But rhino mating is risky business. There's a surprise birth in the orangutan house. Plus: bats, macaques and jaguars. (S1 Ep6/6)
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Boris the chimp takes a moorhen hostage. French crocodile François turns his snout up at British food. The keepers try to spark romance between two turtles. Plus: young penguins. (S1 Ep5/6)
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A potentially deadly virus hits the elephant house. Will Chester's female zebras be interested in new stallion Mac? Plus: a look at the bizarre world of the naked mole rat. (S1 Ep4/6)
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Chester Zoo's giraffe family have a new arrival. Frog keeper Pip creates a love den to get some endangered frogs in the mood to lay eggs. And the aardvarks wreak havoc by night. (S1 Ep3/6)
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Penguins Rud and Spike have been a couple for 15 years and are inseparable. But Rud's arthritic hip may be affecting his quality of life. Meanwhile, the tigers are moving house. (S1 Ep2/6)
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