Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under

Zookeepers have noticed that their silverback gorilla Kibali, has been unwell. But giving a nearly two-hundred-kilogram gorilla an injection is not as straightforward as it sounds.

For the first time in ten years, Taronga vets get up close to a silverback gorilla.

A mysterious virus threatens to wipe out an entire species of snapping turtles.

As the largest bushfires on record devastate the country, Taronga Zoo vets take the battle to save Australian native wildlife to the front line.

Baby koala’s first ride on mum’s back doesn’t go according to plan.

Zoo staff embark on an ambitious, year-long undertaking in an effort to help Naomi the chimpanzee overcome a complicated medical condition in the hope of finally becoming a mother.

Two squirrel monkeys arrive in Taronga with a clear goal - to mate with as many females as possible; unfortunately, it all ends with a broken jaw and a visit to the hospital; Keeper Jordan talks about his special bond with a cheetah.

A lemurs sunbathing leads to concerns about his health. A baby hippopotamus is born at the Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.

Nala, the Australian sea lion, gives birth to a healthy pup! The zoo prepares to welcome zebras to the African Savanna exhibit.

Koalas, lions, siamangs, and others compete for the most boisterous bellow.

The red kangaroo alpha male Malu has trouble eating and gets help from the mobile hospital team; the expected shipment of baby animals arrives.

Vets use different methods to find out if two of Taronga rhinoceros are pregnant.

Taronga Zoo staff work to save the Tasmanian devil from a deadly disease.

The keepers guess how many cubs Mayah the lioness will give birth to.

After weeks of training, keepers prepare an elephant for x-ray imaging.

Keepers learn that one of the bilbies has a joey in its pouch. Arrangements are made for the baby’s arrival.

To bring Amala the red panda to the animal hospital for treatment, vets must dart her from afar. But can they bring her down safely from the treetop?

An injured baby echidna is brought to Taronga for rehabilitation. Keepers hand-raise it for a year before releasing it to the wild.

The complicated task of feeding all of Taronga’s residents falls on the zoo’s nutrition officers.

Scientists teach a rare bird its natural mating song.

A penguin with a serious leg injury is brought in for rehab.