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The Secret Life of the Zoo Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2018 - 2019
Documentary following the day to day lives of the animals at Chester Zoo, through their interactions together and with the caretakers.
Episode 1
The Disappearance of the Warty Pig
Tue, Jan 8, 2019 60 mins
Visayan warty pig Wendy is fed up with the attentions of male pig Jake, and decides to escape. She can't be found overnight, despite a major search by the keepers.
Episode 2
Episode 2
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 60 mins
Can adolescent orangutan Tuti prove that she's responsible enough to hold baby Kesuma? Dangerous turtle Shrek gets a new mate. Tiny babirusa piglet Tomini is struggling to survive. Plus: cheetahs.
Episode 3
Tough Love
Tue, Jan 22, 2019 60 mins
Sloths Tina and Rico aren't getting on, and she won't ever let him get close to her. But Tina starts to put on weight. Is she pregnant? Or just eating too much? Plus: lions and monkeys and frogs.
Episode 4
Episode 4
Thu, Jan 31, 2019 60 mins
When dik dik Kahri becomes a dad, his fight or flight instinct goes into overdrive. Meanwhile, the keepers face the dangerous task of replacing a broken window in the reticulated python habitat.
Episode 5
Episode 5
Thu, Feb 7, 2019 60 mins
Giant otter couple Diego and Icana are the best of friends but have never mated, so keepers decide to replace Diego with a new male - Tarubu.They hope that young Tarubu will have what it takes to relight Icana's fire and that together they will provide Chester with long-awaited otter pups.
Episode 6
Episode 6
Thu, Feb 14, 2019 60 mins
Flamingo mum Calypso loses interest in mothering her chick, Marley. Three of the zoo's rare onagers are pregnant at the same time. And a baby macaque gets picked on by some older females.
Episode 7
Episode 7
Fri, Feb 22, 2019 60 mins
When young Asian elephants Aayu and Nandita fall seriously ill, the keepers at Chester Zoo are desperately worried. Blood tests confirm that they have contracted the elephant herpes virus. Keepers do everything they can to save the young elephants' lives, using anti-viral medication and a pioneering blood transfusion, with blood plasma taken from their father, Aung Bo.
Episode 8
Underwater Special
Thu, May 23, 2019 60 mins
This deep-dive special episode explores the extraordinary underwater world of Chester Zoo, featuring blind fish, rare amphibians and a frisky penguin
