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The Secret Life of the Zoo Season 9 Episodes

6 Episodes 2020 - 2020

Episode 1

A Deer Family Welcome

Sat, Sep 5, 202040 mins

As the documentary series following life at Chester Zoo returns, on Chimpanzee Island the younger males test the pecking order. And there's a fish out of water at the aquarium. Deer couple Serena and Odin welcome their second doe.

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Episode 1

Protecting 007

Sat, Oct 17, 202040 mins

The zoo keepers realise that a Malayan tapir has started eating for two. A hyacinth macaw called James Bond loses his mate. And the queen of Chester's Asian elephant herd is feeling her age.

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Episode 2

The New Otter Brood

Sat, Oct 24, 202040 mins

A couple of giant otters welcome four pups and must learn the difficulties of parenthood; a Red River hog struggles to survive alongside her two sisters; zookeepers try to help a sickly Batagur turtle that has them concerned.

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Episode 2

Wishing For a Meerkat Miracle

Sat, Oct 3, 202047 mins

Hornbills survived a fire that swept through their home, but it may have derailed their plans for chicks. Meerkat matriarch Huskie seems to have lost her breeding instincts. Sun bear Milli has her paws full bringing up her daughter Kyra.

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Episode 3

The Bermuda Skink Shuffle

Sat, Oct 10, 202046 mins

Adolescent babirusa Tolo has a hoof problem. Rock hyraxes Daissie and her partner Nungu are expecting their eighth litter. At the reptile house, the Bermuda skinks have a ferocious approach to mating as Poptart meets Sharkface.

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Episode 3

Habitat Fit for a King

Sat, Oct 31, 2020

The zookeepers run into obstacles as they try to transport an Asiatic lion king Iblis and his kin to a new habitat; a fight breaks out in the vampire crab exhibit; an Andean bear suffers from a broken heart and a toothache.

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Episode 4

Bongo Love Story

Sat, Nov 7, 202040 mins

Zookeepers work through trouble as they try to pair Chester's newest bongo couple; a trio of silver-eared mesia chicks must find new shelter when a major storm destroys their nest; a Malagasy giant rat must undergo surgery.

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Episode 5

Survival of the Fittest

Sat, Nov 14, 2020

A violent fight breaks out when a new chimpanzee attempts to overtake the current matriarch; the Zookeepers excitedly await confirmation that two Chinese croc lizards are expecting; two pink pigeons struggle to raise their young.

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Episode 6

Goodbye for Now

Sat, Nov 21, 2020

A sickly orangutan named Sarkiei mus be quarantined away from her prized son; when a mother giraffe named Dagmar becomes too thin, the zookeepers consider separating her from her calf; a male giant otter pup refuses to eat.

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Episode 10

Extraordinary Births Special

A look back at the most extraordinary births caught on camera at Chester Zoo., including a pregnant elephant and a wasp seeking a cockroach for a mate to paralyze with venom.

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Episode 11

Together Forever Special

A look back at some of Chester Zoo's animal pairings, which includes penguins Rud and Spike and sloths Tina and Rico.

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Episode 12

Great Escapes Special

A look back at some of Chester Zoo's expert escapologists, featuring Sumatran Orangutan Subis and her children, to Blue-Throated Macaw Girlie, Visayan warty pig Wendy and Andean Bear cub Madidi.

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