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The Zoo (2008)

The Zoo poster
Original title
The Zoo (AU)
Genre
documentary
Country
Australia
Length
4 seasons, 28 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The Zoo is a documentary series that follows the zookeepers and animals at Taronga Zoo in Australia. It shows daily care, animal births, and behind-the-scenes work. The show is narrated by a TV host.

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What happens

The Zoo is the Australian version of a New Zealand documentary television series of the same name. Centred on the lives of a zoo team at Taronga Zoo, New South Wales. The program is narrated by Sunrise co-host Melissa Doyle. The first series of 6 episodes aired on Sunday nights from 3 February to 9 March 2008. The second series moved to Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm from 21 October 2008 and finished on 18 November 2008. The 3rd series airing back on the same time slot as series 2 on 12 May 2009. A fourth season began with a special one-hour episode, Miracle At The Zoo on the birth of elephant Pathi Harn on 12 April 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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