Olivia Colman
Narrator
The Secret Life of the Zoo (2016)
Season 9
Chester Zoo is the most popular zoo in Britain. This observational documentary series uses micro-rig camera technology to capture, in incredible detail, the remarkable behaviour of the animals there.
Released Feb. 2, 2016
Episode 47 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Keywords: tmdb.zoo, tmdb.nature-documentary, imdb.zoo
Watch Providers: Spectrum On Demand, Philo, YouTube TV
Production Companies: Blast! Films
Network: Channel 4
Country: United States
Languages:
German,
English
S9E1 - A Deer Family Welcome
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.
Sept. 5, 2020, midnight
S9E2 - Wishing for a Meerkat Miracle
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.
Oct. 3, 2020, midnight
S9E3 - The Bermuda Skink Shuffle
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.
Oct. 10, 2020, midnight
S9E4 - Protecting 007
Keepers are curious when Margery the Malayan tapir is suddenly eating for two; a deadly virus is suspected of being the cause behind a female hyacinth macaw's untimely death, her partner James Bond must undergo total isolation.
Oct. 17, 2020, midnight
S9E5 - The New Otter Brood
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.
Oct. 24, 2020, midnight
S9E6 - Habitat Fit for a King
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.
Oct. 31, 2020, midnight
S9E7 - Bongo Love Story
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.
Nov. 7, 2020, midnight
S9E8 - Survival of the Fittest
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.
Nov. 14, 2020, midnight
S9E9 - Goodbye for Now
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.
Nov. 21, 2020, midnight
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 47 min.
Season Runtime: 3384 min.
Released: Feb. 2, 2016
Last Air Date: Sept. 14, 2021, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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