Reproduction is natural, but that does not mean that it naturally goes well. Elephant Faya has her first calf but she doesn't want to accept it. Young vulture Pien goes from the incubator to the nest of her adoptive parents. Are they willing to take care of her? And the gelada women have already fired two men. Will Jabba be able to mate with them?

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José Kok

Jacob Derwig

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Seahorses washed up on the beach regain their strength in the zoo and then make an exciting journey back to sea. The baby gorilla Ajabu is in danger when his teenage brother makes off with it. And there is an adoptable chick for two puffin men who have completely found each other. But can they also care for a little one?

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Animal life also sometimes has concerns. Sumatran Jay Thrush has lost its voice. Then try to seduce a female as a jay thrush. Giraffe Kalishi is a year older than her sister, but why is she a head shorter? And Koffer the boxfish is built securely with its armor but very slow. How does he get food if the other fish are always too fast for him?

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Even as an animal in the zoo you have to be able to stand up for yourself. The lions no longer let youngest sister Mette join them for dinner. She will have to fight for a living. The pelicans face competition from cormorants from the city. And how does the ant plant ensure that an army of ants protects it from locusts?

Every animal life has moments of tension. The crocodiles fight for the favorite beach to lay eggs. The newborn gelada young still have to learn how to deal with aggressive Egyptian geese. A young rüppel vulture has been sitting on the edge of her nest for weeks, looking down. Doesn't she dare to fly? And will elephant Faya finally accept her young one?

The animals play the main role in this series. The animals are the real main characters and the supporting roles are for the caretakers or zoo staff. Decisive for the program is the camera technology, which shows the animals' lives everywhere behind the scenes and out of sight of the audience. We experience the 24-hour feeling within the walls of the zoo, just like the animals themselves. The program is recorded at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands.

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