8.9/1012 votesLoading...#1 - Macaw 911
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/2019
The zoo's Sumatran orangutans are recovering from the horrific fire that engulfed their habitat in December 2018. Rothschild's giraffe Dagmar gives birth, but her calf struggles with its first steps.
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8.7/1010 votesLoading...#2 - Baby Rhino Due Date
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/2017
Red panda Jung is losing weight and no one knows why. Mandrill Ludo gets over-friendly with his dad's girlfriend when his dad's at the vet's. Plus: tigers, and penguins.
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8.7/109 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 6
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/2018
Red panda Nima's new mate, Koda, chases her up a tree. Baby meerkat Junior is struggling to get enough food. And a shy penguin isn't socialising with his colony.
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8.6/1011 votesLoading...#4 - Wishing for a Meerkat Miracle
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2020
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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8.5/1016 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2016
Grumpy elephant Thi is expecting a baby. The chimps battle for dominance. Red panda Nima gives her partner Jung the cold shoulder. And the meerkats prove they're not as loveable as they first seem.
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8.5/109 votesLoading...#6 - Penguin House Hunters
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/31/2019
Rothschild's giraffes Mburo and Mojo miss out on their Christmas treat. Sparky is a new camel arrival. Mascara barb Clark has a date with three females named Kourtney, Kim and Khloe. Red panda Nina gives birth to twins Huey and Tiang.
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8.3/1010 votesLoading...#7 - Episode 3
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/14/2017
The arrival of a new female chimp causes upheaval at the zoo, baby otter Bo goes missing, cheetah mum Kinky Tail is on the operating table, and the meerkats steal the porcupines' food
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8.3/109 votesLoading...#8 - Episode 4
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/21/2017
Young elephant Nandita isn't happy when her half-sister is born. Bush dog Franco has got his sister-in-law pregnant. Rhino beetle Sheldon has a damaged wing case; can he impress female beetle Alice?
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8.3/109 votesLoading...#9 - Episode 5
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/28/2017
Tapir Jenny, who has two young offspring, falls ill. Can rhino Kifaru, who has arthritic knees, mate with younger, taller and heavier female rhino Malindi? Widowed porcupine Roxy meets a new mate.
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8.3/1010 votesLoading...#10 - The Secret Life of the Zoo at Christmas 2017
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/2017
The keepers are busy making gifts for the animals but there's chaos when the chimps seek out their parcels. Will dwarf mongooses Cooper and Mini have new babies before Christmas? Plus rhinos and ants.
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8.3/1010 votesLoading...#11 - Painted Dog Puppy Drama
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/2018
African painted dog K'mana is pregnant with Chester's first ever litter of this endangered species. Meanwhile, can atlas moths Dave and Simon find mates during their five-day lifespan? Plus: okapis.
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8.3/109 votesLoading...#12 - Episode 4
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/21/2018
Young meerkats Beagle and Huskie become parents for the first time. And can painted dog Ville look after his seven adolescent pups on his own while the vets check up on their mum?
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8.3/109 votesLoading...#13 - Otterly Love
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2019
Andean bears Lima and Madidi aren't getting on. Giant otter couple Diego and Icana have never mated; can new male Tarubu relight Icana's fire? And two butterflies get drunk on fermented fruit.
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8.3/109 votesLoading...#14 - Elephant Dynamics
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 11/14/2019
Keepers spot that Asian short-clawed otter pups are developing bald patches, threatening their waterproofing. Plus, Caribbean flamingos, Asian elephants and dik-dik antelopes.
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8.2/1014 votesLoading...#15 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2016
Inseparable penguins Rud and Spike have been a couple for 15 years. But Rud's arthritic hip could be affecting his quality of life. The tigers move house, and a tarantula risks his life to reproduce.
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8.2/1013 votesLoading...#16 - Episode 5
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/15/2016
Four of Chester's orangutans go missing. The dominant female meerkat faces a power struggle with her own daughter. Can bull elephant Aung Bo help provide a baby to keep lone youngster Nandita company?
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8.2/1011 votesLoading...#17 - Episode 1
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/2017
Can mantis Bruce survive mating with deadly Natasha? Rhino couple Beni and Asha are reunited after four years apart. Giant anteater Pedro falls ill. Bald ibis chick Britney is critically underweight.
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8.2/109 votesLoading...#18 - Chimp Turf War
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/2018
Bush dog Mana is pregnant. There's a power struggle on chimp island. Otter Wallace is struck down by a mystery illness. And is romance in the air for wattled cranes Wilma and Ivan?
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8.2/1012 votesLoading...#19 - The Bermuda Skink Shuffle
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2020
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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8.1/1012 votesLoading...#20 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2016
The giraffe family have a new arrival. Frog keeper Pip creates a love den to try to get endangered frogs in the mood to lay eggs. And the aardvarks wreak havoc by night.
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8.1/1011 votesLoading...#21 - Heating Up a Sun Bear Romance
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/10/2018
Sun bears Toni and Millie have relationship problems. Critically endangered eastern black rhino Zuri gives birth to baby Ike. Otter Annie has three new pups. And camel Shan-shan is unwell.
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8.1/1010 votesLoading...#22 - Aardvark-Free Romance
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/18/2018
Chameleons Charles and Eddie try to impress new arrival Ruby. Orangutan sisters Emma and Subis are expecting babies by male Puluh at the same time. The aardvarks are making the new meerkats anxious.
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8.1/1012 votesLoading...#23 - Runt of the Litter
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 5/9/2018
Young orangutan Tripa is half the size of other orangutans his age. He relies on his mum for everything but can he become independent when she has a new baby? Plus: penguins, beetles and painted dogs.
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8.1/1010 votesLoading...#24 - Never Too Late For Love
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 11/7/2018
Chimp Zee Zee gives birth to a daughter. Elderly chameleon Mr Parsons has a date. And Gaston the banteng bull has made three females in his herd pregnant.
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8.1/1010 votesLoading...#25 - The Disappearance of the Warty Pig
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2019
A pig goes on the run. Giraffe Narus is being moved to another zoo, but getting him into a horsebox isn't easy. And can the keepers encourage mono-browed fish Noel Gallagher and Frida Kahlo to mate?
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The Best Episodes of The Secret Life of the Zoo
Every episode of The Secret Life of the Zoo ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Secret Life of the Zoo!
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...
Genres:DocumentaryReality
Network:Channel 4
Best Episodes Summary
"Macaw 911" is the best rated episode of "The Secret Life of the Zoo". It scored 8.9/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/7/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Baby Rhino Due Date".