7.5/1011 votes#1 - A Deer Family Welcome
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/2020
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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8.6/1011 votes#2 - 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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8.2/1012 votes#3 - 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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NaN/100 votes#4 - Protecting 007
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2020
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.
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#5 - The New Otter Brood
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2020
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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#6 - Habitat Fit for a King
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2020
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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#7 - Bongo Love Story
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2020
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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#8 - Survival of the Fittest
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2020
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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#9 - Goodbye for Now
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2020
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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The Best Episodes of The Secret Life of the Zoo Season 9
Every episode of The Secret Life of the Zoo Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Secret Life of the Zoo 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...
Genres:DocumentaryReality
Network:Channel 4
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"A Deer Family Welcome" is the best rated episode of "The Secret Life of the Zoo" season 9. It scored 7.5/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/5/2020. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Wishing for a Meerkat Miracle".