9.0/1025 votes#1 - Higher Purpose
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2017
Two adorable tiger cubs have outgrown their keepers and need to move to the adult exhibit. A silverback gorilla receives pioneering treatment to curb his worsening eyesight. And a passionate keeper plays matchmaker to a peculiar pair of birds.
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9.1/1019 votes#2 - Handle With Care
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/2017
A tomistoma, a freshwater crocodilian, stops laying eggs and a team of keepers scrambles to treat her. The veterinary team has to rescue a baby antelope that isn't getting the care it needs from its mother. And Mert the Goose takes a field trip.
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8.8/1023 votes#3 - Walk on the Wild Side
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/4/2017
The future of the American Bison depends on a high-stakes race across the country. The reptile staff have their hands full with a diamond rattlesnake that needs to be medicated orally. And a pair of cheetahs are trained to walk the grounds.
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8.8/1022 votes#4 - Moving Day
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/11/2017
The Zoo's huge male sea lion is in rut, and staff need to move the young males before he becomes territorial. The vet team come up with an ingenious solution to repair Dinky the Flamingo's broken ankle. And feeding a rock python proves challenging.
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8.9/1019 votes#5 - A Star Is Born
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/18/2017
The birth of a little blue penguin causes a sensation at the Bronx Zoo. The veterinary team scrambles to figure out what is wrong with Snowball, a beloved snow leopard. And the exhibits team designs a home for the newly arrived blue iguana.
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8.5/1017 votes#6 - Love Shack
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/25/2017
To help love bloom between two kiwis, zoo staff build an elaborate hut into which they introduce a pair of potential mates. When a King Cobra arrives at the zoo, keepers have their hands full training him to move from the exhibit to a holding pen.
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8.6/1018 votes#7 - Birds and the Bees
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/1/2017
A snow leopard named Leo that was rescued from Pakistan has trouble eating because of a broken tooth; the bird department works fast to restore a beehive; a fennec fox gets extra attention from the Ambassador Center staff.
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- 8.7/1021 votes
#8 - Back to Africa
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/8/2017
A journey to eastern Africa is undertaken to return thousands of toads to the wild that were rescued from extinction. Also: A giraffe tries out a new piece of equipment; the avian department works to save the lives of millions of birds.
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A behind-the-scenes look at the Bronx Zoo focuses on its thousands of animals, hundreds of employees and mission to conserve wildlife around the world.
Genres:DocumentaryReality
Network:Animal Planet
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Higher Purpose" is the best rated episode of "The Zoo" season 1. It scored 9/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/18/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Handle With Care".