The cameras are there as tigers rip into a fresh deer hide pinata, Burma the elephant swims in a fresh lagoon, and young giraffe Jelani heads off over the ditch on his big OE.

Episode 1

See a day in the life of the Zoo's oldest resident, Janie the chimpanzee; Giraffe Jelani finds his sea legs; and the keepers rescue wild birds after the Rena oil spill disaster.

Episode 2

There's a cheeky new kid on the block; red panda Maya has lost her appetite; and the orangutans try their hand at painting.

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

The Zoo's new spider monkeys deliver a lot of laughs; Molek the tiger undergoes a root canal; and keepers uncover some of the mysteries of our rarest frogs.

Episode 6

New Zealand's family viewing favourite The Zoo, returns. Catch up with your favourite animals and the keepers who look after them.

Episode 7

Doris the Alligator is suffering from a locked jaw and has trouble eating. Elsewhere, Auckland Zoo keepers assist with a night-time round-up of kiwi on Motuora Island.

Episode 8

The seal encounter goes high tech with a brand new underwater communication system.

Episode 9

Lion Lazarus is crate training for his trip across the ditch and there is a bouncing bonanza in the Aussie Walkabout, with brand new joeys and a wallaby round-up.

Episode 10

The Zoo is an award winning New Zealand observational documentary series, made by Greenstone TV, that follows the lives of Auckland Zoo's animals and zookeepers. The series explores the new arrivals and births of Auckland Zoo, to the fights, illnesses and mating rituals, how the animals are fed and how they live. The series' production crew are based full-time at the zoo, but the series also follows zookeepers overseas on zoo-related trips.

The Zoo will be returning to New Zealand's TV One in 2013 for its 13th season.

All Episodes of The Zoo (NZ)

Season 1