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Set amidst a wave of violent animal attacks sweeping across the planet, a young renegade scientist is thrust into a race to unlock the mystery behind this pandemic before time runs out for animals and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Zoo Season 2 Episode 13 - Clementine
    7.9/10(481 votes)

    #1 - Clementine

    S2:E13

    Mitch and Jamie hatch a daring plan to undermine the Noah Objective once and for all, and the team reunites on the Island of Pangaea where the final pieces of the cure are put in place.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Bryan Oh

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  2. Zoo Season 1 Episode 12 - Wild Things
    7.8/10(608 votes)

    #2 - Wild Things

    S1:E12

    Chloe tries to bring light to the rising threat from the animals. Jackson is taken to a hospital and while they are there Mitch works to create a cure. However, there are many obstacles they must overcome.

    Director:John Polson
    Writer:Carla Kettner

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  3. Zoo Season 1 Episode 11 - Eats, Shoots and Leaves
    7.6/10(596 votes)

    #3 - Eats, Shoots and Leaves

    S1:E11

    Chloe is taken hostage by someone she knows. Jackson and the others are arrive at Zambia to find the leopard to test Mitch's theory of the animal mutation.

    Director:Zetna Fuentes
    Writer:Rebekah F. Smith

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  4. Zoo Season 1 Episode 13 - That Great Big Hill of Hope
    7.6/10(623 votes)

    #4 - That Great Big Hill of Hope

    S1:E13

    Jackson and the team make a final attempt to find a cure to the worldwide animal pandemic, but hit an obstacle that may be impenetrable.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner

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  5. Zoo Season 2 Episode 5 - The Moon and the Star
    7.6/10(451 votes)

    #5 - The Moon and the Star

    S2:E5

    Jaime and Logan arrive at Caraquet, but things are not what they seem. The group tries to save Chloe.

    Director:Norman Buckley
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  6. Zoo Season 2 Episode 9 - Sins of the Father
    7.6/10(404 votes)

    #6 - Sins of the Father

    S2:E9

    Jackson faces the most difficult decision of his life. Also, Mitch reluctantly enlists help from his father, Max Morgan, to investigate the origin of the final set of triple helix animal bones,

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Carla Kettner

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  7. Zoo Season 2 Episode 12 - Pangaea
    7.6/10(422 votes)

    #7 - Pangaea

    S2:E12

    Mitch and Jamie hatch a daring plan to undermine the Noah Objective once and for all, and the team reunites on the Island of Pangaea where the final pieces of the cure are put in place.

    Director:Gary Fleder
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  8. Zoo Season 2 Episode 1 - The Day of the Beast
    7.5/10(548 votes)

    #8 - The Day of the Beast

    S2:E1

    Following a shift in violent animal behavior, the team attempt to rescue Jamie and secure the leopard that could hold the key to curing the animal crisis.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Melissa Glenn

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  9. Zoo Season 2 Episode 2 - Caraquet
    7.5/10(503 votes)

    #9 - Caraquet

    S2:E2

    The discovery of a shocking mutation comes with potentially dire consequences for a member of the team.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  10. Zoo Season 2 Episode 6 - Sex, Lies and Jellyfish
    7.5/10(429 votes)

    #10 - Sex, Lies and Jellyfish

    S2:E6

    The team travels to Portugal where they square off against a dangerous venom dealer in order to get one step closer to the cure. Also, Jackson's increasingly erratic behavior jeopardizes the entire team.

    Director:Edward Ornelas
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Jay Faerber

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  11. Zoo Season 2 Episode 10 - The Yellow Brick Road
    7.5/10(398 votes)

    #11 - The Yellow Brick Road

    S2:E10

    With Jackson missing, Mitch and Abraham race to find him before General Davies and the International Animal Defense Group can locate him and prevent the team from making a cure. Also, Jamie, Dariela and Allison make a last-ditch effort to convince the Russian government to drop out of the Noah Objective.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Jay Faerber

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  12. Zoo Season 2 Episode 11 - The Contingency
    7.5/10(379 votes)

    #12 - The Contingency

    S2:E11

    Mitch and Jamie brave an animal attack at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and Jackson finally gets the answers he’s been looking for from a surprising source.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Rebekah F. Smith

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  13. Zoo Season 1 Episode 4 - Pack Mentality
    7.4/10(717 votes)

    #13 - Pack Mentality

    S1:E4

    Jackson, Jamie, and Chloe travel to Mississippi to investigate the prison fire, while Abraham and Mitch go north to trap and study wolves.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Bryan Oh

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  14. Zoo Season 1 Episode 5 - Blame It on Leo
    7.4/10(674 votes)

    #14 - Blame It on Leo

    S1:E5

    Jackson, Jamie and Agent Shaffer search for a chemist in Alabama who has evidence of Reiden Global's role in the growing animal problem. Meanwhile, Chloe, Mitch and Abraham fly to Rio de Janeiro to delay the local government's plan for a massive bat extermination and come up against a ruthless drug lord.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:Jay Faerber

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  15. Zoo Season 1 Episode 7 - Sleuths
    7.4/10(616 votes)

    #15 - Sleuths

    S1:E7

    The team heads to Paris to investigate a group of bears whose trackers have gone offline. Mitch makes a shocking new discovery about the Mother Cell. Chloe runs into her ex-fiancé.

    Director:Dean White
    Writer:Denitria Harris-Lawrence

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  16. Zoo Season 1 Episode 8 - The Cheese Stands Alone
    7.4/10(618 votes)

    #16 - The Cheese Stands Alone

    S1:E8

    The team discovers a terrifying rat infestation when a cargo ship carrying the bloodthirsty rodents washes up off the coast of Massachusetts. Also, unbeknownst to the rest of the team, Mitch reconnects with his terminally ill daughter in Boston as he prepares to make a trade with Reiden-Global to save her life.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Jay Faerber, Scott Rosenberg

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  17. Zoo Season 1 Episode 9 - Murmuration
    7.4/10(600 votes)

    #17 - Murmuration

    S1:E9

    Jamie contacts a fellow journalist in an attempt to expose the truth about Reiden’s involvement in the global animal problem. After realizing Delavenne works for Reiden, Mitch escapes with both the Mother Cell and his daughter’s medication. However, on their way to deliver the medication, Mitch and Abraham come face-to-face with a terrifying army of birds.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Bryan Oh

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  18. Zoo Season 2 Episode 3 - Collision Point
    7.4/10(464 votes)

    #18 - Collision Point

    S2:E3

    A tragedy strikes the team's only ally within the government, leaving Jackson and the team on their own to stop a surge of animal-related attacks from destroying the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Meanwhile, Dariela discovers something shocking about General Davies; and in the Canadian wilderness, Jamie comes across a troubling detail about Logan.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writers:Rebekah F. Smith, Jay Faerber

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  19. Zoo Season 2 Episode 4 - The Walls of Jericho
    7.4/10(448 votes)

    #19 - The Walls of Jericho

    S2:E4

    In an effort to unravel a dark conspiracy within the Noah Objective, the team travels to Vancouver, where it must infiltrate a black-tie event in order to get close to General Davies and stave off an impending animal threat. Also, Jamie and Logan's journey is interrupted when Logan's past comes back to haunt them.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Melissa Glenn

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  20. Zoo Season 2 Episode 8 - Zero Sum
    7.4/10(410 votes)

    #20 - Zero Sum

    S2:E8

    Jackson learns his mother is missing in Africa, but before he can look for her, he and the team must contend with a hostile force that has overtaken their plane. Also, Jamie learns a shocking secret about Abraham.

    Director:Anton Cropper
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  21. Zoo Season 1 Episode 1 - First Blood
    7.3/10(1070 votes)

    #21 - First Blood

    S1:E1

    In Botswana, guides Jackson Oz and Abraham Kenyatta come across a mysterious series of lion attacks. In LA, two lions escape a zoo and go on a rampage, and investigative reporter Jamie Campbell believes that it's tied to pesticide infested food sold by Reiden Global.

    Director:Brad Anderson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Zoo Season 1 Episode 2 - Fight or Flight
    7.3/10(837 votes)

    #22 - Fight or Flight

    S1:E2

    Jackson discovers that Abraham is alive and stages a daring rescue to bring his friend home safely. Meanwhile, Jamie suspects that Reiden Global's pesticide is responsible for the lion attacks and convinces Mitch to help her. In Paris, a mysterious man approaches Chloe and asks her to accompany him.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner

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  23. Zoo Season 1 Episode 3 - The Silence of the Cicadas
    7.3/10(756 votes)

    #23 - The Silence of the Cicadas

    S1:E3

    Jackson and Abraham travel to Robert's isolated lab to recover his research. Meanwhile, Jamie convinces Mitch to go to New Orleans with her to approach a sympathetic senator, and Gaspald convinces Chloe to join forces with him.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Denitria Harris-Lawrence

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  24. Zoo Season 1 Episode 6 - This Is What It Sounds Like
    7.3/10(631 votes)

    #24 - This Is What It Sounds Like

    S1:E6

    Abraham works to save Chloe and Mitch from a drug lord; Jackson and Jamie continue to work with Agent Shaffer in search of Evan Lee Hartley and the Mother Cell after Leo is killed in the crash.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writer:Carla Kettner

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  25. Zoo Season 1 Episode 10 - Emotional Contagion
    7.3/10(593 votes)

    #25 - Emotional Contagion

    S1:E10

    On the run as fugitives, the team flies to Zambia to gather leopard DNA in order to manufacture a cure for the abnormal behavior that's affecting animals worldwide. When it’s time to leave, they need to reach out to animal rights activist Ray Endicott to get safe passage out of the country. Also, Chloe makes the ultimate sacrifice to avoid further bloodshed.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Jay Faerber

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Best Episodes Summary

"Clementine" is the best rated episode of "Zoo". It scored 7.9/10 based on 481 votes. Directed by Michael Katleman and written by Melissa Glenn, Bryan Oh, it aired on 9/6/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Wild Things".