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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(494 votes)

    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(620 votes)

    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 2 Episode 12 - Pangaea
    7.7/10(433 votes)

    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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  4. Zoo Season 1 Episode 11 - Eats, Shoots and Leaves
    7.6/10(607 votes)

    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:Bek Smith

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  5. Zoo Season 1 Episode 13 - That Great Big Hill of Hope
    7.6/10(636 votes)

    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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  6. Zoo Season 2 Episode 5 - The Moon and the Star
    7.6/10(461 votes)

    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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  7. Zoo Season 2 Episode 9 - Sins of the Father
    7.6/10(415 votes)

    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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  8. Zoo Season 2 Episode 1 - The Day of the Beast
    7.5/10(561 votes)

    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:Melissa Glenn, Matt Pitts

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  9. Zoo Season 2 Episode 2 - Caraquet
    7.5/10(515 votes)

    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 4 - The Walls of Jericho
    7.5/10(460 votes)

    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:Melissa Glenn, Matt Pitts

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  11. Zoo Season 2 Episode 6 - Sex, Lies and Jellyfish
    7.5/10(441 votes)

    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:Jay Faerber, Matt Pitts

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  12. Zoo Season 2 Episode 10 - The Yellow Brick Road
    7.5/10(409 votes)

    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:Jay Faerber, Matt Pitts

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  13. Zoo Season 2 Episode 11 - The Contingency
    7.5/10(391 votes)

    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, Bek Smith

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  14. Zoo Season 1 Episode 4 - Pack Mentality
    7.4/10(728 votes)

    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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  15. Zoo Season 1 Episode 5 - Blame It on Leo
    7.4/10(685 votes)

    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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  16. Zoo Season 1 Episode 7 - Sleuths
    7.4/10(627 votes)

    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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  17. Zoo Season 1 Episode 8 - The Cheese Stands Alone
    7.4/10(628 votes)

    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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  18. Zoo Season 1 Episode 9 - Murmuration
    7.4/10(611 votes)

    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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  19. Zoo Season 2 Episode 3 - Collision Point
    7.4/10(475 votes)

    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:Jay Faerber, Bek Smith

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  20. Zoo Season 2 Episode 8 - Zero Sum
    7.4/10(422 votes)

    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(1096 votes)

    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(849 votes)

    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(768 votes)

    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(642 votes)

    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(603 votes)

    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 494 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".