10 episodes

Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo - Season 5

First aired Nov 13, 2024Season 5

Browse all 10 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Lion Toothache

NR
Nov 13, 202443 min

Lioness Maya has a fractured tooth, which could lead to a potentially life-threatening abscess. Will entering the Lion's Den for some dentistry improve the sassy outlook of Taronga's Queen?

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Episode 2

Saving Koalas

NR
Nov 20, 202443 min

Joining forces to save an Australian icon, Senior Taronga Vet Larry and the team go out on Ngarigo land in New South Wales to assess the health of koala populations as part of the Koala Sentinel Project.

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Episode 3

Raising Gracie

NR
Nov 27, 202444 min

Stealing the hearts of all who meet her, abandoned koala joey Gracie proves to be the cutest possible housemate to foster mother and keeper Annii, who has taken on her 24-hour care with maternal flair.

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Episode 4

Healing Hippos

NR
Dec 4, 202443 min

Keeper Carolene shares a special bond with hippo Nile. Carolene notices a cloudiness in Nile's eyes, prompting urgent investigation. Platypus Mackenzie is being prepped for relocation to a Platypus Rescue HQ Facility in Dubbo

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Episode 5

Platypus Emergency

NR
Dec 11, 202441 min

An insight into Sydney's Taronga Zoo and its conservation success story. Over a century old and nestled in Sydney Harbour, Taronga's home to more than 5000 creatures and hundreds of keepers

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Episode 6

Chimp Challenge

NR
Dec 18, 202443 min

In one of the biggest undertakings ever attempted at the zoo, the vet team must complete health checks on all twenty-one chimpanzees.

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Episode 7

Carnivore Galore

NR
Jan 2, 202543 min

Time for the male chimpanzees to receive health checks. In Dubbo we look backstage at 'The Sanctuary'. Keeper Molly introduces the less imposing members of the carnivore habitats

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Episode 8

Breaking the Ice

NR
Jan 9, 202544 min

From the seaside savannah of Taronga zoo to the wilds of Dubbo, keeper Jacob heads to Taronga's Western Plains to learn how his colleagues manage their mixed species exhibit.

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Episode 9

Little Penguin Rescue

NR
Jan 31, 202544 min

We follow the journey of a vulnerable little penguin through her progression from tiny to mighty. The monitoring systems that protect Taronga's fence lines have been triggered.

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Episode 10

Savannah Elephants

NR
Feb 7, 202544 min

A keeper detects a potentially dangerous lump in a juvenile gorilla. In Dubbo, Seven Asian elephants and their enclosure receive a thorough cleaning.