Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under

Zookeepers have noticed that their silverback gorilla Kibali, has been unwell. But giving a nearly two-hundred-kilogram gorilla an injection is not as straightforward as it sounds.

Taronga Zoo’s keepers try to reign in a very randy red panda! Vets and keepers work together to attempt a procedure rarely done at Taronga and staff teach a injured owl how to fly again.

For the first time in ten years, Taronga vets get up close to a silverback gorilla.

Zoo staff embark on an ambitious, year-long undertaking in an effort to help Naomi the chimpanzee overcome a complicated medical condition in the hope of finally becoming a mother.

Taronga Zoo's new African Savannah Precinct welcomes its residents.

Two squirrel monkeys arrive in Taronga with a clear goal - to mate with as many females as possible; unfortunately, it all ends with a broken jaw and a visit to the hospital; Keeper Jordan talks about his special bond with a cheetah.

The keepers guess how many cubs Mayah the lioness will give birth to.

Two of Taronga Zoo's gorillas will be anesthetized for their checkups.

After weeks of training, keepers prepare an elephant for x-ray imaging.

In one of the biggest vet procedures ever performed at Taronga Zoo nearly thirty staff and specialists are involved in the risky sedation of their 5.5 metre tall giraffe Jimiyu.

Two gorillas are at the hospital as a pair of lions is getting acquainted.

A king cheetah has slowed down, and 97 turtle hatchlings return to the sea.

Lioness Maya has a fractured tooth, leading to a potentially life-threatening abscess. Taking a 160-kilogram cat to the dentist requires a team effort.

A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run the Taronga Zoo Sydney, Australia's largest zoo, located on the shores of Sydney Harbour.

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 a maternal flair.

We follow the monumental relocation of Taronga Zoo Sydney's last two Asian elephants as they prepare to leave their long-time home and begin a bold new chapter.

Aged Sumatran tigers face critical health checks. Sakti's dental surgery goes into crisis when he suffers cardiac arrest. Separately, aged capybara Carlos gets a check-up, and a horticulturist hunts 10,000 termites for the echidnas.

The Seal Team uses cutting-edge drone technology to conduct a seal survey on Sydney's northern beaches. Volunteers craft papier-mâché for a lion enrichment project. Meanwhile, Keeper and Vet Luke drops his duties to treat an injured pelican.