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S5 E1: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 3, 2011

Anthony Tropeano cares for a newborn cheetah cub that has been abandoned by its mother; the marine mammal keepers clean the windows of the sea lion enclosure.

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S5 E20: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 14, 2011

The vets anaesthetize Rajang the orangutan for his move to a new home, and despite months of preparation, the keepers are still not sure if he will survive; there is news at the aardvark house; Katavi undergoes tests to decide her fate.

23 Min

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S5 E19: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 14, 2011

Zola the African elephant rejoins the females after eight months away; at the orangutan house, the team prepares for a life-or-death procedure; an upsetting discovery leaves big questions over Katavi's future.

23 Min

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S5 E18: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Feb 10, 2011

The team at Colchester Zoo moves a group of squirrel monkeys into a new enclosure, but a shocking attack leads to them to an animal hospital.

23 Min

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S5 E17: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 13, 2011

An emergency round-up operation begins when Piora the tamarin escapes; the keepers are forced to step in to save the life of a crowned crane chick, before taking part in an unusual naming ceremony for one of the zoo's newest arrivals.

23 Min

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S5 E16: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 12, 2011

The keepers attempt to catch a penguin who seems determined to not receive medical attention; zoo curator Sarah is given the task of feeding a cheetah cub; a new arrival at the reindeer enclosure gives everyone a work-out.

23 Min

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S5 E15: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 12, 2011

The keepers gather at the aardvark burrow for a new arrival; at the mandrill enclosure, the veterinary team is called in when Dume develops a bad tooth; the keepers shoot intimate footage of some baby crowned crane chicks moments after they hatch.

23 Min

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S5 E14: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 11, 2011

The keepers prepare a new sea lion display for the summer season, but the animals seem unwilling to cooperate during the rehearsals.

23 Min

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S5 E13: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 11, 2011

An army of keepers is required to vaccinate an entire section of the zoo; night cameras are installed to capture footage of one of Colchester's most elusive characters.

23 Min

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S5 E12: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 10, 2011

The keepers face an emergency when a rare cat has a seizure; the crocodile receive special training; the cheetahs are encouraged to play with an unusual ball of wool.

23 Min

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S5 E11: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 10, 2011

A giant African spurred tortoise has an operation to treat a leg problem; a hand-reared cheetah cub Katavi accompanies Anthony to work; the elephants are given an enormous ice pop.

22 Min

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S5 E10: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 7, 2011

The keepers enjoy a late Christmas celebration following the arrival of Chaos the reindeer; Katavi the cheetah cub meets zoo director Anthony Tropeano's dogs, while rare Amur tigers Igor and Anoushka take on staff in a tug of war.

23 Min

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S5 E9: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 7, 2011

The keepers discover whether the artificial insemination program has paid off when white rhino Cynthia undergoes a pregnancy test.

23 Min

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S5 E8: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 6, 2011

Senior keeper Richard attempts an unusual experiment involving a melon, a tea bag and eight million ants; Century is unveiled to the waiting public; Milly the mandrill introduces keepers to her new baby.

23 Min

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S5 E7: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 6, 2011

Konnie catches up with Katavi the hand-reared cheetah cub as he takes his first steps outdoors; new arrival Century the giraffe faces his biggest challenge yet when he comes face to face with Colchester's rhinos.

23 Min

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S5 E6: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 5, 2011

The meerkats start their week with a breakfast of boiled eggs; the keepers join Babyface the harbor seal in his pool when a filter becomes blocked; senior keeper Kelly discovers that Tallulah the timber wolf has given birth to six cubs.

23 Min

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S5 E5: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 5, 2011

The keepers hope female white rhino Cynthia will be the first in the U.K. to have a baby via artificial insemination.

23 Min

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S5 E4: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 4, 2011

The keepers deal with a mangabey monkey named Sputnik, whose bullying behavior results in a group of mongooses being ousted from his enclosure.

22 Min

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S5 E3: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 4, 2011

Rare African hunting dog, Depti, leaves Colchester Zoo to begin a new life abroad; the keepers get to grips with a giant anteater, a species so strong that in the past it has been known to kill zoo keepers.

23 Min

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S5 E2: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 3, 2011

Anthony becomes concerned for the welfare of the newborn cheetah cub he is hand rearing; zoo and wildlife vet John Lewis gives some advice before tending to a harbor seal requiring treatment for an eye infection.

23 Min

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S5 E1: Zoo Days

On Demand • Original Air Date: Jan 3, 2011

Anthony Tropeano cares for a newborn cheetah cub that has been abandoned by its mother; the marine mammal keepers clean the windows of the sea lion enclosure.

23 Min

Available with Freestream