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  • BBC Scotland

Inside The Zoo

  • 2020 – 2021
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary · Reality
  • ~1h / ep
  • 2 seasons

Documentary that goes behind the scenes with animals and keepers at Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park.

Latest: Season 2 · 2021

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  1. E1. Episode 1

    Oct 11, 2021 · 60m

    It’s the new breeding season at Penguins Rock. There are high hopes for a new polar bear cub at Highland Wildlife Park. Sumatran tiger Lucu is due his annual booster vaccination.

  2. E2. Episode 2

    Oct 18, 2021 · 60m

    A major breed-and-release conservation project is under way to save Scotland’s wildcats. Elsewhere, a young bird shatters her leg and Yang Guang proves giant pandas are as clever as they are cute

  3. E3. Episode 3

    Nov 1, 2021 · 60m

    Keepers and vets work through the night with hopes for a giant panda pregnancy, and it’s an anxious time as a pair of cassowaries are introduced. Meanwhile, Gelada baboon Negus goes into surgery.

  4. E4. Episode 4

    Nov 8, 2021 · 60m

    Keepers await the arrival of a baby pygmy hippo, and a pair of snow leopards is introduced - but is it a love match?

  5. E5. Episode 5

    Nov 15, 2021 · 60m

    There is cheeky chimp action at the Budongo Trail exhibit, the sloths get acquainted at a predictably slow pace, but there is hope for speedier results with tigers Botzman and Dominika.

  6. E6. Episode 6

    Nov 22, 2021 · 60m

    There is excitement at Penguins Rock as the first chicks arrive, a tiny tenrec has a nasty bout of tooth trouble, and there is happiness and heartache for the takin herd keepers.

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