The BEST episodes of The Secret Life of the Zoo
Every episode of The Secret Life of the Zoo ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Secret Life of the Zoo!
Chester Zoo is the most popular zoo in Britain. This observational documentary series uses micro-rig camera technology to capture, in incredible detail, the remarkable behaviour of the animals there.
#1 - The great escape
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/15/2016
Three Sumatran Orangutans escape from their new enclosure. The Meerkats are fighting for dominance and keepers are hoping for a new baby elephant.
#2 - Christmas 2017: O Come All Ye Mongoose
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/2017
Keepers prepare Christmas presents for the animals. A litter of Dwarf Mongoose pups are born.
#3 - Heating Up A Sun Bear Romance
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2018
Black Rhino, Zuri, gives birth to male calf, Ike. Sun Bears, Milli and Toni, are moved to a new enclosure and Bactrian Camel, Shan-Shan, is seriously ill.
#4 - Snakes in a Zoo
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2019
Khari the dik-dik becomes a father and his fight or flight instinct goes into overdrive. A broken window in the reticulated python exhibit needs to be replaced. Kai the Pademelon meets a female for the first time and Malindi the rhino is moved into a calving pen to welcome her impending arrival.
#5 - Episode 5
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/28/2017
Brazilian Tapir, Jenny, is seriously ill. A new potential mate for Crested Porcupine, Roxy, arrives. Keepers try to breed Black Rhinos, Kifaru and Malindi.
#6 - New arrival
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2016
Grumpy elephant Thi is expecting a baby. The chimps battle for dominance. Red panda Nima gives her partner Jung the cold shoulder. And the meerkats prove they're not as loveable as they first seem.
#7 - Black Rhinos
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/2016
Black Rhino female, Kitani, is introduced to a new mate, Magadi, and a baby Sumatran Orangutan is born.
#8 - Episode 4
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/21/2017
Asian Elephant, Sundara, gives birth to female calf, Indali. The Bush Dogs have pups and keepers want the Rhino Beetles to reproduce.
#9 - Mouse Deer Move-Out
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2018
Keepers try to breed Big Bellied Seahorses and a male Balabac Mouse Deer arrives as a potential mate for the zoo's youngest female.
#10 - Tiger Family matters
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/8/2016
Oana the Anoa has a calf. The Capybaras are also having a baby boom.
#11 - Episode 7
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/11/2017
Asian elephant, Sithami, gives birth to male calf, Aayu. Giraffe calf, Murchison, won't go outside, and a female Chameleon arrives from Paris.
#12 - Sloth Couples Therapy
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/2/2018
Keepers encourage sloths, Tina and Rico to breed. Tripod the Chameleon is paired up with a potential mate.
#13 - Playing Match Maker
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/2019
A new male spotty chocolate poison dart frog is introduced to the colony. The Sulawesi macaques are ecstatic to welcome a new baby to their family.
#14 - Baby Rhino Due Date
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/15/2017
A Black Rhino calf, Hazina, is born to Kitani. Four Lowland Streaked Tenrecs arrive for a new breeding program and the keepers attempt to breed the unusual Jewel Wasps.
#15 - Mate for life
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2016
Inseparable penguins Rud and Spike have been a couple for 15 years. But Rud's arthritic hip could be affecting his quality of life. The tigers move house, and a tarantula risks his life to reproduce.
#16 - The Secret Life of the Zoo at Christmas 2016
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/22/2016
A rare Malayan Tapir calf is born. The Sumatran Orangutans get presents and Bali, the Reticulated Python, gets a health check.
#17 - A very merry Chester Zoo (Christmas)
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2019
Rothschild's giraffes Mburo and Mojo miss out on their Christmas treat. Sparky is a new camel arrival. Mascara barb Clark has a date with three females named Kourtney, Kim and Khloe. Red panda Nina gives birth to twins Huey and Tiang.
#18 - Something’s Fishy
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/2019
Elderly chameleon Mr Parsons is introduced to two new prospective partners. Bongo Malaeka shows little interest in her potential mate, Moti. George, the pinstripe damba, has a lump on his gill which may be affecting his breathing.
#19 - Episode 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/7/2017
Pedro, the Giant Anteater, is seriously ill and the Orchid Mantis are introduced for breeding.
#20 - Runt Of The Litter
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/9/2018
The African Wild Dog pups get a health check and Sumatran Orangutan, Emma, gives birth to a new baby.
#21 - Otterly love
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2019
Andean Spectacled bears, Lima, and her daughter, Madidi, aren't getting along. Blue Morpho butterflies, Macuna and Peanut, need to produce the next generation, but when they get drunk on fermented fruit, things are up in the air. After platonic mate, Diego, is moved to another zoo, Giant Otter, Icana, is introduced to a new mate.
#22 - Baby on board
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2019
Jaguars, Napo and Goshi, haven't been breeding. Elephant calves, Nandita and Aayu, fall seriously ill. When silvery gibbon, Tilu, gives birth to a daughter, Rayya, it's up to father, Alven, to keep their older son, Eko, busy.
#23 - Do you love me Red Panda?
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/5/2018
Red Panda, Koda, arrives from Cornwall to be a new mate for Nima. The Meerkats are busy with a new pup, but all is not well. Mali and Confetti, the Red River hogs, have two demanding piglets, Lisala and Kinshasa.
#24 - Make Way For Baby Giraffe
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/2/2018
Rothchild's Giraffe, Orla, give's birth to calf, Narus. Bornean Orangutan, Sareki, has a baby. Keepers try to breed a young male Sengi and keepers leave some Northern Bald Ibis outside for the first time.
#25 - Adventurous Bear Cub
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/2017
Keepers are thrilled when Spectacled Bear, Lima, gives birth to the zoo's first ever cub, but it's not long before little Mandidi is getting into trouble. The Pygmy Marmosets have twins and the Rock Hyraxes have three pups.