The BEST episodes of The Zoo (2017)

Every episode of The Zoo (2017) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Zoo (2017)!

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Last Updated: 12/3/2024Network: Animal PlanetStatus: Continuing
Bears Will Be Bears
star
9.18
61 votes

#1 - Bears Will Be Bears

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/24/2018

The brown bears keep tearing up their exhibit, leaving zoo staff scrambling for a solution; Armani, the aardvark, gets treated for a tooth infection which has dampened her enthusiasm for digging; and a group of burrowing owls prepare to move.

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A Star Is Born
star
8.60
43 votes

#2 - A Star Is Born

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/8/2017

The birth of a little blue penguin causes a sensation at the Bronx Zoo. The veterinary team scrambles to figure out what is wrong with Snowball, a beloved snow leopard. And the exhibits team designs a home for the newly arrived blue iguana.

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Training Dragons
star
8.52
21 votes

#3 - Training Dragons

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/5/2018

The squirrel monkeys play hard-to-get with the Children’s Zoo’s keepers; a pair of Komodo dragons meet for the first time, with explosive results; and the Inca terns prepare for their first big flight.

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The Great Gaur Move
star
8.44
16 votes

#4 - The Great Gaur Move

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/30/2019

Keepers introduce three gaur - a large, skittish species of cattle - to the rest of the herd. A sickly Sambar fawn is rushed to the health center. And, the bird department excitedly prepares for the arrival of great hornbills.

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star
8.40
10 votes

#5 - A New Reality

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2021

The zoo's medical team must perform critical surgery on a bison calf born with a bowed leg. Three lynx kittens are ready to explore their exhibit, and the first known US case of COVID-19 in animals is confirmed when Nadia the Malayan tiger tests positive.

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A Warthog Named Peaches
star
8.38
16 votes

#6 - A Warthog Named Peaches

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/24/2019

Peaches, a 2-month-old warthog, charms his keepers while training to become an animal ambassador. A nervous one-horned rhino adjusts to her new exhibit. And Willow, a red panda, shows signs of being pregnant.

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Miracle Cub
star
8.36
22 votes

#7 - Miracle Cub

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/28/2018

The ingenuity of zoo staff is put to the test as they devise a treatment for a newborn snow leopard cub struggling to walk; and a group of surprisingly adorable Rodrigues fruit bats are trained for a big move.

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Kangaroo Dave
star
8.33
39 votes

#8 - Kangaroo Dave

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2018

In the Season 2 premiere, a kangaroo suffering from chronic arthritis tries cryotherapy; a large group of rambunctious gharials are trained to patiently wait for their food; and a tiny pygmy marmoset gives birth to an even tinier baby.

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Back to Africa
star
8.31
49 votes

#9 - Back to Africa

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2017

A journey to eastern Africa is undertaken to return thousands of toads to the wild that were rescued from extinction. Also: A giraffe tries out a new piece of equipment; the avian department works to save the lives of millions of birds.

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Andre the Baby Goat
star
8.29
21 votes

#10 - Andre the Baby Goat

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2019

A markhor goat gives birth to Andre, the biggest baby of the year. A baby bat requires human care before it can be reintroduced to its colony. And, confiscated lizards destined for the pet trade require urgent medical attention.

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The Eagle Has Landed
star
8.28
25 votes

#11 - The Eagle Has Landed

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/21/2018

A pregnant African wild dog has the staff anxiously preparing for the big day; zoo director Jim Breheny steps in to help a keeper learn how to handle a golden eagle; a new tree in Jungle World gives the gibbons a new world to explore.

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The Tiger's Dance
star
8.24
33 votes

#12 - The Tiger's Dance

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2018

Keepers struggle to introduce two tigers as mates; a pair of African porcupines require delicate handling; and a pregnancy check on a 3000-pound rhino calls for some highly specialized equipment.

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A Sea Lion Pup Grows Up
star
8.23
26 votes

#13 - A Sea Lion Pup Grows Up

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2019

Zoo staff face unexpected setbacks weaning a bright sea lion pup off her mother's milk. The bird team steps in to support a rejected curassow chick. And, a squirrel monkey pays a visit to the dentist.

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Walk on the Wild Side
star
8.22
41 votes

#14 - Walk on the Wild Side

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/2017

The future of the American Bison depends on a high-stakes race across the country. The reptile staff have their hands full with a diamond rattlesnake that needs to be medicated orally. And a pair of cheetahs are trained to walk the grounds.

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Moving Day
star
8.16
64 votes

#15 - Moving Day

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/22/2017

The Zoo's huge male sea lion is in rut, and staff need to move the young males before he becomes territorial. The vet team come up with an ingenious solution to repair Dinky the Flamingo's broken ankle. And feeding a rock python proves challenging.

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A Gorilla With Heart
star
8.14
21 votes

#16 - A Gorilla With Heart

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/12/2018

Surgery on a silverback gorilla's broken canine reveals a more serious medical issue; love develops between two birds-of-paradise; dozens of venomous tarantulas keep the staff on their toes.

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Birds and the Bees
star
8.13
32 votes

#17 - Birds and the Bees

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/15/2017

A snow leopard named Leo that was rescued from Pakistan has trouble eating because of a broken tooth; the bird department works fast to restore a beehive; a fennec fox gets extra attention from the Ambassador Center staff.

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An Elephant's Trust
star
8.12
34 votes

#18 - An Elephant's Trust

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/31/2018

Trust and experience are put to the test when an elephant requires delicate veterinary treatment from her keepers; endangered pink pigeons need all the help they can get to produce offspring; Monty the otter needs to visit the dentist.

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Grumpy Cats' New Digs
star
8.11
18 votes

#19 - Grumpy Cats' New Digs

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/2019

Iray, a red ruffed lemur, is rushed to the health center when keepers discover a wound on his leg. A new exhibit is built for the Pallas's cats, the original grumpy cats. And, seven baby turtles join the zoo's colony of an endangered species.

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Love Shack
star
8.10
39 votes

#20 - Love Shack

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/25/2017

To help love bloom between two kiwis, zoo staff build an elaborate hut into which they introduce a pair of potential mates. When a King Cobra arrives at the zoo, keepers have their hands full training him to move from the exhibit to a holding pen.

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Otter Under the Weather
star
8.06
16 votes

#21 - Otter Under the Weather

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/2/2019

A 14-year-old otter is not its usual, energetic self; staff at the New York Aquarium move their sharks to a new exhibit; quirky capercaillies need help producing healthy chicks.

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Higher Purpose
star
8.02
84 votes

#22 - Higher Purpose

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/15/2017

Two adorable tiger cubs have outgrown their keepers and need to move to the adult exhibit. A silverback gorilla receives pioneering treatment to curb his worsening eyesight. And a passionate keeper plays matchmaker to a peculiar pair of birds.

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Handle With Care
star
8.02
50 votes

#23 - Handle With Care

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2017

A tomistoma, a freshwater crocodilian, stops laying eggs and a team of keepers scrambles to treat her. The veterinary team has to rescue a baby antelope that isn't getting the care it needs from its mother. And Mert the Goose takes a field trip.

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The Marvelous Mott Mott
star
8.00
25 votes

#24 - The Marvelous Mott Mott

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/10/2019

Max, a beloved camel, develops a large abscess on the top of his head. An adorable marmot prepares for her first classroom visit as an ambassador animal. And, a peregrine falcon found at the base of skyscraper is bought to the zoo for a health check.

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The Kings of Queens
star
8.00
16 votes

#25 - The Kings of Queens

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/16/2019

A trio of new penguin chicks are introduced to the pool for their first swim. Family dynamics change when the mandrill monkey troop welcomes a new baby. And a pair of king vultures are prepped for their big debut at the Queens Zoo.

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