The WORST episodes of The Zoo (2017)

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

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Last Updated: 12/3/2024Network: Animal PlanetStatus: Continuing
Penguins In Love
star
6.53
19 votes

#1 - Penguins In Love

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/13/2020

Seven "Little Blues" join the penguin exhibit and are quick to mingle with the rest of the colony. When a honey-loving grizzly slows her step, the staff grows concerned. A turtle can't seem to get along with the alligators, and a nyala calf is born.

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Great Snakes!
star
6.73
15 votes

#2 - Great Snakes!

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/20/2020

After more than 100 venomous snakes are taken from a private home, it's up to the zoo to care for them. Two Pronghorn fawns make their debut, but problems arise that have keepers concerned, while a device is built for a Red River hog needing a challenge.

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New Chick on the Block
star
7.06
16 votes

#3 - New Chick on the Block

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/16/2020

A popular sea lion falls ill after ingesting a foreign object. The avian team devises a plan to increase the cock-of-the-rocks population. Endangered snakes are coupled for breeding, and Andean bear cubs meet their fans.

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Porcupine Blind Date
star
7.13
16 votes

#4 - Porcupine Blind Date

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/2020

The zoo opens an endangered turtle species facility, while Malayan tigers Suhanna and Rimba struggle to breed, because Rimba seems disinterested. Needles the porcupine gets a new mate, and the Guar herd eagerly await the arrival of new calves.

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Wild Dogs on the Move
star
7.20
15 votes

#5 - Wild Dogs on the Move

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/27/2020

A trio of rare Dhole canines are prepared to make their cross-country journey to the zoo, and keepers anxiously await their arrival. A tinamou chick must be hand-reared, while a specialized tool is welded to extract a tusk from a charming Babirusa.

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Fawns Become Friends
star
7.25
16 votes

#6 - Fawns Become Friends

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/2020

Two sickly newborn fawns form an unbreakable bond while they are hand-reared by staff. Leopard Khazo gets a surprise that enhances her life, and tensions run high as the reptile staff attempts to collect blood from Cuban crocs.

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Cougar Cub Rescue
star
7.26
19 votes

#7 - Cougar Cub Rescue

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/2/2020

A trio of abandoned puma cubs arrives at the zoo, while the staff grows concerned that Ella, the oldest rhino, is not acting herself. Meanwhile, a Caribbean flamingo is born at the zoo after nearly two decades, and Otto the stallion makes his debut.

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star
7.27
11 votes

#8 - Cubs in Queens

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2021

A gorilla must undergo a critical root canal to fix its tooth problem; a red-crested turaco chick fledges the nest; a pair of puma cubs travel to their new home at the Queens Zoo.

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The Great Turtle Comeback
star
7.27
22 votes

#9 - The Great Turtle Comeback

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2020

A charismatic ostrich named Olga works to be reunited with her flock. Buster the squirrel monkey is introduced to the Zoo's troop of feisty females. A functionally extinct species of turtle finds new life and everyone's favorite warthog is back.

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star
7.33
6 votes

#10 - Bronx Blizzard

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/2021

A snow day means playtime for the animals and hard work for the zoo staff.

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star
7.43
7 votes

#11 - Kangaroos in Trees

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2021

A pair of rescued Manged Mountain pit vipers move into a lush new exhibit.

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Beloved Bugs
star
7.43
21 votes

#12 - Beloved Bugs

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/18/2020

The zoo anxiously awaits the arrival of a snow leopard called K2's fourth cub. The staff is pleased when a pair of Andean condors embrace their new enclosure, while a squirmy binturong fights his annual vaccination.

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star
7.50
8 votes

#13 - The Elephant Next Door

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2021

The zoo staff works to build a relationship between a pair of Asian elephants with very different personalities; vets treat an ocellated turkey chick's foot condition.

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A New Beginning
star
7.55
22 votes

#14 - A New Beginning

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2020

Max the camel faces new challenges as he ages. The zoo prepares to give an injured turkey vulture a permanent home, but after healing, there may be a change of plan. Willow the red panda gives birth to two baby cubs.

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Velcro the Incredible
star
7.55
20 votes

#15 - Velcro the Incredible

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/9/2020

An okapi called Magani is ready to breed and is paired with veteran Kweli to learn the ropes. Lola the blue iguana plays hard-to-get when introduced to a potential mate, and anteater Velcro shows off her talents with a new tool.

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star
7.57
7 votes

#16 - Lemur Love

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2021

At the zoo and the New York Aquarium, bull sea lions Clyde and Tacoma trade places to meet a new set of girlfriends; Sifaka lemurs Gemina and Andri form a new breeding pair to help their species.

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star
7.57
7 votes

#17 - Mystery Piglet

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2021

When Matthew the feisty camel develops a tooth issue, the zoo staff is determined to treat him; Ivy the babirusa is expecting for the very first time.

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Wallaby in the City
star
7.57
21 votes

#18 - Wallaby in the City

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/25/2020

A rowdy, young markhor is injured and vets must treat his infected hoof. The TAB staff head to Manhattan to rescue a wallaby living in an apartment, while a fruit bat discovers how to spread her wings, and a trio of alligators move into their summer home.

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Snow Monkey Social
star
7.62
13 votes

#19 - Snow Monkey Social

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/11/2019

A new bison calf has a hard time keeping up with his mom; the bird department prepares a group of Von der Decken hornbill chicks for their move to the Minnesota Zoo; keepers at the Central Park Zoo hope the female snow monkeys accept a new male.

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Tigers Day at the Dentist
star
7.65
20 votes

#20 - Tigers Day at the Dentist

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/11/2020

The staff is hopeful for a successful breeding season when Mshango the giraffe meets the females of the herd. Power tools are needed for an Amur tiger's root canal, while Louie the swan falls ill, jeopardizing his release with his partner-in-crime.

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Mending Willow
star
7.69
13 votes

#21 - Mending Willow

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/4/2019

A team tests the problem-solving skills of lions against those of snow leopards; Willow, a young red panda, is having mysterious foot problems; the bird department awaits the gender reveal of two new adjutant stork chicks.

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star
7.70
10 votes

#22 - New Cats on the Block

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2021

Rescued harbour seal pup Sydney finds a new family at the New York Aquarium; zoo staff are challenged when a skittish Amur tiger struggles to adjust to her new home.

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A Rare Egg
star
7.75
16 votes

#23 - A Rare Egg

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/2020

It's a series of firsts when the Central Park Zoo welcomes its first-ever Atlantic puffin chick. A rhino called Penny undergoes a series of allergy tests, while an endangered species of gecko welcomes her first hatchling.

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Baby Bunnies, Big World
star
7.78
18 votes

#24 - Baby Bunnies, Big World

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/9/2019

Crate training Nikita the Amur tiger in preparation for her move to Washington, DC proves challenging. An endangered Chinese alligator shows signs of being pregnant. And, staff prepare to release rare New England cottontail rabbits into the wild.

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star
7.80
5 votes

#25 - Tiny Fox, Big Heart

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2021

After a long road to recovery, a golden eagle is ready for its debut at the Eagle Aviary exhibit.

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