The Zoo

The Zoo - Animal Planet

Animal Planet

Series

2017

TVPG

Reality

Animals

A first-ever, in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at the diverse animals residing at the Bronx Zoo.

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Tuesday, July 8

Higher Purpose

Season 1 • Episode 1

Two tiger cubs need to move to the adult exhibit; a silverback gorilla's eyesight is treated.

Wednesday, July 9

Moving Day

Season 1 • Episode 2

Huge male sea lion is in rut, and the younger males must be moved before he becomes territorial.

Thursday, July 10

Handle With Care

Season 1 • Episode 3

A tomistoma, a freshwater crocodilian, stops laying eggs and keepers scramble to treat her.

Tuesday, July 15

A Star Is Born

Season 1 • Episode 7

Birth of a little blue penguin causes a sensation; something is wrong with Snowball, a snow leopard.

Tuesday, July 15

Birds and the Bees

Season 1 • Episode 5

Leo, a snow leopard rescued from Pakistan, has trouble eating because of a broken canine.

Wednesday, July 16

Walk on the Wild Side

Season 1 • Episode 6

The future of the American bison depends on a high-stakes race across the country.

Wednesday, July 16

A Sea Lion Pup Grows Up

Season 3 • Episode 2

Staff face setbacks weaning a sea lion pup; rejected curassow chick; squirrel monkey at the dentist.

Thursday, July 17

Love Shack

Season 1 • Episode 4

To help love bloom between two kiwis, zoo staff builds an elaborate hut.

Thursday, July 17

The Marvelous Mott Mott

Season 3 • Episode 1

A camel develops an abscess; a marmot prepares for her first classroom visit; peregrine falcon.

Friday, July 18

Back to Africa

Season 1 • Episode 8

Zoo staff returns thousands of toads to the wild that they helped rescue from extinction.

Friday, July 18

Otter Under the Weather

Season 3 • Episode 5

An otter is not itself; sharks at the New York Aquarium; capercaillies need help producing chicks.

Tuesday, July 22

Bouba's Back

Season 3 • Episode 4

Andean bear Bouba returns from the National Zoo; king cobra is treated; alpaca is due to give birth.

Tuesday, July 22

Andre the Baby Goat

Season 3 • Episode 3

A markhor goat gives birth; a baby bat requires care; confiscated lizards need medical attention.

Wednesday, July 23

The Great Gaur Move

Season 3 • Episode 9

Keepers introduce three gaur to the rest of the herd; a sickly sambar fawn; great hornbills arrive.

Wednesday, July 23

A Warthog Named Peaches

Season 3 • Episode 8

A 2-month-old warthog trains to be an animal ambassador; a red panda shows signs of being pregnant.

Thursday, July 24

The Kings of Queens

Season 3 • Episode 7

Penguin chicks are introduced to the pool; mandrill monkeys welcome a baby.

Thursday, July 24

Snow Monkey Social

Season 3 • Episode 14

A bison calf can't keep up with his mom; there is hope that female snow monkeys accept a new male.

Friday, July 25

Baby Bunnies, Big World

Season 3 • Episode 6

Crate training a tiger for a move; a Chinese alligator may be pregnant; rare cottontail rabbits.

Friday, July 25

Giraffe in the City

Season 3 • Episode 11

A giraffe journeys to New York from the Indiana Zoo; endangered ducklings are released; cloud rats.

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