The Zoo

A red panda becomes a first-time mum; an electrical storm leaves a flying fox orphaned; an orangutan is threatened by the possibility of cancer; a breeding program hopes to bolster the critically endangered malleefowl.

Bush rats overrun an exclusive Sydney suburb; an elderly black rhino suffers a loss of appetite; an oryx suffers an identity crisis; the siamangs don't like being separated; a disastrous oil spill in Queensland.

A potentially fatal hyena birth; Melbourne Zoo's favourite giraffe faces a medical mystery; a penguin is caught; a baby quokka is facing life as an orphan.

Luk Chai is the first baby elephant to be born at Taronga Zoo. Exclusive footage tells the story behind the birth of this Asian elephant.