The Bronx Zoo
TV Show · Documentary

Located just 10 miles from New York's Times Square, the Bronx Zoo is a recognised world leader in animal care and species conservation. It houses more than 6,000 animals and has a staff of 500-plus people dedicated to their care and well-being. Never before have camera crews been granted full access to the 265-acre campus, until production of the docuseries `The Zoo'. The results are stories focusing on dozens of animals and experiences at the facility, and its critical mission to conserve wildlife around the world. Episodes also highlight various employees and how their expertise and skills help provide top-quality care for the animals.

2016 · 44m
Starring Jim Breheny, Annie Rivas, John Sykes

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Two Malayan tiger cubs have outgrown their keepers and are introduced to their new exhibit. A silverback gorilla receives pioneering treatment for glaucoma, and keepers feed some penguin chicks.
    40 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Zoo director Jim Breheny helps with the capture of a powerful Tomistoma that has stopped laying eggs and needs to be treated. Keepers check in on a gazelle calf, while Mert the goose has a CT scan.
    41 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Zoo director Jim Breheny helps with the capture of a powerful tomistoma, that has stopped laying eggs and needs to be treated. Keepers check in on a gazelle calf, while Mert the goose has a CT scan.
    41 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    The Zoo's huge male sea lion is in rut, and staff need to move the younger males before he becomes territorial. The veterinary team come up with a solution to repair Dinky the Flamingo's broken ankle, and feeding a rock python proves challenging.
    40 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    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 snow leopard. The exhibits team designs an exhibit for the newly arrived blue iguana.
    22 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    To help love bloom between two kiwis, zoo staff build an elaborate hut into which they introduce a pair of mates. A King Cobra arrives at the zoo. Keepers notice a snow leopard is struggling to walk.
    41 min

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Cast & Crew

  • J‌B
    Jim Breheny
    Actor
  • A‌R
    Annie Rivas
    Actor
  • J‌S
    John Sykes
    Actor
  • K‌L
    Kathleen LaMattina
    Actor
  • P‌T
    Pat Thomas
    Actor
  • J‌B
    Jim Breheny
    Self
  • J‌S
    John Sykes
    Self
  • A‌R
    Annie Rivas
    Self
  • K‌L
    Kathleen LaMattina
    Self
  • P‌T
    Pat Thomas
    Self
  • C‌M
    Colleen McCann
    Self

About

The Bronx Zoo

Documentary

Located just 10 miles from New York's Times Square, the Bronx Zoo is a recognised world leader in animal care and species conservation. It houses more than 6,000 animals and has a staff of 500-plus people dedicated to their care and well-being. Never before have camera crews been granted full access to the 265-acre campus, until production of the docuseries `The Zoo'. The results are stories focusing on dozens of animals and experiences at the facility, and its critical mission to conserve wildlife around the world. Episodes also highlight various employees and how their expertise and skills help provide top-quality care for the animals.

Information

Studio
Animal Planet
Released
2016
Rated
12
Region of Origin
United States
© 2017 Discovery Communications Inc.

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