The Secret Life of the Zoo | At Chester Zoo, a giant otter's hogging all the food. A turtle's gone off his dinner due to a belly full of gravel. And a red river hog bullied by her sisters needs to fight back. (S10 Ep2) [AD,S] | Sat, Jun 18, 3:30 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | The arrival of a new female chimp causes upheaval at the zoo. Cheetah mum Kinky Tail is on the operating table. And the meerkats steal the porcupines' food. [S,W] | Sat, Jun 4, 10:30 am | Channel 4 | 30 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | An orangutan is separated from his mum because of a life-threatening infection. In the zoo's aquarium, a breeding phenomenon plays out as a male cardinal fish gives birth. | Sat, May 14, 5:20 pm | Channel 4 | 30 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | The arrival of a new female chimp causes upheaval at the zoo, baby otter Bo goes missing, cheetah mum Kinky Tail is on the operating table, and the meerkats steal the porcupines' food. [AD,S] | Sun, Feb 13, 4:50 pm | Channel 4 | 30 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | At Chester Zoo, a Malayan tapir is eating for two. A hyacinth macaw called James Bond loses his mate. And the head of Chester's Asian elephant herd is feeling her age. (S10 Ep1) [AD,S] | Sat, Nov 20, 2:55 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Memorable moments from Chester Zoo. A pair of Malayan sun bears need help with mating. And an elderly chameleon gets a new lease of life when he's matched up with a pair of lively females. [S] | Sat, Nov 6, 3:15 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Memorable moments from Chester Zoo. Baby elephant Indali receives cutting-edge treatment for a deadly virus. Caiman lizard Gary keeps diving into an empty pool. Plus: camels, and clownfish. [S] | Sat, Oct 30, 3:30 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | A look at some memorable moments of animals behaving badly at Chester Zoo. The chimps are up to no good. Two noisy otters are in for a shock when they're re-housed alongside the orangutans. [S] | Sat, Oct 23, 4:30 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | A look at some memorable new families, from new arrivals for a rare species of horse, to a couple of squabbling red pandas, and a breeding phenomenon in Chester Zoo's aquarium. | Sat, Oct 16, 3:25 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | As two rat snakes meet for the first time, will they mate or will the male eat the female for his dinner? And orangutan Tombol is parted from his sick mum, who may not make it. (S10 Ep6) [AD,S] | Tue, Sept 14, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Vila the chimp makes a bid for the job of top female but gets hurt in a fight with rival Alice. And Chester Zoo's super-rare pink pigeons need to stop arguing and start mating. (S10 Ep5) | Tue, Sept 7, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Chester Zoo's crocodiles need a blood test. But who wants to stick a needle in one of the world's most dangerous reptiles? And a giant rat called George has a bad tummy ache. (S10 Ep4) [AD,S] | Tue, Aug 31, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Chester Zoo's dominant lion is having a crisis of confidence. There's been a bloodbath among the vampire crabs. And Andean bear Bernie has been chucked out of the family paddock. (S10 Ep3) [AD,S] | Tue, Aug 24, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | A look back at some memorable moments with the animals of Chester Zoo, including chimps in a power struggle, a tearaway giraffe, and a senior tortoise in the grip of a midlife crisis. [AD,S] | Sun, Aug 22, 3:25 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | At Chester Zoo, a giant otter's hogging all the food. A turtle's gone off his dinner due to a belly full of gravel. And a red river hog bullied by her sisters needs to fight back. (S10 Ep2) [AD,S] | Tue, Aug 17, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Golden poison frog Pablo has lost interest in his partner Maria, so bad boy El Loco is brought in to shake things up. Baby porcupine Marion faces the meerkat mob. Plus: chimps. (S4 Ep8/10) [S] | Sun, Aug 15, 5:50 pm | Channel 4 | 40 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | The new series starts with a Malayan tapir eating for two. A hyacinth macaw called James Bond loses his mate. And the head of Chester's Asian elephant herd is feeling her age. (S10 Ep1) [AD,S] | Tue, Aug 10, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Some memorable stories from Chester Zoo featuring new life and newborns - including the world's rarest horses, an eastern black rhino, and two red pandas falling out over a rare pregnancy. [AD,S] | Sun, Aug 8, 6:00 pm | Channel 4 | 30 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Rhino Kitani is due to give birth. Jewel wasp Ripley searches for a cockroach to turn into a zombie egg-incubator. And four rare and mysterious tenrecs arrive at Chester Zoo. (S4 Ep1/10) [S] | Sun, Jul 11, 4:15 pm | Channel 4 | 45 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Some of Chester Zoo's animals are happily together forever, including penguins Rudd and Spike, and sloths Tina and Rico, who spend up to 18 hours a day fast asleep. [AD,S] | Sun, Apr 25, 3:30 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | A special episode focusing on animal births at Chester Zoo. Elephant Thi is pregnant with her ninth baby. A jewel wasp seeks a cockroach for a mate to paralyse with venom. Plus: seahorses. [AD,S] | Sun, Apr 18, 4:05 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Has a recent fire stopped Chester's hornbills from having chicks? Meerkat Huskie also has the baby blues, while Milli the sun bear has a feisty one-year-old on her paws. (S9 Ep2) | Sat, Feb 27, 1:55 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Laid-back rock hyraxes Daissie and Nungu are expecting their eighth litter. At the reptile house, the Bermuda skinks have a ferocious approach to mating as Poptart meets Sharkface. (S9 Ep3) [AD,S] | Sun, Mar 29, 6:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Has a recent fire stopped Chester's hornbills from having chicks? Meerkat Huskie also has the baby blues, while Milli the sun bear has a feisty one-year-old on her paws. (S9 Ep2) [AD,S] | Sun, Mar 22, 4:45 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Has a recent fire stopped Chester's hornbills from having chicks? Meerkat Huskie also has the baby blues, while Milli the sun bear has a feisty one-year-old on her paws. (S9 Ep2) | Sun, Mar 22, 4:15 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Spotty chocolate poison dart frog Roy faces competition from hunky newcomer Hunter. And the keepers hope there may be a first joey on the way for dusky padamelon Styx. (S8 Ep5) [AD,S] | Sun, Mar 1, 3:35 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Laid-back rock hyraxes Daissie and Nungu are expecting their eighth litter. At the reptile house, the Bermuda skinks have a ferocious approach to mating as Poptart meets Sharkface. (S9 Ep3) [AD,S] | Thu, Feb 27, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Chester's Rothschild's giraffe herd expects another new arrival. A pair of Bactrian camels experience the trauma of separation. Plus, spider monkeys and Cabot's tragopan pheasants. (S8 Ep4) [AD,S] | Sun, Feb 23, 2:20 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Has a recent fire stopped Chester Zoo's hornbills from having chicks? Meerkat Huskie also has the baby blues, while Milli the sun bear has a feisty one-year-old on her paws. (S9 Ep2) [AD,S] | Thu, Feb 20, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | The cameras return to Chester, showing things the visitors never see. On Chimpanzee Island, younger males test the pecking order. And there's a fish out of water at the aquarium. (S9 Ep1) [AD,S] | Thu, Feb 13, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Keepers are keen to breed some baby eastern bongos, a critically-endangered species of antelope. Pinstripe damba fish George needs an immediate operation to prevent suffocation. (S8 Ep6) [AD,S] | Sat, Dec 7, 4:30 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Keepers are keen to breed some baby eastern bongos, a critically-endangered species of antelope. Pinstripe damba fish George needs an immediate operation to prevent suffocation. (S8 Ep6) [AD,S] | Wed, Dec 4, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Rhino Kitani is due to give birth. Jewel wasp Ripley searches for a cockroach to turn into a zombie egg-incubator. And four rare and mysterious tenrecs arrive at Chester Zoo. (S4 Ep1/10) | Sun, Dec 1, 2:30 pm | Channel 4 | 45 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Spotty chocolate poison dart frog Roy faces competition from hunky newcomer Hunter. And keepers hope there may be a first joey on the way for dusky padamelon Styx. (S8 Ep5) [AD,S] | Wed, Nov 27, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Chester's Rothschild's giraffe herd expects another new arrival. A pair of Bactrian camels experience the trauma of separation. Plus, spider monkeys and Cabot's tragopan pheasants. (S8 Ep4) [AD,S] | Thu, Nov 21, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Keepers spot that Asian short-clawed otter pups are developing bald patches, threatening their waterproofing. Plus, Caribbean flamingos, Asian elephants and dik-dik antelopes. (S8 Ep3) [AD,S] | Sat, Nov 16, 5:30 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Keepers spot that Asian short-clawed otter pups are developing bald patches, threatening their waterproofing. Plus, Caribbean flamingos, Asian elephants and dik-dik antelopes. (S8 Ep3) | Thu, Nov 14, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Rothschild's giraffe Dagmar gives birth, but her calf struggles with its first steps. 'Inseparable' blue-throated macaws Lady and Girlie are divided when Girlie goes on the run. (S8 Ep2) [AD,S] | Sat, Nov 9, 3:30 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Rothschild's giraffe Dagmar gives birth, but her calf struggles with its first steps. 'Inseparable' blue-throated macaws Lady and Girlie are divided when Girlie goes on the run. (S8 Ep2) | Thu, Nov 7, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Chester Zoo embarks on a treatment to save Asian elephant calf Indali. Feisty Humboldt penguin Almond and her mate Walnut go house-hunting, but an intruder is eyeing up their turf. (S8 Ep1) [AD,S] | Sat, Nov 2, 5:35 pm | Channel 4 | 55 mins |
New: The Secret Life of the Zoo | Chester Zoo embarks on a treatment to save Asian elephant calf Indali. Feisty Humboldt penguin Almond and her mate Walnut go house-hunting, but an intruder is eyeing up their turf. (S8 Ep1) [AD,S] | Thu, Oct 31, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Aardvark Koos gets romantic with his sister in this night-time special. Can underdog seahorse Seabiscuit grow the appendage he needs to attract a mate? Plus: bats and mouse deer. (S4 Ep10) [AD,S] | Sat, Oct 26, 3:30 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Chester's male lemurs' peaceful life is changed by a female arrival. Can Permata, a young Javan green magpie, impress female Metina and help boost their endangered population? (S4 Ep5/10) [AD,S] | Sat, Oct 19, 3:35 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Rhino Kitani is due to give birth. Jewel wasp Ripley searches for a cockroach to turn into a zombie egg-incubator. And four rare and mysterious tenrecs arrive at Chester Zoo. (S4 Ep1/10) [AD,S] | Sat, Oct 5, 3:30 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Jaguars Napo and Goshi haven't been breeding. Will training Napo to be more assertive change that? Young elephants Aayu and Nandita are seriously ill. Plus: gibbons and katydids. (S7 Ep7) [AD,S] | Sat, Sept 21, 1:55 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Three of Chester Zoo's rare onagers are pregnant at the same time. A flamingo loses interest in mothering her chick. And a baby macaque gets picked on by some older females. (S7 Ep6) [AD,S] | Sat, Sept 14, 3:25 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Pregnant rhino Asha goes into labour at night. Mantis Minnie is looking for her first sexual partner, but female mantises have a habit of eating their partners while mating. (S6 Ep3) [AD,S] | Sun, Aug 4, 2:20 pm | Channel 4 | 65 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | There's a new arrival in the chimp group at Chester, elderly chameleon Mr Parsons has a romantic date, and Gaston the banteng bull has made three females in his herd pregnant. (S6 Ep2) [AD,S] | Sun, Jul 28, 2:30 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | The keepers think pregnant elephant Thi is three months overdue. Rampant giraffe Meru relentlessly chases the females in his herd. (S6 Ep1) [AD,S] | Thu, May 30, 8:00 pm | Channel 4 | 60 mins |
The Secret Life of the Zoo | Otters Diego and Icana have never mated; can new male Tarubu light Icana's fire? Andean bears Lima and Madidi aren't getting on. And two butterflies get drunk on fermented fruit. (S7 Ep5) [AD,S] | Sat, Mar 30, 5:35 pm | Channel 4 | 55 mins |