Storyline

The animals play the main role in this series. The animals are the real main characters and the supporting roles are for the caretakers or zoo staff. Decisive for the program is the camera technology, which shows the animals' lives everywhere behind the scenes and out of sight of the audience. We experience the 24-hour feeling within the walls of the zoo, just like the animals themselves. The program is recorded at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands.

First Aired

2019-06-16
Last Aired

2024-03-09
Creator
Genre

Documentary, Family, Reality
Seasons

6
Episodes

36
Status

Returning Series
Language

Nederlands
Network

NPO 1, NTR

Keywords:

zoo behind the scenes wild animal zookeeper nature documentary

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1. Episode 1

We see how the battle breaks out when a new male is introduced to the group of ring-tailed lemurs. The...More

We see how the battle breaks out when a new male is introduced to the group of ring-tailed lemurs. The young sniper fish are given shooting lessons by the oldies and giant pandas Xing Ya and Wu Wen embark on the adventure that will hopefully lead to mating and... young pandas.Less

45mins 2019-06-16

2. Episode 2

We see the adventure of African elephant Tooth taking his first steps as a breeding bull. The heavily ...More

We see the adventure of African elephant Tooth taking his first steps as a breeding bull. The heavily traumatized brown bears Keta and Maria are slowly learning what it means to live carefree as a bear in the bear forest and how does the icy truce between the ring-tailed lemurs end?Less

45mins 2019-06-23

3. Episode 3

We discover the world of the poison dart frog, which has a very special way of reproduction. The brush...More

We discover the world of the poison dart frog, which has a very special way of reproduction. The brush pigs fight without hesitation for food with their much larger neighbors; the African elephants. And at night clouded leopard male Rama and female Hyma are suddenly much more interested in each other than before.Less

45mins 2019-06-30

4. Episode 4

Dadon, a brown bear, returns from his CT scan. The result must determine whether he can wake up from h...More

Dadon, a brown bear, returns from his CT scan. The result must determine whether he can wake up from his anesthesia and return to his beloved bear forest. Giant tortoise Mien is restless. She is looking for a place to bury her eggs. And clouded leopard Hyma is also pregnant. Due to inexperience, it often goes wrong with a first litter. The cubs only have a chance of survival if Hyma has enough maternal instinct.Less

45mins 2019-07-07

5. Episode 5

A romance blossoms between Orang Utans Bako and Tjintah. Penguins Snavel and Opa are getting new chall...More

A romance blossoms between Orang Utans Bako and Tjintah. Penguins Snavel and Opa are getting new challenges for more exercise. Siberian tiger Colina suddenly has no appetite anymore and that is alarming. And it is winter in the park. The brown bears have disappeared into their burrows, but the giant pandas are having the time of their lives in the snow.Less

45mins 2019-07-14

6. Episode 6

We see how roloway Akua enters toddlerhood. She terrorizes her peers, but especially the meerkats have...More

We see how roloway Akua enters toddlerhood. She terrorizes her peers, but especially the meerkats have to suffer. Family expansion at the Orangutans arrrives when Tjintah has her fourth cub. And are young also coming to the giant pandas? Female Wu Wen is fertile. This takes no more than three days and only happens once a year. Time for male Xing Ya to take action.Less