Next Episode of Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo? is
Season 6 / Episode 8 and airs on 23 December 2025 08:30
A behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run the Taronga Zoo Sydney, Australia's largest zoo, located on the shores of Sydney Harbour.
At Taronga, silverback Kibali faces challenges from his increasingly bold son MJ, disrupting the gorilla troop. A sea lion swap sees Moby return and Storm relocated, but getting Storm into his crate is tough. Plus, Taronga's elephants get new, large enrichment toys.
Paul gets elephant treats. Red panda cubs are trained for breeding. Western Plains Zoo has a baby boom of quokkas, giraffes. Vets treat a sea eagle's fractured wing, and Uma the bush stone curlew trains for free flight.
The Taronga vet team races to give lioness Maya a contraceptive implant and full check-up before she wakes. Volunteers fail to perfect a turkey-proof red panda feeder. Plus, aging Galápagos tortoises get an ultrasound to check their health.
Trainee Kayla is in the deep end, learning to feed the unpredictable python Rachel. At Dubbo, the vet team carefully sedates cheetah Innes for a critical dental check. Plus, a keeper reveals the fascinating, rare birthing process of the Norfolk Island snail.
Taronga vets lead a koala rescue mission, using thermal drones to track them and testing for chlamydia. Sea lion Charlie is treated for kidney stones. The elephants get their annual health checks, and three orphaned emu chicks are fattened up for release.
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