The cameras are there as tigers rip into a fresh deer hide pinata, Burma the elephant swims in a fresh lagoon, and young giraffe Jelani heads off over the ditch on his big OE.
See a day in the life of the Zoo's oldest resident, Janie the chimpanzee; Giraffe Jelani finds his sea legs; and the keepers rescue wild birds after the Rena oil spill disaster.
There's a cheeky new kid on the block; red panda Maya has lost her appetite; and the orangutans try their hand at painting.
Giraffe Zabulu gets a new playmate; Melur the orangutan behaves for the vet; and reptile keepers pull out all the stops to get Smiley the tortoise in the mood for love
The Zoo's new spider monkeys deliver a lot of laughs; Molek the tiger undergoes a root canal; and keepers uncover some of the mysteries of our rarest frogs.
New Zealand's family viewing favourite The Zoo, returns. Catch up with your favourite animals and the keepers who look after them.
Doris the Alligator is suffering from a locked jaw and has trouble eating. Elsewhere, Auckland Zoo keepers assist with a night-time round-up of kiwi on Motuora Island.
The seal encounter goes high tech with a brand new underwater communication system.
Lion Lazarus is crate training for his trip across the ditch and there is a bouncing bonanza in the Aussie Walkabout, with brand new joeys and a wallaby round-up.
Auckland Zoo has undergone a massive transformation with extensive development of its animal enclosures and an increased focus on behaviour enrichment and conservation. The team from the hugely popular series "The Zoo" has been there all the way filming the stories of the Zoo's 900 animals and 60 staff as they bring information, education and enjoyment to more than half a million visitors each year. Featuring highlights from series 1, 2 & 3 of 'The Zoo", this DVD has over 3 hours of all your favourite animal stories including big cats, cuddly cubs, native birds, huge hippos, new rhinos, free range Tamarins, mischievous meerkats, playful otters and slippery sea lions finished off with some great out-takes.
The hugely popular series that takes you behind the scenes at Auckland Zoo returns with more great stories about the animals and their keepers. Rhinos and Tuatara, baby Red Pandas and a Gibbon family reunion, a journey to Sumatra to work with the Orang-utans along with a conservation programme in Vietnam. Rediscover and enjoy more delightful and informative antics of the animals at the Auckland Zoo.