Real Life in the Zoo

Real Life in the Zoo

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.

Created By

Status

Returning Series

Original Name

Het echte leven in de dierentuin

First Air Date

June 16, 2019

Last Air Date

March 9, 2024

Seasons

7

Episodes

36

Language

Dutch

Production Companies

I Care ProductiesNTR

Networks

NPO 1NTR

S07E06

Episode 6

Meerkat brothers Barry and Bob are far too lazy and therefore overweight. For more than 30 years, the Rotterdam Zoo has been working on a groundbreaking vaccine against the deadly elephant herpes virus. Polar bear female Huggies may have osteoarthritis. To know for sure, she needs to undergo a scan, but that is not an option for a polar bear in the warm summer weather. Fortunately, the keepers have come up with a test; without Huggies having to go under anesthesia.

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