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“The fact that the Columbus Zoo and The Wilds were selected for this show is a true testament to our team as well as our supportive Central Ohio community that has helped to make our Zoo one of the best in the nation. “We are proud to have some of the most talented, knowledgeable, dedicated and passionate staff members in the world on our animal care team,” Columbus Zoo and Aquarium President and CEO Tom Stalf said in the release.

The keepers make their morning breakfast rounds at the Heart of Africa exhibit, a young bull elephant has a play date while his expectant mother gets an ultrasound, a rare okapi gets a checkup, a cougar has a concerning abscess and it’s a winter herd roundup at The Wilds.

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From Florida to California, the zoo team hits the coasts, returning two rescued manatees to their native waters, and transporting four wild cats to Los Angeles for an appearance on “The Late, Late Show With James Corden.”īaby fever spreads through the zoo as a cheetah repopulation program goes into full effect, a takin has a hitch in his getalong and Jack Hanna cases chaos through the zoo as he prepares to delight a crowd, while the park’s most chill residents get a frozen spaghetti seal treat. Baby, a beloved black rat snake, develops a concerning mass, while Mac, the zoo’s oldest silverback gorilla, gets a surprise birthday party.Īt the zoo, a white rhino ultrasound shows surprising results, and a sick guinea fowl becomes an emergency. Young kangaroo Fergus gets a gut check in the love department while Zuri, an expectant warthog, delivers unexpected results. They also perform pregnancy tests on rare mares, give baby polar bear cubs swimming lessons and treat rambunctious - but loveable - flamingos with leg problems. The zoo doctors go into hero mode, attempting to replace a missing bone in a cheetah’s shoulder and rescuing 16 macaws from a hoarding situation. A male oryx joins a herd of females, while the zoo staff collects lifesaving blood from a giraffe, and has some fun feeding their hyenas. It’s a big new world for the zoo’s newest additions - adorable tiger cubs. Secrets of the Zoo - Stand by Your ManateeĪn orphaned baby manatee is rescued from the wild, and the zoo staff manages to retrieve an important urine sample from a beloved manatee mom. Here are details from each show as provided by a zoo press release

“Thanks to the Columbus Zoo and their incredible staff, our audience of animal lovers and their families will get an exclusive golden ticket to witness all the extraordinary work, heartwarming stories and inspiring moments most people never see at a place where the passion and commitment to wildlife has to be seen to be believed!” “More than 175 million Americans visit a zoo every year, but nothing compares to the behind-the-scenes experience we deliver,” Geoff Daniels, executive vice president and general manager of Nat Geo WILD said in a press release. More: Columbus-based Twenty One Pilots breaks year-long silence with two new songs More: COSI LEGO model unveiled, will be part of LEGOLAND Discovery Center Columbus More: MVNU to launch community music school The show was originally called 'Zoo Life' before its name was changed to 'Secrets of the Zoo' and was filmed over the past year.

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'Secrets of the Zoo,' Nat Geo WILD's new series about the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, will debut 9 p.m. June 29 with two one-hour episodes as part of a six-part miniseries.