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The Secret Life of the Zoo
7:55 pm - 9:00 pm Monday, November 2
The Secret Life of the Zoo
Season 8 · Episode 1
Documentary revealing the secret life of the animals of Chester Zoo, one of Britain's most popular zoos, using new micro-rig technology to capture the behaviour of the animals and their close relationships with their keepers. Vets at Chester Zoo treat an elephant calf for the herpes virus, the same virus that resulted in the deaths of two calves the year before. A breeding phenomenon plays out among the extraordinary cardinal fish, and the zoo's humboldt penguins welcome 16 new members to their colony
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- Martin Fuller — Series editor
- Philippa Bradley — Series producer
- Alex Sutherland — Executive producer
- Alistair Pegg — Executive producer
- Edmund Coulthard — Executive producer
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