Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo?

We follow the monumental relocation of Taronga Zoo Sydney's last two Asian elephants as they prepare to leave their long-time home and begin a bold new chapter.

Aged Sumatran tigers face critical health checks. Sakti's dental surgery goes into crisis when he suffers cardiac arrest. Separately, aged capybara Carlos gets a check-up, and a horticulturist hunts 10,000 termites for the echidnas.

The Seal Team uses cutting-edge drone technology to conduct a seal survey on Sydney's northern beaches. Volunteers craft papier-mâché for a lion enrichment project. Meanwhile, Keeper and Vet Luke drops his duties to treat an injured pelican.

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.

Sumatran tiger Mawa has a high-stakes health check for a US breeding program. Potoroo Spud attempts quirky courtship to win Penny's heart. Keeper Molly juggles feeding meerkats and finding a special piece of wood for sun bear Molly.

Taronga attempts to breed endangered Asian elephant Anjalee with Gung as time runs out. Bongo antelope Ekundo undergoes training for a stress-free blood draw. Plus, two pairs of Fiordland penguins face a tough breeding season to hatch their eggs. 

Lioness Maya has a fractured tooth that, if untreated, could lead to a serious abscess—a potentially life-threatening issue. At the newly unveiled Nguwing Nura experience, also known as ‘Night Country,' guests can meet a few surprise stars, AND over at Taronga's Seal Cove, Eve, a New Zealand fur seal pup, is diving into her swimming lessons.

Joining forces to save an Australian icon, Senior Taronga Vet Larry and the team go out on Ngarigo land in New South Wales to assess the health of koala populations as part of the Koala Sentinel Project

Stealing the hearts of all who meet her, abandoned koala joey Gracie proves to be the cutest possible housemate to foster mother and keeper Annii, who has taken on her 24-hour care with maternal flair.

Keeper Carolene shares a special bond with hippo Nile, having cared for her since birth. Carolene notices a cloudiness in Nile's eyes, prompting an urgent investigation. Platypus Mackenzie is being prepped for relocation to a Platypus Rescue HQ Facility in Dubbo.

A six-month-old platypus has been brought in after being found in a children's playground. Emaciated and laden with ticks, it's all hands on deck to try and save him. Unit Supervisor Jake is doing the rounds and observing that sometimes love can take its time - in the form of a breeding pair of Galapagos tortoises.

In one of the biggest undertakings ever attempted at the zoo, the vet team must complete health checks on all twenty-one chimpanzees. In Dubbo, a lace monitor is brought to the wildlife hospital with a suspected head injury.

Time for the three senior male chimpanzees to receive their health checks. In Dubbo we get a backstage pass to 'The Sanctuary'. Keeper Molly introduces some of the less imposing members of the carnivore habitats.

From the seaside savannah of Taronga's harbour side zoo to the wilds of Dubbo, keeper Jacob heads to Taronga's Western Plains to observe and learn how his colleagues manage their savanna-based mixed species exhibit.

We follow the journey of an underweight and vulnerable little penguin through her progression from tiny to mighty. The monitoring systems that protect Taronga's fence lines have been triggered - can they correct the breach? 

A keeper detects a potentially dangerous lump in a juvenile gorilla named Mwamba. In Dubbo, Seven Asian elephants and their enclosure receive a thorough cleaning, and they certainly make their presence known.

In one of the biggest vet procedures ever performed at Taronga Zoo nearly 30 staff and specialists are involved in the risky sedation of their 5 1/2 metre tall giraffe Jimiyu.

Lwasi the male lion has left brother Ato, lioness Maya and their 5 cubs behind at Taronga Sydney and moved to Western Plains Zoo to start a family of his own.

Hala is finding it increasingly hard to get up in the morning, so time for a health check to find out what's going on.

He may live on an idyllic island habitat, but life isn't always easy for Vampeer the lone male squirrel monkey. Outside of breeding season the females often attack him, so the keepers have devised a cunning escape plan to his own bachelor pad. 

A mystery lump on Ras the camel's ear has everyone stumped, so its time to investigate. But sedating a camel weighing half a tonne is not the simplest procedure to undertake.

Out at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Masego the wild dog, needs surgery on a worrying lump on her chest. Not only are her keepers worried about what the vets might find, but whether the pack will reject Masego when she returns.

It's an emotional farewell as the Taronga marine keepers wave goodbye to 5-year-old Australian Sea Lion, 'Moby'. He's being swapped for another sea lion at a marine park 6 hours' drive north of Sydney, to strengthen the genetic diversity at both zoos.

Taronga's free flight bird experience is a favourite with visitors, but it can take months of training to ensure the birds are happy to take part and don't fly away when they have the option to.

After a 16-month gestation, Kufara the 13-year-old Black Rhino has gone into labour with her second calf.

The mating song between a White cheeked gibbon pair was a joy to hear, but when Taronga's female gibbon, Nellie died six months ago, the male, Kayak went silent.

Two of Taronga Zoo's gorillas will be anesthetized for their checkups.

Zoo staff undertake the painstaking process of x-raying their much-loved Asian Elephant, Tang Mo's feet. Keepers have to be on their game, as one wrong step, could destroy some seriously expensive medical equipment.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run one of the world's most famous and magnificent zoos.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to run one of the world's most famous and magnificent zoos.

Taronga Zoo's hand-raised cheetah bonds with an unexpected furry friend.

Taronga Zoo's staff release endangered bilbies to their natural habitat.

A lemur's sunbathing leads to concerns about his health. A baby hippopotamus is born at the Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo. 

The worldwide pandemic halts inter-zoo transfers, leaving Taronga with too many Sumatran tigers. An injured seal arrives at the wildlife hospital. 

Nala, the Australian sea lion, gives birth to a healthy pup! The zoo prepares to welcome zebras to the African Savanna exhibit. 

After years away, the king of the jungle returns to Sydney Harbor. And Taronga's Wildlife Hospital treats injured green sea turtles. 

Taronga Zoo's residents welcome guests with a symphony of sounds. And after years away, the king of the jungle returns to Sydney Harbor. 

A routine procedure for kangaroo, Malu, takes a sudden turn for the worse.

Vets use different methods to find out if two of Taronga's rhinoceros are pregnant.

Taronga Zoo staff work to save the Tasmanian devil from a deadly disease.

A celebration of the unsung heroes of Taronga Zoo: insects.

Pairing endangered parrots for breeding is more complicated than it seems.

It's springtime at Taronga Zoo, and the yearly baby boom is in full swing.

Vets race to nurse a malnourished platypus back to health.

Sydney keepers get up close and personal with endangered turtles, while Dubbo keepers show off the amazing evolution of the world's largest tortoise.

Zookeepers have noticed that their silverback gorilla Kibali, has been unwell. But giving a nearly two-hundred-kilogram gorilla an injection is not as straightforward as it sounds.

Taronga Zoo's keepers try to reign in a very randy red panda! Vets and keepers work together to attempt a procedure rarely done at Taronga and staff teach a injured owl how to fly again.

For the first time in ten years, Taronga vets get up close to a silverback gorilla.

A pregnant lemur is badly injured in a fight and Taronga's vets have grave concerns for her unborn baby. Meanwhile, Taronga welcomes a brand-new species to the zoo, as 5 of the world's largest rodents arrive from New Zealand.

A virus threatens to wipe out an entire species of snapping turtles. Meanwhile, Taronga vets are stumped by an animal's mysterious health problem.

Taronga staff throw a surprise party for the zoo's oldest resident, Esmerelda, the 103-year-old Giant Aldabra Tortoise.

As the largest bushfires on record devastate the country, Taronga Zoo vets take the battle to save Australian native wildlife to the front line. 

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.

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.

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.