Yay! It's official that The Zoo will be returning to TV ONE on Sunday 29th July at 7pm. TVNZ TVNZ NEW SEASON 2012
oh my miss 9 will be so happy she adores the zoo she has all the dvds and pretty much knows them all off by heart
Thankyou Driftaguy. I will be eagerly awaiting July 29 and will have DVDs ready. I can't wait to see Te Wao Nui being shown!
That was last season. This season does look good though, several interesting stories: Doris' jaw and the porcupines sound intriguing. I wonder if it is because of this TV show that Auckland Zoo tends to release fewer news stories in other media than other zoos, particularly Wellington.
Whoops! Thanks for letting me know. I edited it to say last season's highlights, as I can't delete it. I'm really looking forward to the series returning, as it was on a break for about 2 years.
Well, six episodes of the zoo show have aired, with the most notable stories previously unmentioned here being the attempted breeding of the Galapagos Tortoises. The death of elderly zebra mare Shiloh was also covered. Otherwise, stories have mostly involved routine vet checks, enrichment and husbandry, and well-publicised events, such as export and import of giraffes. So far I have only cried once, and that was when keeper Christine herself cried when talking about the hypothetical death of chimpanzee Janie. Although I almost cried tonight too, because they have abruptly stopped airing the show, and given no indication of when it will return. Typically useless TVNZ.
yes I have a very upset 9 year old as she just sat down to watch it on tv1 plus 1 and its not on she's now stomped upstairs to watch her zoo dvds
Update: There are four more episodes to air later this year. I hate it when they split up seasons like this, it is so annoying.
The final four episodes are expected to air in December this year. I wish that they had aired them on Saturday at 7pm, before starting the new Annabel Langbein series.
The Zoo UK For those of you who are interested in ZSL, the UK version of The Zoo will premiere on Sunday 30th September at 4.55pm as part of 'Our World'. TVNZ
December! How ridiculous. No one watches TV at 7pm in December. Yes, that would have been a good idea driftaguy, or they could have moved Sunday to the 7pm Saturday slot for four weeks, but that might have confused everyone...