Season 5

2023 · 6 episodes

A behind the scenes look at Diergaarde Blijdorp in Rotterdam

1Episode 1Seahorses washed up on the beach regain their strength in the zoo and then make an exciting journey back to sea. The baby gorilla Ajabu is in danger when his teenage brother makes off with it. And there is an adoptable chick for two puffin men who have completely found each other. But can they also care for a little one?
2Episode 2Seahorses washed up on the beach regain their strength in the zoo and then make an exciting journey back to sea. The baby gorilla Ajabu is in danger when his teenage brother makes off with it. And there is an adoptable chick for two puffin men who have completely found each other. But can they also care for a little one?
3Episode 3Animal life also sometimes has concerns. Sumatran Jay Thrush has lost its voice. Then try to seduce a female as a jay thrush. Giraffe Kalishi is a year older than her sister, but why is she a head shorter? And Koffer the boxfish is built securely with its armor but very slow. How does he get food if the other fish are always too fast for him?
4Episode 4Even as an animal in the zoo you have to be able to stand up for yourself. The lions no longer let youngest sister Mette join them for dinner. She will have to fight for a living. The pelicans face competition from cormorants from the city. And how does the ant plant ensure that an army of ants protects it from locusts?
5Episode 5Reproduction is natural, but that does not mean that it naturally goes well. Elephant Faya has her first calf but she doesn't want to accept it. Young vulture Pien goes from the incubator to the nest of her adoptive parents. Are they willing to take care of her? And the gelada women have already fired two men. Will Jabba be able to mate with them?
6Episode 6Every animal life has moments of tension. The crocodiles fight for the favorite beach to lay eggs. The newborn gelada young still have to learn how to deal with aggressive Egyptian geese. A young rüppel vulture has been sitting on the edge of her nest for weeks, looking down. Doesn't she dare to fly? And will elephant Faya finally accept her young one?

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