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Giraffe Jimiyu

Episode number: 1

Overview: In one of the biggest vet procedures ever performed at Taronga Zoo nearly thirty staff and specialists are involved in the risky sedation of their 5.5 metre tall giraffe Jimiyu.

Lwasi's New Family

Episode number: 2

Overview: Two gorillas are at the hospital as a pair of lions is getting acquainted.

King Hala

Episode number: 3

Overview: A king cheetah has slowed down, and 97 turtle hatchlings return to the sea.

Monkey Business

Episode number: 4

Overview: A takhi hoof trim takes a scary turn, and a male monkey needs some space.

Camel Lump

Episode number: 5

Overview: A mystery lump on Ras the camel's ear has everyone stumped so it's time to investigate; the team find themselves in the middle of a life and death struggle to save an eastern long neck turtle with a fishhook stuck down its neck.

Wild Dog Masego

Episode number: 6

Overview: Masego the wild dog needs surgery on a worrying lump on her chest; a little penguin comes in to the hospital after narrowly surviving an eagle attack; a mission to Norfolk Island to save one of the world's most endangered species from extinction.

A Perfect Storm

Episode number: 7

Overview: A wild koala has an unknown illness, and a new sea lion arrives at the zoo.

What a Galah

Episode number: 8

Overview: 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.

Black Rhino Birth

Episode number: 9

Overview: After a 16-month gestation, Kufara, the 13-year-old black rhino, has gone into labour with her second calf.

The Singing Gibbon

Episode number: 10

Overview: 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.