SECRETS OF THE ZOO: DOWN UNDER

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 ringtail lemur is badly injured in a fight and Taronga's vets have grave concerns for her unborn baby.

A mysterious virus threatens to wipe out an entire species of snapping turtles.

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.

Taronga’s keepers get up close to their elephants at bath time.

Baby koala’s first ride on mum’s back doesn’t go according to plan.

Keepers prepare to move their 3 giraffes to a brand-new enclosure.