Real Life in the Zoo

Season 3

2021 · 6 episodes · 4h 30m in all

A behind the scenes look at Diergaarde Blijdorp in Rotterdam

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Episode 1

   17 Jul 2021 · 45 min

   Tapir Tygo meets a fertile female for the first time in his life. Black rhinoceros Naima turns against her daughter Mara. She needs space now that a new cub is on the way. Gentoo penguin Anoeska is lonely because she is the only one who cannot swim yet. She is desperately looking for contact.

2. 2

   2. Episode 2

   24 Jul 2021 · 45 min

   The life-threatening Komodo dragons turn out to have a very romantic side. Green sea turtle Midas has a fight with the sharks in the aquarium, but Midas is not afraid of anything. And Indian rhinoceros Namasté is pampered with a massage.

3. 3

   3. Episode 3

   31 Jul 2021 · 45 min

   Black rhinoceros Naima retreats to her stable. She can give birth at any moment. Walking leaf Phileine appears to be able to reproduce without a man. Asian elephant Sunay is going through puberty and is targeting his defenseless grandmother Irma. And amur leopard Kitan enters the domain of female Vatne.

4. 4

   4. Episode 4

   7 Aug 2021 · 45 min

   The surgeonfish are not eating enough because they are intimidated by the other fish. Passionflower caterpillar Sofietje eats all the way around and then transforms into a beautiful butterfly Sofie. And Okapi Kamina just doesn't want to eat anymore. What's wrong with her?

5. 5

   5. Episode 5

   14 Aug 2021 · 45 min

   Elephant Fahim has a delay in his social development because he grew up in loneliness. He meets a fertile female for the first time. Rüppel vultures Kik and Daan have to leave the nest by their parents. But Dan doesn't dare. And the super big tough rhinoceros Vungu turns out to have a very small heart. He is afraid of his own shadow.

6. 6

   6. Episode 6

   21 Aug 2021 · 45 min

   Great unrest among the gorilla group of silverback Bokito. Grandma Annette is not doing well. Elephant Bangka gives birth to a baby boy after a gestation period of 22 months.