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Based in Berlin, this family series discovers what it takes to be a zoo baby in a modern zoo. From regular weight checks to inoculations and first trips outside, Zoo Juniors experiences all these firsts and many more as we observe the animals in Berlin in their first days of life through to animal toddlerdom. You’ll learn why panthers and a snow leopard can share a cage when they’re young; why tapirs should enjoy bathing, and why elephants understand English and Indian, but no other languages.

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Episode 10

S4 E10 26m

Zoo Juniors enjoy first class meals and personal service like Zamuco who is bottle fed in the keepers’ staff room, or the hippos who have the enormous swimming pool all to themselves, and the capuchins who receive 5-star pampering.

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Episode 9

S4 E9 26m

Every Zoo Junior is special. The langurs and their beautiful orange fur always attract visitors. Leopard cub Timang is a big character for a tiny cat. And Xena, the Diana monkey is so special she gets to go home with her keeper.

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Episode 8

S4 E8 26m

Zoo Juniors come in all shapes and sizes from the rare Chinese leopard twins who are part of the Zoo’s international breeding programme, to the shy okapi infant at the Animal Park. There are even long-eared goats and Hungarian sheep – it takes all sorts to make a zoo.

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Episode 7

S4 E7 26m

Play is a big part of growing up for most species, and today the dingo family plays rough and tumble together while Zamuco the peccary pig and Xena the Diana monkey get first class attention from their personal keepers.

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Episode 6

S4 E6 26m

Climbing trees is second nature to the American black bear cubs, but their antics make their keepers nervous. The hippos enjoy an afternoon snack in the pool, and Evita the anteater is bottle fed.

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Episode 5

S4 E5 26m

Living together has its ups and downs. The two newborn male giraffes cannot be let out together so one has to remain indoors, but the tamarins are happy to welcome their latest offspring to the troupe.

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Episode 4

S4 E4 26m

Zoo Juniors need to be independent like orphaned capuchin monkey Sina; they need to obey the rules, which the elephants just cannot understand; and they have to treat their keepers with respect.

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Episode 3

S4 E3 26m

Getting to know the rules of zoo life takes some animals longer than others. The young elephants are particularly mischievous and the capybaras give their keepers a tough time.