Zoo Tales (also known as The Zoo) is an Australian wildlife docu-reality television series hosted by Melissa Doyle which centres around the lives of a zoo team at Taronga Zoo, New South Wales.
The series premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on 3 February, 2008. A third season premieres in Australia in 2009.
Zoo Tales premiered in South Africa on DStv's Nat Geo Wild channel on Monday 3 November 2008, at 21h30.
Season 2 premiered on Nat Geo Wild on Tuesday 19 May 2009, at 19h00. Double half-hour episodes air back-to-back, on three consecutive nights.
Synopsis
Almost ten million people visit Australia's zoos every year, but this series, hosted by Melissa Doyle, reveals what these visitors never get the chance to ordinarily see.
We take a behind-the-scenes look at some of Australia’s finest zoos.
Join Jasiri the lion as he gets a visit from the dentist, an injured owl as he gets treated after falling out of a nest and the veterinary team attempting the first ever IVF on a rhino.
Experience the drama, joy, danger, compassion, exhilaration and heart-ache of life inside these remarkable animal sanctuaries.