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Reality

Real Life in the Zoo

The animals play the main role in this series. The animals are the real main characters and the supporting roles are for the caretakers or zoo staff. Decisive for the program is the camera technology, which shows the animals' lives everywhere behind the scenes and out of sight of the audience. We experience the 24-hour feeling within the walls of the zoo, just like the animals themselves. The program is recorded at Ouwehands Zoo in Rhenen, the Netherlands.

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

Het echte leven in de dierentuin

First Air Date

June 16, 2019

Last Air Date

March 9, 2024

Seasons

7

Episodes

36

Language

Dutch

Production Companies

I Care ProductiesNTR

Networks

NPO 1NTR

S07E04

Episode 4

Hawaiian goose Guus behaves like the queen of the aviary in Rhenen. How will she react if another Hawaiian goose suddenly arrives? The Rotterdam zoo is working on a unique project to increase fish populations near corals in order to maintain those coral reefs. This could be groundbreaking for the survival of corals worldwide. Orangutan male Bako has been suffering from a severe respiratory infection for years and it is only getting worse. He will have to be put under anesthesia to undergo an examination. The only question is whether the weak Bako can handle this.

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