''News From Zoos'' is a
Canadian children's television series which aired on
CBC Television
CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...
from 1980 to 1982.
Premise
This series was hosted by a chimpanzee named Charlie, voiced by
Carl Banas who presented news features about animals. Episodes included reports from the
Jackson Zoo
The Jackson Zoo is a zoo that was established in 1919 in Jackson, Mississippi and exhibits over 120 species and approximately 250 individual animals, providing the public the opportunity to observe and study wildlife from around the world and regi ...
, where a
sable antelope was born, and from the
San Francisco Zoo
The San Francisco Zoo is a zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco, California, between Lake Merced and the Pacific Ocean along the Great Highway. The SF Zoo is a public institution, managed by the non-profit San Francisco Zoologi ...
. Animals featured on the series included a
Komodo dragon, Chinese
giant panda
The giant panda (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca''), also known as the panda bear (or simply the panda), is a bear species endemic to China. It is characterised by its bold black-and-white coat and rotund body. The name "giant panda" is sometimes us ...
s and a
seawolf.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Mondays at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 20 October 1980 to 25 May 1981. It was rebroadcast on Saturdays in the 1981 and 1982 seasons, and Friday afternoons in mid-1982.
References
External links
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TV Archive.ca* {{IMDb title, 0250890
CBC Television original programming
1980 Canadian television series debuts
1982 Canadian television series endings
Television shows filmed in Toronto
1980s Canadian children's television series