The Zoo is the Australian version of a New Zealand documentary television series of the same name. Centred on the lives of a zoo team at
Taronga Zoo
Taronga Zoo is a zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. The opening hours are between 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning 'beautiful water view'.
It ...
, New South Wales. The program is narrated by ''
Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
Terminology
Al ...
'' co-host
Melissa Doyle
Melissa Jane Doyle (born 10 February 1970) is an Australian television presenter, author and journalist.
She was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2002 to 2013 alongside David Koch and ho ...
.
The first series of 6 episodes aired on Sunday nights from 3 February to 9 March 2008. The second series moved to Tuesday nights at 7:30 pm from 21 October 2008 and finished on 18 November 2008. The 3rd series airing back on the same time slot as series 2 on 12 May 2009. A fourth season began with a special one-hour episode, ''Miracle At The Zoo'' on the birth of elephant ''Pathi Harn'' on 12 April 2010.
Miracle at the zoo
''The Zoo's'' series four premiere began with an hour special about the first birth of an
elephant
Elephants are the largest existing land animals. Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant, and the Asian elephant. They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae an ...
at Taronga Zoo. The episode aired on 12 April 2010. The show focused on the growth and development of the baby, named "Pathi Harn", in the first few weeks after birth. The special was a huge success coming in first in the nights ratings and giving ''The Zoos biggest ratings since series two.
Awards
* 2010 – Logie Awards – Most Popular TV Presenter – Melissa Doyle
Ratings
Series ratings
Episode ratings
Series 3
Series 4
References
External links
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Seven Network original programming
2008 Australian television series debuts
2010 Australian television series endings
Australian factual television series
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