Inside Taronga Zoo

Taronga vets get up close to a silverback gorilla, and an overprotective White Rhino mum refuses to let anyone near her newborn calf, posing problems for keepers.

Taronga attempts to export two platypuses to America, and staff treat a sick Funnel Web, the world’s most venomous spider.

Taronga Zoo vets take the battle to save Australian Native Wildlife to the frontline, and solving the mystery of an injured Californian Sea Lion poses a weighty problem.

A critical situation for an orphaned wombat, as vets discover some worrying signs in his x-rays. Anxious zoo staff wait patiently for the long overdue birth of a rare baby Bongo.

Vets treat a 3-meter-long Olive Python with chronic back pain. Taronga staff throw a surprise party for the zoo’s oldest resident, the 103-year-old Giant Aldabra Tortoise.

Vets and keepers attempt a procedure that is rarely done at Taronga. Staff teach a badly injured owl how to fly again, and keepers reign in a very randy red panda.

A mysterious virus threatens to wipe out an entire species of snapping turtles. An injured fiordland crested penguin arrives from Melbourne Zoo, but will it call Taronga home?

Vets have to perform emergency surgery on a Tree Goanna, and a baby koala’s first ride on mum’s back doesn’t go according to plan.

Keepers prepare to move their 3 giraffes to a brand-new enclosure, and keepers attempt the tricky business of teaching a very distracted otter to sit still for a medical check-up.