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Secrets Of The Zoo: Tampa

Sunday 2pm

National geographic wild

Secrets Of The Zoo: Tampa

Sunday 2pm

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Next transmissions on tv

Sunday 13 September 2pm
You're The Rhino I Want! (Season 1)
Sunday 13 September 3pm
Stingray Stunner (Season 1)
Sunday 13 September 4pm
Oh, The Hu-Manatee! (Season 1)

Synopsis

Welcome to Zoo Tampa, home to literally hundreds of unique animal species, where the keepers are committed to the most exceptional care. Get an exclusive look at the incredible bonds the Zoo Tampa staff form with the animals, from helping a baby rhino take its first steps to rehabilitating rescue manatees! Across the zoo, the vets on site are some of the best in the business, handling routine procedures, bizarre surgeries, and everything in between. Viewers can even catch a glimpse of zoo romance (or lack thereof) as different animal species attempt to find love to varying degrees of success. Not to mention the major strides the zoo makes in rehabilitation and enrichment of wild animals. Discover all of these secrets and more in the upcoming SOTZ: Tampa Comps 4!

Episodes

Season 7

Season 7
Season 6
Season 5
Season 4
Season 3
Season 2
Season 1
Extra

Rhino Romance
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Rhino romance brings a crash full of fun to Zoo Tampa. From a rhino couple’s courtship to a calf’s first-birthday celebration and even a bittersweet goodbye — celebrate World Rhino Day with Zoo Tampa!
Primate Playtime
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Celebrate International Primate Day with the orangutans, baboons and siamangs of Zoo Tampa. Get ready for aww-inspiring cuteness as a baby orangutan discovers the joy of bubbles and cheer on the new baboons as they explore their habitat. There’s no monkeying around during this action-packed hour of primate perfection.

The Elephant in the Room
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Buckle up for an African expedition! Zoo Tampa welcomes its first female giraffe, elephant intelligence is put to the test, and a new rhino is born.
Rhinos, Koalas and Bears... Oh My!
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Journey through Zoo Tampa’s Asia and Australia exhibits as a pair of clouded leopards move into their new home and a sun bear goes to the dentist.

Baby-Paw-Looza
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Welcome the newest additions to the zoo, celebrate important milestones, and wish them the happiest of birthdays.
Animal Families
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Zoo Tampa has an amazing variety of animal families to fall in love with! Enjoy stories of family dynamics, new habitats, and additions to the zoo.
Around The World
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Zoo Tampa is home to a wonderful variety of animals from across the globe! Take a journey from Africa to the Galapagos islands all in one place.

Rhino Reunion
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Zoo Tampa’s keepers form incredible friendships, including a pair of lazy lemur brothers and rambunctious wallaby roommates.
Crash Landing
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ZooTampa celebrates the arrival of a band of baboons from Brooklyn, a new calf joins the rhino crash, and a hermit crab hunts for the perfect home.
Odd Ducks and Other Medical Mysteries
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The Zoo Tampa vets have a full plate, including surgery on a painted dog, a duck that won’t stop laying eggs, and a parrot with neck trouble.
Scent of a Porcupine
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A beloved Clouded Leopard has a mystery illness, the binturong family keeps growing, and ZooTampa assembles their first ever herd of female giraffes.
Bongo Baby
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Romance is in full bloom at Zoo Tampa as elephants play matchmaking and a pair of sloths take things slow.
Canine Get a Witness
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An orangutan gives birth on her own terms, a Sun Bear faces his dental woes, and big changes are afoot for the red wolves and a Galapagos tortoise.
Crash Course
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Major lifestyle changes at ZooTampa as bears and panthers get habitat upgrades, a rhino makes new friends, and a grouper has emergency surgery.
Rhino Dynamo
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The staff at Zoo Tampa help expand the pygmy hippo population, while rehabilitating an injured manatee and releasing it back into the wild.
Oh, The Zoomanity!
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ZooTampa's vets solve mysteries and make history with an orangutan's herniated belly button, a rhino’s chin lesion, and a hornbill’s prosthetic beak.
Wake Me Up Before You Bongo
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ZooTampa's favorites feel the love with a life-saving penguin procedure, additions to the bongo herd, and urgent medical care for a beloved anteater.
Koala-palooza
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In this enhanced episode, it's breeding season at ZooTampa! Two koalas reunite, painted dogs seek out soulmates, and a pygmy hippo finds Mr. Right!
A Tiger's Tale
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In this enhanced episode, the animal care staff trains a new Malayan tiger, tends to a sassy sandhill crane, and rescues a manatee mother and calf.
Panther Crossing
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In this enhanced episode, a field trip explores safe routes for panthers, a babirusa date gets hog-wild, and ZooTampa battles a global pandemic.
Wolfpack Miracle
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In this enhanced episode, the monumental birth of four endangered Red Wolf pups marks a historic moment, but an injury could jeopardize things.
Fangs for the Memories
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In this enhanced episode, ZooTampa's Florida team fights for the survival of their most critical injured and orphaned manatees.
Monkey Business
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In this enhanced episode, a leopard needs a team of doctors, a monkey gets a rare physical, and a vanishing newt species gets a second chance.

Orangagang
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The zoo welcomes the newest member of the orangutan family, a tapir struggles with leg issues, and a cherished anteater is celebrated.
Next Showing
Sunday 20 September 3pm
On NatGeo Wild
Giraffe Swap
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ZooTampa says goodbye to two male giraffes and welcomes a female giraffe, a naked mole rat visits the vets, and the binturongs, they are a-breeding!
Next Showing
Sunday 20 September 4pm
On NatGeo Wild
Herd Time's a Charm
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A rescued manatee arrives with a severe case of cold-stress, and the team works around the clock to save a critically injured Florida panther.
Next Showing
Sunday 27 September 2pm
On NatGeo Wild
Gronk Grows Up
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A new Greater One-Horned Rhino baby has a father with a concerning hole in his horn, a Tapir gets ready for a big move, and a Macaw visits the vets.
Next Showing
Sunday 27 September 3pm
On NatGeo Wild
Manatee Rescue Squad
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The ZooTampa Team has their hands full with critical manatees, a young Nyala undergoes a messy procedure, and a nervous cockatoo needs a beak trim!
Next Showing
Sunday 27 September 4pm
On NatGeo Wild
Penguin Shuffle
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Penguin mates prepare to become surrogate parents, a treasured White Rhino trains for her next adventure, and a moray eel visits the vets!
Wild Dog Dad Bod
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ZooTampa celebrates the unexpected birth of a baby Siamang, a Pony grows a concerning mass, and a Painted Dog combats seasonal allergies.
Trunks of Love
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It's date night for the African elephants, a Shoebill couple hope for their reunion after years apart, and a tortoise develops a mysterious limp!
Koala-Ty Time
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A young koala and his caretaker share valuable time, a Rhino learns the ropes as he grows up at the zoo, and a Marabou Stork fights for her life.
Wallaby Welcome
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A female wallaby prepares to join the wallaby family, a record-setting lemur gets his eyes checked, and a little hippo prepares for a big move!
Spring Training
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As Spring blooms, penguin chicks dive into penguin preschool, a sloth prepares for a big debut, and a caretaker trains to be a venomous snake handler.

All Iguana Do
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It's a waiting game for the ZooTampa team as they anxiously await the birth of a rare Indian rhino baby. After 16 long months, the calf is almost here!
Next Showing
Sunday 20 September 2pm
On NatGeo Wild

A Star Is Born
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It's egg hatching season at the Tampa Zoo, and the team must intervene in order to safely welcome their newest superstar.
Bear Necessities
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It's spring at ZooTampa, and a bear cub is rushed to the zoo after being abandoned by its mother. A lemur experiences its first seasonal allergies.
One Way Or The Otter
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The penguin keepers are on egg watch with the hope that penguin parents, Rocky and Thumbelina, hatch two new chicks.
Hungry, hungry dragons
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Walter, a Florida panther, is getting a thorough exam after getting caught in a snare, while a bear cat mating pair settles into its new home.
You're The Rhino I Want!
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Love is in the air at ZooTampa, but Johnny the Rhino misses his love connection, while the orangutans learn to respond to different trainers.
Next Showing
Sunday 13 September 2pm
On NatGeo Wild
Stingray Stunner
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The ZooTampa family is about to get bigger as Ceduna the Female Koala has a baby inside her pouch, while an ill tortoise gets breakfast in bed.
Next Showing
Sunday 13 September 3pm
On NatGeo Wild
Oh, The Hu-Manatee!
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ZooTampa's three chimpanzees prepare to retire, and rescued manatees are welcomed to the newly renovated ZooTampa Manatee hospital.
Next Showing
Sunday 13 September 4pm
On NatGeo Wild

A Family Affair
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Animal families are wild, wonderful, and just like ours! Zoo Tampa’s white rhino crash welcomes a white rhino bull…and baby.
Rescue Squad
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The keepers at Zoo Tampa conduct a reptile exchange with a neighboring zoo, rear new penguin chicks, and rehabilitate three injured Florida panthers.
Love is in the Air
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with stories of budding animal romance, Zoo Tampa’s incredible breeding programs, and adorable zoo babies.
Showstoppers
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Cute, charming, and charismatic animals steal the show at Zoo Tampa, including a new baby orangutan and an adorable koala couple.
Next Showing
Monday 14 September 4pm
On NatGeo Wild
Sweet Home Zoo Tampa
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The Zoo Tampa team creates a safe, enriching home for all kinds of species, including a beloved tamandua and a pair of charismatic clouded leopards.
Next Showing
Tuesday 15 September 4pm
On NatGeo Wild