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
Episode Runtime	45min
Language	Dutch
Original Language	Dutch
Production Countries	Netherlands
Production Companies	I Care Producties NTR
Networks	NPO 1 NTR

S07E06

Episode 6

Meerkat brothers Barry and Bob are far too lazy and therefore overweight. For more than 30 years, the Rotterdam Zoo has been working on a groundbreaking vaccine against the deadly elephant herpes virus. Polar bear female Huggies may have osteoarthritis. To know for sure, she needs to undergo a scan, but that is not an option for a polar bear in the warm summer weather. Fortunately, the keepers have come up with a test; without Huggies having to go under anesthesia.

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