The Zoo is the Australian version of a New Zealand documentary television series of the same name. Centred around the lives of a zoo team at Taronga Zoo, New South Wales. The program is narrated by Sunrise co-host Melissa Doyle.
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.
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| Status | Ended | |
| Original Name | The Zoo (AU) | |
| First Air Date | February 3, 2008 | |
| Last Air Date | May 31, 2010 | |
| Seasons | 4 | |
| Episodes | 28 | |
| Episode Runtime | 23min | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | — | |
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| Networks | Seven Network | |