Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales

It's a busy week at the Columbus Zoo - the staff enlist the zoo's companion dogs to provide some much-needed TLC to three new cheetah cubs.

Before he loses all his feathers, Dr Katie races to figure out what's keeping feisty penguin Barry from shedding for close to a year.

The Columbus Zoo's medical staff devote all their efforts to curing a moody Pallas's cat who is losing weight fast, as well as investigating the mystery behind an adult male flamingo suffering from a throat problem.

Everyone at the Columbus Zoo is waiting for the big event - the birth of the first baby giraffe in over 20 years. Elsewhere, at the safari park, Przewalski's horses need an urgent pedicure.

At Columbus Zoo, a huge team is tasked with capturing an escaped alligator. Elsewhere, elephant Hank practices his yoga postures, and at the safari park, the team races to cool down an African wild dog suffering from excess heat.

A Muntjac deer named Chowlie suffers from mysterious seizures, but the keepers will need to catch him first before they find out why. Jessie the cougar needs to go to the dentist urgently and Febreze the skunk goes to the cardiologist.

The staff at the Columbus Zoo say bon voyage to their polar bears, Neva and Amelia Gray, before they head off to the Maryland Zoo.

Yin and Yang, two Asian small-clawed otters, show off their X-ray training skills, and Ginger, a 41-year-old crane, continues to defy the odds. Meanwhile, Ramer, an old red deer, needs surgery.

Three new baby pronghorns are welcomed to the zoo, but only a few get to meet their adult roommates for the first time.

Staff at the Columbus Zoo work around the clock to try and save a mandrill named Tatu who's in a life-or-death struggle.

Phoebe the elephant goes into labour, and a family of flying fox bats get their annual exam.

An oryx gets a mani-pedi, and a new resident of the Columbus Zoo, a male polar bear named Lee, arrives. Lee will soon be able to move to his new quarters, but he must first quarantine.

At the Wilds, newborn dholes make their entrance. Dr Priya is called in to examine a potentially life-threatening injury on a new baby musk deer.

It's springtime at the Columbus Zoo, which means annual giraffe checkups with extensive hoof care and more.

An ostrich named War lives up to his name and puts up a good fight. Plus, a greater one-horned rhino welcomes another new calf to the herd.

Keepers help Katie the koala get better by ingesting her partner's faeces. Over at The Wilds, the team welcome several newborn baby takins.