Series 3 Episode 2
19 May 2009
On 'The Zoo', two giraffe go to sea, a Sea-lion goes into labour with her first pup, a lion is diagnosed with a deadly cancer and a tiny orphaned Feathertail Glider is brought to hospital to see of it can survive.
Our crew were there at Taronga Zoo when Kira, the Australian Sea-lion first met her mate, we were there when her first pregnancy was confirmed, now we're there when Kira has her first baby. But when she doesn't know what to do, keepers need to intervene.
At Taronga Western Plains Zoo, a lion battles the world's deadliest skin cancer. Melanomas have never been seen before in lions. Vets need to operate immediately.
After five days at sea, all the way from Auckland to Sydney, two giraffe still have another 4,000 kilometres to travel before they arrive at their new home at Western Plains Zoo.
Weighing in at just 3 grams, 'Tacker' the Feathertail Glider has lost his mother. The little orphan is brought to the Taronga Wildlife Hospital where Vet Nurse Amy will try to hand-raise him until he's big enough to join the zoo family.
