Inside Taronga Zoo – Season 4

The Singing Gibbon. The mating song between a White cheeked gibbon pair was a joy to hear, but when Taronga’s female gibbon, Nellie died six months ago, the male, Kayak went silent.

Black Rhino Birth. After a 16-month gestation, Kufara the 13-year-old Black Rhino has gone into labour with her second calf.

What A Galah. Taronga’s free flight bird experience is a favourite with visitors, but it can take months of training to ensure the birds are happy to take part and don’t fly away.

A Perfect Storm. It’s an emotional farewell as the Taronga marine keepers wave goodbye to 5-year-old Australian Sea Lion, ‘Moby’.

Wild Dog Masego. A wild dog needs surgery on a worrying lump on her chest. Her keepers worried about what the vets may find, but also whether the pack will reject Masego when she returns.

Camel Lump. A mystery lump on Ras the camel’s ear has everyone stumped, so its time to investigate. But sedating a camel weighing half a tonne is not the simplest procedure to undertake.

Monkey Business. He may live on an idyllic island habitat, but life isn’t always easy for Vampeer the lone male squirrel monkey.

King Hala. Hala is finding it increasingly hard to get up in the morning, so time for a health check to find out what’s going on.

Lwasi’s New Family. Lwasi the male lion has left brother Ato, lioness Maya and their five cubs behind at Taronga Sydney and moved to Western Plains Zoo to start a family of his own.

Giraffe Jimiyu. In one of the biggest vet procedures ever 30 staff and specialists are involved in the risky sedation of their 5 1/2 metre tall giraffe Jimiyu.