Episode Five

This week:

A new island home is prepared for the Ring-Tailed Lemurs and there's plenty of exploring to be done by these playful and curious creatures. But when a build-up of algae around the edge of the island gives the water a deceptively solid appearance, oldest member of the troop Nibbles takes her curiosity a step too far....

The Chilean Flamingos will soon be breeding, building their nests on stacks of mud at the edge of the flamingo pond. Zookeeper and avian expert Peter Phillips introduces us to some of Dublin Zoo’s most colourful inhabitants, and follows their progress from nest, to eggs and even a flamingo crèche...

It was said Wanita the little Sumatran Tiger cub with a hole in its heart would never breed. A year on, and she’s grown into a beautiful and almost fully grown tigress, ready to find a partner of her own. So it’s with a heavy heart that Operations Manager Gerry Creighton sets about training one of his favourite animals for her long trip to her new home in France…