The Keepers Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Above and Beyond
• Adapting to the Wild

  Mexican wolves are introduced to Beaver Valley, and a pheasant attacked by its mate needs treatment

• Anything But Routine

  An endangered Sumatran tiger receives dental care, a rare baby giraffe takes its first steps and two new recruits begin their first working day

• Arrivals of the Species

  An alpaca meets its new stable mate, two wolves are welcomed to Wolf Woods, and the flamingos move to their recently renovated habitat

• Babes in the Woods

  The care and nurture of baby animals, a specialist field vital to the survival of endangered species

• Behind the Scenes

  Testing wild condors for lead poisoning, training otters, seals and sea lions, and meeting a keeper with a reptile house of his own

• Better Living Through Science

  The animal sperm bank at San Diego's Wild Animal Park, and how its existence is helping to conserve wildlife

• Born and Raised

  San Diego Wild Animal Park staff.

• Creature Comforts

  How extra activities are used to stimulate the minds of chimpanzees and orang-utans

• Going the Extra Mile

  An Asian elephant undergoes surgery to combat a serious kidney infection, while a trainee learns to deal with the more daunting creatures at the zoo

• Gorilla Escape
• Handle with Care

  A sloth bear and a poorly komodo dragon need attention, while a novice keeper is trained in dealing with cheetahs

• Head to Toe

  How the staff learn from each other and the animals in their care

• Health and Fitness

  Animals get proper diet and exercise.

• Helping Hands

  A parrot has a beak lesion removed with laser surgery, an elephant undergoes intensive training, and the chimpanzees get help from the behavioural enrichment team

• Home Sweet Home

  Three Sumatran tiger cubs are prepared for departure to other zoos and the keeper of a Tokay gecko carries out some interior design

• Human Touch

  A zookeeper mothers three chimps, and a specialist is called in to see Lionel the lion to prevent him from going blind

• Instructions All Round

  A gorilla rejoins her family after an operation, while Californian condors bred in captivity are given a taste of freedom

• Learning Curves

  The zoo's resident vet faces the challenge of examining Tana the lion, while a researcher teaches the orang-utans to use language and a doctor diagnoses a rare and prickly patient

• Lifelong Learning

  Keepers reveal their tactics for the control of aggressive species, while a trainee tells why she is so passionate about animals

• Malayan Sambar Fawn; Indian Rhino

  Keepers at the San Diego Wild Animal Park care for a Malayan sambar fawn and introduce a tiny Indian rhino into its new habitat.

• More Than Meets the Eye

  Animal opthamologist; Nairobi village greeters.

• Mothers' Day

  How keepers help to preserve species by hand-rearing abandoned baby animals, or finding foster parents for the unwanted infants

• On the Move

  The orang-utans get a new home and Baby the python gets some exercise. Meanwhile, as Nand the Barbairusa pig leaves the park, three baby raccoons arrive

• Planned Parenthood

  An emperor tamarin is given a birth control implant and a baby gerenuk is born after a long labour

• Quality of Life

  A behind-the-scenes look at the daily life at San Diego Wild Animal Park

• San Diego Animal Park
• Teamwork

  Leaf cutter colony gets landscaping; rhino pedicure.

• They Come in All Sizes

  The elephants are given a pedicure, a sickly performer in the Rare and Wild Show receives an examination, and acacia branches being fed to giraffes also allow visitors a close-up view of the animal

• Tough Love

  The Arabian oryx go on the move, and tensions rise at the reptile house as the baby gila monsters begin to hatch

• Watch and Learn

  Staff fight to save the life of an injured Persian onager, while a doctor shows how zebras hooves are cared for

• We Do More by 10.00am

  Behind the scenes at San Diego Wild Animal Park, and the monumental amount of work necessary to keep the animals healthy and safe

• Wild Things

  Testing elephants for tuberculosis, breeding endangered verose eagles and diagnosing a hog's mystery illness

• World of Birds; Tiny Antelope
• The Zoo Crew

  The staff need to take a closer look at a Mojave rattlesnake with an abscess on its face : but they'll have to catch it first