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Episode 5: Series 8 Episode 5

Summary

Keepers introduce a new male to the spotty chocolate poison dart frog colony, hoping that the competition will result in an increase in tadpoles. Meanwhile, the Sulawesi macaques are ecstatic to welcome a new baby to their family, but their enthusiasm is a cause for concern as new mother Maggie may not be able to protect her baby from the other females

Review

It’s easy to ignore the smaller animals that are in just as serious trouble as the big endangered species, so Chester Zoo’s breeding programme is very important. They’ve successfully increased their colony of chocolate poison-dart frogs, thanks to the efforts of Roy. But he’s gone off the boil recently so a young male is introduced to reignite the action.

The keepers are also hopeful about the future of their pair of dusky pademelons (marsupials), speculating that “shy” Kai has impregnated Styx. However, in the macaques’ pen there’s equal delight and concern about a new baby. The excitable females can get quite vicious when handling a youngster.

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Self - NarratorTamsin Greig

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    Keepers introduce a new male to the spotty chocolate poison dart frog colony, hoping that the competition will result in an increase in tadpoles. Meanwhile, the Sulawesi macaques are ecstatic to welcome a new baby to their family, but their enthusiasm is a cause for concern as new mother Maggie may not be able to protect her baby from the other females

    Review

    It’s easy to ignore the smaller animals that are in just as serious trouble as the big endangered species, so Chester Zoo’s breeding programme is very important. They’ve successfully increased their colony of chocolate poison-dart frogs, thanks to the efforts of Roy. But he’s gone off the boil recently so a young male is introduced to reignite the action.

    The keepers are also hopeful about the future of their pair of dusky pademelons (marsupials), speculating that “shy” Kai has impregnated Styx. However, in the macaques’ pen there’s equal delight and concern about a new baby. The excitable females can get quite vicious when handling a youngster.

    How to watch

    Next showing

    There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming provider below.

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    Details

    Released on
    2019-11-28
    Languages
    Formats
    Colour

    Credits

    Cast

    rolename
    Self - NarratorTamsin Greig
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