Zoo Diaries

Each episode opens with a brief description of the show's contents. Events in the life of three or four animals are shown, cutting between stories every couple of minutes. Each story focuses on an animal in an interesting situation, and the zoo person responsible for handling the situation. Some situations are resolved over a number of episodes, for example, developing and performing an animal show designed to startle the audience. Topics vary from birth to death. Handlers discuss situations and difficulties in frank terms, and scenes are occasionally shown that might be disturbing for young children.

The series is candid about the zoo employees' behavior and opinions. For example, one episode shows the keepers feeding a gorilla a beer, and another shows a plush toy with styrofoam given a baby orangutan that the baby attempts to eat.