Zoo Stars Animals

The most remarkable zoos in the world each have a star who attracts thousands of visitors every year. Discover their stories and the many other species that inhabit these places. A zoo is a theatre. Life is everywhere represented by actors. Each animal has its own tale to tell and one story takes a place of another.

In Scotland, the Norwegian Royal Guard regularly visits its Colonel, Sir Nils Olav. Nils Olav is no run-of-the-mill senior officer, though: he’s a penguin in Edinburgh Zoo! In Vienna, a fallen artist searches for inspiration: Nonja, the city zoo’s orangutan, has attracted 70,000 admirers on Facebook. Meanwhile, at Washington Zoo, Kandula, a brilliantly talented elephant, satisfies his hunger for hanging fruit by setting up a makeshift perch to climb.

Then, at Beauval Zoo, nannies lavish every attention on baby koala Eora, feeding her eucalyptus sent over specially from England. He’s a very fickle child! An anteater in Sao Paulo, a pygmy hippopotamus in Malaga and a golden lion tamarin monkey in Montreal are all Zoo Star Animals. They have come to represent the zoos where they live, and crowds flock to see them.

In each episode, we discover new species — highly colorful characters who amaze us with their extraordinary background. A fascinating exploration of the world behind the scenes in zoos and their conservation programs! We will see sounds and colors all over the world:

• ZooParc de Beauval, France
• Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland
• Zoológico Guadalajara, Mexico
• Zoo de la Flèche, France
• Zoológico de São Paulo, Brazil
• Singapore Zoo
• Tiergarten Schönbrunn, Austria
• Bioparc Fuengirola, Spain
• Le Biodôme de Montréal, Canada
• Smithsonian National Zoological Park, USA
• Chiang Mai Zoo, Thailand
• Dyreparken Kristiansand, Norway
• Alpenzoo Innsbruck, Austria
• Zoo Basel, Switzerland