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Zoo vets treat pythons that need urgent medical care, and otters go to fish school.

Secrets of the Zoo: North Carolina

Running Otter Time

Keepers hope for a long-awaited sand cat kitten, while a nervous puffin learns to swim.

Puffin But Trouble

The vets are swamped as a gator needs blood drawn, and a lion requires a tooth extraction.

Much Ado About Puffin

The zoo welcomes a new, timid giraffe to the herd; a pregnant bat prepares to give birth; an epileptic chimp gets a better life.

Giraffic Park

The zoo hopes for a polar bear pregnancy; two endangered red wolves go on a blind date; a young elephant gets some unusual treatment.

Polar Bear Opposites

Zookeepers prepare for the birth of a white rhino; two young lions leave the pride.

Hiss and Hers

A gorilla has emergency surgery, while zoo keepers try to take blood from a lion's tail.

Dr. Zoo-little

Zoo keepers prepare for a chimp birth, while vets investigate a bear's mystery illness.

Chimp Off the Old Block

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At the North Carolina Zoo, a passionate family of vets and zoo keepers care for more than 1,000 animals.

S1 E8 | Running Otter Time