The zoo's largest new arrival, Wallace, a hippo, is on its way from Jakarta, Indonesia.

An inbred white tiger must be neutered; Carrie makes accommodations for a potbellied pig; Bud searches for a short in the 10-mile-long electric fence.

The DeYoung Family Zoo prepares to welcome a baby hippopotamus; Carrie Cramer and her team perform a rescue at the home of a cat hoarder.

Chester Zoo is one of the most popular wildlife parks in Great Britain, attracting more than 1.8 million visitors annually. Through the use of cameras equipped with the latest technology, this program takes viewers behind the scenes of the zoo, capturing animal behavior close up, as well as the relationships the animals share with their keepers. Memorable scenes filmed over the course of the series include the birth of a baby giraffe, a pregnant viper getting X-rayed, chimps battling for dominance, and a red panda giving her partner the cold shoulder.

Animal rescue centers who rescue, care and rehabilitate sick, injured and orphaned wildlife.

The lives and stories of baby animals.

A family of meerkats is tracked and filmed, providing first-rate entertainment with a blend of animal documentary footage and dramatic narration, as members eke out a survival in the brutal surroundings of Africa's Kalahari Desert. Underground cameras give viewers a never-before-seen glimpse into the animals' dens. Action mostly centered on the Whiskers family, with its matriarch Flower and later, her daughter, Rocket Dog.