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With nearly 6,000 veterinary cases and well over 100 births each year, the team at the Columbus Zoo has no shortage of incredible drama.
2018
An orphaned baby manatee is rescued from the wild.
The zoo doctors help an injured cheetah, then rescue 16 macaws
Fergus, a male kangaroo, is ready to join the mob, but first the zoo team attempts to make a love connection between Fergus and a female named Beatrice.
The team hits the coast for animal conservation, returning two rescued mantaees to their native waters.
Baby fever spreads as a cheetah repopulation program goes into full effect and the park's most chill residents get a frozen spaghetti seal treat.
The keepers make their early morning breakfast rounds at the Heart of Africa exhibit.
2020
A 44-year-old orangutan has the biggest birthday bash of the year at the zoo.
An Asian takin calf hangs on for dear life; a very grump tiger arrives at the zoo.
2019
A penguin stuck in molt for a year has hopefully seen the last of his bad hair days.
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium makes room for three adorable new cheetah cubs.
An ornery ostrich refuses to get its shots; a pregnant rhino prepares to give birth; a beloved nanny goat fights for its life.
Staff members have their hands full with an adorable koala that’s losing weight, and a routine exam on a beloved lemur takes an unexpected turn.
Rory the duck, Krypto the Onager, and Unga the Bonobo are given a whole new lease on life, and Zucchini the Beaver has a gigantic tooth problem.
Iconic Australian animals make an entrance, a rare mountain goat birth is recorded, and a near extinct species of deer take keepers for a swim.
Staff members at Columbus Zoo and The Wilds are counting down the days until spring.
A monkey shows its true colors; a gigantic female bison gets a checkup.
A herd of donkeys is wrangled into the barn for its annual checkup.
Two of the zoo's cats receive some high-tech assistance in the baby-making department.
The staff at the Columbus Zoo can hardly contain itself as it prepares to make a home for an orphaned baby gorilla.
Everyone at the zoo awaits the birth of Zuri the giraffe's baby.
A new sloth bear has major lung issues; a gator breaks out of restraints in an exam.
The staff throws a polar bear party; Priya works with her husband on a shark exam.
A tiny loris goes in for a CT scan; Febreze the skunk sees a heart specialist.
A bonobo's exam gets off to a rocky start; a Bactrian deer needs medical attention.
Baby pronghorns meet their adult roommates for the first time.
A madrill needs life or death emergency care. An anaconda goes on a hunger strike
Phoebe the elephant goes into labor; Aurora the polar bear gets a root canal.
A 600-pound manatee named Agua is released back into the wild after years at the zoo.
2022
It’s a roller coaster ride at the zoo. A beloved flamingo fights for his life, a cheetah gets a critical biopsy, and the keepers scramble to keep up.
This week: a deep dive into a rhino’s mouth, a group reindeer pedicure, a saucy monkey, a cuddly koala, and an afternoon stroll with a vulture.
Sea lions rejoice! Long awaited Adventure Cove finally opens. Plus, a tiny loris and beloved iguana present strange mystery illnesses.
This week: a newborn sea lion pup struggles to stay alive, a celebrity bat’s mysterious holey wings, and a zebra named Holly hits the spa!
Tonight: a naughty red panda mom makes a play for attention, a moose with a nasty cough, and a cherished cheetah beats the odds and hits a milestone!
This week at the zoo: it’s raining baby giraffes, Dr. Priya gives Connie the Elephant an eye exam, and two camel brothers embark on a new life.
Tonight: Some of the most deadly patients at the zoo: a 200 lb. python with killer back pain, a girl-shy male lion, and a bear with a gnarly cough.
An abscessed tooth turns nasty for an aging sheep, Lulu the giraffe has her baby, and a dangerously skinny skink confounds the vet staff!
2020
A cheetah fights for its life against a mysterious and debilitating illness, and an elephant is artificially inseminated.
Get ready for some flamingo annual exam chaos, two adorable manatee orphans, some very glitzy polar bear poop, and a blind date with two rattlesnakes.
Babies at the zoo! Meet adorable bouncy baby goats, a trio of fluffy flamingo chicks, a sweet baby gazelle, and a feisty eland calf at the Wilds.
A hidden camera captures the birth of a litter of wolves, and a tortoise baffles the vets with a mysterious illness.
This week at the Columbus Zoo: daredevil flying goats, adorable cheetah cubs, a cranky female tiger, a lethal king cobra, and a rhino that paints!
Meet an adorable baby Rhino, witness an amazing polar bear birth, and comfort a rare bird named Marla.
Two baby white rhinos join the herd at The Wilds; a pair of red pandas have a blind date in a tree; and a super-cute tortoise baffles its doctors.
Priya Bapodra
Veterinarian
