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Animal Embassy

10 episodes 96%4KCC

Inside Tenerife's sanctuary, every rescue, diagnosis, and debut carries real stakes.

Go behind the scenes at Loro Parque, a sanctuary for threatened species on Tenerife, where keepers and vets balance daily care with conservation. From a king penguin's tense CT scan to the arrival of pygmy hippos and the intelligence of tool-using gorillas, each episode reveals how much skill, planning, and heart animal welfare demands.

Episode guide

10 episodes
1
1King Penguin
Annabelle, the king penguin, is displaying some worrying symptoms, and Jorge is concerned she may have some neurological problems.
22 min
2
2Federica the Turtle
Federica, the turtle, has arrived from Italy and Loro Parque has offered to be her ‘forever home’. Esmeralda, the iguana, has a lumpy belly.
21 min
3
3A Day in the Life of Rafa
Meet the Loro Parque Foundation Scientific Director, Rafa, and find out why he is also known as the ‘Birdman of Loro Parque.’
22 min
4
4Gorilla Foot
Ubongo, the gorilla, has a massive cut on his foot. But how do you treat a 400-pound gorilla with a sore foot?
22 min
5
5Panda and Macaw
The red panda and the saki have been having issues with their teeth. The dentist is here to help!
22 min
6
6Orca Baby
Morgan, the deaf orca, is about to give birth to her very first calf. This would be the greatest natural phenomenon in the zoo’s history.
22 min
7
7A Day in the Life of Jorge
Get a glimpse into the lives of Jorge, Loro Parque’s head vet, and Javier, Head of Environmental Affairs.
22 min
8
8Clownfish and White Tiger
The aquarium team initiates its very own breeding program. In the meantime, Lin Mao, the white tiger, is having a hip problem.
22 min
9
9Dolphin
Today, Kristina is performing an ultrasound on the dolphin, Ulysses. Also, meet Garoe, the one-year-old chimp, and Dali, the emperor tamarin.
22 min
10
10A Day in the Life of Ester
For Ester, head of the aquarium, a normal day includes alligators, zebra sharks and more. She sets a pace that’s hard to keep up with!
22 min
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