Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo

Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo is an Australian factual television series which goes behind the scenes at both Taronga Zoo Sydney and Taronga Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo. It is produced by McAvoy Media and follows the 240 keepers and vets caring for 5,000 animals.^[1] The ten part series' first three seasons were narrated by actress Naomi Watts^[2] and the fourth season is narrated by Virginia Gay.^[3]

Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo
Also known as	Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under Inside Taronga Zoo
Genre	Reality Factual
Narrated by	Naomi Watts Virginia Gay
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	42 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	John McAvoy
Producers	Matthew Keygan Simon Steel
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	44–47 minutes
Production company	McAvoy Media
Original release
Network	Nine Network
Release	8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) – present

The first series of the program premiered on 8 February 2020.^[4] The series was placed on hiatus from 21 March due to special A Current Affair broadcasts focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic occupying the program's timeslot.^[5][6] The program returned on 20 May 2020.^[7] The second series premiered on 22 October 2021.^[8] The third season premiered on 7 October 2022.^[9] The series fourth season returned on 22 November 2023, with Virginia Gay replacing Naomi Watts as narrator.^[3] The fifth season of the series premiered on 13 November 2024.^[10] The series sixth season premiered on 4 November 2025.^[11]

Series overview

Season		No. of episodes	Originally aired
			Series premiere	Series finale
	1	10	8 February 2020	10 June 2020
	2	12	22 October 2021	14 January 2022
	3	10	7 October 2022	13 January 2023
	4	10	22 November 2023	23 February 2024
	5	10	13 November 2024	7 February 2025
	6	TBA	4 November 2025	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

No.	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
1	Kibali	8 February 2020 (2020-02-08)	601,000[12]
2	Koala Rescue	15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)	451,000[13]
3	Platypus	22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)	229,000[14][a]
4	Lemur	29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)	398,000[15]
5	Waru	7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)	468,000[16]
6	Nala	14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)	507,000[17]
7	3 Chimps	20 May 2020 (2020-05-20)	444,000[18]
8	Giraffe Move	27 May 2020 (2020-05-27)	479,000[19]
9	Fishing Cat	3 June 2020 (2020-06-03)	518,000[20]
10	Mr Hobbs	10 June 2020 (2020-06-10)	442,000[21]

Season 2 (2021–22)

No.	Title	Original release date	Australian viewers
1	Naomi's Baby	22 October 2021 (2021-10-22)	390,000[22]
2	Giraffe Migration	29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)	362,000[23]
3	Squirrel Monkey	5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)	430,000[24]
4	Bilby Release	12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)	357,000[25]
5	Hungry Hippo	19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)	315,000[26]
6	Kartika the Tiger	26 November 2021 (2021-11-26)	386,000[27]
7	Nala's Pup	3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)	374,000[28]
8	Lion Move	10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)	361,000[29]
9	Red Panda Implant	17 December 2021 (2021-12-17)	339,000[30]
10	Roo Can't Chew	31 December 2021 (2021-12-31)	307,000[31]
11	Charlie's Walk	7 January 2022 (2022-01-07)	412,000[32]
12	The Devil You Know	14 January 2022 (2022-01-14)	355,000[33]

Notes

• ^a This episode did not air on this night in New South Wales and Queensland due to coverage of the 2020 All Stars match, and aired at a later date.^[34]