Secrets of the Zoo: Keeper Tales

Newborns and an emergency surgery keep staff at the Columbus Zoo on its toes.

At the Columbus Zoo, keepers form extraordinary bonds with the animals in their charge.

Keepers at the Columbus Zoo tend to a pregnant cheetah and a penguin stuck in molt.

From the wilds to the operating room, medical teams at the Columbus Zoo are ready for anything.

Keepers tend to a grumpy Pallas's cat that is losing weight and a flamingo who has lost her voice.

At the Columbus Zoo, a cheetah undergoes shoulder surgery and 16 rescued macaws are treated.

Everyone awaits the first baby giraffe to be born at the Columbus Zoo in over 20 years.

After a successful rehab at the zoo, keepers return two orphaned manatees to their native waters.

Three adorable tiger cubs and a scimitar-horned oryx are welcomed to the Columbus Zoo.

There's a gator on the loose and elephant yoga on the agenda at the Columbus Zoo.

A cougar named Jessie needs to see the dentist; Febreze the skunk sees a heart specialist.

An old takin is in dire need of a pedicure; the flying foxes are due for checkups.

Staff members bid farewell to their favorite bears; Priya works with her husband on a shark exam.

A pair of otters show off their skills; a Bactrian deer needs medical attention.

Three new baby pronghorns meet their adult roommates for the first time.

The new resident of the Columbus Zoo, a male polar bear named Lee, arrives in Ohio.