Tom Dunne
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Zoo volume 10
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Itís been a long and difficult year in Dublin Zooís Brazilian Tapir house, particularly for old Marmaduke, who lost both his daughter Diego and Hillary, his partner of 25 years. A new younger female arrives to keep him company, but will the old tapir take to his new companion?...
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Zoo volume 8
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A male Mangabey monkey comes to live with the resident troop on Dublin Zooís Mangabey Island. But after having the island to themselves for such a long time, how will the females take to the new boy in town?
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Zoo volume 7
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African Hunting Dogs are fond of a little horseplay, but with the mating season in full swing sometimes things can get a little out of hand. Team leader Ciaran MacMahon has to intervene when he notices one of the male dogs nursing some particularly nasty looking injuries...
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Zoo volume 6
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Itís been several months now since Gerry waved goodbye to Wanita the Sumatran Tiger. With reports that sheís doing well over in France, Gerry takes to the road to pay one of his favourite animals a visit and see how sheís settling in.
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Zoo volume 4
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As hatching season approaches, Eddy and his team are busy monitoring the Chilean flamingos in Dublin Zooís flamingo pond.
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Zoo volume 6
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Ciar·n welcomes two Asian lionesses to Dublin Zoo to start a new breeding programme for this endangered species. A new habitat has been built especially for them, but how will they take to their new environment?
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Zoo volume 5
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The moment Ciaran and his team have been preparing for has finally arrived. Upali, a magnificent Indian Bull Elephant joins the herd in Dublin Zoo. But how will the all female herd take to him, many of whom have never seen an adult bull elephant before?
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Zoo volume 1
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Garth has a hairy encounter with one of the Reptile Houseís creepier inhabitants, the Chilean Rose Tarantula and the deadly spider demonstrates its incredible hunting techniques on an unsuspecting locust.
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Zoo volume 6
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Plans are in place to move the Gorillas from their old habitat to a new one on the other side of the Zoo, but for now, the old place is going to get one last radical overhaul. While zookeeper James prepares their food and gets their indoor habitat ready, curator of horticulture Stephen Butler has grand plans to move an enormous poplar tree into the habitat for the Gorillasí enjoyment.
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Zoo volume 7
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A young male Californian sea lion is about to join the group in Dublin Zoo, but how will the females take to the new arrival?
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Zoo volume 5
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After her journey from Dublin Zoo, Sandy the giraffe is ready to meet her new herd. Itís her first time being part of a herd where she might have a potential mate. But how will the Belfast giraffes take to the new arrival?
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Zoo volume 2
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Last year the keepers in the Californian sealion section were devastated to lose Danny, the patriarch of the sealion group. But all was not lost and the keepers make a delightful discovery when they realise that Sienna the sealion is pregnant.
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Zoo volume 2
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With the inspection over, itís time for Kesho to say goodbye to his home in Dublin Zoo and take over as leader of a new band of Western Lowland Gorillas in London Zoo. But how well will he settle in to his new home?...
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Zoo volume 8
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Tremendous excitement at the African Plains when a baby rhino is due to be born.
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Zoo volume 4
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Dublin Zoo recently reworked the habitat of its 14-strong colony of Humboldt Penguins to more closely resemble their native habitat, the sandy beaches of coastal Peru and Chile. Zookeeper and avian expert Peter Phillips joins them as they take their first steps into their new home...
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Zoo volume 5
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Sometimes love hurts, and, in the case of zookeeper and life-long lover of reptiles Gareth de Jong, sometimes it hurts a lot. Gareth takes us on an up close and personal tour of Dublin Zooís reptile house as he feeds and introduces some of the Zooís reptiles, including the Burmese pythons, Nile crocodiles and newly born baby chameleons.
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Zoo volume 10
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Brendan continues his journey through the rainforests of Borneo, where he fulfils a lifetime ambition by meeting wild orang-utans in their natural habitat.
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Zoo volume 6
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At the African Plains the team in Dublin Zoo have been keeping a close eye on Hailey the giraffe, one of the older females in the herd. Itís been a long 15 month pregnancy, but the zookeepers are hopeful theyíll soon have a beautiful new calf joining the herd.
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Zoo volume 2
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On his morning rounds Zookeeper James Creigthon notices that Mayani the gorilla seems to be in a lot of pain and on closer inspection it turns out sheís got a major problem with her teeth. It looks like someone might need a little visit from the dentist.
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Zoo volume 4
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Dublin Zooís large troop of Sulawesi Crested Macaques has been a single sex colony for quite some time, and the females are getting restless. But the Zoo thinks it may have found the perfect male to join their troop. The only problem is heís all the way over in Somerset in England.