Episode 1

The zoo is a sanctuary for 865 animals of 144 species that are at the brink of extinction across the world. The life of animals that have disappeared in the wild, from the crib to the grave. Celebrating the centennial anniversary of the Korean Zoo, a zoo documentary wilder than the wild begins!

Summary

1. 85 years have passed since the Korean tiger has disappeared in the wild. A tiger that has been in solitude for three years is paired with another tiger to produce cubs. The Korean Tiger Restoration Project has begun.

2. Cranes are a 1st class internationally endangered species and a natural monument number 202. The crane's love for its offspring has never been observed in the wild. The secret life of the crane family's day is revealed for the first time.

The crane hatches and nurtures its young over spring and summer in Russia and northeast China and migrates to Korea to spend the winter. But now we can see crane families taking care of their offspring in Korea, too!

3. Lion, European brown bear' They come from different origins, but now they are all Gwacheon residents. The zookeepers try out some brilliant ideas and tactics to restore their wild instincts.

The king of the Serengeti plains, the lion. The ruler of Europe's dense forests, the European brown bear. The zookeepers have some brilliant ideas to help these tamed animals to regain their wild instincts.

Episode 2

Primates used to live in the forests of Borneo and the jungles of Africa. How will their lives change when their home is now a zoo in the middle of a city rather than the forest?

A gorilla that had to amputate its foot because of cement poisoning from the floor. A chimpanzee demonstrating abnormal behavior such as pulling out its own hair. Until now, this has been the life of primates, a close relative of human beings, in the zoo.

Seoul Zoo is the only zoo in Korea that holds gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans.

Now, at their 100th anniversary, a site-wide construction has begun at the zoo to reconstruct the wilderness for the primates.

Will the primates that have spent tens of years in manmade cells be able to regain their wild instincts? This documentary is a record of the 200-day project at Seoul Zoo to renovate and expand the primate display, as well as a report on primates - an endangered species - and their life in the city.

Main points

1. The only two gorillas in Korea! The last pair of gorillas.

2. A orangutan that remembers everything she sees and learns. Bora, the genius orangutan!

3. The chimpanzee's secret private life is caught on camera.