It's impossible not to like animals at my house. I'm married to a veterinarian, have two young daughters, two dogs, and two cats. My house is a zoo. So when we get a chance to learn something about animals in other parts of the country, in the wild, or in some of our nation's best zoos, we tend to take advantage of it.
Loose at the Zoo is a collection of three episodes from the series by Smithsonian Networks and the Infinity Entertainment Group. Infinity has been doing a great job of distributing Smithsonian programs on DVD and this is no exception.
At Washington D.C.'s National Zoo, they have a number of very successful breeding programs, including those for the golden lion tamarin, the Sumatran tiger, and the kori bustard. These animals (both parents and any offspring) are well taken care of by the zoo staff who feed, clean, and care for them 24/7.
In "Baby New at the Zoo," we get a tour around the zoo to see some of its newest inhabitants. We see the golden lion tamarins, swinging from the trees with nary a cage or fence in sight. We see three Sumatran tiger cubs being fed and trained in preparation for their big public debut. We see a cute little kori bustard chick recently hatched and running around in the nursery. And we see a baby sloth bear learning to use his uniquely designed nose to get mealworms out of a log in his habitat.
In "Loose at the Zoo: Golden Lion Tamarins" we learn much more about these cute creatures who roam freely in a large area of trees at the center of the zoo. The keepers aren't afraid they'll go too far, for the tamarins are very territorial and like to keep together, but that doesn't keep them from exploring other nearby areas of the zoo or chasing the occasional squirrel invader.
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