# Sherlock Yack > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sherlock_Yack > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sherlock_Yack.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Yack > Source revision: 1346012442 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Sherlock Yack*** (also known as ***Sherlock Yack: Zoo-Détective***) is an animated television series in 52 episodes of 13 minutes, co-produced by [Mondo TV France](/source/Mondo_TV)[1] and [ZDF Enterprises](/source/ZDF_Studios), with the participation of TF1 and ZDF, and adapted from the novels of [Michel Amelin](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Amelin_(auteur_pour_enfants)), illustrated by Ruth Christelle (a.k.a. Colonel Mustard). The airing of the series began on 4 May 2011 on [TF1](/source/TF1) as part of their [TFOU](/source/TFOU) block, and since 22 December 2012. ## Plot Sherlock Yack is a detective of the zoo. As soon as a crime is committed, he investigates with his young assistant, Hermione. With her help, he finds suspects and clues, while also getting into wacky adventures along the way. ## Characters Main article: [List of Sherlock Yack characters](/source/List_of_Sherlock_Yack_characters) ### Main characters - **Sherlock Yack**: Sherlock is the zoo detective who solves cases. Unlike [Sherlock Holmes](/source/Sherlock_Holmes), he is a [yak](/source/Yak), and is terrible in playing bagpipes. He was once a student in a [Shaolin](/source/Shaolin_Monastery)-like Buddhist monastery led by an ancient vulture called the Ball of Purity, and took time to pass his test. - **Hermione**: A young female [stoat](/source/Stoat) and Sherlock's apprentice. She helps him to find clues, suspects, and proofs. She doesn't like bagpipes, especially when Sherlock plays them, and she sometimes replaces Sherlock like answering the call and finding the culprit. According to Sherlock, she is the daughter of a friend of his. ## Novels 1. *Qui a explosé le flamant rose ?* (2006) 1. *Qui a étranglé le tigre ?* (2006) 1. *Qui a piégé le pingouin ?* (2006) 1. *Qui a saucissonné l'éléphant blanc ?* (2007) 1. *Qui a noué le python ?* (2007) 1. *Qui a zigouillé le koala ?* (2007) 1. *Qui a liquidé le raton laveur ?* (2007) ## Episodes Title Suspects 1. Who Broke the Kangaroo's Hand? Old Horse, Gorilla (Culprit) and Chihuahua 2. Who Knocked Out the Howling Monkey? Koala (Culprit), Boa and Beaver 3. Who Robbed the Seal? Pelican (Culprit), Turtle and Piranha (Culprit) 4. Who Tagged the Bird of Paradise? Marabou, Hyena and Chameleon (Culprit) 5. Who Painted the Ostrich? Crane, Stork (Culprit) and Mrs. Hippo 6. Who Plugged Up the Elephant's Trunk? Skunk, Gorilla and Sloths (Culprits) 7. Who Poisoned the Cheetah? Lion, Tiger and Gazelle (Culprit) 8. Who Crushed the Panda? Speedy Raccoon, Mr. Hippo and Mrs. Panda (Unsuspected Culprit) 9. Who Bugged the Porcupine? Flamingo (Culprit), Coyote and Dromedary 10. Who Wants to Fry the Piranha? Seal, Pelican (Culprit) and Skunk 11. Who Made the Parrot Sneeze? Mrs. Hippo, Myna (Culprit) and Bobcat 12. Who Vandalized the Vampire Bat? Mr. Hippo, Giraffe (Culprit) and Beaver 13. Who Broke the Crane's Voice? Pelican, Rockhopper and Lemur (Culprit) 14. Who Blinded the Giraffe? Ostrich, Grizzly and Lion (Culprit) 15. Who Cleaned Up the Warthog? Marabou, Grizzly (Culprit) and Skunk 16. Who Glued Up the Orangutan? Lemur, Kangaroo (Culprit) and Chameleon (Culprit) 17. Who Mugged the Boa? Howler Monkey (Culprit), Koala and Crane 18. Who Harassed the Yak? Beaver (Culprit), Parrot and Tiger 19. Who Sabotaged Mrs. Fennec's Machine? Gazelle, Okapi, Flamingo and Mrs. Fennec (Unsuspected Culprit) 20. Who Robbed the Baboon? Turtle (Culprit), Gorilla and Bobcat 21. Who Knocked Out Sherlock? Zebu, Okapi and Guinea Pigs (Culprit) 22. Who Robbed the Tapir? Crocodile (Culprit), Kangaroo, Pelican and Speedy Raccoon 23 Who Dented the Turtle? Speedy Raccoon, Cheetah (Culprit) and Sloths 24. Who Unstriped the Zebra? Tiger, Okapi (Culprit) and Garter Snake 25. Who Chocked Up the Grizzly with Laughter? Parrot, Gorilla and Baboon (Culprit) 26. Who Mugged the Heron? Stork, Mrs. Guinea Pig (Culprit) and Old Horse 27. Who Knotted Up the Octopus? Elephant, Vampire Bat and Ostrich (Culprit) 28. Who Blackmailed the Myna? Skunk, Rockhopper (Culprit) and Orangutan 29. Who Trimmed the Peacock? Crane (Culprit), Skunk and Mrs. Hippo 30. Who Soaped Up Mrs. Hippo? Bobcat, Warthog and Hyena (Culprit) 31. Who Ridiculed the Lion? Tiger (Culprit), Cheetah and Bobcat 32. Who Graffitied Hermione? Bird of Paradise, Baboon (Culprit) and Tiger 33. Who Stuck the Gorilla in the Sand? Kangaroo, Crocodile and Porcupine (Culprit) 34. Who Robbed the Crane? Turtle, Mrs. Penguin (Culprit) and Octopus 35. Who Made the Crocodile Cry? Kangaroo, Mr. Hippo and Porcupine (Culprit) 36. Who Trunked the Elephant? Baboon, Bobcat (Culprit) and Rockhopper 37. Who Painted the Skunk? Mrs. Fennec, Lemur and Hermione (Unsuspected Culprit) 38. Who Tied Up the Beaver? Seal (Culprit), Crocodile and Chef Panda 39. Who Derailed the Guinea Pigs? Old Horse (Culprit), Turtle and Bobcat 40. Who Cooled Off the Piranha? Stork, Gazelle and Mrs. Hippo (Culprit) 41. Who Froze Up Mrs. Penguin? Marabou (Culprit), Warthog and Bird of Paradise 42. Who Smeared the Zebu? Skunk, Boa and Porcupine (Culprit) 43. Who Fooled the Hippopotamus? Old Horse, Orangutan (Culprit) and Parrot 44. Who Made Stork Fart? Grizzly (Culprit), Pelican and Warthog 45. Who Targeted the Tiger? Zebu (Culprit), Guinea Pigs, Seal 46. Who Busted the Bagpipes? Boa (Culprit), Hermione and Mr. Hippo 47. Who Cut Up the Rockhopper's Collection? Gorilla, Chihuahua and Garter Snake (Culprit) 48. Who Sunk the Pelican? Howler Monkey (Culprit), Mrs. Panda and Rockhopper 49. Who Cemented the Turtle? Mrs. Sloth, Mrs. Panda and Peacock (Culprit) 50. Who Knocked Out Gorilla? Bird of Paradise, Lion and Baboon (Unsuspected Culprit) 51. Who Kidnapped Hermione? Okapi, Kangaroo and Gorilla 52. Who Psychedelicized Chameleon? Bird of Paradise (Culprit), Myna (Culprit) and Chihuahua (Culprit) ## References 1. ["Sherlock Yack"](https://www.mondotv-france.com/en/production/sherlock-yack/). *Mondo TV*. Retrieved 2025-10-16. ## External links - [Sherlock Yack](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2111893/) at IMDb --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sherlock Yack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Yack) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Yack?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.