Lucy Cooke (born 1969/1970[1][2]) is a British zoologist, author, television producer, director, and presenter.
[3][4] She has an undergraduate masters[5] in zoology from New College, Oxford, where she was tutored by Richard Dawkins.
[6][7] Cooke began her career in television comedy production, and then moved into documentaries, later specialising in natural history.
She was a team captain on the BBC Quiz show Curious Creatures, which ran for two series from 2017 to 2018.
[12] Cooke is the author of The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife,[13] which investigates popular misconceptions about animals, including sloths, hyenas, penguins, and pandas.