In Photos: Zookeepers Are Counting All Of London Zoo's Animals

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In Photos: Zookeepers Are Counting All Of London Zoo's Animals

The keepers at London Zoo have their clipboards out this week for the annual animal stocktake.

Part of the zoo's licensing requirements says it has to count how many of each species are in residence once a year. The information is then shared with other zoos.

What's new? Two tamanduas, a baby sloth and 12 Humbolt penguin chicks have added to the zoo's number since the last stocktake in January 2018.

While you'd hope London Zoo would notice if it misplaced a gorilla or two, do spare a thought for whoever's on ant duty.

Take a look at our photos of the count in progress:

A bucket of fish helped get the penguins in line.

All tigers are thankfully accounted for...

Getting a pygmy goat to stand still — let alone seven of them — is no mean feat.

Two camels? Tick.

Always good to get someone to double check your counting though...

The squirrel monkeys did a fine job of counting themselves, using a giant abacus for the occasion.

Arachnophobes, look away. Every creature, right down to the smallest spiders and bugs have to be counted.

ZSL London Zoo, Outer Circle, Regent's Park, NW1 4RY.

Last Updated 03 January 2019