Keeper Andrew Dixon poses with a clipboard amongst squirrel monkeys during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo in London, Britain, January 3, 2023. REUTERS / Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Keeper Andrew Dixon poses with a clipboard amongst squirrel monkeys during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo in London, Britain, January 3, 2023. REUTERS / Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
London Zoo is carrying out its annual stocktake of animals. Reuters
London Zoo is carrying out its annual stocktake of animals. Reuters
Sumatran tiger Gaysha and her cubs Zac and Crispin investigate a chalkboard. AP
Sumatran tiger Gaysha and her cubs Zac and Crispin investigate a chalkboard. AP
A young big-headed turtle is inspected. AP
A young big-headed turtle is inspected. AP
Mjukuu the Western lowland gorilla. Required as part of the zoo's licence, the annual stock take includes every animal, with all other British zoos required to do similar yearly counts. PA
Mjukuu the Western lowland gorilla. Required as part of the zoo's licence, the annual stock take includes every animal, with all other British zoos required to do similar yearly counts. PA
Humboldt penguins. Zookeepers care for more than 500 species. AP
Humboldt penguins. Zookeepers care for more than 500 species. AP
A meerkat investigates a clipboard. London Zoo's information is used to create a database shared with other zoos to help manage the worldwide conservation breeding programmes for endangered animals. AP
A meerkat investigates a clipboard. London Zoo's information is used to create a database shared with other zoos to help manage the worldwide conservation breeding programmes for endangered animals. AP
This is the world's oldest scientific zoo, having been opened in 1828. AFP
This is the world's oldest scientific zoo, having been opened in 1828. AFP
Mjukuu climbs on ropes. AFP
Mjukuu climbs on ropes. AFP
Gaysha bites a blackboard. AFP
Gaysha bites a blackboard. AFP
Humboldt Penguins are counted. AP
Humboldt Penguins are counted. AP
More than 14,000 animals are being counted this year. EPA
More than 14,000 animals are being counted this year. EPA
Pygmy goats. The annual audit takes the zookeepers almost a week to complete. EPA
Pygmy goats. The annual audit takes the zookeepers almost a week to complete. EPA
A Majorcan midwife toad sits on a calculator. EPA
A Majorcan midwife toad sits on a calculator. EPA
Kiburi, a Western lowland gorilla, is one of the animals that arrived in 2022. EPA
Kiburi, a Western lowland gorilla, is one of the animals that arrived in 2022. EPA
Also featuring in the tally for the first time is snappy big-headed turtle Celia, whose parents were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade and given a new home at the Zoo’s Reptile House in 2018. AP
Also featuring in the tally for the first time is snappy big-headed turtle Celia, whose parents were rescued from the illegal wildlife trade and given a new home at the Zoo’s Reptile House in 2018. AP

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