In Pictures: Chalk another one up: London Zoo launches animal audit

Keepers at ZSL London Zoo had their clipboards, calculators and cameras at the ready for the annual stocktake of every mammal, bird, reptile, fish and invertebrate at the attraction.

With more than 500 species to account for, the audit takes almost a week to complete and the information is shared with zoos around the world to help manage worldwide conservation breeding programmes.

Zookeeper Martin Franklin counts Humboldt penguins
Zookeeper Martin Franklin counts Humboldt penguins
Zookeeper Mick Tiley counts Bactrian Camels Noemie (left) and Ghengis
Zookeeper Mick Tiley counts Bactrian Camels Noemie (left) and Ghengis
Rowan Swainson counts Squirrel monkeys
Rowan Swainson counts Squirrel monkeys
Owlberta the Tawny Owl peers round a zookeeper’s clipboard
Owlberta the Tawny Owl peers round a zookeeper’s clipboard
ZSL London Zoo annual stocktake
ZSL London Zoo annual stocktake
Veronica Heldt counts pygmy goats
Veronica Heldt counts pygmy goats
A zookeeper holds a Mexican Red Kneed Spi
A zookeeper holds a Mexican Red Kneed Spi
A zookeeper holds an African Giant Land Snail
A zookeeper holds an African Giant Land Snail
Asiatic Lion Bhanu walks past a blackboard during the stock-take
Asiatic Lion Bhanu walks past a blackboard during the stock-take

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