Scales, tails & wings, oh my! Zoo counts its animals

Started by NewsCaster, Jan 04, 2013, 04:30 PM

Print
Go Down Pages1
User actions

NewsCaster

Jan 04, 2013, 04:30 PM
Kirsty Wigglesworth / APA muddy bullfrog is inspected during a photo call for the annual census at the London Zoo on Jan. 3, 2013. More than 17,500 animals, including birds, fish, mammals, reptiles and amphibians are counted in the annual census at the London Zoo. The count is a compulsory part of the zoo's license and the information is used for managing international breeding programs of endangered animals. Luke Macgregor / ReutersZoo keeper Zuzana Matyasova poses with penguins during the annual cataloguing of animals at the London Zoo.Luke Macgregor / ReutersZoo keeper Jeff Lambert poses with leaf insects. Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty ImagesA European Eagle owl during the annual census at the London Zoo.Luke Macgregor / ReutersZoo keeper Grant Kother poses with a Diamond Python. Ben Stansall / AFP - Getty ImagesPenguins swim during the annual census at the London Zoo.Kirsty Wigglesworth / APA male jungle nymph sits on a female jungle nymph during a photo call for the annual census at the London Zoo.Previously on PhotoBlog:

Follow @NBCNewsPictures1commentExplore related topics: europe, animal, zoo, london, great-britain, world-news, featured, london-zoo
NBCNews
Print
Go Up Pages1
User actions