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Zoo News and Events
Penguins, squirrel monkeys and camels are just some of the creatures who had their vital statistics recorded at ZSL London Zoo’s 2020 annual weigh-in today (Thursday 27 August).
With more than 19,000 animals in their care, ZSL London Zoo’s keepers spend hours throughout the year recording the heights and weights of all the animals - information which helps them to monitor their health and well-being. With different personalities and temperaments to take into account, zookeepers used ingenious tactics to entice the animals to stand up and be measured; ’tricking’ penguins into walking over scales as they lined up for their morning feed and encouraging squirrel monkeys onto the scales through fun training activities.
