LONDRA – Come ogni anno, lo zoo di Londra ha effettuato il suo annuale conteggio degli animali che ospita.
Dagli insetti ai gorilla, in tutto nello zoo della capitale britannica aperto nel 1847, si tratta quindi di uno dei più antichi del mondo, ci sono 850 specie e migliaia di esemplari. I veterinari e i biologi, nelle prossime settimane, catalogheranno peso e altezza di tutti gli animali (foto LaPresse)
A penguin pecks a keeper's clipboard during a stock take at London Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Home to more than 850 different species, zoo keepers welcomed in the New Year armed with clipboards as they made a note of every single animal. The compulsory annual count is required as part of ZSL London Zoo’s zoo license, and every creature, from the tiny leaf cutter ants to the huge silverback gorillas is duly noted and accounted for. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Penguins line up as keepers count them during a stocktake at London Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Home to more than 850 different species, London zookeepers welcomed in the New Year armed with clipboards as they made a note of every single animal. The compulsory annual count is required as part of ZSL London Zoo’s zoo license, and every creature, from the tiny leaf cutter ants to the huge silverback gorilla is duly noted.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A penguin swims past as a keeper counts the birds during a stock take at London Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Home to more than 850 different species, zoo keepers welcomed in the New Year armed with clipboards as they made a note of every single animal. The compulsory annual count is required as part of ZSL London Zoo’s zoo license, and every creature, from the tiny leaf cutter ants to the huge silverback gorillas is duly noted and accounted for. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Kumbuka, a male silverback gorilla sits next to the keeper's chalk board in his enclosure at London Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Home to more than 850 different species, zoo keepers welcomed in the New Year armed with clipboards as they made a note of every single animal. The compulsory annual count is required as part of ZSL London Zoo’s zoo license, and every creature, from the tiny leaf cutter ants to the huge silverback gorilla is duly noted and accounted for. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A Jungle Nymph sits on the clipboard of keeper Craig Walker during a stocktake at London Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Home to more than 850 different species, London's zookeepers welcomed in the New Year armed with clipboards as they made a note of every single animal. The compulsory annual count is required as part of ZSL London Zoo’s zoo license, and every creature, from the tiny leaf cutter ants to the huge silverback gorilla is duly noted .(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A penguin looks at a keeper's clipboard during a stocktake at London Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Home to more than 850 different species, London zookeepers welcomed in the New Year armed with clipboards as they made a note of every single animal. The compulsory annual count is required as part of ZSL London Zoo’s zoo license, and every creature, from the tiny leaf cutter ants to the huge silverback gorilla is duly noted .(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Kumbuka, a male silverback gorilla inspects the keeper's chalk board in his enclosure at London Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Home to more than 850 different species, zoo keepers welcomed in the New Year armed with clipboards as they made a note of every single animal. The compulsory annual count is required as part of ZSL London Zoo’s zoo license, and every creature, from the tiny leaf cutter ants to the huge silverback gorilla is duly noted and accounted for. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Keeper Jamie Pearce inspects eagle owl Max in his enclosure at London Zoo, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. Home to more than 850 different species, London's zookeepers welcomed in the New Year armed with clipboards as they made a note of every single animal. The compulsory annual count is required as part of ZSL London Zoo’s zoo license, and every creature, from the tiny leaf cutter ants to the huge silverback gorilla is duly noted.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
