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

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. 

Previously on PhotoBlog: 

• From the smallest to the tallest, zoo animals weigh in
• Bird lovers don disguises to save endangered sandhill cranes in Mississippi
• Camel prepares for turbulence
• 10-day-old baby flamingo makes appearance at zoo in Cali, Colombia

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