A New Year means one thing for the keepers at London Zoo – a fresh new stocktake of the hundreds of species who call their wildlife park home.
Keepers were out in force on Friday, with their clipboards and cameras in tow as they tirelessly counted about 14,000 animals at the Regent’s Park attraction.
Zoological operations manager Daniel Simmons previously revealed it sometimes takes days to complete the full tally.
In 2024 the London Zoo welcomed a brand new reptile and amphibian habitat as well as fascinating inhabitants including 13 endangered mountain chicken frogs.
The annual stocktake, which lasts around a week, is a condition of the zoo’s licence – although in reality numbers are something staff keep track of throughout the year.
The information gathered is shared with the world through an online database called Species 360, which is used to help manage the worldwide conservation breeding programme for endangered animals.
Keepers were out in force on Friday, with their clipboards and cameras in tow as they tirelessly counted about 14,000 animals at the Regent’s Park attraction
The stocktake carried out by the Zoo’s staff takes days to complete (pictured: A keeper counting the squirrel monkeys)
The annual stocktake is a condition of the zoo’s licence – although in reality numbers are something staff keep track of throughout the year
The information gathered is shared with the world through an online database called Species 360
Species 360 is used to help manage the worldwide conservation breeding programme for endangered animals
Humboldt penguins are seen waddling through their enclosure at the Regent Park attraction
A keeper even heads to the underwater depths to make sure his count of the Humboldt penguins is accurate
A Western Lowland gorilla munches into some greenery whilst keepers head around the zoo to do their annual count
One gorilla explores their enclosure whilst the other sits in the background seemingly eating something
Another Western Lowland Inspects a rope which hangs from one of the trees
A ten-month-old Western lowland gorilla adorably holds a tiny branch in its mouth
Another fascinating creature overlooks the Regent Park zoo from the great heights of a tree in its enclosure
A squirrel monkey who appears to be shouting from the trees in its enclosure
Two squirrel monkeys peer on a branch from a window of a wooden hut in their enclosure at the zoo
One squirrel monkey ventures across a rope draped through its home at the wildlife park
One cheeky chappy attempts to reach for the keepers precious clipboard
A Ring-tailed Lemur inspects a paper-like box which has been places on a log within its habitat
The animal continues to peer at the box, whilst a sign showing the tally of animals stands nearby
Lemurs stay under a heater during a photocall for the annual count of animals at the London Zoo
Two Lemures also sit at an outdoor heater to keep warm as the stocktake continues
