London zoo is home to more than 8,000 animals, which all need counting for the annual stock take.

Lions, penguins and wriggly millipedes all have to be counted every year. It takes up to a week to count the thousands of animals which live at the zoo.

Humboldt penguins, Asiatic lions, corals, Seychelles millipedes and capybaras were some of the 8,000 animals being counted ...

London Zoo carries out its annual animal stocktake, a process dating back two centuries. The stocktake sees the zoo officially record more than 8,000 animals on an international conservation database.

"From mammals to birds, reptiles, fish and even insects – all must be counted," the zoo said.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ZSL London Zoo kicked off 2026 - and its 200th anniversary - with its annual stocktake on Tuesday, recording over 8000 creatures.

Colchester Zoo staff have completed their annual mission of counting all animals who live at the zoo.

Many mammal populations in European and North American zoos are aging—a trend that jeopardizes the long-term viability of so-called reserve populations and, with it, a core mission of modern zoos in ...