Headcount At London Zoo

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P-p-p-put down two penguins there.

Staff at London Zoo have been carrying out a stocktake of wildlife in the tourist attraction and the growth of the coldwater bird is one of their successes.

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"Are you a silvery marmoset?"

The zoo boasts more than 600 species and all have to be logged by hand.

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Yep, it's a marmoset - and silvery

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Logging what's what in the newly-opened Clore Rainforest Lookout, which boasts more than 20 animals including monkeys, birds and tortoises, is a tricky task.

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Not all the creatures are as willing to hang around as this Owl butterfly.

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Mind you, if they take too long, the caterpillars will have become butterflies! So it's some task for the staff each year.

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