The best family days out in London and beyond rated by kids and teens
Published: 6th January 2015
London Zoo is taking its annual stock take where it counts all the animals in the zoo. With over 750 different species at the zoo, the animal count takes a whole week to complete.
It’s probably a little more of an arduous task than Noah’s Ark. There are not just two of every animal, that is for sure. Last year the animal inventory counted a total of 16,869 individual animals at London Zoo with a further 2811 at Whipsnade.
In 2014 the Zoo welcomed quite a few new animals including 3 Sumatran tiger cubs. The stock take has now confirmed that London Zoo is now home to 5 of the tigers. There are also 5 llamas and one alpaca and 70 Humboldt penguins.
The count will be finished by the end of the week, making it the perfect time to give the zoo a visit to make sure the zookeepers have counted right! And before you go watch our reviews of London Zoo and Tiger Territory.
