London Zoo weighs its animals, but it is not an easy task

The nearly 200-year-old London Zoo began its annual weigh-in on August 27 with its 19,000 animals.

The coronavirus this year had led to the longest closure of the zoo since World War Two, and many animals have suffered from lockdown blues. The zoo reopened in June with a limited number of visitors.

The traditional weigh-in will last for a week and will find out how the lockdown has influenced the animals.

Zoo keeper Tony Cholerton uses an electronic identification chip reader on a squirrel monkey as it stands on weighing scales at the ZSL London Zoo 2020 weigh-in and measurement, in London, Britain, August 27, 2020. /VCG

Zoo keeper Tony Cholerton watches over squirrel monkeys as they stand in weighing scales at the ZSL London Zoo 2020 weigh-in and measurement, in London, Britain, August 27, 2020. /VCG

Zoo keeper Martin Franklin encourages Humboldt penguins with food to stand on weighing scales at the ZSL London Zoo 2020 weigh-in and measurement, in London, Britain, August 27, 2020. /VCG

Keeper Mick Tiley weighs Noemie the bactrian camel, during the annual weigh-in at ZSL London Zoo, London. /VCG

Senior keeper Laura Garrett weighs meerkats during the annual weigh-in at ZSL London Zoo, London. /VCG

Zoo keepers Joe Capon (R) and Charli Ellis encourage a Galapagos giant tortoise to stand on weighing scales at ZSL London Zoo 2020 weigh-in and measurement, in London, Britain, August 27, 2020. /VCG

(All photos via VCG. )

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