London Zoo annual animal weigh-in
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It's that time of year when ZSL London Zoo get the scales and measuring tape out for their annual weigh-in. This squirrel monkey is getting ready to hop on to the scale.
The zoo is home to more than 16,000 animals like this mossy frog, which is getting weighed.
Kumbuka, a Silverback Western Lowland Gorilla, looks like he's having fun playing with a ruler.
This jungle nymph is held against a ruler to be measured. The zoo carries out the weigh-in so it can check up on the general health and wellbeing of the animals.
This red-ruffed lemur doesn't look too sure about stepping on to the scales.
Perry the llama looks like he's behaving like a star pupil for his keeper Jack, who's measuring him.
A Philippine crocodile hops on to the scales. All the information is shared with more than 800 zoos around the world.
The information shared with zoos means zoologists can compare information about endangered species. This partula snail weighed in at 1mg.