In Pictures: Count us in… animals look to help as zoo launches annual audit

In Pictures: Count us in… animals look to help as zoo launches annual auditThe stocktake takes keepers almost a week to complete.A zoo keeper counts squirrel monkeys during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire

Penguins monkeys and camels were amongst the first in line as ZSL London Zoo began its annual stocktake.

A zookeeper counts Humboldt penguins during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo (Aaron Chown/PA)PA WireSome of the penguins were curious about the stocktake (Aaron Chown/PA)PA WireLet’s start again… The penguins made it more difficult by turning up all at once (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire

Each year, zookeepers armed with clipboards and calculators tally up every creature at the zoo.

Squirrel monkeys were keen to help the count (Aaron Chown/PA)PA WireThe monkeys show their maths skills (Aaron Chown/PA)PA WireA squirrel monkey during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire

Asiatic lions were among those being tallied up by keepers at the zoo.

Asiatic lions at ZSL London Zoo (Aaron Chown/PA)PA WireThe annual stocktake caught the attention of the Asiatic lions (Aaron Chown/PA)PA WireSome of the lions thought it was play time not the annual stocktake (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire

The audit takes keepers almost a week to complete and the information is shared with other zoos around the world.

The camels arrived in pairs (Aaron Chown/PA)PA WireKeeper Mick Tiley with bactrian camels during the annual stocktake (Aaron Chown/PA)PA Wire