London Zoo’s Annual Weigh In

Penguins, tigers and gorillas were just some of the animals that hopped, skipped and jumped on to our scales today at London Zoo. Keepers began recording each animal’s vital statistics for our conservation zoo’s Annual Weigh In: With more than 14,000 animals in our care, our keepers spend hours throughout the year recording the heights and weights of all the animals – vital information which helps us to monitor their health and wellbeing. The Annual Weigh In is a chance to make sure the information we’ve recorded is up-to-date and accurate, with each measurement then added to the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS), a database shared with zoos all over the world that helps zookeepers to compare important information on thousands of threatened species.