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No wild card entries: London Zoo takes stock of its inmates
A zoo keeper poses with a Jackson's chameleon for the cameras during the annual stock taking exercise at the London Zoo. Native to East Africa, the males of the species possess three brown horns: one on the nose (the rostral horn) and one above each superior orbital ridge above the eyes (preocular horns). (AP)
Updated on: Jan 06, 2016 7:42 PM IST
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A zoo keeper poses with a Jackson's chameleon for the cameras during the annual stock taking exercise at the London Zoo. Native to East Africa, the males of the species possess three brown horns: one on the nose (the rostral horn) and one above each superior orbital ridge above the eyes (preocular horns). (AP)
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Keeper Jamie Mitchell poses with a Mexican Red-Kneed Tarantula. They are not too venemous to humans and are considered extremely docile, though, as with all tarantulas, allergies may intensify with any bite. (REUTERS)
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A Ring-tailed Lemur walks on an abacus during the annual exercise. The compulsory annual count is required as part of the zoo's licence. (AFP)
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Zoo keeper Jessica Jones poses with a Llama during the stock take. A South American relative of the camel, llamas don’t have a hump. (REUTERS)
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Keeper Janet Abreu counts the number of Humboldt penguins at the zoo during a photo-call during the annual exercise. (REUTERS)
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