London weighs its animals

By HT Correspondent

Updated On Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

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Vicki Fyson, a trainee keeper at London Zoo, prepares to weigh a Rockhopper penguin. AP/Alastair Grant

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

Vicki Fyson, a trainee keeper at London Zoo, prepares to weigh a Rockhopper penguin. AP/Alastair Grant

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A meerkat stands up on a weighing machine at London Zoo during the annual weighing and measuring of the animals at the zoo. AP/Alastair Grant

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

A meerkat stands up on a weighing machine at London Zoo during the annual weighing and measuring of the animals at the zoo. AP/Alastair Grant

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A meerkat stands up on a weighing machine at London Zoo during the annual weighing and measuring of the animals at the zoo. AP/Alastair Grant

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

A meerkat stands up on a weighing machine at London Zoo during the annual weighing and measuring of the animals at the zoo. AP/Alastair Grant

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A keeper at London Zoo attempts to weigh and measure a Humboldt penguin, in London. AP/Alastair Grant

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

A keeper at London Zoo attempts to weigh and measure a Humboldt penguin, in London. AP/Alastair Grant

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Vicki Fyson, keeper at London Zoo, attempts to weigh a Humboldt penguin. AP/Alastair Grant

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

Vicki Fyson, keeper at London Zoo, attempts to weigh a Humboldt penguin. AP/Alastair Grant

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A zookeeper measures a giant African millipede during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

A zookeeper measures a giant African millipede during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

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A zookeeper measures and weighs penguins during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

A zookeeper measures and weighs penguins during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

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A giraffe walks out of its enclosure during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

A giraffe walks out of its enclosure during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

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A zookeeper measures Dirk the giant tortoise during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

A zookeeper measures Dirk the giant tortoise during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

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Two giraffes look at each other from the windows of their enclosure during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

Two giraffes look at each other from the windows of their enclosure during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

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A zookeeper holds a giant African millipede during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

A zookeeper holds a giant African millipede during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo. AFP/Andrew Cowie

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Elton the spectacled owl sits on a scale at London Zoo as zookeepers weigh and measure the animals for their annual weigh-in in London. AFP/Andrew Cowie

Updated on Aug 22, 2012 08:50 pm IST

Elton the spectacled owl sits on a scale at London Zoo as zookeepers weigh and measure the animals for their annual weigh-in in London. AFP/Andrew Cowie

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