"From mammals to birds, reptiles, fish and even insects – all must be counted," the zoo said.

Humboldt penguins, Asiatic lions, corals, Seychelles millipedes and capybaras were some of the 8,000 animals being counted today (Jan 6) as part of London Zoo’s 2026 Annual Stocktake, kicking off ...

Colchester Zoo staff have completed their annual mission of counting all animals who live at the zoo.

London Zoo carries out its annual animal stocktake, a process dating back two centuries. The stocktake sees the zoo officially record more than 8,000 animals on an international conservation database.

All creatures great and small - and everything in between - have been tallied up by zookeepers during an annual stock take. Colchester Zoo updated its records at the end of 2025 to note all of its ...

Bhanu, a male Asiatic Lion, during the annual animal stocktake at ZSL London Zoo, in London. Zookeepers record numbers of every bird, invertebrate, fish, reptile and mammal at the Zoo as part of the ...