Ingrijitorii de la London Zoo (Gradina Zoologica din Londra) si-au inceput dificila misiune anuala de cantarire a animalelor.
Pinguini, porci spinosi si lei - sunt doar cateva dintre animalele care au fost cantarite saptamana aceasta la London Zoo, potrivit site-ului oficial al gradinii.
Cu mai mult de 19.000 de animale in ingrijirea lor, angajatii au petrecut ore in sir inregistrand inaltimea si greutatea tuturor animalelor - informatii care ii ajuta sa le monitorizeze starea de sanatate.
"Trebuie sa cunoastem statisticile vitale ale fiecarui animal de la Zoo - de la cea mai inalta girafa pana la cea mai mica furnica.
Ne ajuta sa ne asiguram ca fiecare animal pe care il ingrijim este sanatos, mananca bine si creste in ritmul in care ar trebui - greutatea este un indicator deosebit de important al sanatatii si bunastarii animalelor", a declarat unul dintre ingrijitori.
Iata cateva imagini cu animalele:
Our animals are stepping on the scales in our epic annual weigh-in! 🐧🦒🐸🐒🦁🐍 And with more than 19,000 animals at the Zoo, keepers used ingenious tactics to entice them to stand up and be measured: https://t.co/r9BYwczIui #ZooLife #FridayMotivation pic.twitter.com/DuaI4burnw
- ZSL London Zoo (@zsllondonzoo) August 23, 2019
Thousands of animals take to the scales two-by-two at the London Zoo weigh-in https://t.co/epgyd8DBX3 pic.twitter.com/jgtGSAReiA
- Evening Standard (@standardnews) August 22, 2019
London Zoo has begun to weigh some 19,000 animals. How do they get the animals on the scales?@zsllondonzoo | @EmilyRoseAdams pic.twitter.com/cMG2v0vpw2
- talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) August 22, 2019
From Asiatic lions to African bullfrogs, our animals are having their vital statistics recorded in our epic annual weigh-in! https://t.co/TIpa8W9v7i #ThursdayMotivation #ZooLife pic.twitter.com/jGPc8QNPSz
- ZSL London Zoo (@zsllondonzoo) August 22, 2019
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