UK zoo takes stock of all creatures great and small

Staff at British zoo count all residents in annual stock take

SHOWS: DUNSTABLE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JANUARY 7, 2020) (ZSL WHIPSNADE ZOO - MUST ON SCREEN COURTESY ZSL WHIPSNADE ZOO) 1.

MADAGASCAR HISSING COCKROACH CRAWLING ACROSS PAPER WITH TEXT READING (English): "ZSL WHIPSNADE ZOO ANNUAL STOCKTAKE 2020" 2.

MADAGASCAR HISSING COCKROACH ON FOOD 3.

VAMPIRE CRAB WALKING ON PAPER WITH TEXT READING (English): "ZSL WHIPSNADE ZOO ANNUAL STOCKTAKE 2020" 4.

ZOO KEEPER THOMAS MAUNDERS COUNTING FISH 5.

FISH SWIMMING IN AQUARIUM 6.

MAUNDERS TAKING PICTURES OF FISH WITH PHONE 7.

ZOO KEEPER JOSHUA TALL WRITING NOTES BY FOUR NEW GUINEA FOWL 8.

VARIOUS OF RING-TAILED LEMURS PLAYING WITH GIANT COLOURFUL ABACUS 9.

GIRAFFE CALF NAMED KHARI EATING LEAVES HELD BY KEEPER 10.

GIRAFFE LICKING SIGN READING (English): "ZSL WHIPSNADE ZOO STOCKTAKE 2020 GIRAFFES M2 F3" 11.

GIRAFFES EATING LEAVES FROM TWIG HELD BY KEEPER 12.

VARIOUS OF ONE-MONTH-OLD RHINO CALF CALLED ZHIWA RUNNING AROUND NEXT TO ITS MUM, BEHAN 13.

RHINO CALF ZHIWA LOOKING AT CAMERA STORY: Armed with clipboards and a lot of patience, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo staff begun the mammoth task of counting every animal for their annual stocktake on Tuesday (January 7) in Dunstable, England, United Kingdom.

Whipsnade Zoo is home to more than 2,500 animals ranging from tiny insects to giant giraffes and elephants.

(Production: Pola Grzanka)