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Penguin, bullfrog and meerkat populations recorded at British zoos [Photos]
Thu, Jan 03 2013 at 11:48 AM
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Zoo animal census
Zoo keeper Pippa Green counts members of a flock of penguins on Jan. 2 as part of the annual stocktake at Bristol Zoo in England.
Annual animal 'censuses' are carried out at the start of the year by the Bristol and London Zoos in England. Over the course of the stocktakes, the populations of hundreds of species are recorded; from tiny insects, fish and birds, to seals, gorillas and monkeys.
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Handful of bullfrog
A large bullfrog covered in mud is held in the gloved hands of a zoo keeper on Jan. 3 during London Zoo's annual stocktake of animals.
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Hakuna Matata
A meerkat inspects zoo keeper Sarah Hall on Jan. 2 as she counts the number of meerkats living at the Bristol Zoo.
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Sticky populations
A Jungle Nymph, a large member of the stick insect family, rests on a zookeeper's hand on Jan. 3 during London Zoo's annual stocktake of animals.
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Yes this is possible. Some aamlnis can get sick from other aamlnis and if you do not properly clean your hands, clothes, boots etc you could track in bacteria that could harm your other aamlnis.This seems quite unlikely, but i suppose it is possible.