From penguins to monkeys, London Zoo animals weigh in
London Zoo began its annual animal weigh-in, recording measurements used by keepers and veterinarians to monitor health, development and possible pregnancies across its collection.
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AI GeneratedThis video discusses the wide range of animal weights managed at the facility, from critically endangered snails weighing only a gram to giraffes weighing nearly 700 kilos. It emphasizes that tracking these weights is crucial for both conservation and science, allowing experts to compare wild and zoo-based populations to identify health threats.
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So I think lightest of the day is probably going to be one of our critically endangered or in some
some cases extinct in the wild animals like our particular snails coming in probably at
around just a gram go all the way to the other end of the spectrum it's definitely going to be either
a Bactrian camel at about 650 kilos or a giraffe probably coming in going to say
Wilf the giraffe is probably going to come in at close to 700 kilos today.
Understanding the weights of penguins here helps us manage our projects in the field to understand
what should be the weight of a wild penguin we can look at that compare that to zoo-based penguins
it helps us understand the threats if weights are going up and down what's the right reason for that
so all of these kinds of things feed into whether it's conservation or science it's all got a much
bigger meaning.