From the littlest cockroach to the largest lizard, every animal had to be meticulously counted at the annual Exotic Zoo stock take.
From a crocodile to cockroaches, meerkats to marmosets, Telford's Exotic Zoo has meticulously counted every creature great and small in its annual "stock take".Staff counted no fewer than 447 individual animals, reptiles, insects and birds, across 57 different species.Scott Adams from the Exotic Zoo said:"We had to count everything, from the biggest to the smallest.
"Because we have different areas, such as the rainforest to the farm area and nocturnal areas, we have a huge range of species here including our newest, a family of otters.""Because of the huge rise in costs, from electricity to food, we decided that we must open to bring in much-needed income."
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