Me and the family went to ZSL #LondonZoo today, had a great time and saw all the #animals. Here's a short thread. Some highlights: Western lowland gorilla, Sumatran tiger, Komodo dragon, Galapagos giant tortoise... 
Just a few of the literally 100s of birds at #LondonZoo: Woolly-necked stork, Northern crested caracaras (big, semi-terrestrial American falcons) and Red and yellow barbet. Barbets are members of the woodpecker group; some are close kin of toucans. #birds #animals #zoos
Some #reptiles: the remarkably yellow Cuming's water monitor, an awesome Reticulated python (cue #HarryPotter link), Big-headed turtle (able to climb, prehensile-tailed) and Rio Fuerte beaded lizard... #lizards #snakes #squamates #turtles
Some hoofstock (these are just pics taken on my phone, haven't yet downloaded my camera shots): Giraffe (retic x Rothschild's hybrids?), Pygmy hippo lounging in mud, Reeve's muntjac, babirusa... #mammals #artiodactyls #zoos
Oh, oops... There's a proposal that babirusas warrant splitting into a bunch of species (I've written about this at #TetZoo). Not sure which species these are, but most likely North Sulawesi babirusa. #mammals #artiodactyls
Some more #mammals. Hunting dogs (large, robust hunting dogs), White-naped mangabey, Hystrix porcupines (with quills flat)...
More shots of the especially restless Galapagos giant tortoise. She spent a while biting a chestnut, then ate some palm leaves, then entered the water and ate algae and duckweed. #tortoises #reptiles
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