How much does weigh?
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She hasn't done anything.
where the grass is.
Okay.
We met
a fat name.
instruction.
They got very
There's some tasty grubs.
Easy
for you if you put your right knee down.
Should
we just get a lemur on the
>> scales?
animal.
>> I am
Look at the leocket.
quite nice where he
top
>> and make him dance while he's doing it.
performing monkey.
>> It's not like those cruel circuses up
north where you
>> live.
I don't want
It looks a bit like a trap, doesn't it?
>> I'll wait for you.
>> Thanks very much.
Bit closer.
>> Is it a male?
Bring the down.
I won't tell you one last
Hello camera.
This is what we got.
Oh, they're all there.
That's right.
One of the guys on the scales
across
issue. He's not that much.
Ready?
>> Yeah.
run out
the one on the scale.
Jesus
walk across.
You wait till we get to the Galapagus.
>> Turn around your way.
Absolutely.
>> That's scary, mate.
Yeah, she's lovely, isn't she?
>> What's your name?
>> Jamie. Jamie. Jamie.
>> She's okay. She's all right at the
minute. If I see her get nervous or do
anything, then I'll let you know.
It's best not to use.
Yes. 24.2
g.
>> 24.2 g,
which I know you would love for a great
It's not great animal handling.
>> All right. Thank you.
>> No. Looking to climb. Basically, that's
all she's up to really.
>> Just say what it is.
>> A giant Hooded Katy did.
>> Katy did spell that.
>> K A T Y D I
>> can't get too much closer than that
otherwise.
>> Asia, but hold the phone on that. Let me
double check that one.
>> So is is it grasshopper family then?
>> Exactly.
You can hold it just so your face
might be one way.
And are you like an invertebrate an
invertebrate spectator or something
Jamie or?
>> Um yeah
primarily spiders and invertebrates. Uh
but also you're going to be seeing me
again in with the Galapagus tortoises.
So ectotherms. So invertebrates and
reptiles as well.
>> Let me see what we can do. She's about
to try and take a lump out my hand at
the back.
>> She's about to ask her to get down.
fly
>> um limited flight, but these this is
actually a rather heavy species, so
they're not the best at it.
>> And what I'm going to do, guys, I'm just
going to turn the scale slightly that
way.
And then back around this way again.
Just a second. Oh, there you go. What do
they say? Never work with kids or
animals.
>> That is a Katie did poo.
Press.
>> That is what Katie did.
>> This is a Katie did and she just done it
over there.
>> That's good. That's good.
>> Sorry.
>> One second. Check
your weight. That was what we want.
>> Here's what we can try just very quickly
if you'd like.
Just do her straight on there. Let's see
how that works. You're going to have to
be quick.
Just try
this direction for you cuz that's what
you want it.
out of the waist completely off.
>> There we go. She Yeah, she's fairly
>> Jamie Mitchell. Jamie
Hi Jeremy
had a go with this guy. Yeah, he's do
you
>> is he best sort of sat on the box? She
sorry
>> you'll upset her Dominic.
>> That's not the way to get a good picture
is it?
Um
>> just let you know we are about to run
out of battery on these scales. So
>> without the scales as long as we can get
her to
for a little bit longer. Could I be
down the table this way?
>> Just move the whole set up across.
>> Great. And then what I'm trying to do,
similar to what you've done for everyone
else, I'm sure already is, is get her
kind of on edge here.
>> There's any way of seeing.
>> I was going to say she's probably over
this by this point. I would have
thought, but
Give me just one sec. In there.
There we go. If I could get you down
behind low to the table as we can get
you.
moment. So, he'll be getting weighed.
It's just a really important um part of
our job to make sure that our animals at
a healthy weight to give us any
indication of any underlying health
problems, but it also is a great chance
for us to get up close with the animals
as well. Thank you so much, Jess,
Zookeeper Jess here at London Zoo for
the annual weighin.
Well,
stay with me, Jess, for a minute. So,
who is next up on your list? You
mentioned how to get to
>> So, that involves a little bit more uh
of training involved because they're
such a large animal obviously. Sorry,
Jackie.
Thank you so much.
Well, I am still here by the happy
barrows joined by zookeeper Jeff. Now,
Jess, you mentioned weighing giraffes
and other huge animals. How do you get
there scales? It's a little bit more
tricky because they're so much bigger.
Um, you have to use a lot more training
involved. There's a lot more trust to be
built up between the keepers and the
animals. Um, because they're so big and
obviously you can't stand in a paddock
with a giraffe because they're
absolutely enormous. So we have specific
training areas built for big animals
like our zebra like our hippos and our
giraffes. Well, they'll come into the
area and the way boards are actually
built into the area so they're there all
the time to get used to them.
But obviously with our capabara a lot
smaller um easier to work in with so
we're able to just pop in with them and
and get more hands on with them really
which is really great. They seem very
comfortable with human contact.
>> Yeah they are fantastic. We actually
offer an experience for guests to come
and meet them as well and do some
training with them every day which has
been really popular. The capara
absolutely love it. Um their main sort
of reward in that is strokes. They
absolutely love being scratched just
like your dog at home and they really
really enjoy it. So we actually use food
but also touch as a as a reinforcer for
them as well during our training.
>> I think that they like scratching
grooming each other. Is that right?
>> Absolutely. Yeah. So they'll use those
enormous teeth to uh not only to to get
through lots of vegetation but um to
help groom each other as well. But
you'll you'll see them all day long kind
of rubbing and themselves up against
rocks and
So, these guys are only a few years old.
They were born at Hartford Choo
originally. Um, and they've only been
with us for a few months. So, they moved
here a couple of months ago. Um, and
they have settled in really, really
well. Um, and their brother and sister
bond is really sweet. So, they wherever
one goes, the other follows.
Lovely.
>> We wouldn't want to breed these two.
>> Um, not currently. Um, but we are um
going to be uh definitely having these
guys long term.
They weren't going to be originally
temporary as a as a bit of a a filler
here next to the hippo, but they've been
so popular and we love them so much that
they are going to be staying at London,
which is really really exciting for us.
But yeah, we'll be continuing with lots
of them as well, introducing new things
like that
made a lot of progress in the last
couple of months.
I hate to ask, but
>> they can live to about 15 years old in a
zoo. In the wild, that would be pretty
great. Unfortunately, as a as um a giant
rodent, they are nature's uh prey. Uh
so, for a lot of animals where they live
in the wild, so they've got to have
their wits about them definitely out in
the wild. So,
>> who's the main predator?
>> Um things like giant snakes and big cats
as well. And
as well. So, they've got they've got a
lot to look out for when they're out in
the wild. So, that's why they live in
those big groups. When there's, you
know, 40 of them together, if they sense
a threat or if they see a predator
coming, they actually make a barking
sound. Um, a bit a bit like a dog. Um,
and it alerts all the other cattle in
their group that there's a predator
coming and they tend to jump in the
water and all swim as a big group to
help protect themselves. But they do
make a lot of
sounds and vocalizations. So, we we
don't often hear the barking sound
because they have a very pushy life,
very peaceful life here, but they do
make uh lots of lovely high pitch
squeaking kind of bubbling sounds. They
do make a furring sound as well, which
is really sweet
right now. Which one's that?
>> Oh, so we've got Gizmo at the back. Um,
and you'll see we've actually all his
furs standing up on end and that's find
that he's just having a really lovely
time. So, you know, not by this.
>> No, absolutely not. They love attention.
So, they're enjoying definitely enjoying
it. Also, finally, I heard that in terms
of transportation of a vulnerable
species, they are
a bit mean, but it's a good thing.
>> It's absolutely a good thing. Most of
our animals here at the zoo are
endangered. So it is lovely to be able
to see an animal that that is not facing
too many threats out in the wild. One
thing that could be a potential threat
for them is the pet trade and in the
future we might see a decline in their
members. We often see a lot of animals
that are really popular online. These
guys are super popular online um
actually ending up being taken well to
go into the pet trade. So that's
something we try and raise awareness
about here at the zoo in our talks and
in our experience with as well.
social media clips of people having them
as pets to know that's not something
>> absolutely not. So um as gorgeous as
they are as much as they do love these
two
that's that's taking an animal habitat
they're not going to be happy or tamed
or anything like that. So yeah, it's
something that we try and raise
awareness about here. We see a lot of
primates as well online videos and
things like that. It's really great if
people can have social media not to live
and share those exotic ins.
>> Absolutely. So we work in over 80
countries worldwide doing conservation
projects. So it's been brilliant and
lots of visitors come in because
money
which is brilliant.
>> Thank you so much for your time, Jess.
I'll leave you to your busy weighing
section. Who's up next for you? H I
think it will be Amara, our lovely
hiphop ex. Definitely. I think she might
weigh a little bit more than these guys.
Thank you very much. We will head to
find our next spot and see whose turn it
is to jump on those.
Where's the other?
Oh my god.
I tried not to think about that too
much.
>> Oh, thank you.
>> Right.
>> Happy.
>> Sorry. Excuse me. We're just streaming
this.
>> Oh, I'm so sorry. We just got to get the
stuff. I'm so sorry.
>> Yeah. Yeah.
>> Are you able to take um the live view?
That's quite I'll shut that one on my
lap. If you can if you can carry this
Sorry.
>> Thank you guys.
>> Yeah. You just do a bit.
>> Yeah. Yeah. But live. Yeah. Yeah. Sure.
All right, everyone.
That's fine.
second.
Thanks so much,
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Mama.
Wow.
You don't want to see
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Prediction.
He's managed to get away.
>> Thank you.
All right.
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Merry Christmas.
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I can tell you
the heavaler
sometimes.
generally she's ranging between 124 to
12 kg
slightly heavier than our male tiger
and the biggest
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the penguins for the last
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exit is not where you came through.
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Thank you.
lighter.
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Yes.
Do you want the you want the screen
facing you?
or
He weighs 5.4 kilos.
>> Big big
Get that guy to let go.
Oh, he's only 500.
Greenwood.
It's okay.
Oh, that's sweet.
Are we happy?
>> And then we'll do the bubble in a
second. He's here.
The one that's like a scales for us
on the scales.
Yeah. Yeah.