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In Pictures: Weigh to go for Whipsnade residents

Staff at the Dunstable zoo have been seeing if their creatures measure up.

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Tape measures and scales have been out in force at Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable as the animal inhabitants lined up for their annual weigh-in.

As part of their regular check-ups, all creatures at the zoo from rhinos to snails have their vital statistics recorded to help keep track of their health and wellbeing.

McCord’s box turtle
This McCord’s box turtle wasn’t the heaviest on show (Joe Giddens/PA)
Behan the rhino
Behan, the greater one-horned rhinoceros, might have pushed the scales furthest (Joe Giddens/PA)
Flambeau butterfly
A flambeau butterfly lands on a clipboard during the weigh day (Joe Giddens/PA)
Annual weigh-in at Whipsnade Zoo
Inca, the scarlet macaw, is weighed by keeper Rebecca Feenan during the annual weigh-in at Whipsnade Zoo, Dunstable (Joe Giddens/PA)
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