Penguins, capybaras, lemurs and more being weighed at zoo

By Isobel Williams

Cute footage shows penguins , capybaras, giant tortoises and more being weighed in an annual zoo tradition.

Giant Galapagos tortoises, Humboldt penguins, ring-tailed lemurs, giant katydids, and magnolia land snails can all be seen on the scales after a weigh-in at London Zoo today (August 19).

The famous zoo regularly weighs and measures its animals to monitor their health and to identify pregnancies.

Some animals are trained to stand on the scales, or lured on with snacks, while others are tricked with hidden scales in doorways.

Priscilla, a 30-year-old giant Galapagos tortoise, was lured onto a board scale with a lettuce snack, which she can be seen munching on in a sweet video.

A pair of the world’s largest rodents, capybaras called Gizmo and Kiwi, can also