Zoo shopping list

Shopping to feed 650 different species of animals is hard work, but that is the task of keepers at London Zoo. Below is the zoo’s basic shopping list for a year.

Hay 47 tons

Bananas 29 tons

Apples 29 tons

Straw 28 tons

Clover 26 tons

Fish 19 tons

Food pellets 18 tons

Carrot 13 tons

Meat 9 tons

Oranges 4.5 tons

Grapes 4 tons

Potatoes 3.1 tons

Tomatoes 2.78 tons

Honey 0.25 tons

Eggs 38,000 (number)

Lettuces 15,860 (number)

Cabbages 8,320 (number)

Milk 975 litres

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