WS More or Less: How Many Animals are Born Every Day?

Published: June 10, 2018, 11:01 p.m.

From penguins to nematodes, is it possible to count how many animals are born around the world every day?

That\u2019s the question one 10-year-old listener wants answered, and so reporter Kate Lamble sets off for the zoo to find out. Along the way, she discovers that very, very small animals are much more important than very, very big animals when it comes to the sums.

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