Central Park Zoo- Japanese Macaque Exhibit

June 2013

This seems a huge water barrier for these primates. Was this a Polar Bear exhibit at one stage?

IanRRobinson said:

This seems a huge water barrier for these primates. Was this a Polar Bear exhibit at one stage?

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I didn't see the monkeys swim when I visited this zoo, but apparently they do sometimes use the pool so I think that it is considered part of their exhibit in addition to being a barrier.

There is an actual polar bear exhibit at the zoo which was state of the art in 1988 when the newly rebuilt zoo opened. It is still okay, but a bit small compared to the new polar bear exhibits being built. Here is a picture of the polar bear exhibit by mweb08: http://www.zoochat.com/553/polar-bear-exhibit-174856/

I asked basically the same question, but apparently the enclosure was purposely built for the macaques.

http://www.zoochat.com/553/central-park-zoo-2010-japanese-macaque-191752/

IanRRobinson said:

This seems a huge water barrier for these primates. Was this a Polar Bear exhibit at one stage?

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I shudder to think of a polar bear in this exhibit with its 1 meter tall perimeter barriers! The snow monkeys frequent the water moat in hot weather, alternately harrassing and being chased by Mute swans!