bronx zoo

With the World of Darkness at the Bronx Zoo, Reopening July 12th, any information about its history, memories, and what it was like in its early days before closure can be posted here.

Hello, I am currently planning a trip to New York City this summer to visit Bronx, Central Park and possibly the New York Aquarium. Here are a few questions I have: • Should I plan the trip now or wait until the opening date of WoD is announced? • I would do the zoo in one day, is that possible...

Hello ZooChat! I am (finally) back with another zoo review and species list. This is yet another review of a facility that I visited over last summer and never got around to posting for a variety of reasons, so I figured it's time to finally get this out of my system before it's too late. I do...

A vintage postcard, dated 1968, seen at a local antique shop.

I am thinking of visiting the Bronx Zoo for a 2-day trip at the end of October to film during fall when hopefully the leaves look nice and colorful. My plan would be to focus chiefly on the outdoor exhibits first to capture them with the fall scenery and with the extra time I have left go to...

Hello! I will be in New York between August 28th and September 5th. I've been looking around the forum and I would like to visit the following parks. -Bronx ZOO (1 day) -Prospect Park and New York Aquarium (same day) -Queens and Staten Island (same day) -Central Parc and Museum of Natural...

Hello, I'm Teddy! I'm a 19 year old New Yorker who's been interested in zoos and aquariums since I was very little, and despite the dream of working with live animals not working out (studying to be a museum curator), I still want somewhere to blab about my zoo/aquarium experiences where people...

Not too long ago, a small exchange was had on @snowleopard 's popular thread of all the mammals they've ever seen in zoos. It was about the Amur leopard exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, and how no one really liked it all that much. One of the issues is that it was fully inside the rainforest building...

Hey there! There is a stork in the Bronx Zoo’s Jungleworld exhibit that I just cannot seem to ID. Most forums about the exhibit say there are painted storks here, but this to me looks nothing like a painted stork. Thanks!

A vintage postcard, dated 1959, seen at a local antique store.

A rare moment of wholesomeness at Wild Asia Monorail in which one of the female Przewalski’s horses had recently gave birth to a newborn foal and I was lucky to get this shot during the monorail tour. -Taken on June 11th, 2023

One of the world’s most endangered crocodilians, now relaxed with it’s open mouth and excellent pose, right where the false gharials used to live in the World of Reptiles. -Taken on June 11th, 2023

This tapir was taking a good rest when I saw the creature lying down on the sand while the other animals were doing their thing as usual. :p -Photo taken back in June 11th, 2023

Vintage, undated postcard seen at a local antique store.

Vintage, undated postcard seen at a local antique store, showing a female lowland gorilla named "Oka" alongside her keeper.

Vintage postcard seen at a local antique store (1968).

Vintage postcard seen at a local antique store (1968).

Postcard from my personal collection (1968).

I've read there were hoopoes at the Bronx Zoo as recently as 2021. Are they still there and I haven't seen them due to the construction in World of Birds? If not, are there any other US zoos that house any of the hoopoe species?

Just starting out here so I'm hoping I'm posting in the right place, but I'm having trouble finding evidence that this mixed exhibit ever existed and need some Bronx regulars to help me out. A couple years ago when I went to the Bronx Zoo, maybe Summer 2017 if I remember right, one of the...