What is going on, fellow Zoochatters? I am back with another review and species from my June 2024 New York trip, in which I set out to experience all 5 of the zoos and aquariums operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). I had previously covered the Central Park Zoo and New York...
Hello all! You may have seen my recent post of a current species list that I made for the Prospect Park Zoo, and, in addition to that, I decided to also make a list of every former species housed at the zoo that I could find. This is according to using the Wayback Machine to scrub through the...
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Hello all! I stopped by the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn, N.Y. today and in preparation for my trip decided to prepare a species list. This is based on (in order of importance) my visit, Youtube tour videos made since its recent re-opening and the zoo's Instagram account posts since its...
CENTER
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californicus)
Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) - FREE RANGE
HALL OF ANIMALS (LEFT SIDE)
Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius) - NOT SEEN
Red-crested Turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)
Matamata (Chelus fimbriatus)
Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)
Unsigned, unkown...
Have any New York residents or visitors been to the other borough zoos besides Bronx? Which one is your favorite/least favorite.
I've been to all five within the last 2 years, most recently returning to New York to visit family and going to Queens two weeks ago and Staten Island today. While...
A video was uploaded to YouTube on December 6th, which shows that a family was kicked from the zoo. The reason why was because their 5-year-old son wasn't wearing a mask, as he had a medical condition. After talking to most likely a general manager, they were told to leave the zoo. This all...
Props to you if you got the Wizard of Oz reference. If you couldn't tell from the title, I'm finally getting to go to one of America's best zoos this week: the Bronx Zoo! Over the week (my spring break), I'll also be visiting Ohio and West Virginia, as well as other facilities in New York City...