Happy Anniversary to the Tisch Children's Zoo.
An Enchanted Anniversary: 25 Years of the Tisch Children’s Zoo
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, in September 1997, the Tisch Children’s Zoo opened at the Central Park Zoo.
At the time of its opening, the Tisch Children’s Zoo was the only one in the country geared toward children of pre-reading age. Young children (above, from 2007) were greeted into an enchanted world of ponds; log bridges; huge artificial oaks; oversized, climbable, animal sculptures; and, of course, living animals. These included 30 new species, from axolotls to Vietnamese pigs. Storybook graphics by noted children’s book artist Ted Lewin and wildlife illustrator Laurie Caple brought additional magic to the experience. At the zoo’s Cowin Acorn Theater in that first year, kids could dance to performances like “Metamorphosis Boogie” and “I Eat Bugs,” starring a crooning frog named Frankie.
WCS Wild View: An Enchanted Anniversary: 25 Years of the Tisch Children’s Zoo
An Enchanted Anniversary: 25 Years of the Tisch Children’s Zoo
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, in September 1997, the Tisch Children’s Zoo opened at the Central Park Zoo.
At the time of its opening, the Tisch Children’s Zoo was the only one in the country geared toward children of pre-reading age. Young children (above, from 2007) were greeted into an enchanted world of ponds; log bridges; huge artificial oaks; oversized, climbable, animal sculptures; and, of course, living animals. These included 30 new species, from axolotls to Vietnamese pigs. Storybook graphics by noted children’s book artist Ted Lewin and wildlife illustrator Laurie Caple brought additional magic to the experience. At the zoo’s Cowin Acorn Theater in that first year, kids could dance to performances like “Metamorphosis Boogie” and “I Eat Bugs,” starring a crooning frog named Frankie.
WCS Wild View: An Enchanted Anniversary: 25 Years of the Tisch Children’s Zoo