Bronx Zoo Trip

[USZOOfan42]

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?
• Could a Sony A6400 photograph most of the animals on the monorail?
• What entrance and day of the week is best to visit?
• Are the white faced capuchins still on display?
• Are the lights ever on in the mouse house?
• Are the following animals / areas easy to photograph / see?
Dhole, Guar, Ring Tailed Mongoose, Western Capercaillie, Kiwi, Ahinga, Geladas, Aardvark, Zebras, Sifakas and Jungle World.

 

[Baringogiraffe12]

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?
• Could a Sony A6400 photograph most of the animals on the monorail?
• What entrance and day of the week is best to visit?
• Are the white faced capuchins still on display?
• Are the lights ever on in the mouse house?
• Are the following animals / areas easy to photograph / see?
Dhole, Guar, Ring Tailed Mongoose, Western Capercaillie, Kiwi, Ahinga, Geladas, Aardvark, Zebras, Sifakas and Jungle World.

From my perspective, I visited the Bronx Zoo in February 2020 and saw the majority of the species I aimed for - the ring-tailed vontsira, capercaillie, aardvark were all on-show when I visited, however, with it being Winter, I did miss most of the Asian species. I would certainly say I struggled to see the entire collection in a full day, and most of the time, the collections I visit, I tend to see in a day.

With that being said, with your visit being in the Summer, this maybe more possible due to the change in opening times, it's important to note the exhibits shut thirty minutes before the rest of the zoo does, effectively, try and get into most exhibits as soon as possible. The Madagascar exhibit is excellent and the bird house is very solid also.

You mention that you're visiting three collections in New York - I purchased a membership pass for WCS which allowed me to visit Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo during my six days in New York. The latter three I managed to visit in one day via public transport, all three are not huge and there's no need for more than two hours to stay at each zoo should you see everything.

 

[oflory]

From my perspective, I visited the Bronx Zoo in February 2020 and saw the majority of the species I aimed for - the ring-tailed vontsira, capercaillie, aardvark were all on-show when I visited, however, with it being Winter, I did miss most of the Asian species. I would certainly say I struggled to see the entire collection in a full day, and most of the time, the collections I visit, I tend to see in a day.

With that being said, with your visit being in the Summer, this maybe more possible due to the change in opening times, it's important to note the exhibits shut thirty minutes before the rest of the zoo does, effectively, try and get into most exhibits as soon as possible. The Madagascar exhibit is excellent and the bird house is very solid also.

You mention that you're visiting three collections in New York - I purchased a membership pass for WCS which allowed me to visit Bronx Zoo, Central Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo during my six days in New York. The latter three I managed to visit in one day via public transport, all three are not huge and there's no need for more than two hours to stay at each zoo should you see everything.

Just to add my voice to this - the WCS membership pass was brilliant when I was in NYC in 2019. I had two visits to the Bronx and to Central Park and visited both Prospect Park and Queens. More than paid for itself.

Re, the day you should visit, Wednesdays are free, I believe. So my choice would be to avoid those because of crowds...

 

[Astrotom3000]

Are the white faced capuchins still on display?

I didn't see this species anywhere in the zoo during my June 2024 visits (I noticed you asked this in my review thread as well).

Are the following animals / areas easy to photograph / see?
Dhole, Guar, Ring Tailed Mongoose, Western Capercaillie, Kiwi, Ahinga, Geladas, Aardvark, Zebras, Sifakas and Jungle World.

The Dhole were laying in the grass, but their color made them easy to see. The Guar, Ring-tailed Mongoose, Geladas, Zebras, Sifakas, and the inhabitants of JungleWorld were all easy to see and photo (although a zoom lens may be needed for African Plains and Wild Asia Monorail). The Capercaillie should also be easy to see, but the fine mesh they use for their exhibit (which I don't think is always done?) might be challenging to photograph through. Aardvarks and Kiwi were in nocturnal setups, so those will be hard to see and especially photo. And I didn't see Ahinga anywhere on display.

 

[USZOOfan42]

Another question, when will their new baby tree kangaroo depart? I was hoping I could see him before he leaves.