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8 Bronx Zoo

Opened in 1899, the Bronx Zoo is the largest
urban zoo in the United States. It is home to
more than 4,000 animals of 500 species, which
live in realistic representations of their natural
habitats. The zoo is a leader in the perpetuation
of endangered species, such as the Indian
rhinoceros and the snow leopard. Its 265 acres
(107 ha) of woods, streams, and parklands
include, in season, a children’s zoo, the Butterfly . The Congo Gorilla Forest
This award-winning replica of a central
Garden, the Wild Asia Monorail, and camel African rain forest is home to the largest
rides. Other attractions include daily sea lion population of Western Lowland gorillas in the
feedings, a one-of-a-kind bug carousel, and a US, as well as a family of pygmy marmosets,
4-D theater experience. the world’s smallest monkeys.

Baboon Reserve
Visitors walk along a dry
riverbed to see wildlife
in an Ethiopian
mountain habitat.

Asia entrance

Camel Rides
Children enjoy such seasonal
experiences as camel rides
and other attractions.

. African Plains . JungleWorld
Wild dogs, zebras, lions, giraffes, A climate-controlled tropical rain forest
and gazelles roam the African harbors mammals, birds, and reptiles from
Plains. Predators and prey are South Asia. The animals are kept apart from Monkeys in
separated by a moat. visitors by ravines, streams, and cliffs. JungleWorld

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