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Bronx Zoo

zoo, New York City, New York, United States
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Also known as: Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park, New York Zoological Gardens, New York Zoological Park
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Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park
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Bronx Zoo, zoo in New York City that is one of the finest in the world with over 5,000 animals of more than 700 species. When it opened in 1899 the wooded 265-acre (107-hectare) grounds, in the northwestern area of New York City’s northern borough of the Bronx, included spacious enclosures for large herds. In 1941 the Bronx Zoo opened the African Plains, a 4-acre (1.6-hectare) moated area featuring large groups of animals in natural surroundings. Extensive renovation in the 1960s created more natural habitats and introduced (in 1969) the world’s first major exhibit of nocturnal animals in a specially ...(100 of 259 words)

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