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Bronx Zoo

Get Wild At The Bronx Zoo

The world famous Bronx Zoo is a prominent zoo located in the Bronx borough of New York City. Nearly two million people visit the zoo each year, as it is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States. The Holiday Inn SoHo is the perfect place to stay while visiting the zoo because of its convenient location.

The large plot of land was sold to the city for $1 on the condition that the lands were to become a zoo and gardens. The Bronx Zoo encompasses 265 acres of naturalistic habitats and parks.

The zoo opened its gates to the community on November 8, 1899, featuring 843 animals in 22 exhibits. Now the Bronx Zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals, most are endangered or threatened species.

The Bronx Zoo NY was one of the first zoos in North America to move animals from cages to more naturalistic environments. The Zoo maintains a variety of unique habitats, which are areas constructed to replicate the homes of their inhabitants as closely as possible.

Jungle World is an indoor rain forest where the Asian gibbons, hornbills, tapirs, and many other rare species live among equally rare and scenic plants and trees. The red panda, snow leopard and white-naped crane claim the Himalayan Highland Habitat as their residence.

Visit the family friendly Bronx Zoo NY and become enchanted with snow leopards, polar bears, and tigers. Be sure to mark your calendar for the Bronx Zoo annual party for the planet that lasts all of Earth Month!

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