Editing Bronx Zoo (section)

===Free exhibits and attractions===
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*African Plains
*Aquatic Bird House and Sea Bird Aviary
*Big Bears
*Birds of Prey
*Bison Range
*Carter Giraffe Building
*Gelada Reserve
*Himalayan Highlands
*Madagascar!
*Mitsubishi Riverwalk
*Mouse House
*Northern Ponds
*Pheasant Aviary
*Sea Lion Pool
*Tiger Mountain
*World of Birds
*World of Reptiles
*Zoo Center
}}

{{as of|2010}}, the Bronx Zoo is home to more than 4,000 animals of 650 species, many of which are [[endangered]] or [[Threatened species|threatened]].<ref name="nyc_zoo_history"/> Some of its exhibits, such as World of Birds and World of Reptiles, are arranged by [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], while others, such as African Plains and the Wild Asian Monorail, are arranged geographically.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits.aspx |title=Exhibits & Attractions |publisher=Bronx Zoo |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-date=May 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526082905/http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> The zoo also has [[Indian peafowl]] that roam freely.

====Astor Court====
[[File:Zalophus californianus at Bronx Zoo 5.JPG|thumb|[[California sea lion]] (''Zalophus californianus'') with trainer]]
Astor Court is an old section of the zoo that is home to many of the zoo's original buildings, designed by [[Heins & LaFarge]]. While most of the buildings are closed to the public, the former Lion House was reopened as the "Madagascar!" exhibit in 2008,<ref name="zoolex.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=1224 |title=ZooLex Exhibit |access-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305132942/http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=1224 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Zoo Center still exhibits various species. Astor Court includes the historic [[sea lion]] pool featuring [[California sea lion]]s.<ref>https://bronxzoo.com/things-to-do/exhibits/sea-lion-pool</ref> Small aviaries featuring small bird species can be found nearby and [[white-headed capuchin]]s can be seen behind the old Monkey House.{{cn|date=April 2024}}

The [[New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission]] designated Astor Court's buildings as a city landmark in 2000,<ref>{{Cite nycland |page=317}}</ref> after a failed attempt to do so in 1966.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Christopher |date=July 19, 1992 |title=Streetscapes: The Bronx Zoo; Animal House Landmarks? |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/19/realestate/streetscapes-the-bronx-zoo-animal-house-landmarks.html |access-date=January 2, 2021 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115224747/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/19/realestate/streetscapes-the-bronx-zoo-animal-house-landmarks.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

====African Plains====
[[File:Giraffa camelopardalis at the Bronx Zoo 001.jpg|thumb|left|Giraffes (''Giraffa camelopardalis'') at the zoo]]
African Plains allows visitors to walk past [[lion]]s, [[African wild dog]]s, [[Grévy's zebra]]s, and [[spotted hyena]]s, and see herds of [[nyala]]s, [[Thomson’s gazelle]]s, and [[rhim gazelle|slender-horned gazelle]]s, It also includes hybrid [[giraffe]]s ([[Rothschild's giraffe|Baringo]] × [[reticulated giraffe]]) sharing their homes with [[common ostrich]]es. The exhibit originally opened in 1941 and was the first in the country to allow visitors to view predators and their prey in a naturalistic setting as well as allowing large predators such as lions to be exhibited cage-free.<ref name="nydailynews.com"/> This success was achieved through the creation of a series of deep moats, a set-up which can still be found at the zoo today.<ref name="newyork.com"/> The wild dogs, however, can be viewed close-up from a glass-fronted viewing pavilion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/african-plains.aspx |title=African Plains |publisher=Bronx Zoo |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109035048/http://bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/african-plains.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> The zoo has bred their lions on multiple occasions, including one male and two females born in January 2010 and three males and one female born in August 2013. The zoo, in partnership with the New York ''Daily News'', held a contest to name the 2010 cubs, which made their public debut in April 2010. The winning names were Shani, Nala, and Adamma.<ref>David Rooney: "Bronx Zoo's New Lion Cubs Are Impossibly Cute". ''The New York Times'', 2010.</ref> The 2013 cubs were named Thulani, Ime, Bahata, and Amara<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/01/african-lion-cubs-come-out-to-enjoy-sun-at-bronx-zoo/ |title=African Lion Cubs Come Out To Enjoy Sun At Bronx Zoo |date=May 2014 |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306182104/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/05/01/african-lion-cubs-come-out-to-enjoy-sun-at-bronx-zoo/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and the three males can still be found on-exhibit at the zoo.

The '''Carter Giraffe Building''', a section of African Plains, features indoor/outdoor viewing of the zoo's giraffes and [[South African ostrich]]es, and is also home to [[common dwarf mongoose]]s, [[Von der Decken's hornbill]]s, and [[northern white-faced owl]]s. In June 2009, two [[aardvark]]s imported from [[Tanzania]] joined the exhibit.<ref name="nydailynews.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/6359/Wildlife-Conservation-Societys-Bronx-Zoo-Opens-New-Aardvark-Habitat.aspx |title=Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo Opens New Aardvark Habitat |access-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012615/http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/6359/Wildlife-Conservation-Societys-Bronx-Zoo-Opens-New-Aardvark-Habitat.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2010, the pair gave birth to a male named Hoover, the first to ever be born at the zoo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2010/12/bronx-zoo-debuts-hoover-the-aardvark-baby.html |title=Bronx Zoo Debuts Hoover the Baby Aardvark! |work=ZooBorns |access-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307152528/http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2010/12/bronx-zoo-debuts-hoover-the-aardvark-baby.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Until 2009, the southwestern corner of African Plains was home to the endangered [[Arabian oryx]] and [[blesbok]]. Due to budget cuts and the unpopularity of the species with visitors, they were phased-out of the collection.<ref name="dailyfinance.com"/> This section of the exhibit is replaced by the Nature Trek. In 2017 they received two baby [[cheetah]]s from the [[San Diego Zoo]]. Cheetahs are now part of their animal encounter programs.<ref>[https://bronxzoo.com/unique-experiences "Unique Experiences"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219090601/https://bronxzoo.com/unique-experiences |date=February 19, 2018}}. ''Bronx Zoo''. Wildlife Conservation Society. Retrieved February 19, 2018.</ref> They were replaced by the hyenas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/denver-zoo-gives-pair-of-hyenas-to-bronx-zoo/ |title=Denver Zoo Gives Pair of Hyenas to Bronx Zoo |work=The New York Times |first=Jennifer |last=Lee |date=August 6, 2009 |access-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-date=October 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027015630/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/denver-zoo-gives-pair-of-hyenas-to-bronx-zoo/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Big Bears====
Big Bears features four bears, a male [[grizzly bear]] and three [[ABC Islands bear]]s rescued as orphans from [[Baranof Island]] of [[Alaska]].<ref name="nbcnewyork.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Bronx-Welcomes-Bear-Cubs-82943822.html |title=Bronx Zoo Welcomes Bear Cubs |work=NBC New York |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302225628/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Bronx-Welcomes-Bear-Cubs-82943822.html |archive-date=March 2, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Until 2015, two female grizzly bears named Betty and Veronica also lived in this exhibit, but moved to the [[Central Park Zoo]] where they died in 2020 and 2021.<ref name="gothamist.com">{{cite web |url=http://gothamist.com/2014/09/30/central_parks_new_bears_will_be_bro.php |title=Central Park's New Bears Will Be Bronx Zoo Grizzly Bears |work=Gothamist |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326073949/http://gothamist.com/2014/09/30/central_parks_new_bears_will_be_bro.php |archive-date=March 26, 2016}}</ref>

The zoo also formerly housed [[polar bear]]s until the last individual, a 26-year-old male named Tundra died in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bronx Zoo's last polar bear euthanized due to health issues |date=December 28, 2017 |url=https://nypost.com/2017/12/28/bronx-zoos-last-polar-bear-euthanized-due-to-health-issues/}}</ref> Three [[dhole]]s from the [[San Diego Zoo Safari Park]] were added to the habitat in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bronx Zoo Debuts Pack of Endangered Dhole |url=https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/13192/Bronx-Zoo-Debuts-Pack-of-Endangered-Dhole.aspx}}</ref>

====Gelada Reserve====
[[File:Spinus-gelada-2014-11-n020631-w.jpg|thumb|[[Gelada]] in the reserve]]
Gelada Reserve, originally called Baboon Reserve, opened in 1990. It is a two-acre recreation of the [[Ethiopian highlands]] which, at the time of its opening, was the largest primate exhibit in the United States.<ref name="bz-baboons">{{cite web |url=http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/baboon-reserve.aspx |title=Baboon Reserve |publisher=Bronx Zoo |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116041944/http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/baboon-reserve.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> The exhibit's main features revolve around the zoo's troop of [[gelada]]s such as artificial rocks and earthbanks, and displays about life in the highlands and the side-by-side [[evolution]] of [[human]]s and geladas. Visitors can watch the geladas from multiple viewpoints along with [[Nubian ibex]] and [[rock hyrax]], all of which are mixed together in the hilly enclosure. An African village-styled café overlooks the exhibit. Baboon Reserve won the AZA Exhibit Award in 1991.<ref name="bz-baboons"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=718 |title=ZooLex Exhibit |access-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305123056/http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=718 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the fall of 2014, a male gelada was born at the zoo, the first in over 13 years, and was the only zoo in the US to display them until the [[San Diego Zoo]] in 2017 received their gelada troop for their Africa Rocks exhibit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/6711/WCSs-Bronx-Zoo-Debuts-First-Gelada-Baboon-Born-in-NYC-in-13-years.aspx |title=WCS's Bronx Zoo Debuts First Gelada Baboon Born in NYC in 13 years |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306215605/http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/6711/WCSs-Bronx-Zoo-Debuts-First-Gelada-Baboon-Born-in-NYC-in-13-years.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/gelada-baboon |title=Gelada Baboon – San Diego Zoo Animals |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401035909/http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/gelada-baboon |archive-date=April 1, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Before the late 1980s, this place replaced a lawn of [[aoudad]]s.

====Himalayan Highlands====
[[File:Snow leopard at bronx zoo.jpg|thumb|[[Snow leopard]] in the Himalayan Highlands exhibit]]Himalayan Highlands, which opened on June 27, 1986,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/11/arts/bronx-zoo-s-airborne-heralds-of-spring.html |title=Bronx Zoo's Airborne Heralds of Spring |date=April 11, 1986 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=October 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005111821/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/11/arts/bronx-zoo-s-airborne-heralds-of-spring.html |url-status=live}}</ref> recreates the [[Himalayas]] region of Asia. The exhibit is known for its highly naturalistic look and use of the hilly and rocky terrain found in that portion of the zoo. The stars of the exhibit are the zoo's multiple [[snow leopard]]s. The exhibit also is home to [[red panda]]s and [[white-naped crane]]s. In 2006, the zoo brought in a male snow leopard named Leo from [[Pakistan]] after he was orphaned at around two months old.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bigcatrescue.org/pakistans-first-lady-welcomes-snow-leopard-to-bronx-zoo/ |title=Pakistan's First Lady welcomes snow leopard to Bronx Zoo – Big Cat Rescue |work=Big Cat Rescue |date=September 29, 2006 |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305120534/https://bigcatrescue.org/pakistans-first-lady-welcomes-snow-leopard-to-bronx-zoo/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Leo sired a male cub on April 9, 2013. The cub is one of more than 70 snow leopards born at the zoo, which was the first U.S. zoo to exhibit the species in 1903. Leo later became a grandfather when his son sired a female cub in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/pets/snow-leopard-cub-storybook-beginnings-makes-debut-bronx-zoo-8C11017315 |title=Snow leopard cub with storybook beginnings makes debut at Bronx Zoo |author=Danika Fears |work=TODAY.com |date=August 27, 2013 |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305080926/http://www.today.com/pets/snow-leopard-cub-storybook-beginnings-makes-debut-bronx-zoo-8C11017315 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Madagascar!====
[[File:Bronx zoo, New York, USA (48713798146).jpg|thumb|Lemur at the zoo]]
Madagascar!, which opened on June 20, 2008, recreates various habitats found on the island of [[Madagascar]] and contains a variety of wildlife from the island, including [[lemur]]s, [[fossa (animal)|fossas]], [[Nile crocodile]]s, [[radiated tortoise]]s, [[greater vasa parrot]]s and highly endangered [[cichlid]]s.<ref name="zoolex.org"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/madagascar.aspx |title=Madagascar |publisher=Bronx Zoo |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-date=May 21, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521053906/http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/madagascar.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ring-tailed lemur]]s, [[collared lemur]]s, [[red ruffed lemur]]s, [[crowned lemur]]s, and [[Coquerel's sifaka]]s are the lemur species held in the exhibit. Madagascar! holds the first two [[ring-tailed mongoose]] in the United States and is home to over 100,000 [[Madagascar hissing cockroach]]es that can be named for $10 around [[Valentine's Day]].<ref name="nydailynews.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://bronxzoo.com/roach |title=Name a Roach – Bronx Zoo |access-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-date=January 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126011229/http://bronxzoo.com/roach |url-status=live}}</ref> The exhibit has multiple educational displays focusing on the many threats to the survival of these species as well as the WCS's [[Conservation biology|conservation]] work in Madagascar. The building was converted from the former Lion House, which had opened in 1903 and closed by the late 1980s. The exhibit also has [[tomato frog]]s and [[Henkel's leaf-tailed gecko]]s.

====Mouse House====
The Mouse House is a small building home to various species of small [[mammal]]s, particularly [[rodents]]. The building features both [[Diurnality|diurnal]] and [[nocturnal]] areas and a row of outdoor cages which, during the summer months, are home to a variety of small [[primate]]s, many of which are former monkey house inhabitants. Species include [[black and rufous elephant shrew]]s, [[eastern spiny mouse|eastern spiny mice]], [[Eurasian harvest mouse|harvest mice]], [[common degu]]s, [[African pouched rat]]s, [[northern Luzon giant cloud rat]]s, [[lesser hedgehog tenrec]]s, [[Damaraland mole-rat]]s, [[northern treeshrew]]s, [[long-tailed chinchilla]]s, and [[feathertail glider]]s.

====Aquatic Bird House====
[[File:寻觅食物.jpg|thumb|left|[[American flamingo]]s (''Phoenicopterus ruber'') in the pond]]
The current Aquatic Bird House opened on September 24, 1964, on the foundation of the original house, which was opened on November 8, 1899, with the rest of the zoo. The building features a multitude of mostly open-fronted enclosures mainly focusing on [[coastal]] and [[wetland]] habitats and the species that rely on them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wcsarchivesblog.org/happy-50th-to-the-new-aquatic-birds-house/ |title=Happy 50th to the (New) Aquatic Birds House! |date=September 23, 2014 |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305051604/http://www.wcsarchivesblog.org/happy-50th-to-the-new-aquatic-birds-house/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Scarlet ibis]]es, [[roseate spoonbill]]s, [[anhinga]]s, [[boat-billed heron]]s and [[Madagascar crested ibis]]es are among the residents here. The exhibit also features an outdoor pond home to a flock of [[American flamingo]]s and a large aviary home for [[lesser adjutant|lesser adjutant stork]]s.

The zoo is one of only three zoos in North America working with the endangered storks and has bred them several times, including the hatching of two chicks on June 27 and August 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8047/Lesser-Adjutant-Storks-At-WCSs-Bronx-Zoo-Foster-Abandoned-Egg-and-Raise-Chick-As-Their-Own.aspx |title=Lesser Adjutant Storks At WCS's Bronx Zoo Foster Abandoned Egg and Raise Chick As Their Own |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306074251/http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/8047/Lesser-Adjutant-Storks-At-WCSs-Bronx-Zoo-Foster-Abandoned-Egg-and-Raise-Chick-As-Their-Own.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> The Aquatic Bird House is also home to another endangered stork species: the [[Storm's stork]]. The zoo is one of only two in the United States working with this species; the other being the [[San Diego Zoo]]. In May 2014, the zoo opened a new nocturnal enclosure for a [[North Island brown kiwi]] in the building,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5443/Northern-Brown-Kiwi-at-the-Wildlife-Conservation-Societys-Bronx-Zoo.aspx |title=Northern Brown Kiwi at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822070832/http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/5443/Northern-Brown-Kiwi-at-the-Wildlife-Conservation-Societys-Bronx-Zoo.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> and in May 2015, a colony of [[Eudyptula novaehollandiae|Australian little penguins]] from the [[Taronga Zoo]] were added.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bronxzoo.com/updates/little-penguins |title=Little Penguins Make a Big Splash – Bronx Zoo |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307065701/http://bronxzoo.com/updates/little-penguins |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Russell B. Aitken Sea Bird Aviary====
[[File:Guanay Cormorant at Bronx Zoo.jpg|thumb|A [[guanay cormorant]] in the Sea Bird Aviary: The zoo is the last to hold the species outside of South America.]]
The Russell B. Aitken Sea Bird Aviary, which opened on May 17, 1997, is a huge walk-through [[aviary]] designed to resemble the [[Patagonia]]n coast. The aviary stands at 60-feet high, occupies 615,000 cubic feet, is supported by five steel arches, and netted with a stainless steel mesh. The aviary was built to replace the original De Jur Aviary that opened with the zoo in 1899 and collapsed in a snowstorm in February 1995.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/18/travel/penguins-and-friends-get-new-home-in-bronx.html |title=Penguins and Friends Get New Home in Bronx |date=May 18, 1997 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=September 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901031425/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/18/travel/penguins-and-friends-get-new-home-in-bronx.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The exhibit's height and open space allows the residents to soar around above visitor's heads and the fake [[Cliffed coast|sea cliff walls]] allows for more natural [[nest]]ing and [[roosting]] behavior. The aviary is home to about 100 birds, most being [[Inca tern]]s, but also a small colony of [[Magellanic penguin]]s, [[grey gull]]s, and [[brown pelican]]s. The aviary was also home to the last [[guanay cormorant]] in captivity outside of South America. In April 2014, four [[Peruvian pelican]]s were added to the exhibit,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newswise.com/articles/peruvian-pelicans-join-the-flock-in-the-russell-b-aitken-sea-bird-colony-at-the-wildlife-conservation-society-s-bronx-zoo |title=Peruvian Pelicans Join the Flock in the Russell B. Aitken Sea Bird Colony At the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304155321/http://newswise.com/articles/peruvian-pelicans-join-the-flock-in-the-russell-b-aitken-sea-bird-colony-at-the-wildlife-conservation-society-s-bronx-zoo |url-status=live}}</ref> and in January 2015, a pair of [[ruddy-headed goose|ruddy-headed geese]] were added.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/01/28/rare-pair-ruddy-headed-geese-bronx-zoo-patagonia/ |title=A Rare Pair – Wild View |access-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150311204247/http://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/01/28/rare-pair-ruddy-headed-geese-bronx-zoo-patagonia/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Tiger Mountain====
[[File:Tiger Bronx Zoo 2.JPG|thumb|A male Siberian tiger at the zoo]]
Tiger Mountain, which opened on May 15, 2003, is a three-acre exhibit which features [[Siberian tiger|Amur tiger]]s and occasionally [[Malayan tiger]]s, who are usually kept off-exhibit. The exhibit has two enclosures with glass viewing, the second of which has a 10,000 gallon pool with underwater viewing. Outside of the [[tiger]]s, the exhibit has multiple interactive displays designed to educate visitors on [[behavioral enrichment]] and on the zoo's/WCS' [[ex-situ]] and [[in-situ conservation]].

The exhibit won the AZA Exhibit Award in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=817 |title=ZooLex Exhibit |access-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305122657/http://www.zoolex.org/zoolexcgi/view.py?id=817 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The zoo has had good breeding successful with both [[subspecies]] of tiger, having bred both in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2010/09/twice-the-tiger-triplets-at-the-bronx-zoo.html |title=Twice the Tiger Triplets at the Bronx Zoo! |work=ZooBorns |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307065627/http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2010/09/twice-the-tiger-triplets-at-the-bronx-zoo.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Another set of Siberian tiger cubs were born in 2012,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2012/09/tiger-triplets-debut-at-bronx-zoo.html |title=Tiger Triplets debut at Bronx Zoo |work=ZooBorns |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307071211/http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2012/09/tiger-triplets-debut-at-bronx-zoo.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and a pair of Malayan tiger cubs were born in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.today.com/video/so-cute-meet-the-new-tiger-cubs-at-the-bronx-zoo-657967683653 |title=So cute! Meet the new tiger cubs at the Bronx Zoo |access-date=April 30, 2016 |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506210818/http://www.today.com/video/so-cute-meet-the-new-tiger-cubs-at-the-bronx-zoo-657967683653 |url-status=live}}</ref> One of the tiger cubs named Nadia tested positive for [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York City]], but have since recovered from the disease.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Peltz |first1=Jennifer |title=Tiger at NYC's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/tiger-nycs-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-coronavirus-69989185 |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=April 5, 2020 |access-date=April 5, 2020 |archive-date=June 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604014210/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/tiger-nycs-bronx-zoo-tests-positive-coronavirus-69989185 |url-status=live}}</ref> Across from the entrance to Tiger Mountain, a large herd of [[Père David's deer]] and a pair of [[whooper swan]]s can be found.

Before 2003, this part of the area was once Wolf Wood, and includes a pack of [[Mexican gray wolf|wolves]].

====World of Birds====
[[File:Maleo at Bronx Zoo.jpg|thumb|[[Maleo]]]]
World of Birds, which originally opened in 1972, is an indoor bird house spanning two floors and featuring several walk-through [[aviaries]]. The building closed for repairs and upgrades in the summer of 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/world-of-birds.aspx |title=World of Birds |publisher=Bronx Zoo |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531062618/http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/world-of-birds.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> and reopened the following year. The exhibit has multiple educational displays focusing on [[deforestation]] and the [[illegal wildlife trade]] and their affects on wild bird populations. The most prominent residents of the exhibit include the [[maleo]]s,<ref name="cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com">{{cite web |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/rare-maleo-chicks-hatch-at-the-bronx-zoo/ |title=These Chicks Are Not of the Easter Basket Variety |work=The New York Times |first=Emily S. |last=Rueb |date=March 19, 2013 |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=October 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027071220/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/rare-maleo-chicks-hatch-at-the-bronx-zoo/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[great hornbill]]s, [[knobbed hornbill]]s, [[Andean cock-of-the-rock]]s, [[Nicobar pigeon]]s, [[southern bald ibis]]es, [[great argus pheasant]]s, [[ocellated turkey]]s, [[hyacinth macaw]]s, [[African gray parrot]]s, [[grey-winged trumpeter]]s, [[lesser bird-of-paradise|lesser birds-of-paradise]] and [[white-throated bee-eater]]s. Some mammals like [[Bolivian gray titi]]s and [[greater mouse deer]] also live here. [[Emu]]s can be found in an outdoor yard. In mid-2009, the zoo's hand-reared pair of [[great blue turaco]]s successfully raised chicks, the first known instance of a hand-reared pair doing so.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4780/Blue-Turacos-Make-History-at-WCSs-Bronx-Zoo.aspx |title=Blue Turacos Make History at WCS's Bronx Zoo |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306225820/http://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/4780/Blue-Turacos-Make-History-at-WCSs-Bronx-Zoo.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2013, three maleo chicks hatched at the zoo, bringing their total number of birds to 12. The zoo, along with the WCS, works toward preserving this species in the wild as well.<ref name="cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com"/>

====World of Reptiles====
World of Reptiles has been an attraction at the zoo since it first opened. The building's first curator was [[Raymond Lee Ditmars]], who had kept 45 snakes in his attic before being hired at the zoo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2015/06/21/how-an-amateur-snake-hunter-helped-create-the-bronx-zoo-in-his-attic/ |title=How an amateur snake hunter helped create the Bronx Zoo — in his attic |date=June 21, 2015 |work=[[New York Post]] |access-date=January 28, 2018 |archive-date=December 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122436/https://nypost.com/2015/06/21/how-an-amateur-snake-hunter-helped-create-the-bronx-zoo-in-his-attic/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The exhibit is a long hall with various [[terrarium]]s situated on both sides. The exhibit also features a nursery area, which exhibits newborn [[herptile]]s born at the zoo, as well as a window into the off-show breeding and caring facilities. In the building, the zoo breeds and exhibits a wide range of species, including [[Chinese alligator]]s, [[blue iguana]]s, [[Cuban crocodile]]s, [[false gharial]]s, [[dyeing poison dart frog]]s, [[Bothriechis schlegelii|eyelash vipers]], [[pig-nosed turtle|Fly River turtles]], [[giant musk turtle]]s, [[green anaconda]]s, [[hellbender]]s, [[Macrovipera schweizeri|Milos viper]], [[king cobra]]s and [[Philippine sailfin lizard]]s. The building also is home to the zoo's breeding population of [[Kihansi spray toad]]s, which the zoo saved from extinction.<ref>{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2015 |title=''Nectophrynoides asperginis'' |volume=2015 |page=e.T54837A16935685 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T54837A16935685.en |access-date=November 11, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> On March 25, 2011, an [[Egyptian cobra]] escaped from its off-show enclosure, during which time the exhibit was closed to the public. Six days later, the animal was found elsewhere in the building. The zoo named the cobra MIA (Missing In Action) and placed it on exhibit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/03/31/report-missing-bronx-zoo-cobra-has-been-captured/ |title=Missing Bronx Zoo Egyptian Cobra Finally Captured |first=Marla |last=Diamond |date=March 31, 2011 |access-date=April 1, 2011 |archive-date=April 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403034742/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/03/31/report-missing-bronx-zoo-cobra-has-been-captured/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Pheasant Aviary====
[[File:Palawan Peacock Pheasant - male.jpg|thumb|Male [[Palawan peacock-pheasant]] (''Polyplectron napoleonis'') at the aviary]]
The Pheasant Aviary is a long row of cages home to a large variety of bird species, particularly pheasants. Exhibited species include [[Elliot's pheasant]], [[Lady Amherst's pheasant]], [[Cabot's tragopan]], [[blue eared pheasant|blue eared-pheasant]], [[mountain peacock-pheasant]], [[helmeted curassow|Mérida helmeted curassow]], [[Swinhoe's pheasant]], [[Green peafowl|Java peafowl]], [[loggerhead shrike|eastern loggerhead shrike]] (''Lanius ludovicianus migrans''), [[white-throated ground dove|white-throated ground-dove]], [[Lord Derby's parakeet]], [[Montezuma oropendola]] and [[yellow-crested cockatoo]].

====Birds of Prey====
Birds of Prey is a row of cages for multiple [[Birds of prey|raptor]] species. The exhibit is home to [[bald eagle]]s, [[golden eagle]]s, [[burrowing owl]]s, [[snowy owl]]s, [[Andean condor]]s, [[palm nut vulture]]s and [[king vulture]]s. In February 2011, the zoo received two bald eagles rescued in [[Wyoming]].<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-zoo-offers-closeup-majestic-now-grounded-bald-eagles-article-1.136694 |title=Bald eagles find home at Bronx Zoo |website=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]] |date=February 11, 2011 |access-date=March 1, 2016 |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312134410/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-zoo-offers-closeup-majestic-now-grounded-bald-eagles-article-1.136694 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nearby is a small pond for [[black-necked swan]]s, [[American white pelican]]s and [[brown pelican]]s.

====Zoo Center====
[[File:Bronx Zoo center.jpg|thumb|The Zoo Center]]
The Zoo Center, built in 1908, is a one-story [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] building located in Astor Court. The exhibit houses [[Blue Tree Monitor|blue tree monitors]], [[Mertens' water monitor]]s and [[spiny-tailed monitor]]s indoors and has both indoor and outdoor enclosures for [[Komodo dragon]]s, [[Aldabra giant tortoise]]s and [[southern white rhinoceros]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/nyregion/dragons-return-to-the-bronx-zoo.html |title=Dragons Return to the Bronx Zoo |date=May 24, 2014 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827205811/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/24/nyregion/dragons-return-to-the-bronx-zoo.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The building's animal [[frieze]] was carved by [[A. P. Proctor]].<ref name="nydailynews.com"/> In 2000, the building was landmarked.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/zoos/bronx-zoo |title=History of the Bronx Zoo: NYC Parks |access-date=April 13, 2016 |archive-date=April 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407100632/http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/history/zoos/bronx-zoo |url-status=live}}</ref> The building is east of the Children's Zoo and south of Madagascar!.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bronxzoo.com/exhibits/zoo-center |title=Zoo Center - Bronx Zoo |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=April 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412174648/http://bronxzoo.com/exhibits/zoo-center |url-status=live}}</ref>

The building was originally designed as the zoo's Elephant House and has held all three [[elephant]] species over its history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/nyregion/the-bronx-zoos-loneliest-elephant.html |title=The Bronx Zoo's Loneliest Elephant |date=June 28, 2015 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=November 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106150419/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/nyregion/the-bronx-zoos-loneliest-elephant.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The building has also been home to various [[rhinoceros]] species, [[hippopotamus]], [[Bactrian camel]], [[Malayan tapir]] and [[North Sulawesi babirusa]]. The building also held Rapunzel, one of the few [[Sumatran rhino]]s held in U.S. zoos, until her death in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/24/nyregion/rapunzel-the-rhino-is-mourned-in-bronx.html |title=Rapunzel the Rhino is Mourned in Bronx |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 24, 2005 |last1=Newman |first1=Andy |access-date=February 6, 2017 |archive-date=December 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122539/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/24/nyregion/rapunzel-the-rhino-is-mourned-in-bronx.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Bison Range====
The Bison Range is in the northeast corner of the zoo,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bronxzoo.com/exhibits/american-bison |title=American Bison |publisher=Bronx Zoo |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=April 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418003517/http://bronxzoo.com/exhibits/american-bison |url-status=live}}</ref> and has been a feature of the zoo since its opening, having been only renovated since 1971. The range initially served to breed [[Plains bison]], who were in danger of becoming [[Extinct species|extinct]] in the United States. The exhibit is one of the few large herds of bison in U.S. zoos. In 1913, at the behest of the [[American Bison Society]], fourteen bison were transported from the range to [[Montana]]'s [[National Bison Range]], as well as to [[Wind Cave National Park]] in [[South Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/26/marking-the-100-year-anniversary-of-historic-transfer-of-bison-from-the-bronx-zoo-to-wind-cave-national-park/ |title=Marking the 100-year Anniversary of Historic Transfer of Bison from the Bronx Zoo to Wind Cave National Park |author=Wildlife Conservation Society |work=National Geographic (blogs) |access-date=April 13, 2016 |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405090708/http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/26/marking-the-100-year-anniversary-of-historic-transfer-of-bison-from-the-bronx-zoo-to-wind-cave-national-park/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Northern Ponds====
[[File:Swan (51203129280).jpg|thumb|Swan wading through one of the many ponds]]
Northern Ponds is a series of naturalistic ponds home to a variety of [[waterfowl]] and other aquatic birds both wild and captive. Captive residents include [[red-crowned crane]]s, [[Red-breasted goose|red-breasted geese]], [[Lesser white-fronted goose|lesser white-fronted geese]], [[ruddy duck]]s, [[barnacle geese]], [[mute swan]]s and [[trumpeter swan]]s. A wide variety of wild bird species can also be found in the ponds, including several native [[duck]]s such as [[mallard]]s and [[merganser]]s, as well as other birds such as [[black-crowned night heron|black-capped night-heron]]s.<ref>https://map.bronxzoo.com/places/52-northern-ponds</ref>

In June 2024, a red-crowned crane chick hatched in this exhibit.<ref>https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/23041/Red-Crowned-Crane-One-of-the-Largest-and-Most-Threatened-Crane-Species-in-the-World-Debuts-at-the-Bronx-Zoo.aspx</ref>

====Mitsubishi Riverwalk====
The Mitsubishi Riverwalk is a path that curves around the [[Bronx River]], on the opposite bank from the zoo. It opened in 2004 upon the completion of a cleanup project on the river. The walkway was funded by [[Mitsubishi]] International Corporation Foundation<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/zoo-riverwalk-unveils-free-new-nature-pathway-article-1.590505 |title=Zoo Gets Riverwalk Unveils Free New Nature Pathway |author=Bob Kappstatter |date=April 16, 2004 |work=Daily News |access-date=April 12, 2016 |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423215931/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/zoo-riverwalk-unveils-free-new-nature-pathway-article-1.590505 |url-status=live}}</ref> and protects {{cvt|15|acre|ha}} of Bronx River [[Drainage basin|watershed]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/pagefiles/53/FINAL-bronx-river-riparian-invasive-plant-management-plan-april-30-2012.pdf |title=2012 Bronx River Riparian Invasive Plant Management Plan |publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Natural Resources Group |date=January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421214020/http://www.nycgovparks.org/pagefiles/53/FINAL-bronx-river-riparian-invasive-plant-management-plan-april-30-2012.pdf |archive-date=April 21, 2016}}</ref>