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Bronx Zooformally New York Zoological ParkZoo in New York City. It opened in 1899 on 265 acres (107 hectares) in the northwestern area of the Bronx. In 1941 it added the 4-acre (1.6-hectare) African Plains, which features large groups of animals in natural surroundings. The zoo also includes the World of Darkness (the world's first major exhibit of nocturnal animals, added in the 1960s), the World of Birds (a huge, indoor free-flight exhibit), the Rare Animal Range (near-extinct species in natural settings), a Children's Zoo, Wild Asia (Asian mammals and birds), and the Congo Gorilla Forest. Managed by the New York Zoological Society and financed by the society and the city, it supports much research and oversees the Wildlife Survival Center on St. Catherine's Island, Georgia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Currently, it is building a new $20 million gallery space at Parson's School of Design and a $27 million global center for conservation at the Bronx Zoo. Holes in the snake's jaws--called pits--house nerves that enable the snake to sense infrared body-heat, says Bill Holmstrom, a reptile scientist at the Bronx Zoo in New York. Plotnik and his colleagues set up a mirror for three elephants at the Bronx Zoo. |
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