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The Bronx Zoo is re-opening a nocturnal experience called the World of Darkness on Saturday, July 12. The exhibit features 25 ...
The Bronx Zoo reopened its World of Darkness exhibit on July 10, 2025. The 13,000-square-foot space features 25 nocturnal species in lifelike habitats. Visitors can explore unique adaptations of ...
A baby vulture at the Bronx Zoo is being fed not by another bird but by hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the chick doesn’t identify too closely with its human handlers.
The Bronx Zoo was named the No. 2 “worst” zoo for elephants as animal activists say its famed trunked resident “Happy” is one pouty pachyderm that should be released to a sanctuary.
Students from P.S. 205 helped kick off the Bronx Zoo's an annual toy drive, which has an added purpose this year. Toys are distributed every holiday season to the families of local service members ...
A rare king vulture chick has hatched at the Bronx Zoo, hand-raised with a puppet to prevent human imprinting and aid bird conservation.
The last two elephants at the Bronx Zoo should be immediately moved to an animal sanctuary, a group of Big Apple lawyers contended Wednesday as questions about the pair’s care continue to swirl ...
The species is also one of the few pit vipers that lay eggs. The Bronx facility began a husbandry program for the snakes in 2011, with this year’s arrivals greeted as the firstborn from the effort.
BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – The holidays are around the corner, and the Bronx Zoo is ready to celebrate. The zoo’s Holiday Lights event returns Friday and will last through Jan. 5, 2025. Brightly ...
The Bronx Zoo in New York debuted their new baby snow leopards in new video, which shows the two rare cubs exploring their habitat.
A young man was fatally shot after exchanging gunfire with another driver as they both sped down a Bronx street Tuesday — with the doomed driver calling a cab to get to a hospital after crashing ...
The Bronx -- While any trip to the zoo is bound to be enriching and educational, the Bronx Zoo is taking the experience to the next level with its "Wild Encounters" program. Supervisor Kira ...