October 21, 2011 Penguin Parents

[pensive pam]

Originally Posted by glatt

I've never been to the Central Park Zoo. Is it nice there? I've only heard of the Bronx Zoo in NYC, and what I've heard was always a negative detail bout the old Bronx Zoo and how it was like a prison for the animals. Do they still have a Bronx Zoo? Is it fairly nice, or is it still like a prison with rectangular concrete cells for the animals?

The Bronx Zoo is still there; a bit cleaner. As far as a prison; it looks like all the other zoos I have been too. It's weird to have a zoo in the city...even if it is the Bronx. The Central Park Zoo is much smaller; more like a kids zoo; and there is also a petting zoo in CP. The price of admission to the CP zoo covers the cost of the annexed petting zoo as well. My favorite animal, which is at the Bronx zoo is called a 'Tapir.' You can Google an image of him; or youtube him...

The CP zoo polar bear died last year. They have a really nice penuin exhibit; as well as sea lions, birds (boring) and other stuff... I miss NY as I am in NJ for now...

Pam.