Central Park Zoo Full Tour Central Park, New York City 0

The Central Park Zoo is a 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) zoo located at the southeast corner of Central Park in New York City. It is part of an integrated system of four zoos and one aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). In conjunction with the Central Park Zoo's operations, the WCS offers children's educational programs, is engaged in restoration of endangered species populations, and reaches out to the local community through volunteer programs.
Its precursor, a menagerie, was founded in 1864, becoming the first public zoo to open in New York. The present facility first opened as a city zoo on December 2, 1934, and was part of a larger revitalization program of city parks, playgrounds and zoos initiated in 1934 by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) commissioner Robert Moses. It was built, in large part, through Civil Works Administration and Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor and funding. The Children's Zoo opened to the north of the main zoo in 1960, using funding from a donation by Senator Herbert Lehman and his wife Edith.
After 49 years of operation as a city zoo run by NYC Parks, Central Park Zoo closed in 1983 for reconstruction. The closure was part of a five-year, $35 million renovation program, that completely replaced the zoo's cages with naturalistic environments. It was rededicated on August 8, 1988, as part of a system of five facilities managed by the WCS, all of which are accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
Main zoo
Trellised, vine-clad, glass-roofed pergolas link the three major exhibit areas-tropic, temperate and polar-housed in discrete buildings of brick trimmed with granite, masked by vines. The exhibit areas are centered around a square central garden that contains a square sea lion pool in its center. The sea lion pool is surrounded by glass fencing to allow visitors to observe the sea lions and their daily feedings.
Children's Zoo
The Children's Zoo is located north of the main zoo. It is officially named the Tisch Children's Zoo after businessman Laurence A. Tisch, whose donation funded the zoo's 1990s renovation. The Children's Zoo contains a petting zoo with mini nubian goats (a crossbreed between Nigerian dwarf and Nubian goats), sheep, pigs, alpacas, Patagonian cavies, and the only cow in Manhattan, as well as the Acorn Theatre, a performing arts theater. Admission to the Children's Zoo is included with the purchase of tickets to the main zoo.
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[@kyleh698]

Thank you so much for this video! Really enjoyed!

[@janetmclendon8023]

Very beautiful zoo. Main zoo favorite

[@malcolmhuckvale3763]

Yes, it is a Pig-nosed turtle or Fly River turtle in the Children’s Zoo. Great video, as always.

[@TomsRoadTrippin]

Thank You Malcolm, I'm glad you enjoyed my tour too 😊

[@TheRonin2024]

This is Madagascar

[@ROADDOGZ95]

That’s a nice place just like from Madagascar

[@TomsRoadTrippin]

Yeah it was a nice zoo, the clock tower had all the animals featured in Madagascar.

[@j2fly1]

11:45 meet the seals 🦭

[@丁紳展]

It's Madagascar film the opening zoo

[@jonathondeangelo8532]

This zoo looks just like from Madagascar

[@TomsRoadTrippin]

Yeah they really did their studies while making the film.

[@jpaulstudios5152]

I wish central park zoo have lion zebra hippo giraffe elephant camel rhino ostrich toucan chimpanzee alligator macaw penguin and polar bear

[@TheRonin2024]

U guys know why there's No Lion, Zebra, Hippo and Giraffe?

[@treys1607]

Because it's too small and it would be cruel to keep them there if they don't have the space

[@TomsRoadTrippin]

They all went to Madagascar 😊

[@TheRonin2024]

​@TomsRoadTrippin yes n they joined the circus

[@TheRonin2024]

​@@treys1607oh

[@treys1607]

​@TomsRoadTrippin just because they were seen in the movie doesn't mean they actually lived at that at zoo at one point

[@treys1607]

Did you know that before they had Grizzly Bears the exhibit used to belong to the Polar Bears

[@TomsRoadTrippin]

I think the habitat is more suited to the grizzly bear. The Polar Bears need more space.

[@fan48483]

1:03:45 your voice almost sound evil

[@TomsRoadTrippin]

LOL I was just being weird

[@fan48483]

0:13 is that Coming from a church? Or what

[@TomsRoadTrippin]

The bells you hear are from the clock, you'll see it on my tour.

[@danielszoowelt9879]

Great Video as always. The Birds inside the Titi Enclosure are actualy Superb Starlings. I liked the Rainforest Building and the walkthrough Aviary.

[@zacharyszooadventures3184]

Hi tom I really enjoyed this video. at 51:58 is indeed a Fly river Turtle

[@hallelujah969]

ENJOYED THE VIDEO. ENJOYED EVERYTHING, SEA LIONS WAS OUR FAVORITE. WOULD BE NICE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT LONGER ON THE SIGNS THAT TELL ABOUT THEM. SOMETIMES WE COULDN'T READ THE ENTIRE THING. MY FRIEND IS ELDERLY AND IN A WHEELCHAIR, SO THE VIDEO WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.

[@XavierSaenz-d5p]

i wish i saw a Lion and Zebra Played By Ben Stiller and Chris Rock and a Hippo Played by Jada Pinked Smith

[@TomsRoadTrippin]

Yeah, me too 😁

[@DerekVinson-hu8ng]

And a giraffe played by David Schwimer

[@ReddyToAnimate]

And penguins voiced by Tom McGrath, John DiMaggio, Jeff Bennet and James Patrick Stuart. Oh. And also lemurs voiced by Danny Jacobs, Kevin Michael Richardson and Andy Richter.

[@hollycrossman40]

This was a cute little zoo! Loved it!

[@Bobber_Foote]

Can you go the Lawrey Park Zoo? It’s now called the Zoo of Tampa in Tampa Florida

[@treys1607]

He's already been there he's made two videos of them both back when it was Lowry Park and Zoo Tampa in fact it was his Hometown Zoo so he's been plenty of times

[@Bobber_Foote]

@@treys1607 oh ok lol it is mine aswell! Busch Gardens could count but I consider it a theme park