As part of the Zoo’s Animal Enrichment Program, sea lions are working with their keepers to put flipper to canvas, and paint.
The zoo celebrates the first year of its newest exhibit, Madagascar!, with the births of five lemur babies. The exhibit has garnered multiple awards since opening last summer.
A group of critically endangered Chinese alligators, born at the Bronx Zoo and reintroduced to the Yangtze River, have produced 15 hatchlings on their native turf.
Training this Nile crocodile to follow instructions took a careful combination of whistling, a Frisbee, and some mice. Plus, a healthy dose of patience on the part of his keepers, who couldn’t be prouder of their scaly pupil.
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