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Things about central park
One of the biggest attractions in the
Central Park of New York City is
a zoo that is located in 5th
Avenue at East 64th Street. There
have
been animals in Central Park since
1860's, at the beginning there
were
only 72 white swans and a black
bear cub which were donated. In
1864,
the State Legislature authorized
the city Parks Commission to
establish a zoo, and it was known
as the Menagerie. Later on in
1934,
the Commissioner of Parks Robert
Moses remodeled the Menagerie into
the Central Park Zoo. In 1980 the
Wildlife Conservation Society
(WCS)
singed an agreement with NYC to
renovate and operate the zoo. This
work was no easy; the WCS had to
contract their animal and exhibit
experts, architects Kevin Roche,
John Dinkeloo and Associates,
which
led to this immense project. As
part of this project many building
in
that area were demolish which
began in the winter of 1983 and
continue
in 1984. The construction of the
park began in the spring of 1985.
In
August 8 of 1988 the modernize
Central Park Zoo open its door to
thousands of people. Today the
Central Park Zoo received almost
one
million of visitors every year.
Animals in the Zoo
Today the Central Park Zoo is composed of 1
400 different kind of
species of animals, which present
the public with wide variety of
wildlife in simulated natural
habits. This zoo is actively
involved in
helping endangered species of
animals. This wildlife center can
be
divided into 3 beautiful zones.
Tropic zone- the tropic zone recreates a
tropical rain
forest. This zone has a riverbank,
cave, towering tree trunks, and a
20-foot roaring waterfall. And
most important the animals that
can be
found in this zone are Colobus
monkeys, crocodiles, snakes, lion
tamarins, bats, colorful birds,
red-bellied piranha and many other
tropical species live here.
Columbus monkeys
Madagascar Tree Boad
Red-bellied Piranha
Polar Zone-the polar zone is composed of
both artic and
Antarctic animals. In this part of
the zoo we can see polar bears
swimming in a blue pool. And
penguin, puffins and artic foxes
make
this part more colorful and
amazing.
Gentoo Penguin
Chinstrap Penguin
Polar Bear fishing
Temperate forest-in this part of the zoo we
can see
animals from Asia and North
America. A landscape paths lead to
a lake
were snow monkey can be found.
Also the can be found red pandas,
raccoon that live in their treetop
habit. In the Central garden we
can
see a sea lion that live in a
simulated rocky coast of
California
habit.
Red Panda
Sea Lion
Snow Monkey in snow
Hours and rate
Central Park Zoo open everyday from 10:00
am to 4:30 pm
and is not that expensive adults
have to pay 6 dollars, seniors
1.25
dollars, children from 3 years old
to 12 years old pay 1 dollar and
children under 3 years enter free.
If you plant to visit the Central
Park Zoo, you can take several
ways. For example you can take the
trains N or R to Fifth Avenue and
walk north 4 blocks to 64th
Street.
Also you can take the number 6
train in Lexington Avenue to 68th
Street/Hunter College Station and
walk west 3 blocks to Fifth Avenue
and then 4 blocks south. An by bus
you can take the M1, M2, M3, M4 on
Fifth Avenue to 64th Street. Also
you can go on you own car, because
there is a parking place on the
street and a garage parking are
available in the vicinity.
Educational Park
The Central Park Zoo also serves the people
as an educational
resource. For example in some
programs adults and children are
introduce to different species of
wildlife and conservation. Central
Park Zoo had incorporated theater,
visual arts, and sciences for
children and adults. In the Tisch
Childrens Zoo, which was build in
1997, children and parent can
attend to the performances in
Daniel
Cowin Acom Theater. This theater
program include WILD (Wildlife
Integrated for language
Development) Achievements to more
than 1 600
NYC schoolchildren. This program
teaches children to appreciate and
respect wildlife. Children form
different ages get to do different
school groups that are related to
watch, touch and learn about the
animals in the zoo. For example
children in Animal ABCs (pre - K -
K)
are introduction to wildlife, this
includes touching live animals, in
Trekking the Tropics ages 1 to 3
children are introduces to the
animals and plants of the tropics.
In Wildlife of the Polar Regions
ages 4 to 12 students would
compare the geography and wildlife
of the
Arctic and Antarctic and learn how
development threatens both regions
and the last Endangered Animals
ages 4 to 12 find out the reasons
why
thousands of species are in danger
of extinction, and what is being
done about it. A number of other
programs are also available, most
programs last 75 to 90 minutes and
will accommodate up to 35
students.
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