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====Children's Zoo==== The original Children's Zoo in the Bronx Zoo opened in 1941 with a [[nursery rhyme|nursery-rhyme]] theme; in 1981, a new Children's Zoo opened, and was instantly successful, seeing almost 250,000 visitors in two months. It closed for renovations in 2013;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bronxzoo.com/supportcz/ |title=Support the Children's Zoo |access-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-date=October 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012073501/http://www.bronxzoo.com/supportcz/ |url-status=live}}</ref> it reopened on May 30, 2015, with new exhibits featuring [[giant anteater]]s, [[common degu]]s, [[Patagonian mara]]s, [[white-nosed coati]]s, [[Hoffmann's two-toed sloth]]s, [[squirrel monkey]]s, [[American flamingo]]s, [[Asian small-clawed otter]]s, [[North American porcupine]]s, [[great horned owl]]s, [[striped skunk]]s, [[prairie dog]]s, [[fennec fox]]es, [[African spurred tortoise]]s, [[Nubian goat]]s, [[zebu]]s, [[alpaca]]s, [[sheep]], [[donkey]]s, [[chicken]]s, [[Domestic duck|duck]]s, [[pig]]s, [[Domestic goose|geese]], and [[domestic turkey]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amny.com/news/bronx-zoo-poised-to-reopen-children-s-zoo-with-new-animals-giant-anteater-pudu-and-more-1.10478317 |title=Bronx Zoo poised to reopen Children's Zoo with new animals: Giant anteater, pudu and more |author=Sheila Anne Feeney |date=May 27, 2015 |work=am New York |access-date=July 4, 2015 |archive-date=July 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706010852/http://www.amny.com/news/bronx-zoo-poised-to-reopen-children-s-zoo-with-new-animals-giant-anteater-pudu-and-more-1.10478317 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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