Editing Bronx Zoo (section)

===Former exhibits===
====World of Darkness====
World of Darkness opened in 1969 and was the world's first major exhibit designed specifically to introduce the public to [[nocturnal]] animals such as the Chinese [[leopard cat]] (''Prionailurus bengalensis chinensis''), [[naked mole-rat]]s, [[bay duiker]], [[Pallas's long-tongued bat]], [[spiny mouse]], [[Gray mouse lemur|lesser mouse lemur]], [[Common genet|small spotted genet]], [[lesser spear-nosed bat]]s, [[spotted skunk]], [[Fat-tailed dwarf lemur|fat-tailed lemur]]s [[Jamaican fruit bat]], [[Mohol bushbaby]], [[cloud rat]], [[Hoffman's two-toed sloth]], [[rock cavy]], [[pygmy slow loris]], [[New Zealand lesser short-tailed bat|short-tailed bat]]s, [[striped skunk]], [[Gray-bellied night monkey|grey-legged night monkey]], [[sand cat]], [[Rodriguez flying fox]], [[brush-tailed porcupine]], [[broad-snouted caiman]], [[Erycinae|sand boa]], [[Cane toad|marine toad]], and [[fluorescent]] [[Emperor scorpion|scorpion]]s.<ref name="britannica.com">{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Bronx-Zoo |title=Bronx Zoo |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312090815/https://www.britannica.com/place/Bronx-Zoo |url-status=live}}</ref> Built by [[Morris Ketchum Jr. & Associates]], the house was built where the zoo's Rocking Stone Restaurant stood until 1942. The exhibit used [[Safelight|red-lights]] to dimly illuminate the enclosures within the windowless building. Like all nocturnal exhibits, the house ran on a reversed lighting schedule, which simulated night and day at opposite times to allow visitors to view nocturnal animals in a more naturalistic setting.<ref>{{cite web |last=Soter |first=Tim |date=April 30, 2009 |url=http://blog.timsoter.com/world-of-darkness/ |title=World of Darkness |work=Tim Soter... Blog. |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=August 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820010136/http://blog.timsoter.com/world-of-darkness/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Due to budget cuts and the high cost of running the exhibit, it was closed in 2009.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="dailyfinance.com"/> On November 28, 2024, during the 98th [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], the zoo ran a float that hinted at the return of the exhibit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/bronxzoo/p/DC7h2QysNa8/?img_index=1 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Instagram}}</ref> This was later confirmed on December 4 when the zoo announced that the exhibit would return in July 2025 featuring [[broad-snouted caiman]]s, [[sand cat]]s, [[common vampire bat]]s, [[Megabat|fruit bats]], [[Hoffmann's two-toed sloth]]s, [[naked mole-rat]]s, [[blood python]]s, [[Timor python]]s, [[douroucouli]]s, [[pygmy slow loris]]es, and [[aye-aye]]s.<ref> https://bronxzoo.com/things-to-do/exhibits/world-of-darkness</ref>

====Rare Animal Range====
Rare Animal Range was a trail which focused on highly endangered species.<ref name="britannica.com"/> Featured species included [[guanaco]], [[Formosan sika deer]], [[black-and-white ruffed lemur|pied ruffed lemurs]] and [[blue-eyed black lemur]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2009/04/24/wild-fired-by-the-zoo/ |title=Wild-Fired by the Zoo |date=April 24, 2009 |work=New York Post |access-date=January 28, 2018 |archive-date=March 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306154102/https://nypost.com/2009/04/24/wild-fired-by-the-zoo/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/04/24/bad-economy-causes-bronx-zoo-t/ |title=Bad Economy Causes Bronx Zoo to Evict Animals |work=Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306091236/http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/04/24/bad-economy-causes-bronx-zoo-t/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The exhibit also had duplicate enclosures for the zoo's [[Arabian oryx]], [[blesbok]], [[Père David's deer]] and [[broad-snouted caiman]] as well as a large pond with a pair of small islands in the center which were home to a pair of [[golden-cheeked crested gibbon|golden-cheeked gibbons]]. They had the Big Birds exhibits, which were lawns for [[ostrich]]es, [[emu]]s, [[Rhea (bird)|rhea]]s, and [[Southern cassowary|cassowaries]]. Due to budget cuts and the unpopularity of many of the species, the zoo was forced to close the exhibit in 2009.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="dailyfinance.com"/>

While most of the species left the zoo when the exhibit closed, the Formosan sika deer were moved to the Wild Asia Monorail and the Père David's deer remained in their primary enclosure across from Tiger Mountain while the blue-eyed black lemurs were moved to Madagascar! where they are rotated with the Coquerel's sifakas. While no longer at the zoo, pied ruffed lemurs can still be seen at the zoo's partner institute, the [[Central Park Zoo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centralparkzoo.com/exhibits/tropic-zone-the-rainforest |title=Tropic Zone: The Rainforest – Central Park Zoo |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303042906/http://centralparkzoo.com/exhibits/tropic-zone-the-rainforest |url-status=live}}</ref> The zoo's popular Dinosaur Safari ran through a part of this area and the zoo's yearly Run for the Wild event runs through its entirety.

On April 20, 2024, the Animal Chronicles opened in honor of the 125th Anniversary of the Bronx Zoo. it features 13 scenes of 68 animal eco-sculptures that showcase key achievements in the zoo’s 125 year history of saving animal species and connecting visitors to wildlife.

====Skyfari====
[[File:Bronx Zoo 005.jpg|thumb|Skyfari gondolas]]
The Skyfari was a popular [[gondola lift]] which transported visitors from the Zoo Center to the Asian Plaza, running over African Plains and several other popular exhibits at the zoo. The seasonal exhibit ran from April to October and rose {{cvt|60|to|100|ft}} feet in the air. With around 490,000 riders annually, the lift was the zoo's third most popular attraction after Congo Gorilla Forest and the Wild Asia Monorail. Despite its popularity, ticket sales for it were barely breaking-even and [[maintenance cost]]s led to a loss of profit. On July 8, 2008, high winds and heat led to one of the cars derailing, which trapped thirty-six passengers for up to five hours.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/nyregion/10zoo.html |title=Dozens Stuck in Midair at the Bronx Zoo |last1=Lee |first1=Trymaine |date=July 10, 2008 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 29, 2019 |last2=Baker |first2=Al |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=October 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007094838/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/nyregion/10zoo.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to this, along with heavy budget cuts, the ride was permanently closed in January 2009, after 35 years of operation.<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-zoo-skyfari-article-1.421680 |title=Bronx Zoo to take down Skyfari |date=January 24, 2009 |website=Daily News |access-date=June 28, 2019 |archive-date=August 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817200557/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-zoo-skyfari-article-1.421680 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Monkey House====
The Monkey House, which first opened in 1901 and was originally named the Primate House, closed in late February 2012 after 111 years of operation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/closing-the-monkey-house-and-the-end-of-a-shared-experience/ |title=Closing the Monkey House: The End of a Shared Experience |author=Krystal D'Costa |work=Scientific American Blog Network |access-date=February 29, 2016 |archive-date=December 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208232954/https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/closing-the-monkey-house-and-the-end-of-a-shared-experience/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bz-monkeys">{{cite web |url=http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/monkey-house.aspx |title=Monkey House |publisher=Bronx Zoo |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-date=January 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130201357/http://www.bronxzoo.com/animals-and-exhibits/exhibits/monkey-house.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> At the time of closing, it was home to [[cotton-top tamarins]], [[white-faced saki]]s, [[Wied's marmoset]]s, [[moustached tamarin]]s, [[black-chinned emperor tamarin]]s, [[Goeldi's monkey]]s and [[gray-handed night monkey|grey-handed night-monkey]]s, as well as [[Brazilian porcupine]]s and [[Pallas's long-tongued bat]]s. This was the building where [[Ota Benga]] spent most of his time during his stay at the zoo.<ref name="bz-monkeys"/>

Some of the primates that were in the now-closed exhibit have been moved to other parts of the zoo, such as the cotton-top tamarins now being found in World of Birds; others were sent to other New York City zoos, such as the sakis being moved to the [[Central Park Zoo]]. [[White-headed capuchin]]s can still be seen in an outdoor cage behind the building.<ref name="bz-monkeys"/>

====Amazing Amphibians====
Amazing Amphibians was a short-lived exhibition which opened in the zoo's Zoo Center in June 2008 and only remained for a few years. The exhibit featured several educational displays on [[amphibian]] conservation as well as a few [[terrarium]]s containing several amphibian species. Highlight species included [[Cranwell's horned frog|Chacoan horned frog]], [[Puerto Rican crested toad]], [[smooth-sided toad]] and [[common mudpuppy]].<ref>http://69.18.170.136/multimedia/headlines/amazing-amphibians.aspx{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

While none of these species are currently on-exhibit at the zoo, the Puerto Rican crested toads can be seen at the [[Central Park Zoo]], which breeds this species for [[Species reintroduction|reintroduction]] back into [[Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waza.org/en/site/conservation/waza-conservation-projects/overview/puerto-rican-crested-toad-species-survival-plan |title=Overview: WAZA: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums |author=WAZA |access-date=March 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306131639/http://www.waza.org/en/site/conservation/waza-conservation-projects/overview/puerto-rican-crested-toad-species-survival-plan |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====4-D Theater====
The 4-D Theater showed [[4D film|4-D films]] with the help of [[3D film|3-D film]] and built-in sensory effects, including moving seats, wind, mist, and scents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bronxzoo.com/activities/4-d-theater |title=4-D Theater – Bronx Zoo |access-date=March 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210011/http://bronxzoo.com/activities/4-d-theater |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Produced by [[SimEx-Iwerks]], the theater showed condensed versions of popular children's movies. The 4-D Theater previously showed ''[[Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]] '', one episode of ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]'', ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'' and ''[[Storks (film)|Storks]]''. It closed in 2019 and was replaced with a giraffe encounter where guests can feed the giraffes for a fee.

====The Most Dangerous Animal in the World====
[[File:Bronx Zoo exhibit.png|thumb|upright|[[The Most Dangerous Animal in the World]] exhibit at the Bronx Zoo, 1963]]
[[The Most Dangerous Animal in the World]] exhibit debuted at the Bronx Zoo on April 26, 1963.<ref name="Christi">{{cite news |title=Zoo has 'Startling Exhibit' |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-apr-27-1963-3173850/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |work=[[Corpus Christi Times]] |date=April 27, 1963 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421020222/https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-apr-27-1963-3173850/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The exhibit was installed at the Great Apes House and it featured a statement about the danger humans pose.<ref name="Stange">{{cite book |last1=Stange |first1=Mary Zeiss |title=Woman the Hunter |date=1997 |publisher=Beacon Press |location=Boston |isbn=978-0807046388 |page=212 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PQb4UYAdz58C&pg=PA212 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421020221/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Woman_the_Hunter/PQb4UYAdz58C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=the+most+dangerous+animal+in+the+world+exhibit+bronx+zoo&pg=PA212&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live}}</ref>

The words: "The Most Dangerous Animal in the World" were printed in red on top of a cage.<ref name="Rare">{{cite web |title=In 1963, the Bronx Zoo Had an Exhibit Called 'The Most Dangerous Animal in the World' |url=https://rare.us/rare-media/entertainment-and-culture/rare-animals/most-dangerous-animal-in-the-world-bronx-zoo/ |website=[[Rare (website)|Rare]] |date=July 20, 2020 |publisher=Rare Media LLC |access-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421020221/https://rare.us/rare-media/entertainment-and-culture/rare-animals/most-dangerous-animal-in-the-world-bronx-zoo/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Behind the bars of the cage there was a mirror. The exhibit was reportedly still at the zoo in 1981.<ref name="Abisch">{{cite news |last1=Abisch |first1=Barry |title=Brave New Zoo |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100120737/dangerous-humans/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |issue=Suburbia Today |work=[[The Journal News]] |date=August 9, 1981 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421020223/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100120737/dangerous-humans/ |url-status=live}}</ref>