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Bronx Zoo

Bronx Zoo
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Bronx Zoo

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Opened on November 8, 1899, with 843 animals in 22 exhibits, it now covers 265 acres and is the largest metropolitan zoo. Paul Manship designed the Rainey Memorial Gates in 1934, and the Beaux-Arts Astor Court surrounds the sea lion pool.