Bronx Zoo Research Paper
Bronx Zoo Experience There are many places where you can observe biodiversity. The Bronx Zoo is one of the places where you can observe biodiversity. The Bronx Zoo has been around for many years. It was first opened on November 8, 1899 and it is still open and growing today. This zoo is one of the world’s largest metropolitan zoos. The Bronx Zoo has over 600 species from around the world, many of which are endangered or threatened. Some places include; Africa, Asia, Pakistan and Madagascar. The Bronx Zoo is part of an integrated system that includes four zoos and one aquarium. As it was stated earlier, the zoo is a good place to observe the biodiversity. It is a good place to observe biodiversity because there are many exhibits. There are some indoor exhibits as well out outdoor exhibits. Some of the major exhibits include; the Congo Gorilla Forest, Jungle World, Wild Asia Monorail, Madagascar, Tiger Mountain, African Plains, World of Birds, World of Monkeys and the World of Reptiles.
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The animals in the zoo are arranged geographically.
For example, in the Madagascar exhibit, which is an indoor exhibit, it recreates a small section of the eighth continent. This exhibit contains a variety of wildlife that lives in Madagascar. The animals that are included in this exhibit are lemurs, hissing cockroaches, sifaka lemurs, Nile crocodiles and fossa. Another example is the African Plains. This exhibit is different from the Madagascar exhibit because the African Plains exhibit is an outdoor exhibit and includes animals whose home is in the African plains. The animals that are included in the African Plains include; lions, storks, zebras, gazelles, nyalas and African wild
dogs.
As it was stated previously, most of the animals that are in the zoo are either endangered or threatened. The exhibit that I mostly enjoyed was the Congo Gorilla Forest. The Congo Gorilla Forest is home to many of the western lowland gorillas, the Colobus monkeys, guenon, marmosets and mandrills. A lot of these gorillas are critically endangered or vulnerable. The western lowland gorilla lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests even in lowland swamps in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo.
Gorillas live in tightly knot groups, which can get up to 30 animals. The western lowland gorillas live in family groupings. The family groupings include one dominant male, five to seven females and children. The male gorilla leads and protects all the other gorillas while the females take care of the young ones. These gorillas reproduce slowly. They reproduce slower than the Mandrills. The western lowland gorillas reproduce slowly because females do not begin reproducing until they are at least nine years old and can only produce one baby every five years. Even though they can’t reproduce to there about nine years old they live up to fifty years.
Gorillas are herbivore eaters. They east mostly on stems, leaves, shots, and the fleshy fruits of a wide variety of seasonally fruiting tree species. The adult male gorillas can eat up to forty pounds of plant matter per day. Female gorillas cannot eat as much as male gorillas. In fact they eat about one-third less than males do. Gorillas have few natural predators. They are endangered due to all the human activities that are taken place. Some of the human activities include; poaching for the bushmeat trade, habitat destruction due to logging, and health threats such as the Ebola virus. These are the main threats that gorillas are becoming endangered. In recent decades, gorilla populations have declined by more than 50 percent. All four of the gorilla subspecies are listed as either endangered or critically endangered in the wild due to all the threats that were mentioned.
The animals in the zoo are arranged geographically.
For example, in the Madagascar exhibit, which is an indoor exhibit, it recreates a small section of the eighth continent. This exhibit contains a variety of wildlife that lives in Madagascar. The animals that are included in this exhibit are lemurs, hissing cockroaches, sifaka lemurs, Nile crocodiles and fossa. Another example is the African Plains. This exhibit is different from the Madagascar exhibit because the African Plains exhibit is an outdoor exhibit and includes animals whose home is in the African plains. The animals that are included in the African Plains include; lions, storks, zebras, gazelles, nyalas and African wild
dogs.
As it was stated previously, most of the animals that are in the zoo are either endangered or threatened. The exhibit that I mostly enjoyed was the Congo Gorilla Forest. The Congo Gorilla Forest is home to many of the western lowland gorillas, the Colobus monkeys, guenon, marmosets and mandrills. A lot of these gorillas are critically endangered or vulnerable. The western lowland gorilla lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests even in lowland swamps in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo.
Gorillas live in tightly knot groups, which can get up to 30 animals. The western lowland gorillas live in family groupings. The family groupings include one dominant male, five to seven females and children. The male gorilla leads and protects all the other gorillas while the females take care of the young ones. These gorillas reproduce slowly. They reproduce slower than the Mandrills. The western lowland gorillas reproduce slowly because females do not begin reproducing until they are at least nine years old and can only produce one baby every five years. Even though they can’t reproduce to there about nine years old they live up to fifty years.
Gorillas are herbivore eaters. They east mostly on stems, leaves, shots, and the fleshy fruits of a wide variety of seasonally fruiting tree species. The adult male gorillas can eat up to forty pounds of plant matter per day. Female gorillas cannot eat as much as male gorillas. In fact they eat about one-third less than males do. Gorillas have few natural predators. They are endangered due to all the human activities that are taken place. Some of the human activities include; poaching for the bushmeat trade, habitat destruction due to logging, and health threats such as the Ebola virus. These are the main threats that gorillas are becoming endangered. In recent decades, gorilla populations have declined by more than 50 percent. All four of the gorilla subspecies are listed as either endangered or critically endangered in the wild due to all the threats that were mentioned.