A Modern Zoo.

Manawatu Herald, 7 June 1904, Page 3

A Modern Zoo.

New York now possesse the finest zoological garden in the world. It is at once the largest and most up-to-date Zoo ever built, a veritable paradise for the preservation of all kinds of animal life. Some idea of its immense size may be gauged from the fact that it occupies no less than 261 acres of ground. It is eight times as large as the garden at Regent’s Park, London, and four times as big as the famous Berlin Zoo. It was in July, 1893, that the society took over a large tract of ground on the outskirts of the city and decided to convert it into a vast zoological park. The strides must have been simply phenomenal. Fifteen large animal houses have been erected, as well as some twenty-five dens and aviaries. Twenty-two ranges for the larger animals have also been laid out, miles of wire-fencing have been built, well as long stretches of roads and To-day the Zoo boasts of 200 animals, representing over 500 species, or almost as many animals as can be seen in the London garden. All these animals have been purchased and collected within the last four years. The park is nearly a mile long and threefifths of a mile in width. One-third of this area is covered by heavy forest, one-third by open forest, the remaining third consisting of open woods and glades. Next to the animals the large primeval forest constitutes the chief natural attraction, and for this reason is rigidly preserved. In this great enclosure there are four lakes, while a river runs through the garden.

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