Recently, someone asked me if I had been to the Central Park Zoo lately. Central Park has a fine zoo, as does Prospect Park. Both are fine if you happen to be in the neighborhood. As a destination, the Bronx Zoological Society is King of the Pack. To get the zoo experience one is looking for, timing can also prove crucial.
Just this winter Nicole and I were enjoying a snowy day in the Bronx Zoo when a married couple approached us. "There are animals, here, right?" Asked the husband.
Yes, we assured them. Unfortunately, they had walked the entirety of the zoo's African collection--all of which takes a break during the winter months. Come spring, the giraffes, baboons and hyenas all come back to join their fair-weathered friends.
The Bronx Zoo is a relatively short walk from Metro-North's Fordham Station. If you're driving and you arrive early enough, you can also likely score free curbside parking on Southern Boulevard. It's always a good time to visit, and if you want to know why the northeast is having a late spring this year, well, I think I have an idea as to who ate the lamb . . .
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| Was it the tigers . . . |
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| Could it have been the bears? |
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| Maybe it was this guy. |
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| Plenty of love to go around. |
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