Central Park Children's Zoo, Wildlife Conservation Center

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Central Park
Wildlife Conservation Center, Children's Zoo

Natural habitat exhibits, East 63rd to 66 Street. Enter from Fifth Avenue by the Arsenal or from the Park.

LEFT: Leaving Conservation Center via south gate. RIGHT: Conservation Center's main walkway.

Delacorte Clock

Arches at the end of the walkway separate the Conservation Center from Children's Zoo.

Children's Zoo gate

Gate to Children's Zoo. Photos from the Children's Zoo are presented first.

Central Park Children's Zoo

Outside the Children's Zoo from Fifth Avenue, 65th-66th Street

ducks in children's zoo

Inside the Zoo

waterfowl in Central Park

Duck with red beak

Mandarin duck

Yes, it's real.

white bird, turtledove

Goats

There are also llamas, rabbits, many more ducks, and some other fowl.

Play areas in Central Park

As well as these little creatures. Now it's on to the Conservation Center.

California Sea Lions

Sea Lions

Sea lions

Central Park Sea Lions

Don't miss the one on the left dozing off!

penguins, penguin exhibit

The penguin exhibit and the tropical rainforest were the highlights for me. The penguins swim right up to you and seem to be smiling! Although the two penguin types here are from Antarctica, the light mimics the light at the North Pole. The November lighting creates green photographs.

polar bear

Polar bear

Mandarin ducks

Painted turtles

Painted turtles. Other species in this outdoor area include a red panda (sleeping in a tree and not posing for photographs), some otters, migratory visitors and a few other animals.

Snow monkey

Tropical rainforest

Inside the tropical rainforest

Sloth

The sloth, which lives its life upside down hanging by its claws, goes right past within reach.

Kin to flamingos?

Bird with tiara

The animals move around so much, it's hard to photograph them. There are MANY kinds of birds here.

Endangered species

Some animals are behind glass. There are a number of endangered species, many from Madagascar.

Central Park's tropical rainforest

We received a misty spray now and then.

Wildlife Conservation Center

Many animals are from Madagascar.

Central Park, Tour 1

1. Grand Army Plaza	2. The Pond	3. Skating Rink
4. You are here. The Zoo	5. The Dairy, Carousel	6. Trees, Mall
7. Bethesda Fountain	8. Conservatory Water	9. Alice in Wonderland
10. The Ramble	11. Belvedere Castle	12. Hernshead
13. The Lake	14. Cherry Hill	15. Sheep Meadow, The Maine
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