Staten Island Zoo

I was pleasantly surprised on my recent visit to the Staten Island Zoo there collection was very good and most of the exhibits were very nice

 

Pros:
You will still be able to see most of the zoo in the Winter
Beautiful Amur leopard habitat
Indoor area was amazing
very cool collection
Very close views of the animals


Cons:
Not many large animals
Small zoo
weird children's zoo that takes up a lot of the zoo

 

My favorite part about this zoo is the amount of close views and ways that you can see the animals, the lemurs, meerkats, servals, monkeys, leopards, tamanduas, cassowary, kangaroos, skunks, porcupines, and fossas were running around and playing with the many enrichment items and interactive toys they had in their enclosures

 

The reptile house, aquarium, savannah house, and tropical house were amazing

 

So glad you liked it. It is my home zoo and I visit weekly. It is very small but the keepers there are wonderfully attentive to the animals and the enrichments they offer seem to really be enjoyed.

 

I agree. When I went they gave the skunk a slow feeder so they don't eat all of the food at once and he knocked it over to get the food faster.