THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



All the hoofed animal houses are connected with exten- 

 sive outdoor ranges where the herds may be observed at 

 large. 



Of open-air installations for wild animals and birds there 

 are the following: 



Bear Dens Burrowing Rodents' 



Flying Bird Cage Quarters 



Wolf and Fox Dens Prairie Dog Village 



Mountain Sheep Hill Puma and Lynx House 



Sea Lion Pool Raccoon Tree 



Penguin Pool Pigeon House 



Wild Fowl Pond Goose Aviary 



Otter House Wild Turkey Enclosure 



Beaver Pond Turtle Pond 

 Crane Paddock 



At the Rocking Stone Restaurant, dining and lunch rooms 

 are provided. Wheel chairs may be obtained at entrance or 

 from Chief Clerk in the Central Service Building. 



From the Boston Road entrance, the path to the right 

 passes first the Yak Range, where a herd of this wild ox 

 of Tibet affords an interesting comparison with the Ameri- 

 can bison, or buffalo, occupying an extensive range and 

 corral just beyond. From the roof of the Buffalo House 

 a fine outlook is obtained over the ranges. Of the count- 

 less thousands of wild bison once occupying undisturbed 

 the whole pasture region of the western United States, 

 there remain only about twenty individuals now in the 



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