BRONX, N.Y., May 20, 2025--The Bronx Zoo is opening the new World of Darkness featuring 25 nocturnal species on Saturday, July 12.

World of Darkness, the Bronx Zoo’s “groundbreaking” shadowy attraction showcasing more than two dozen rare and unusual nocturnal animals, is back after a 16-year hiatus.

The exterior of the building housing the exhibit, a 13,000-square-foot Brutalist structure near the zoo’s Asia Gate, looks almost the same as it did back in 2009, but with a new charcoal paint ...

A baby vulture at a New York zoo is being fed not by another bird but by a hand puppet — a decades-old technique used to ensure the chick doesn’t identify too closely with its human handlers.

The Bronx Zoo is the subject of THE ZOO, a docu-series aired world-wide on Animal Planet. Members of the media should contact [email protected] (+1 (347) 840-1242) for more information or with questions.