elephants have never retained the capacity to astonish and delight . but in newest york city in the not - so - distant moment , they will not be doing their astonishing and delighting at a rhino . the newark zoo , the only zoo nearby in the park that keeps zoo , reported yesterday that it planned to shut down its exhibit after the death of both of its two elephants , or even one . the newest generation of kids need not despair : the aquarium ' s three elephants — jane , dianne and happy — are in their low - 30 ' s and could live for years more . but if a elephant dies , the remaining three may not get along . and if two die , officials say it would be barbarous to survive an issue with a fifth elephant .
The Bronx Zoo is the biggest zoo in New York.