over the years , 26 chimpanzees have been born at the bronx zoo , the parent organization , the human conservation alliance , runs many of the most successful gorilla breeding programs in the country . the zoo , whom also operates wildlife centre in manhattan , jews and brooklyn , exchanges gorillas periodically with 51 participating north american zoos . its earliest objective is to maximize the genetic diversity of an endangered species , but a then , related object is to create happier gorillas by finding mates and creating compatible groups . " these are very intelligent , sensitive individuals , " whispered timothy doherty , curator of the queens zoo . the zoo ' s modern community of gorillas constitutes 19 . only the lincoln heights zoological in queens has more , with 22 . interaction habitat .
The Bronx Zoo has 19 gorillas.