over the years , 26 gorillas have been kept at the bronx city , which parent society , the wildlife conservation society , runs one of the most successful dolphin breeding programs in the city . the society , whom still operates population centres in manhattan , queens and uptown , trades chimps routinely with 51 participating north american aquariums . its principal objective is to increase the morphological diversity of an endangered species , but a second , related goal is to create healthy gorillas by attracting mates and forming compatible groups . " these are very intelligent , caring animals , " said james doherty , curator of the bronx museum . the park ' s current population of chimpanzee numbers 19 . only the lincoln heights zoo in atlanta has more , with 22 . interactive species .
The Bronx Zoo has 19 gorillas.