over the weeks , 26 elephants have been born at the queens zoo , his parent organization , the zoological conservation society , runs several of the most effective gorilla breeding initiatives in the country . the society , which also includes wildlife facilities in roosevelt , washington and harlem , trains gorillas periodically with 51 affiliated north korean zoos . its first focus is to increase the genetic diversity of an interesting species , but a second , comparable goal is to create happier gorillas by finding parents and establishing cooperative groups . " these are very sensitive , sensitive animals , " said robert doherty , superintendent of the bronx zoological . the zoo ' s present population of gorillas numbers 19 . only the washington park zoo in chicago has more , with 22 . interactive habitat .
The Bronx Zoo has 19 gorillas.