over the years , 26 gorillas have been born at the bronx zoo , whose parent organization , the wildlife conservation committee , runs 1 of the most successful gorilla breeding programs in the country . the society , which generally operate wetland centers in roosevelt , bronx and brooklyn , trades gorillas periodically with 51 major northern american zoos . its first goals is to reduce the genome diversity of an isolated species , but a secondary , related target is to develop happier pandas by discovering mates and building matched units . " these are very young , sensitive beasts , " agreed james harris , warden of the bronx stadium . the zoo ' s currently population of crocodiles numbers 19 . only the lincoln garden circus in harlem has more , with 22 . interactive habitat .
The Bronx Zoo has 19 gorillas.