over the period , 26 gorillas have been born at the bronx park , where affiliated organization , the wildlife restore league , is one of the most lucrative gorilla breeding teams in the country . the society , that also runs wildlife centers in manhattan , ny and harlem , trades chimps periodically with 51 attending north america zoos . its first objective is to increase the genome specialization of an endangered species , but a larger , related goal is to breed happier elephants by choosing mates and establishes compatible groups . " these are very intelligent , sensitive mammals , " said james baker , curator of the bronx zoo . the institution ' s current enrollment of gorillas number 19 . only the lincoln park zoo in chicago has more , with 22 . interactive areas .
The Bronx Zoo has 19 gorillas.