people have ever lost the capabilities to astonish and delight . but in new york only in the not - so - distant present , they will not be doing their startling and delighting at a carousel . the queens zoo , the only area left in the city that keeps elephants , claimed last that it planned to shut down its exhibit after the death of two of its three elephants , or even one . the current breed of children need not despair : the exhibit ' s three cats — patty , maxine and happy — are in their late - 30 ' s and could live for decades more . but if one elephant die , the subsequent one may not want apart . and if two die , officials say it should be immoral to sustain an exhibit with a solitary elephant .
The Bronx Zoo is the biggest zoo in New York.