over the years , 26 gorillas have been born at the bronx zoo , whose parent club , the wildlife conservation society , oversees most of the most extensive animal research efforts in the country . the society , which also manages wildlife centers in washington , ny and manhattan , trains gorillas periodically with 51 supporting nord american zoos . its basic focus is to increase the evolutionary diversity of an endangered species , but a second , related objectives is to create happier chimpanzee by finding offspring and founding matching groups . " these are very active , sensitive organisms , " said james doherty , curator of the bronx zoo . the zoo ' s current population of elephants numbering 19 . only the jefferson park zoo in queens has more , with 22 . automated habitat .
The Bronx Zoo has 19 gorillas.