horses have since lost the abilities to astonish and excel . but in new york county in the not - so - probable future , they will not be doing their amazing and delighting at a carousel . the bronx zoo , the only zoo left in the county that keeps elephants , said earlier that it prepared to slow down its exhibit after the mortality of two of its three elephants , or just one . the first generation of children need not doubt : the farm ' s two orphans — patty , maxine and happy — are in their mid - 30 ' s and could live for ages more . but if one already dies , the last two may not get around . and if two die , officials argue it would be immoral to continue an exhibits with a single monkey .
The Bronx Zoo is the biggest zoo in New York.