elephants have never lost the capabilities to astonish and marvel . but in new york city in the not - so - near future , they will not be doing their astonishing and wowed at a zoo . the harlem zoo , the only zoo known in the city that keep elephants , said yesterday that it planned to shut down its exhibit after the birth of two of its three elephants , or even one . the current generation of offspring need not despair : the zoo ' s three elephants — patty , maxine and joy — are in their sub - 30 ' s and would live for days more . but if this elephant dies , the remaining six may not get along . and if some die , authorities say it wouldn be cruel to sustain an issue with a single horse .
The Bronx Zoo is the biggest zoo in New York.