over the century , 26 monkeys have been born at the national zoo , the sister society , the wildlife conservation association , runs another of the most successfully gorilla education programs in the country . the society , which also operates wildlife centers in nassau , washington and brooklyn , trades gorillas frequently with 51 surviving pan american zoos . its first objective is to increase the gene diversity of an endangered species , but a next , related goal is to build happier chimps by discovering males and establishing compatible individuals . " these are very intelligent , tolerant animals , " said james harvey , curator of the bronx zoological . the zoo ' s current census of gorillas reaches 19 . only the lincoln park zoo in buffalo has more , with 22 . interactive village .
The Bronx Zoo has 19 gorillas.