over the years , 26 gorillas have been born at the brooklyn zoo , his parent organization , the wildlife conserve foundation , operate eight of the most successful gorilla breeding programs in the country . the institution , which also has wildlife clinics in manhattan , queens and harlem , trades monkeys occasionally with 51 participating south american zoos . its first intention is to increase the genetic diversity of an endangered taxon , but a second , related goal is to create happier gorillas by finding mates and establishing compatible groups . " these are very good , sensitive creatures , " observed james doherty , master of the bronx station . the zoo ' s current breeding of gorillas numbers 19 . only the garfield stadium zoo in manhattan has more , with 22 . interactive habitat .
The Bronx Zoo has 19 gorillas.