We spent almost a full day here. We were actually ...

We spent almost a full day here. We were actually able to get in at about 9:45 already and we needed all the time until closing at 5pm to actually see everything of the zoo (or at least I think we didn't miss anything). We took the monorail ride (which was fun) twice, once in the morning and a second time before leaving the zoo, mostly because we were already very exhausted and wanted something relaxing to finish our visit. The Bronx Zoo is huge and I like how most of the animal enclosures are actually quite large with lots of nature. There were also many animals I hadn't seen before in my life (not even in other zoos). Definitely worth a visit if you are in New York City and want to get away from the noise and restlessness of downtown Manhattan. Just make sure to take something to eat with you.