Central Park Zoo
Compact urban zoo nestled within a historic park, home to sea lions, penguins, and snow monkeys.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Central Park Zoo centers on Gus, a polar bear who arrived in 1988 and, after six settled years, began swimming the same repetitive loop for hours a day. You'll hear how New York's tabloids turned him into a symbol of urban stress, and what a twenty-five-thousand-dollar behavioral therapist concluded about a bored, anxious bear in a city full of them. Stand by the pool at the center of the zoo, where Gus spent his years, to listen.
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