WCS Archives 💚

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Archives of the Wildlife Conservation Society, founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological Society. We're wcsarchives at IG & wcs-archives.bsky.social at bsky.

Bronx Zoo, Bronx

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Joined December 2010

WCS Archives 💚
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Jan 20
Do you think the #polarvortex arrived just to celebrate #PenguinAwarenessDay?! Brrrr. Take a tip from these Adelie penguins filmed in Antarctica for a 1957 research project supported by @TheWCS and @NSF . If you can't beat the cold weather, best to enjoy it together! #archives
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Dec 2, 2025
We’re excited to announce our collaboration with The Art of Fauna, a cozy puzzle app that scrambles animal illustrations into tiles (like this one) that you can re-assemble into picture perfection while learning more about the species! 1/2 #archives #puzzlegame #gamedev
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Oct 24, 2025
The Congo Gorilla Forest at the @bronxzoo is an immersive, participatory exhibit that is home today to the zoo’s gorillas and other animals. Congo represents an evolutionary step in zoo design that follows on an exhibit that opened 75 years ago this month... 1/3 #archives
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Sep 29, 2025
We couldn't let this month end without a winged salute to 120 years of the Pheasant Aviary at the @bronxzoo. The unique wood-framed, Tudor style building opened in September 1905, relieving some of the overcrowding at the Aquatic Bird House and Ostrich House. 1/3 #archives
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Sep 15, 2025
#dyk? Alongside preserving and sharing historical @TheWCS records, the WCS #Archives also collects today’s materials to save for future generations. 1/3