Animals in New York City

A hidden Brooklyn basement gallery where two biologists nurture one of the Northeast’s rarest and most vibrant reptile collections.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

One of the most dazzling dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History is also one of the oldest.

This morbid scene depicts the Darwinian drama of death on the African savannah.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Here be dragons.

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.

This abandoned artificial island off the coast of New York City is now home to dozens of harbor seals.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.