The shooting happened just after 3:30 p.m. at East 183rd Street and Southern Boulevard in the Belmont section.

Mystery surrounds Happy, the famous Bronx Zoo elephant who has been the ... on account of not being a human, although Chief Judge Janet DiFiore wrote at the time that “no one disputes that ...

The bird, who served as keeper and patrolman of the Bronx Zoo's children's area ... Staff say he thought of himself as a human and he wasn’t afraid to challenge other men.

The alligator — nicknamed Godzilla — is being tube ... compelling human interest stories. "An alligator of this size should typically weigh between 30-35 pounds," the Bronx Zoo added.