The cover of the American edition of the latest issue of Newsweek magazine.

Africa in the Bronx, originally uploaded by Sean Jacobs.

The Bronx Zoo (which I visited with my daughter and a friend’s one year old son; the adults trekked along to provide the necessary supervision and drag strollers up and down subway stairs) has a large African section (known as “African Plains“). Apart from the bored looking animals, the exhibit billed “… as close to the Serengeti as you can get in the Bronx,” also includes an “African Village.”
A series of buildings made to resemble “mud huts,” it comprises a gift shop, classroom, concession stands, and food court with a view of the animal exhibit.
This is a far cry from the zoo’s initial contacts with things African.