1.   Bob Truett, a former zoo director, says subspecies are nothing more than the product of the human urge to classify.

2.   Confessing that he had once wanted to be a zoo director, Gingrich beamed in letting some exotic insects called Madagascar hissing cockroaches caper in his office.

3.   Dr. Dan Wharton, the zoo director, said it was the first time an animal had ever been stolen from the Central Park Zoo.

4.   Ferraro led an ad hoc committee formed to hire a zoo director and direct a turnaround.

5.   In the wake of the report, City Council President John Ferraro set up a special committee to oversee emergency renovations, and zoo director Mark Goldstein quit.

6.   Mollinedo said the previous zoo director had not pushed a breeding program.

7.   Police have a plan for the expected flood of traffic, but zoo-goers should expect jams, said zoo marketing director Gail Eaton.

8.   Steve McCusker, the zoo executive director, said it would cost millions of dollars to restore the ride, because most of it would have to be replaced.

9.   The birth represents a step forward in preserving a diverse gene pool that could help the species survive, said Steve McCusker, the zoo executive director.

10.   The consultants joined animal keepers and welfare groups in criticizing a spending plan put forth by zoo director Goldstein for failing to adequately improve living conditions.