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A closeup of two Black Bear cub paws laying bottom up on a blue tarp, ,its claws and pads visible. The overall sense is a medical setting.
Animal Care Blogs

Orphaned Black Bear Cubs – A Chance to Stay Wild

Wildlife rehabilitation should be left to the professionals, to give all wildlife the best chance at keeping their "wild" life.

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An expansive, grassy field with dark trees and foliage dispersed around and throughout it. In the foreground, two large, shaggy, brown Bison and a deer-sized Wapiti stand in a group, grazing near a large log.
Animal Care Blogs

Zoo Research: Asia Construction Impacts

We are conducting research to see how the Asia construction is affecting the animals.

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A person wearing a navy sweatshirt and green rubber waders, stands in the middle of a lake lined with trees. They are reaching down towards the water with blue latex gloves and a small container in their hands.
Saving Animals

Conservation Update: Saving the Gopher Frog

We are committed to conservation around the world and in our home state of North Carolina. 

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A man with dark hair and wearing a NC Zoo staff uniform and a mask, working the giraffe deck feeding deck. He is holding a head of lettuce in one arm and is extending the other out to feed a giraffe standing next to him with its tongue out.
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Join the Seasonal Team!

We love our seasonal employees!

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A vibrant orange and black butterfly on a small cluster of white and green buds with its wings tucked.
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Five Declining Species You Didn't Know About

There are many species at the Zoo that are facing a decline in the wild. 

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A male Elk with a large rack of antlers stands in a snowy field next to another elk that is grazing on hay on the ground. The elk have brown and dark reddish-brown coats. The landscape is covered in a light layer of snow, with bare trees and a forest line visible in the background under a gray sky.
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Winter With Us at the North Carolina Zoo

While most people think of warmer weather when they visit the North Carolina Zoo, visiting the Zoo in the winter can be a great time

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A small, brown frog or toad perched on a dark, rough surface, possibly a log or rock. The amphibian has large, prominent, golden eyes and warty, mottled skin with darker spots and yellow-green highlights, set against a deeply blurred, dark background.
Saving Animals

Caribbean Conservation Update

Conservation in the Caribbean continues for the North Carolina Zoo!

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A Polar Bear walks on all fours towards the right, across a grassy landscape that is sprinkled with rocks and tall grasses and shrubs. A large log lies across the top right of the frame.
Animal Care Blogs

A Day in the Life: Polar Bear Keeper

Feed. Clean. Train. Enrich. Repeat.

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A group of five, small, brown Vampire Bats hanging upside down from a cave wall, looking at the viewer with their large ears and beady black eyes.
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10 Reasons to Appreciate Bats

Bats get a bad rep, but they are a very important species for the environment!

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