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A polar bear is sitting on a large, stacked rock formation overlooking an enclosure with turquoise water below. The background is a large, rocky wall and trees under a cloudy sky.
Animal Care Blogs

Zoo Research: Endless Possibilities!

Animals can benefit from moving between different areas.

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A man in a black wetsuit stands in a stream, holding a measuring trough with a large, dark Hellbender inside. He looks down at the animal with a focused expression. The stream bank behind him is covered in lush green foliage.
Rob Nelson

Rob Nelson
Saving Animals

Cold-blooded Conservation: Homes for Hellbenders - If you build it, will they come?

The North Carolina Zoo has played a crucial role in hellbender research and conservation

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A close-up of a large, dark-bodied Rufous Hornbill, perched on a wooden beam. The bird has deep red-brown to black plumage, striking blue eyes, and a massive, bright red beak with a prominent casque (a helmet-like structure) on top.
Ivan Sarenas

Ivan Sarenas
Saving Animals

Translating Science into Action: Conservation Planning for the Sulu Hornbill

Ever heard of the Sulu Hornbill - one of the world's most endangered birds?

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A large herd of wild Elephants walking in a line through a muddy, red lake. The lake is next to a small hill that is covered with red clay, trees and scrubby grass.
WCS
WCS
Saving Animals

Saving Nigeria's Largest Elephant Population

Once widespread across Nigeria, elephants have declined by more than 50% in less than 20 years

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A tight shot of three small, light brown Lion cubs running away from the camera on what appears to be a dusty gravel road.
David Findlay
David Findlay
Saving Animals

At the Front Lines: Ensuring a Future for Lions in Southern Africa

I am absolutely in awe of lions

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An adult man wearing a tan uniform shirt and a white baseball cap is seated at a desk in an office, working on a computer with multiple monitors.
It's a Zoo

Our Ranger Crew at the Zoo

"But I don't have a degree in Zoology."

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A Mom and baby southern white rhino standing next to each other in a field of tall, green grass.
It's a Zoo

Parenting is hard, especially with the wrong kid

As we approach Mother's Day, just make sure the kid following you around is indeed your own.

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A large, brown Elephant standing in pool, using its trunk to splash water around. A line of tall grass and trees stands nearby in the background.
Animal Care Blogs

Zoo Research: An Elephant-astic Idea!

Are you an introvert or extrovert?

 

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An adult white rhinoceros is grazing in a grassy field while a small rhino calf stands beside it, looking toward the viewer. In the mid-background, a group of approximately ten dappled deer-like animals with antlers (likely fallow deer or similar) are standing in the shade of a cluster of trees. The scene is an open, sunny savanna-style enclosure with green grass and trees along the perimeter.
Saving Animals

Rhinos: A Second Chance in Asheboro

Here at the North Carolina Zoo, rhinos are thriving. The most recent birth of JoJo marks the fourth Southern white rhino born at the Zoo in just a few years.

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