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A male Lion with brown fur and a short, scruffy mane laying in tall grass in the shade, looking into the camera. There is a rock wall near him in the background.
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Two adults in a North Carolina Zoo enclosure examine an Elephants leg. One, with long blonde hair and an animal-print shirt, holds up a small pin. The other, bald with a beard and in a blue shirt, looks left and touches the leg gently.
Animal Care Blogs

Elephant Acupuncture

Acupuncture on the world's largest land mammal?!

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A close-up of an alligator snapping turtle, showing its mottled brown and green shell, powerful jaws, and long pointed nose.
Animal Care Blogs

Oh Snap! Caring for Alligator Snapping Turtles

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Leia the Giraffe extends her long next to eat leaves from a lush tree branch.
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Zoo Research: Studying Our Giraffe

Studying our tall towers!

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A large outdoor canvas tent, where a group of people are attending a presentation or training session. A man in a khaki shirt is standing under a projected screen on the back wall, speaking to the seated audience. About a dozen individuals, mostly men, are seated on metal-framed chairs, facing the front.
Saving Animals

Earth Day 2021: Action Through Community

Earth Day is important throughout our Zoo community!

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A wide shot shows a wooded area, likely Ridges Mountain Nature Preserve, featuring large, moss-covered rocks and bare trees. A person is visible among the rocks.
Saving Animals

Discover Ridge’s Mountain Nature Preserve – A Hidden Gem

The summit of Ridge’s Mountain is covered by massive boulders and offers magnificent views of the surrounding landscape. 

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Two adult Cougars, which are large cats with medium, rounded ears and thick tan fur, lay huddled together, looking out of a cutout in a tree stump in a Cyrpress Swamp.
Animal Care Blogs

Meet Our Cougar Siblings

Our cougar siblings are quite special!

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An elephant fanning its large ears out as it swings its long trunk. Dark, dense trees line the vast field that sits in the background.
Animal Care Blogs

Elephant-Sized Pedicure

Self-care is important, even for elephants!

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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

Conservation Is Not Closed: World Frog Day During COVID-19

Learn more about our toad-ally awesome conservation work!

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A lioness resting peacefully in a field of tall grass with her paw stretched out. Tall grass and some brush and limbs are visible in the background.
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Xia Stevens
Saving Animals

World Wildlife Day 2021: Conservation is at the heart of everything we do

Celebrate World Wildlife Day by reading about how we are helping to conserve wildlife all around the world

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