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Spring Break Alert
The Zoo anticipates high attendance, especially on warm, sunny days. For safety and guest experience, the Zoo may temporarily limit admission once parking reaches capacity. This will not only help with crowd management but will also provide a more relaxed and enjoyable visit for guests and their loved ones. Consider arriving early or carpooling, and check our site / social pages often for more updates!

Climate in Crisis: How Polar Bears Helped Me

July 15 is Arctic Sea Ice Day. The Arctic affects us all, and we must protect it

A Chimpanzee sitting and looking contemplative, its gaze focused on something off to the right, above it..

Kevin Langergraber

Kevin Langergraber

At the Front Lines: Removing Snares to Protect Chimpanzees

Today is World Chimpanzee Day. Learn How the North Carolina Zoo is Helping Chimps Around the World.

A Greater Kudu standing in a vast field looking towards the viewer, showcasing its tan fur, distinctive white stripes, and impressive horns that spiral up.

Animal Care Blogs

Meet Twix, the Greater Kudu

Greater Kudus are Africa's second-largest antelope

A Visayan Hornbill perched on a tree branch in a wire fence enclosure. This bird has grey wings, a long, hooked grey beak, and a white head and body with reddish splotches around its legs.

Translating Science into Action: Planning Conservation for West Visayas, Philippines

Saving five important species in the Philippines

A black and white seabird with its bright orange beak open and its neck craned to the right.

Animal Care Blogs

Without Feather Ado; Caring for the Seabird Colony

Caring for three different types of seabirds takes more than you think!

A close-up photograph of a gorilla's face as it sits among green foliage and eats a light-colored piece of stalk or fruit held in its hands. The gorilla has dark, thoughtful eyes and black fur and is looking directly at the camera.

Animal Care Blogs

Zoo Research: A Diet with A-peel!

A gorilla's diet may surprise you...

A view from the ground, looking up into the tree tops where a rust colored Lemur with a black face and rounded ears sits on a branch, looking down towards the viewer.

On the Frontlines: Protecting Preuss's Red Colobus Monkey in Nigeria

Saving another species of primates that face extinction

Animal Care Blogs

Reinforcing Red River Hogs

Belly scratches for the hogs!

A mottled brown Hellbender salamander underneath the water nestled amongst the rocks on the river floor.

Animal Care Blogs

Hellbenders: Caring for North America's Largest Salamander

North America's largest salamander is a what?!