Welcome y'all
Advance registration is no longer required for Zoo admission. Given the continued threat of COVID-19 and variants of the virus, face masks are required for indoor areas and enclosed vehicles.
Virtual Visit
Live Events Schedule, Past Live Events and Videos
Virtual Species Spotlight
Bring a zoo animal virtually to your classroom, business or family event.
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Living With Nature Distance Learning Events
Living with Nature is our free distance learning event series.
Living with Nature
Zoo Classroom - Virtual Programs
Are you missing your North Carolina Zoo fieldtrip this year? Don't worry we are bringing many of our education programs right into your home.
Zoo Classroom
Zoo EDventures Online Series
A live Facebook series with fun, educational presentations about animals and nature every Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST.
Zoo EDVentures
Untamed Science
Join Rob Nelson from Untamed Science as he learns more about the North Carolina Zoo in this video series.
Untamed Science
Art Projects
Arts & More
Dig out your craft paper and glue. It is time to make something new. On Wednesdays, we will bring you a new craft or activity inspired by Zoo EDventures.
Nature Arts & Crafts
At-Home Science and Nature Activities
Zoo Science
Come explore the scientific world with us. We will present a new science experiment you can try at home. We will have lots of fun and you may even learn something.
Zoo Science
Educator Resources
Our educator resources have ideas for both classroom and Zoo field trip activities for students of all ages focusing on wildlife, plants, and their natural habitats.
Educator Resources
Wild About Nature
Looking for fun new activities for your family? Our Wild About Nature gives you the tools to make nature play.
Wild About Nature
Student Resources
Conservation
From vultures and gorillas in Africa to endangered plants and amphibians in our own state, the North Carolina Zoo has been involved in the conservation of animals in the wild for over two decades.
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Arts & More
Dig out your craft paper and glue. It is time to make something new. On Wednesdays, we will bring you a new craft or activity inspired by Zoo EDventures.
View More
Living With Nature Distance Learning Events
Living with Nature is our free distance learning event series.
View More
Untamed Science
Join Rob Nelson from Untamed Science as he learns more about the North Carolina Zoo in this video series.
View More
Wild About Nature
Looking for fun new activities for your family? Our Wild About Nature gives you the tools to make nature play.
View More
Zoo Classroom - Virtual Programs
Are you missing your North Carolina Zoo fieldtrip this year? Don't worry we are bringing many of our education programs right into your home.
View More
Zoo EDventures Online Series
A live Facebook series with fun, educational presentations about animals and nature every Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST.
View More
Zoo Science
Come explore the scientific world with us. We will present a new science experiment you can try at home. We will have lots of fun and you may even learn something.
View More
For Your Reading Pleasure and Other Virtual Resources
North Carolina Zoo Blog
Check out our new Blogs on Animal Care, Saving Animals and It's a Zoo!
NCLearn @ Home
NCLearn @ Home is a gathering place for NC DNCR (North Carolina's Department of Natural and Cultural Resources) online content and educational resources in one place for teachers, students, parents, and anyone needing enriching experiences, regardless of their location.
