North Carolina Zoo
Asheboro, NC:
North Carolina Zoo
Visit the North Carolina Zoo with groups, family and friends for fun, face-to-face animal encounters to enchant and educate children, events, education programs, camps, birthday parties, zoo snoozes, for teachers, schools and scouts.
How to Welcome Winter Birds
Fall may mean migration, but one bird’s north is just another bird’s south.
Health department gives tips for visiting pet stores, zoos
Always wash hands after petting animals, MCDH says
How Zoo Animals Do Breakfast
Imagine feeding thousands of moody, ferocious toddlers
Petting Zoo Fun and What You Need to Know about Staying Clean & Healthy
Before heading to the farms and petting zoos this fall, keep in mind how to stay clean and healthy, especially if you or the kids will be having fun with the farm animals.
How is Big Cat Rescue different than a zoo?
The main difference between Big Cat Rescue and a zoo is our philosophy. At Big Cat Rescue we believe it ...
How petting zoos can kill you
Would you like body aches and diarrhea included with your ticket to the state or county fair? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on alert after at least 165 people — mostly chi…
Bunnies and penguins get arthritis too. How Seattle's zoo treats them
How do you treat a penguin with arthritis? First, you watch him walk.
How well do you know Birds of Prey?
Test your knowledge of Birds of Prey for a chance to win tickets to the Elmwood Park Zoo!
10 Terrifyingly Huge Birds You Should Know
(via Mental Floss) They’re gigantic, they’re often defensive, and you wouldn’t want to run into them in a zoo after
How to not get pricked by a North American porcupine
Porcupines aren’t looking for trouble. As long as you keep a respectful distance, you’re very unlikely to receive a nasty tail swipe.
How You Can Help North America's Birds as Their Populations Collapse
Choose safer windows, consider native plants instead of lawns, and keep your cat indoors.
23 Things All Floridians Who Moved Up North Understand
Dr. Katharine North: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
One might think that veterinary medicine is just about treating sick and injured animals, but actually a large amount of our work is dedicated to keeping animals healthy. The tools that we use . . .
What Does It Take to Raise a Flamingo?
A zoo celebrates as its flamingo flock gives birth to five new chicks—but the process is more difficult than it may seem.
How to Become a Veterinarian for Exotic Animals
The majority of veterinarians work with cats, dogs, cows, horses, pigs, sheep and other common pets or farm animals. Pet owners and farmers are not the only people who need veterinary services. Zoos, aquariums, circuses, hobby farms and other organizations hire veterinarians to care for exotic animals. By definition, ...
Who Knew? Cats Like to Work for Their Food
Food puzzles, originally developed for zoo animals, can help indoor kitties thrive both physically and mentally.
Otters juggle rocks more when they're hungry, study says
If you've ever seen otters romping at the zoo, sometimes it looks like they're juggling little rocks.
Some zoos taking major steps to avoid avian flu exposure
Nearly 23 million poultry have been killed in the U.S. to limit the spread of avian flu. Zoos don't want their birds to meet a similar fate.
Animals Rescued From the 'World’s Worst Zoo'
An animal-welfare organization reflects on its nerve-wracking rescue—and what it might means for hundreds of other troubled zoos around the world.
Pet owner is shocked to find out her 'puppy' is actually a FOX
A Chinese woman was surprised to discover that the 'pet dog' she has been raising is actually a fox. She decided to send her pet 'dog' to a local zoo for better care after it was confirmed to be a fox.
