The busy season starts soon at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. Last year alone, over 1 million people came to visit the ...

The North Carolina Zoo offers free field trips to every student in the state of North Carolina, but did you know that ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Zoo announced the heartbreaking passing of a beloved otter. Hannah, an American river otter, died at 14-years-old. She lived at the NC Zoo for 7 years.

In a poll, USA TODAY readers voted Jacksonville's zoo among the Top 10 in the U.S. The zoo's Land of the Tigers exhibit was voted one of the nation's best zoo exhibits in 10BEST's 2023 poll.

For the sixth year in a row, Brevard Zoo has ranked among the top zoos in the county. USA Today 10Best recently released its annual list of 10 best zoos. Brevard Zoo came in at No. 6, which is the ...

A woman found a man sleeping in her car on the way to work, according to officials with the Asheboro Police Department.A woman said she was driving to work one morning and noticed a smell that she ...

African elephants in the Watani Grasslands exhibit are a popular attraction at the N.C. Zoo outside Asheboro. It can take a day to cover both Africa and North America at the park, less than two ...

Visitors can get up close with tropical birds including the green-winged macaws and scarlet ibis, and meet Parker the jaguar.

the meteor was first seen over Greensboro traveling nearly due south toward Asheboro. It was visible for only a few seconds, last seen east of the North Carolina Zoo before breaking up into a ...

Sunny with a high of 77 °F (25 °C) and a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds SSW at 7 to 16 mph (11.3 to 25.7 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from SSW to S at 7 to 14 mph (11.3 to 22.5 kph ...