The zoo is home to about 1,700 animals and features exhibits that primarily highlight species from Africa and North America.

You can help name the two sand kittens at the North Carolina Zoo. The zookeepers narrowed down the choices and need you to ...

The zoo will announce the winning names on its social media channels following the poll's close, officials said.

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Best-selling romance novelist Nicholas Sparks’ new book is based in the Piedmont Triad and already at the top of the New York Times best sellers list. Sparks chose Asheboro as ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo has joined a handful of botanical gardens in the United States to be accredited by Botanic Gardens Conservation International for its work in plant ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo earned a very special honor this fall. The park is now an accredited botanical garden, one of only a few zoos in the world to receive the status. It ...

More than 43 million Americans belong to the “some college, no credential” (SCNC) population. Roughly one million of them reside in North Carolina. Efforts to re-engage adult learners are on the rise, ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — There’s been a baboon baby boom at the North Carolina Zoo. Seeing baby animals at the North Carolina Zoo is always a treat for guests and baboon babies are some of the most ...

The North Carolina Zoo posted to Facebook about seeing another all-white deer on their property. You may remember that in mid-November, the NC Zoo posted about the first all-white deer they saw, a ...

Editor’s Note: The above video is from C’sar’s 48th birthday in 2022. ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The North Carolina Zoo is mourning the loss of an iconic resident who has lived at the facility since ...