North Carolina Zoo
@NCZoo
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We're on a mission to protect wildlife and wild places. We are AZA-accredited and the world's largest natural habitat zoo. #NCZoo
4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro, NC
Joined July 2008
The North Carolina Zoo is on a mission to save wildlife and wild places, locally and across the globe. 🐾
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Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 'Merica Fun Fact: Red wolves, also known as American Red wolves, are the only wolf species solely indigenous to the United States! Brothers Thor & Thunder, pictured here, are the two wolves currently on habitat at the Zoo. 📸 credit: Educator Tristan Irvin
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Help us name the sand cat kittens! 😻 The poll closes 7/5, at 4 pm & the winning names will be announced on Friday 7/7! Vote here: This promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Twitter.
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Heads up for anyone visiting the Zoo tomorrow! 🚨 The Africa plaza entrance, plaza, & parking lots, will be closed on Monday, June 26. All guests must enter through North America! The African animal habitats will be open, so you can still see your favorite African species!
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RT @Save_Giraffe: @NCZoo Such an honour, thank you! Welcome to the world Fenn. We hope you had a great #worldgiraffeday and know you will b…
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Fenn is named in honor of the founders of @Save_Giraffe, Julian and Stephanie Fennessy. Thank you to everyone who voted; you helped make this #WorldGiraffeDay an extra special one! More from the press release:
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Happy Father’s Day! We couldn’t keep this sweet moment between Obi and his dad, Lance, to ourselves. 🤍 Dads and father figures enjoy $2 off admission today, so bring Dad to the Zoo!
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RT @ncculture: Happy National Zoo & Aquarium Month! Shout out to the @NCZoo for providing a place for all of us to explore and learn about…
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RT @BioMedCentral: A study published in Animal Microbiome finds novel age and seasonal-related differences in microbial diversity and commu…
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RT @zoos_aquariums: The @NCZoo held the grand reopening of the long-awaited, renovated baboon habitat on May 23. Hamadryas baboon species…
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The public naming poll for our giraffe calf is officially open! The poll closes Monday, June 19 @ 4 pm & the name will be announced on Wednesday, June 21 aka World Giraffe Day! This is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Twitter.
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Are you hitting the trails today? Lace up your hiking boots, grab your water bottle, and consider hiking one of ours:
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MORE BABIES!? ARE YOU KITTEN ME? 😻 We are excited to share the birth of 3 sand cat kittens, born on May 11, to first-time mom, Sahara and dad, Cosmo. The trio are bright-eyed & beginning to explore their surroundings in the Desert habitat.
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