ASHEBORO, N.C. — North Carolinians and animal lovers, rejoice! Our very own North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro has been named America's Best Zoo, according to Newsweek’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards!

“A lot of people love to see him moving around and doing possum things,” said April Lemonds at the North Carolina Zoo. Someone found ... they also cause animals to go to the road, so apples ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Hundreds of animals live at the North Carolina Zoo, from tiny turtles to large lions, and the zoo vet staff must make sure they all stay healthy by performing yearly ...

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A spokesperson for the Columbus Zoo announced that the new North America Trek exhibit ... among worst states in country in list by U.S. News & World Report “Animals follow nature’s timeline ...

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Her 12-year-old son, Dembe, now lives at North Carolina Zoo, and her 18-year-old daughter ... with this pregnancy as a goal,” Jon Wild, lead animal keeper in Primate World, said in the announcement.

A kangaroo is being blamed for the death of a man named Eric Slate in South Carolina ... at a petting zoo. Slate is said to have had a habit of going into the Australian animal’s enclosure ...

North Carolina has over 60 official state symbols ... flower and other things you might already associate with N.C. However, the list goes on, naming a carnivorous plant, breeds of marsupials ...

Asha is a mother to two other gorillas, Dembe, a 12-year-old male with the North Carolina Zoo, and 18-year-old female, Tumani, who is with the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. Goma is a 34-year-old who ...