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North Carolina Zoo

Asheboro, NC, United States

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Opened
1974
Species listed
36
Visitors / year
700k
North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro, NC, United States
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About North Carolina Zoo

The North Carolina Zoo, formerly the North Carolina Zoological Park, is a zoo in Asheboro, North Carolina, housing 1,700 animals of more than 250 species, primarily representing Africa and North America. It is one of two state-supported zoos in the United States, with the other being the Minnesota Zoo. With 500 acres (2.0 km2) developed, it is the world's largest natural habitat zoo. The North Carolina Zoo is a part of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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Animals you can see here

36 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.

African ElephantAfrican ElephantLoxodonta africanaAfrican LionAfrican LionPanthera leoAlligator Snapping TurtleAlligator Snapping TurtleMacrochelys temminckiiAmerican AlligatorAmerican AlligatorAlligator mississippiensisAmerican Green Tree FrogAmerican Green Tree FrogHyla cinereaArctic FoxArctic FoxVulpes lagopusBarking Tree FrogBarking Tree FrogHyla gratiosaBarred OwlBarred OwlStrix variaBlue Poison Dart FrogBlue Poison Dart FrogDendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'BongoBongoTragelaphus eurycerusCalifornian Sea LionCalifornian Sea LionZalophus californianusCommon OstrichCommon OstrichStruthio camelusCrested CouaCrested CouaCoua cristataDesert TortoiseDesert TortoiseGopherus agassiziiEastern Diamondback RattlesnakeEastern Diamondback RattlesnakeCrotalus adamanteusGila MonsterGila MonsterHeloderma suspectumGiraffeGiraffeGiraffa camelopardalisGreat Apes ChimpanzeeGreat Apes ChimpanzeePan troglodytesGreater KuduGreater KuduTragelaphus strepsicerosHamadryas BaboonHamadryas BaboonPapio hamadryasHarbor SealHarbor SealPhoca vitulinaMarbled SalamanderMarbled SalamanderAmbystoma opacumMountain LionMountain LionPuma concolorPanamanian Golden FrogPanamanian Golden FrogAtelopus zetekiPeregrine FalconPeregrine FalconFalco peregrinusRed River HogRed River HogPotamochoerus porcusRing-tailed LemurRing-tailed LemurLemur cattaSidewinderSidewinderCrotalus cerastesSitatungaSitatungaTragelaphus spekiiSpotted TurtleSpotted TurtleClemmys guttataSunbitternSunbitternEurypyga heliasThomson's GazelleThomson's GazelleEudorcas thomsoniiVictoria Crowned PigeonVictoria Crowned PigeonGoura victoriaViolet-backed StarlingViolet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterWestern Lowland GorillaWestern Lowland GorillaGorilla gorilla gorillaYellow-banded Poison Dart FrogYellow-banded Poison Dart FrogDendrobates leucomelas

Species lists come from Wikidata and may be incomplete — collections change. Check the venue's own site before travelling to see a particular animal.

Where it is

4401 Zoo Parkway, Asheboro, NC, 27205

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