The North Carolina Zoo is located in Asheboro, which is about 75 miles (120 km) west of Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States. At 1,458 acres (5.90 km) , it is the largest walk-through natural-habitat zoo. Construction of the North Carolina Zoo began in 1974 with the official opening date of August 13, 1976. The first exhibit opened in 1979. The North Carolina Zoo is the nation’s first state-supported zoo and remains one of only two state ...
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The North Carolina Zoo is located in Asheboro, which is about 75 miles (120 km) west of Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States. At 1,458 acres (5.90 km) , it is the largest walk-through natural-habitat zoo. Construction of the North Carolina Zoo began in 1974 with the official opening date of August 13, 1976. The first exhibit opened in 1979. The North Carolina Zoo is the nation’s first state-supported zoo and remains one of only two state zoos (the other state being Minnesota). The NC Zoo has a variety of different animals whose habitats range from Africa to North America.
In November 2008, the zoo announced that in the first 10 months of 2008, its operating revenue had increased 18% from its intake the previous year.
The North Carolina Zoo is a Zoological Park consisting of two areas: "Africa" and "North America". The 37-acre (150,000 m²) African Plains exhibit alone is as large as many entire zoos. Popular exhibits include the polar bear, RJ Reynolds Forest Aviary, and Watani...
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