Orphaned black bear cubs are seen in an enclosure while being rehabilitated at the North Carolina Zoo Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Asheboro, Wednesday, September 10, 2025. A black bear cub climbs ...

The North Carolina Zoo shared the sad news Monday that Pat Simmons, the zoo's director and CEO since 2015, has died after a fight with cancer. Simmons died Monday after battling cancer for nearly five ...

Located in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region, the city of Asheboro has a wild side. It's home to the world’s largest natural habitat zoo — one of the most popular attractions in the state — as ...

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. (WTVD) -- The North Carolina Zoo is celebrating 50 years. Located in Asheboro, the zoo houses about 1,700 animals and over 250 species primarily from Africa and North America. On social ...

THE NORTH CAROLINA ZOO IS ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN NAMING AS NEWEST ADDITIONS. THREE SAND CAT KITTENS NE NAMES AND THEY WERE ALL BORN ON MAY 11TH. TWO GIRLS, ONE BOY YOU CAN VOTE ON THEIR NAMES IN A ...

Alex Wittenberg is a writer and reporter. He’s been accidentally cutting feet since 2020 and, before that, spent 20 years practicing gymnastics. He holds a master’s degree in magazine writing from New ...

The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro announced on Thursday that the giraffe calf Fenn has died at 6 months old. Top StoriesSignificant storm to impact the Carolinas with wind and rainWinston-Salem moped ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WKRC) — A nursing baby giraffe has died after being "unexpectedly startled" at a zoo Wednesday. The North Carolina Zoo issued a statement announcing the calf's death on it's official ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. — North Carolina Zoo staff are devastated after losing a giraffe calf in an unexpected death on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Zoo officials said Fenn was nursing before he ran into a nearby gate ...

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A facility 17 years in the making is finally being used by the next generation of athletes. The Zoo City Sportsplex in Asheboro is made up of eight full sized fields for soccer ...