| North Carolina Zoo | |
 The African plains exhibit exemplifies the zoo's natural habitat philosophy
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| Date opened | August 13, 1976 (Official) [1] |
| Location | Asheboro, North Carolina, USA |
| Land area | 1458 acres |
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North Carolina Zoological Park is located in Asheboro, which is about 75 miles (120 km) west of Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Asheboro is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U The Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( AZA; previously American Zoo and Aquarium Association, and originally American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Asheboro is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Raleigh (pronounced rah-lee) is the Capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County, USA The United States of America —commonly referred to as the At 1,458 acres (5. 90 km²) , it is the largest walk-through natural-habitat zoo. A zoological garden, shortened to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity Construction of the North Carolina Zoo began in 1974 with the official opening date of August 13, 1976. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] The first exhibit opened in 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 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.
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North Carolina Zoo is a Zoological Park consisting of three areas: "Africa" , "North America", and "Australia". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Australia area was closed in September 2006. It is being replaced by a new Children’s Discovery Center. The 37-acre (150,000 m²) African Plains exhibit alone is as large as many entire zoos. There are parking lots located at both ends of the park, so during peak season, visitors can start their day from either side. There are approximately 5 miles of walking paths. There are also trams and air conditioned buses for transporting visitors in the park.
The North Carolina Zoo was the first American zoo to incorporate the "natural habitat" philosophy - presenting animals together with plants in exhibits that resemble the habitats in which they would be found in the wild. Most animals are kept in large expanses of land, which reduces many of the behavior problems that can be caused by close confinement. The Zoo is located atop Purgatory Mountain, which is a part of the ancient Uwharrie Mountains in central North Carolina. The Uwharrie Mountains are a Mountain range located in North Carolina, USA These mountains are among the oldest on earth, and time and erosion have gradually worn them down to little more than high hills a few hundred feet above sea level. Nonetheless, roads running around the park do offer superb views of the surrounding countryside.
Trivia
- A sculpture outside the zoo is scattered with large metal cubes, a yard (1 m) on a side. Most of the cubes are shiny and depict live species, but a few rusted cubes memorialize extinct species. In Biology and Ecology, extinction is the cessation of existence of a Species or group of taxa.
- The reddish clay that the pachyderms like to roll in changes their appearance from their normal gray to a reddish-pink color.
References
External links
- Official NC Zoo Website
- Official Asheboro Area Visitor Information
- North Carolina Zoological Society - the non-profit organization that supports the zoo. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage
[http://www.nczoo.org
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