 Elephants in the 37 acre (150,000 m²) African plains exhibit exemplify the zoo's natural habitat philosophy North Carolina Zoological Park (aka North Carolina Zoo) is located in Asheboro, the geographic center of the state, which is about 75 miles (120 km) west of Raleigh. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 881 KB)Photograph taken by Lauren Stokes on March 25, 2005. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 881 KB)Photograph taken by Lauren Stokes on March 25, 2005. ...
State nickname: Tar Heel State; Old North State Official languages English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Governor Michael Easley (D) Senators Elizabeth Dole (R) Richard Burr (R) Area - Total - % water Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 9. ...
The National Zoo in Washington, D.C.. A zoological garden, or zoo for short, is a place where wild animals are encaged in an artificial environment and exhibited to the public. ...
Asheboro is a city located in Randolph County, North Carolina. ...
Downtown Raleigh Skyline Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. ...
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North Carolina Zoological Park consists of two areas: "Africa" and "North America". 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 1.8 miles (3 km) of walking paths. There is also a tram, but only a few exhibits can be seen from it. // Etymology World map showing Africa (geographically) The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — land of the Afri (plural, or Afer singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day...
World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the...
The North Carolina Zoo was the first American zoo to incorporate the "natural habitat" philosophy. This means that the animals are mostly kept in large expanses of land, which makes the experience comfortable for the animals. Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ...
 Rusted cube outside the zoo Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (876x584, 120 KB)Rusted Cube in NC Zoological Park Sculpture This photo was taken by shanedidona. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (876x584, 120 KB)Rusted Cube in NC Zoological Park Sculpture This photo was taken by shanedidona. ...
History Construction of The North Carolina Zoological Park began in 1974. The first permanent exhibit opened in 1979. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...
This page refers to the year 1979. ...
Trivia - At 535 acres (2.2 km²), it is the largest zoo in the country.
- There is a sculpture outside the zoo composed of around a dozen blocks, a yard (1 m) on a side. Most of the blocks are shiny and depict live species, but there are a few rusted cubes depicting extinct species. The whole sculpture is around 15 feet (5 m) tall.
A sculpture is a three-dimensional, man-made object selected for special recognition as art. ...
In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ...
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