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asheboro zoo

Decades Series

The 1970s: Room to Roam at the North Carolina Zoo

In Asheboro, the rolling piedmont starts to look like a slice of Africa as a new state-supported zoo aims to teach the value of conservation — and give its animals space to be themselves.

by Philip Gerard
Come Face to Face with Wildlife in Asheboro, the Zoo City of North Carolina
Central

Come Face to Face with Wildlife in Asheboro, the Zoo City of North Carolina

The Piedmont’s largest, furriest — and most popular — residents help define the identity of a city that’s made a home for them for more than 40 years.

by Megan Crotty
family tradition zoo
Features

Family Tradition: A Day at the Zoo

Alligators to zebras and even the gift shop: Everything’s a wonder at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro.

by Drew Perry

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