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.
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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.
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.