NCZoo's recent photosLocated about 75 miles west of Raleigh in Asheboro, the North Carolina Zoo is nationally recognized as one of the nation's finest zoos. It was the first American zoo designed from its inception around the "natural habitat" philosophy--presenting animals and plants in exhibits that closely resemble the habitats in which they would be found in the wild.
The zoo's animal collections includes about 1,100 speciemens representing about 250 different species of mammals, reptiles, birds and insects. Among the most popular exhibits are those that display polar bears, sea lions, river otters, alligators, elephants, gorillas, baboons, rhinoceros, giraffes, and zebras. The 37-acre African Plains exhibit alone is as large a many entire zoos. The Sonora Desert, an indoor recreation of the famous desert of the American Southwest, is alive with fascinating denizens of that hot, dry climate. The N.C. Zoo is the nation's largest walk-through natural-habitat zoo. Its African and North American exhibit regions span more than 500 acres with more than five miles of walkways. Use the calendar of events, animal finder, photo gallery and photo tour to plan your visit. Discover great animal facts, conservation tips and special content for kids. At the N.C. Zoo, you will see some of the world's rarest wildlife. New at the Zoo is the Watani Grasslands Reserve, an $8.5 million expansion of the park's elephant & rhino exhibits."http://www.smugmug.com/img/smuggy64.gifhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/2008-08-19T00:38:16ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugA dentist is brought in to perform a dental procedure on an elephant's broken tusk.<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />A dentist is brought in to perform a dental procedure on an elephant's broken tusk.</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#354890714_EbLRL" title="A dentist is brought in to perform a dental procedure on an elephant's broken tusk."><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/ElephDentalProc-158/354890714_EbLRL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="A dentist is brought in to perform a dental procedure on an elephant's broken tusk." title="A dentist is brought in to perform a dental procedure on an elephant's broken tusk." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-19T00:38:16ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/ElephDentalProc-158/354890714_EbLRL-Th.jpg2007-10-31 14:55:02Elephant dental procedure<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />Elephant dental procedure</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#354890710_Hm5Sq" title="Elephant dental procedure"><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/ElephDentalProc-121/354890710_Hm5Sq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Elephant dental procedure" title="Elephant dental procedure" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-19T00:34:26ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/ElephDentalProc-121/354890710_Hm5Sq-Th.jpg2007-10-31 14:27:17All in a day's work.<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />All in a day's work.</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#354890702_DEvqm" title="All in a day's work."><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/ElephDentalProc-017/354890702_DEvqm-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="All in a day's work." title="All in a day's work." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-19T00:34:26ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/ElephDentalProc-017/354890702_DEvqm-Th.jpg2007-10-31 13:30:10Vet staff personnel check the screen during a routine cougar physical.<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />Vet staff personnel check the screen during a routine cougar physical.</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#354890693_HHJLD" title="Vet staff personnel check the screen during a routine cougar physical."><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Cougar-027/354890693_HHJLD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Vet staff personnel check the screen during a routine cougar physical." title="Vet staff personnel check the screen during a routine cougar physical." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-19T00:38:16ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Cougar-027/354890693_HHJLD-Th.jpg2005-11-01 12:46:32One of the zoo's cougars "goes under" for a routine physical.<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />One of the zoo's cougars "goes under" for a routine physical.</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#354890680_wicv3" title="One of the zoo's cougars "goes under" for a routine physical."><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Cougar-014/354890680_wicv3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="One of the zoo's cougars "goes under" for a routine physical." title="One of the zoo's cougars "goes under" for a routine physical." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-19T00:34:26ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Cougar-014/354890680_wicv3-Th.jpg2005-11-01 11:51:33Vet staff perform a routine physical on a cougar.<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />Vet staff perform a routine physical on a cougar.</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#354886450_wWKJ2" title="Vet staff perform a routine physical on a cougar."><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Cougar-013/354886450_wWKJ2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Vet staff perform a routine physical on a cougar." title="Vet staff perform a routine physical on a cougar." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-19T00:38:16ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Cougar-013/354886450_wWKJ2-Th.jpg2005-11-01 11:51:20One of the zoo's vet staff draws blood during a physical on one of the zoo's black bear cubs.<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />One of the zoo's vet staff draws blood during a physical on one of the zoo's black bear cubs.</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#354886436_vUFaV" title="One of the zoo's vet staff draws blood during a physical on one of the zoo's black bear cubs."><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Misc-071/354886436_vUFaV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="83" alt="One of the zoo's vet staff draws blood during a physical on one of the zoo's black bear cubs." title="One of the zoo's vet staff draws blood during a physical on one of the zoo's black bear cubs." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-19T00:38:16ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Misc-071/354886436_vUFaV-Th.jpg2007-03-19 07:29:57A veterinarian checks an X-ray.<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />A veterinarian checks an X-ray.</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#354886423_XSBg6" title="A veterinarian checks an X-ray."><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Baboon-procedure-063/354886423_XSBg6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="89" alt="A veterinarian checks an X-ray." title="A veterinarian checks an X-ray." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-19T00:38:16ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Baboon-procedure-063/354886423_XSBg6-Th.jpg2006-03-03 12:34:59A specialist performs acupuncture on one of the zoo's baboons.<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />A specialist performs acupuncture on one of the zoo's baboons.</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#354886410_j4ztt" title="A specialist performs acupuncture on one of the zoo's baboons."><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Accupuncture-025/354886410_j4ztt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="A specialist performs acupuncture on one of the zoo's baboons." title="A specialist performs acupuncture on one of the zoo's 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/></a></p>2008-08-19T00:38:16ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/Accupuncture-015/354886405_2yuFn-Th.jpg2007-10-01 11:35:04Veterinary staff member perform a routine physical on one of the zoo's gorillas.<p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com">NCZoo</a><br />Veterinary staff member perform a routine physical on one of the zoo's gorillas.</p><p><a href="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/262567_k8pwM#129847952_iJ6f7" title="Veterinary staff member perform a routine physical on one of the zoo's gorillas."><img src="http://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/gorilla-007/129847952_iJ6f7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Veterinary staff member perform a routine physical on one of the zoo's gorillas." title="Veterinary staff member perform a routine physical on one of the zoo's gorillas." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-15T08:01:31ZNCZoohttp://nczoo.smugmug.comhttp://nczoo.smugmug.com/Veterinary/Vet-Photos/gorilla-007/129847952_iJ6f7-Th.jpg2006-04-27 11:18:38