Programs and News
Welcome to the World
New Baboon Born: Mom, Dad and the Baby are all doing fine and are all on exhibit at the African Pavilion at the North Carolina Zoo.
New Chimp Born: The Zoo proudly announces the birth of Ebi, a female Chimpanzee, on January 16. Ebi's mother, Tammy, a 41-year old female is doing fine and is caring for her new infant without help from the keeper staff. Ebi and her mother will NOT be on exhibit until the weather gets warmer and the youngster is old enough to be outside. Expect to see Ebi playing with the Zoo's other youngster, Nori, sometime this summer.
The Zoo's Cypress Swamp recorded a new arrival, too, hatching a super cute little Chicken Turtle. You can see its picture here.
NC Zoo to Offer Training Workshop with Polar Bears International
Staff from Polar Bears International will team up with the North Carolina Zoo's Arctic Ambassadors to teach a workshop on Polar Bear conservation. The workshop is open to Zoo and Museum keepers, interpreters and volunteers who want to improve their understanding of the science and the issues related to Global Climate Change. The workshop will also discuss best practices for communicating about science and conservation. Learn more.
Check out the Zoo Society’s 2012 Travel Program
We have expanded our travel program for 2012 to include some exciting adventures (whitewater rafting, swimming with Manatees or Whale Sharks), and we have added some international expeditions that will get travelers volunteering with Pandas in China or visiting Orangutans in the wild and in a Borneo rehabilitation center.
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Be Mine - Valentine Adoption
A cute Teddy bear and chocolates, all wrapped and ready to mail to your sweetheart in time for Valentine's Day.
The adoption package arrives with an official adoption certificate and information on the animal that you adopt. A Valentine gift that will please your sweetheart and help the Zoo. Purchase here.
Shadow a Veterinarian—a Tour for Two People
Accompany Senior Veterinarian Ryan DeVoe as he travels behind the scenes to check on, and treat, his Zoo patients. Tours available for February 2012 and April 2012.
2012 Veterinary Camp Schedule and Application Processes Set
The NC Zoo Society has begun taking applications for the five veterinary camps it will hold in 2012. These camps invite people to explore science and, especially, veterinary medicine as it applies to wild animals living in zoos or in their native habitats. Camps are available for 7th - 9th graders; rising 10th graders - College Freshman; and, this year, we have added a day camp for interested grownups.
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