North Carolina Zoo

Animal Architects

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Animal Wrappers

Different animals have different coverings to keep them safe, warm, and healthy. Why does a Grizzly Bear pelt feel different than a Harbor Seal? Together we look at the different "wrappers" of animals and use audience observations to explain...

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Animals from the Path

Your guide will take you into the Zoo and introduce you to some of our residents from the path. You will learn more about the individuals and some of the work the Zoo is doing with the species at the Zoo or in the wild. This encounter will be...

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Animals Up Close

Get up close and virtual with our animal ambassadors. Your guide will introduce you to the ambassador(s) and tell you about the species and share their personal history. Your guest ambassador may be a tarantula, frog, salamander, tortoise, snake...

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Arctic Awareness

The Arctic is an environment that not many inhabit, but the ones that do have adapted and overcome the odds.  However, as the world transforms and the climate crisis increases how is the Arctic being affected? Let’s dive into the chilly waters...

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Biodiversity Basics

Designed with 1st graders in mind, we look at the differences between different creatures, why they are present, and what would happen if any of these features changed.  This is a hands-on, fast paced option especially effective for students...

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Carolina's Coolest

When you think of the zoo, you likely think of elephants, giraffes, and rhinos. While we do have amazing African animals at the North Carolina Zoo, we also have animals that live here in North Carolina that you may have never seen! Let us bring...

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Extreme Living

Earth can be an inhospitable place sometimes, but where humans dare not go, animals that have beaten the odds and found a way to survive!

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Feet, Paws, and Claws

The different feet, paws, and claws of different animals serve a purpose, but why do they all look so different? Discover the differences between our toes. 

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Living with Nature

Living with Nature is our free distance learning event series available to schools and home-school groups. Each event features a different topic and will be broadcast live. Students and teachers can submit questions during the event, for our...

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Magnifi-senses

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Snakes: Friends or Foe

Snakes are some of the most feared animals in the world, but is that really fair?  Learn about cool adaptations, interesting facts, and their importance in the world, and then decide…should snakes be friends or foes?

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The 3 Bears

There are Three Bears that can be found throughout North America: the North American Black Bear, the Brown Bear, and the Polar Bear.  How are they different? How are they similar? Using the age-old story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, we...

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