The North Carolina Zoo announced on Thursday that Leia the giraffe died this week. On Tuesday morning, Leia underwent a planned medical procedure for a hoof injury. She was expected to make a full ...

Simmons directed the planning for the 12.5-acre Asia exhibit, the zoo’s first expansion in three decades. It’s scheduled to open next year. An Australian habitat is slated to open in 2029.

After Leia died, a necropsy confirmed that her cause of death was aspiration, which is a complication that can sometimes ...

The North Carolina Zoo is grieving the loss of Leia, a 15-year-old giraffe, who has been a beloved part of the Zoo family since 2010. Grief counselors have been on-site to support staff members during ...

Leia was 15 and was described as none other than a “strong independent lady who had opinions and didn’t like to be touched ...

GREENSBORO – The North Carolina Zoo is grieving the loss of Leia the giraffe after a medical procedure. "She was a once in a lifetime animal," wrote one of her keepers, listed only as Kelly, on ...

Red wolves were reintroduced to North Carolina in 1987. Their peak population since then was about 120 animals, in 2012.

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Patricia Simmons, former director of Akron Zoo, passes away after 5-year cancer battle Richard Dreyfuss was forced to cancel a planned ...

D printers are used in a variety of industrieS, from healthcare to aerospace. Now, the North Carolina Zoo is using the technology to improve the park for guests and the animals. FOX8’s Shannon Smith ...

By Katherine Zehnder Carolina Journal On July 14, Pat Simmons, CEO and Director of the North Carolina Zoo located in Asheboro ...

The largest-ever study of over 2.6 million zoo birth records reveals skewed sex ratios in endangered species, from lemurs to ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Six adult female ostriches now call Zoo Knoxville home, and they’re staying in a newly-renovated exhibit across from the Rhino Reserve. The former rhino yard has been ...