The North Carolina Zoo is nestled on 2,600 wooded acres in the heart of North Carolina, just south of Asheboro. With 500 developed acres, it is the world’s largest natural habitat zoo and one of two state-supported zoos. In addition to providing encounters with wild animals living in natural settings, the North Carolina Zoo offers down-to-earth, authentic, and memorable ways for families to play and stay together. The Zoo also provides a variety of nature-based educational programs and camps. Discover gorillas and lions in Africa and Bobcats and Black Bears in North America without leaving the NC Triad. The North Carolina Zoo is dedicated to conserving wild animals and has been doing so for over two decades.