Top Story Spotlight NC Zoo announces opening date for new Asia exhibit. Here's some of its featured animals Twumasi Duah-Mensah The News & Observer (Raleigh) Oct 7, 2026 7 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A long-awaited Asia exhibit will be open to the public at the North Carolina Zoo and Botanical Gardens in 2027, the Zoo announced Monday.kAm%96 `a]d\24C6 6I9:3:E H:== @A6? 2E ?@@? @? |2C49 `[ a_af[ 2?5 >2C<D E96 7:CDE >2;@C 6IA2?D:@? E@ E96 pD963@C@ K@@ D:?46 `hhc[ H96? :E 25565 2 }@CE9 p>6C:42 6I9:3:E] %96 +@@ D2:5 :E A=2?D E@ 762EFC6[ 2>@?8 @E96CD[ d_ ?6H DA64:6D[ :?4=F5:?8ik^Am Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack kF=mk=:m%:86CDk^=:mk=:m(9:E6\4966<65 8:33@?Dk^=:mk=:mz@>@5@ 5C28@?Dk^=:mk=:mr9:?6D6 2==:82E@CDk^=:mk=:mz:?8 4@3C2Dk^=:mk=:m|:I65 3:C5Dk^=:mk=:mpD:2? D>2==\4=2H65 @EE6CDk^=:mk=:mr:?6C6@FD GF=EFC6Dk^=:mk=:m':D2J2? H2CEJ A:8Dk^=:mk=:mr9:?6D6 8:2?E D2=2>2?56CDk^=:mk^F=m People are also reading… McDowell County Manager Ashley Wooten submits resignation Nebo woman charged with stealing $700 in cash from her employer Candidates for McDowell County Board of Commissioners answer questions Old Fort woman charged with possession, trafficking; 50 grams of meth seized Marion family turns a son’s cancer journey into a creamery with a cause McDowell commissioners appoint Will Kehler as interim county manager Litigants named in 'Cornell 7' assault lawsuit McDowell commissioners appoint Maggie Frye as new register of deeds NC man charged with 60-plus counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, police say McDowell County Schools alum completes undergrad in 2 years, starts master's program McDowell County Schools alumni spotlight: Early College grad's career brings her back home Marion man faces charges of breaking and entering, marijuana possession Marion community members gather to honor workers killed in 1929 strike Historic Greensboro mansion on market for $5.1 million. Its pool table was placed by crane Former Burke County coach charged with sex crimes against student in Hickory kAm“p??2 2?5 x EC62DFC65 @FC EC:AD E@ E96 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 +@@ H:E9 @FC <:5D H96? E96J H6C6 J@F?8[” v@G] y@D9 $E6:? D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6] “%96 6IA6C:6?46 7@C }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 72>:=:6D :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 6G6? >@C6 >28:42= H:E9 E96 ?6H pD:2 923:E2E @A6?:?8 ?6IE DAC:?8] %9:D H@C=5\4=2DD 6IA2?D:@? H:== 3C:?8 >@C6 G:D:E@CD E@ @FC DE2E6[ DFAA@CE =@42= 3FD:?6DD6D[ 2?5 7@DE6C DE2E6 AC:56 7@C 86?6C2E:@?D E@ 4@>6]k^AmkAm%96 +@@ A=2?D E@ 92G6 2 =2C86 :?5@@C 427é @G6C=@@<:?8 E96 E:86CD’ 923:E2E 2?5 2? @G6C9625 E:86C H2=<] %96 6I9:3:E :D 7F?565 E9C@F89 2 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 DE2E6 2?5 AC:G2E6 7F?5D]k^Am kAm“pD:2 >2C<D 2? :>A@CE2?E >:=6DE@?6 :? E96 +@@’D da\J62C 9:DE@CJ[” D2:5 +@@ s:C64E@C 2?5 rt~ sC] |2C< !6??:?8] “%96 6IA2?D:@? H:== FE:=:K6 ?6H E649?@=@8J[ D9@H42D6 E96 +@@’D >@DE 6IE6?D:G6 3@E2?:42= 82C56? H:E9 >@C6 E92? e[___ ?6H A=2?ED[ 2?5 :?G:E6 8F6DED E@ =@@< 9:89[ =@H[ 2?5 2== 2C@F?5 2D E96J 6IA=@C6 ?6H A2E9H2JD 2?5 :562D]”k^Am 0 Comments Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Multiple projects completed on Blue Ridge Parkway in time for fall travel “Of the 60 slide repairs required along the Blue Ridge Parkway following Hurricane Helene, 48 are now complete and work is underway on the final 12." Peak monarch butterfly migration season arrives in North Carolina. Here's what to know Monarch butterflies are known for their unique migration patterns, and in North Carolina, peak months for monarch migration activity is here o… Annual Fall Color Ramble returns to Grandfather Mountain on Oct. 3 Fall Color Rambles will be offered daily, weather permitting, from Saturday, Oct. 3, through Sunday, Oct. 11. Plan your autumn visit to Grandfather Mountain; Insider tips for trip to Linville preserve Peak color toward the summit is usually early October. The lower sections of the park often peak in mid-October. The views brightening up the …
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