The North Carolina Zoo has been involved in animal conservation for many years. Join us and learn some of the many ways the Zoo is helping animals locally and internationally!

We have added some helpful clips if you aren't able to watch the full video:
1.L.1 Only toad native to Puerto Rico & helping them (1 min 20 sec): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=188
1.L.1 Rare species of boa and helping them (2 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=344
1.L.1 Impact of invasive species (3.5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=465
2.L.2 Puerto Rican Crested Toads released as tadpoles (1 min 20 sec): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=187
5.L.2 Millipedes clean up forest (4 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2035
5.L.2 Apex Predator (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2389
6.L.2 How poison goes through the food chain (2 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=881

Animal Encounters:
1. African Giant Millipede (4 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2035
2. Carolina Gopher Frog (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=3050
3. Vanderbilt the Eastern Box Turtle (4 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=3365

Conservation Efforts:
1. Puerto Rican Crested Toad (1 min 20 sec): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=187
2. Virgin Island Tree Boa (2 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=344
3. Birds in the Marianas Islands (3.5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=472
4. Vultures in Africa (6.5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=867
5. Giraffes in Africa (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=1297
6. Elephant Tracking (6 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=1364
7. SMART (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=1728
8. Red Wolf Conservation (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2389
9. Eastern Hellbender (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=2742
10. Carolina Gopher Frog Headstarting (5 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=3050
11. Wildlife Rehabilitation (4 min): https://youtu.be/QhTsasIxvzw?t=3365

Did you see that? Probably not if it had good camouflage! Come test your eyesight to see if you can find these hidden creatures who have mastered the art of camouflage!

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
1.L.1 Predators use camouflage (30 sec): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=118
1.L.1 Color Matching (6 min): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=158
1.L.1 Animals that change color at different seasons (2 min): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=554
1.L.1 Disruptive Coloration (12 min): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=685
1.L.1 Warning Colors (5 min): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=1410
1.L.1 Mimicry Camouflage (3.5 min): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=1714
1.L.1 Self Decoration (2 min): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=1947

Animal Encounters:
1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (2 min): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=195
2. King Tut the Eastern King Snake (4 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=867
3. Forest Stump the Spotted Salamander (3 min): https://youtu.be/iLADFwnUpEM?t=1532

Food chains help us identify who eats what...or whom. Participants will discover how much information can be found in an animal's skull, how teeth determine what you eat, and how some animals avoid being on the menu of others.

We have created some helpful clips if you aren't able to watch the full video:
4.L.1 Prey animal adaptations (5 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=536
4.L.1 Predator animal adaptations (7 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=1179
4.L.1 Vulture adaptations (2 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=2345
4.L.1 Omnivore Adaptations (3 min 45 sec): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=2426
6.L.2 Energy comes from the sun & transferred to plants/animals (3 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=221

Animal Encounters:
1. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach (4 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=899
2. Braveheart the Red-tailed Hawk (7 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=1671
3. Franklin the Eastern Box Turtle (6 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=2644

Conservation Story:
1. The story of the Red Wolf (4 min): https://youtu.be/lErrohKHlCs?t=3155

Did you know the fastest animal in the world is a bird? Fly in and discover more about these amazing avians! Beautiful biofacts and a live animal will help give you a better appreciation of these winged creatures.

We have created helpful clips if you are unable to watch the whole video:
K.L.1
What makes a bird (5 min) = https://youtu.be/SjpVMBUnNE8?t=139
Bird Feet (3 min) = https://youtu.be/SjpVMBUnNE8?t=768

2.L.1
Bird Life Cycle (5 min) = https://youtu.be/SjpVMBUnNE8?t=1519

4.L.1
Feathers (3 min)

Animal Ambassador Clips:
Barred Owl (17 min) = https://youtu.be/SjpVMBUnNE8?t=2097

Conservation:
Bird watching, feeders, houses (5 min) = https://youtu.be/SjpVMBUnNE8?t=3209

Join the Zoo EDventure crew on a stroll through the Zoo's Desert habitat! Discover the amazing ways animals adapt to this harsh environment and how plants get a drink in the dry desert.

We have created some helpful clips if you are unable to watch the entire video:
2.L.2 Roadrunner Mating Display (1 min): https://youtu.be/2e6i_au8XYA?t=217
3.L.2 Cactus Roots (45 sec): https://youtu.be/2e6i_au8XYA?t=883
4.L.1 Burrowing Owl (1 min):https://youtu.be/2e6i_au8XYA?t=110
4.L.1 Pancake Tortoise (2 min): https://youtu.be/2e6i_au8XYA?t=391
5.L.2 Fairy Boot -from cactus- (1 min): https://youtu.be/2e6i_au8XYA?t=1000

Ever wondered what an alligator eats for lunch? Well, here’s your chance! Hitch a ride over to the swamp habitat with your Zoo EDventures team to watch the alligators get their meal and take part in some training.

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
2.L.2 Baby vs Adult Alligator (1 min): https://youtu.be/PSzY4HIJt4g?t=1376

Animal Encounter Clips:
Bayou the American Alligator Clip 1 (3 min): https://youtu.be/PSzY4HIJt4g?t=1324
Bayou the American Alligator Clip 2 (4 min): https://youtu.be/PSzY4HIJt4g?t=20899

This Zoo EDventures experience promises to be quite ribbiting! Join us to find out all the amazing slick and slippery details of why amphibians are so toad-ally important.

We have created some helpful clips if you are unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Salamander Diversity (2 min): https://youtu.be/o_k5l14o5IA?t=1166
2.L.1 Frog Development (2 min): https://youtu.be/o_k5l14o5IA?t=162
3.L.1 Permeable Skin (1 min): https://youtu.be/o_k5l14o5IA?t=726
4.L.1 Ephemeral Pools (1 min): https://youtu.be/o_k5l14o5IA?t=1041
4.L.1 Shed-skin Consumption: https://youtu.be/o_k5l14o5IA?t=1110

Animal Ambassador Clips:
Forest the Spotted Salamander (4 min): https://youtu.be/o_k5l14o5IA?t=459
Commander the Eastern Tiger Salamander (6 min): https://youtu.be/o_k5l14o5IA?t=793
Sugar the Cane Toad (5 min): https://youtu.be/o_k5l14o5IA?t=1397

They are so FLUFFY! Come hang out with the Zoo EDventures team and see what the fox says!

We have created some helpful clips if you are unable to watch the full videos:
K.L.1 Skulls (1 min): https://youtu.be/LlQTqJBIOs4?t=978
4.L.1 Arctic Adaptations (3 min, 30 sec): https://youtu.be/LlQTqJBIOs4?t=425
4.L.1 Tails (1 min): https://youtu.be/LlQTqJBIOs4?t=1254

Take a "brrrrrr"eak and dive in with the Zoo EDventures team to learn about arctic sea birds.

We have created some helpful clips if you are unable to watch the full video:
2.L.1 Puffin Life Cycle (2 min): https://youtu.be/emttbP13OFU?t=395
4.L.1 Countershading (30 sec): https://youtu.be/emttbP13OFU?t=817
4.L.1 Murre Egg Shape: (1 min): https://youtu.be/emttbP13OFU?t=933
8.E.1 Ocean Stewardship (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/emttbP13OFU?t=1297

Now is your chance to ask Steve and Wendy anything you have ever wanted to ask during our Zoo EDventures! We will be answering questions LIVE about the Zoo, careers at the Zoo, animals, or us!

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 When animals are active (3.5 min): https://youtu.be/FfU9sy0Zbgk?t=798
7.L.1 Snake smell, eyes, ears, and eating (3 min): https://youtu.be/FfU9sy0Zbgk?t=2388

Animal Encounters:
1. Zinc the Blue Tongued Skink (4 min): https://youtu.be/FfU9sy0Zbgk?t=1082
2. Scutes the Eastern Rat Snake (4 min): https://youtu.be/FfU9sy0Zbgk?t=2289

Immerse yourself with the Zoo EDventures team in a tropical experience like no other. Fly in and join our feathered friends for breakfast.

We have created helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Different birds in the Aviary: https://youtu.be/o8jc86lLH-I?t=520

Conservation Clips:
African Flamingo Chick Rearing (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/o8jc86lLH-I?t=2290

Join your Zoo EDventures team inside a colorful, living, and breathing landscape. Learn how a tropical forest feeds, shelters and cleanses us!

We have created helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
5.L.2 Bats and Sapodila Tree (1 min): https://youtu.be/C13Ez25aRwo?t=445
5.L.2 Coffee and Banana Trees (1 min): https://youtu.be/C13Ez25aRwo?t=1511
5.L.2 Vanilla Bean Pollinator (2.5 min): https://youtu.be/C13Ez25aRwo?t=7322
6.L.1 Pineapple (3 min): https://youtu.be/C13Ez25aRwo?t=2127
7.L.2 Pepper Vine (2 min): https://youtu.be/C13Ez25aRwo?t=519

Zoo EDventures team is going on a road trip! Join us in learning the difference between an un-bearable campsite and a bear safe campsite.

We have created helpful clips if you are unable to watch the full video:
3.L.1 Black Bear Skull (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/KVd1Pf_xhRw?t=783
3.L.1 Brown Bear vs. Black Bear Skull (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/KVd1Pf_xhRw?t=1029
4.L.1 Bear Claw (1.5 min): https://youtu.be/KVd1Pf_xhRw?t=895

Pounce into a purrrfect Friday with the beautiful bobcat!

We have created helpful clips if you are unable to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Small cat vs Big cat Vocalization (1 min): https://youtu.be/XCQTAY5aZw4?t=572
K.P.1 Bobcat Sprinting (40 sec): https://youtu.be/XCQTAY5aZw4?t=661
4.L.1 Features of a Bobcat (35 sec): https://youtu.be/XCQTAY5aZw4?t=344

Color me happy! The Zoo EDventure team is in a Kaleidoscope of bright, fanciful, fluttering amazement! Come join the rainbow!

We have created helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
2.L.1 Metamorphosis (3.5 min): https://youtu.be/rLWfWBfNNJQ?t=389
2.L.1 Lifecycle of butterfly (2 min): https://youtu.be/rLWfWBfNNJQ?t=677

The Zoo EDventure team takes you on a tour of our Kaleidoscope butterfly garden. Here you are immersed in all the colors of the rainbow, beautiful floral blooms, and the fluttering flight of the butterflies.

We have created some helpful clips if you aren't able to watch the full video:
K.L.1 Different Butterflies (4 min): https://youtu.be/J9lXfZOYGhE?t=440
K.L.1 Morpho Butterfly vs. Owl Butterfly (20 sec): https://youtu.be/J9lXfZOYGhE?t=939
2.L.1 Butterfly Life Cycle (3 min 15 sec): https://youtu.be/J9lXfZOYGhE?t=1284

Join the Zoo EDventure team as we troop into the bush to learn about some "chimply" unique apes!

We have created helpful clips if you're unable to watch full videos:
3.L.1 Chimp Skull (2 min): https://youtu.be/0PBq1uYxaUw?t=982

Conservation Clips:
Chimps Unite Program (2 min): https://youtu.be/0PBq1uYxaUw?t=2001
Chimp Trade Frogs for Treats (1 min): https://youtu.be/0PBq1uYxaUw?t=1565

How many people do you plan dinner for? Try meal planning for 223 species and over 1300 total mouths! Join the Zoo EDventures team as we go behind the scenes and pull open the refrigerator door to share with you how we make specialized diets for all our animals!

How many people do you plan dinner for? Try meal planning for 223 species and over 1300 total mouths! Join the Zoo EDventures team as we go behind the scenes and pull open the refrigerator door to share with you how we make specialized diets for all our animals!

Come get the scoop on poop with the Zoo EDventures team! We are dropping some fecal facts all morning!

We have created some helpful clips if you're unable to watch the full video:
3.L.2 Ingredients of compost (3.5 min): https://youtu.be/C4XPO2NxL2k?t=314