NC Zoo – Baboon Habitat Reopens & New Event Premiers This Weekend
[Scott Pelkey | North State Journal]
ASHEBORO N.C. - The Baboons are back with a newly renovated habitat, and this weekend you can check it out yourself along with a brand-new event in 2023.
Baboon Habitat Re-Opens
In the 45 years the Baboons have been at the Zoo they have become one of the most popular attractions, and the Zoo's troop of twenty-two baboons ranging in age from senior adults to infants, is the largest in the United States (tied with San Diego Zoo).
When the Baboons first came to the Zoo in the 19080's, their original habitat, what is now Lemar Island, lasted until 2005 when they were moved to the Africa Pavillion.
Old African Pavilion / Acme News Archive
In March of 2020, Zoo staff took a final walk through the Africa Pavillion before the iconic building...