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African Park

Africa is the older and larger of the two park areas at the NC Zoo.











This is the largest troop of Hamadryas Baboons in the U.S.













Everyone enjoys the antics of chimpanzees.









The lions were taking a mid-afternoon nap.





Ostriches, zebras and giraffes can be seen in the Forest Edge habitat.



















A camera with a zoom feature definitely comes in handy when viewing the extensive Watani Grasslands with its herds of gazelles, antelope, greater kudu, bongos, waterbucks, southern white rhinos, African elephants, and ostriches.