Elk are the largest land mammals in the state. Males weigh around 700 pounds and can sport antlers up to five feet wide. More than 200 years after elk disappeared from North Carolina's mountains ...

A 6-month-old giraffe calf died on Wednesday after being "unexpectedly startled" at the North Carolina Zoo Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Zookeepers at the North Carolina Zoo work to make the animals’ habitats as natural as possible. That includes large places to ...