The fluffy birds already have long legs, although they are a bit wobbly. In all, five chicks hatched between June 25 and July 9. Watch this little Flamingo hatch ...

The North Carolina Zoo’s beloved aviary, which has been closed to the public since Jan. 24 to protect the birds from the highly contagious bird flu spreading across North Carolina, will not reopen.

The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro said Thursday morning that it is permanently shutting down its bird aviary habitat.Built in the early 1980s, zoo officials said that the 40-year-old domed structure ...