The North Carolina Zoo has joined a handful of botanical gardens in the United States to be accredited by Botanic Gardens Conservation International for its work in plant conservation and care.

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North Carolina's state motto is "Esse Quam Videri." It's a Latin phrase that roughly translates to "to be rather than to seem ...