The playground at Celebration Hill by the Main Gate is closed. The silo slide in the Farmyard and Giant Tree slide in Maryland Wilderness remains open.
Zookeeper for a Day Giveaway
Parents, register your child for a special chance to win a behind-the-scenes “Zookeeper for a Day” experience, a $529 Maryland College Investment Plan account, and a free basic membership to The Maryland Zoo. Entering is easy. Simply click the link below and complete the online form to register your child for a chance to win in a random drawing ...
Volunteer at Brew at the Zoo
The Zoo’s biggest, most important fundraiser of the year could not happen without the helping hands of volunteers pouring the brews, checking in guests and more. Volunteering is a great way to support the Zoo and its wild mission, plus, there are some serious perks in it for you, too! All Brew volunteers receive a free brew volunteer ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Southern White Rhino
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is thrilled to announce the addition of a four-year-old Southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum) to the African Watering Hole section of the Zoo. Jaharo joins the Zoo as a companion to Stubby, the Zoo’s 22-year-old rhino. Jaharo was born at The Wilds, a private, non-profit conservation center in Cumberland, Ohio on ...
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
Can you think of a better way to celebrate World Giraffe Day than by joining us for an evening movie at the giraffe habitat? Our giraffe care team, along with our generous sponsor Orrstown Bank, are incredibly excited to present to you a complimentary screening of “The Woman Who Loves Giraffes” (2018). Please join us for this fun and educational ...
Name a Penguin Chick
The Maryland Zoo has been hatching penguin chicks for over 50 years, celebrating the arrival of Mille, chick number 1000 in 2018. Along with an ID number, sort of like a Social Security number, each penguin is named according to a specific annual theme. Past themes have included types of fish (Trigger, Tetra) and literary characters (Gatsby, ...
The Maryland Zoo To Reach New Heights
- Construction has begun on the new overhead Colobus Trail - BALTIMORE, MD – Some of the primates at The Maryland Zoo will soon be seen monkeying around overhead thanks to the addition of the new Colobus Trail. The raised mesh and Plexiglas tunnel will be suspended from the ceiling of Chimpanzee Forest, and will connect the colobus and lemur ...
Off Exhibit: Working with Elephants
They’re the largest animals at the Zoo and deservedly get an equally large amount of care and training. Elephants are complex mammals with complex needs and the challenge of working with them is one that Arleta Crawford, Elephant Operations Manager, enjoys every day. But working with large land mammals isn’t what Arleta has always done. Much of her ...
5th Annual OktoBEARfest at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to announce the 5th annual “OktoBEARfest,” Fall beer festival to be held on Saturday, October 22, 2016, in conjunction with Baltimore Beer Week. The event runs from 12:00 pm until 4:00 pm at the Zoo’s Waterfowl Lake Pavilion area and will feature a host of seasonal ales, Oktoberfest inspired foods and live ...
Maryland Zoo Free of Single-Use Consumer Plastics
BALTIMORE – As three-time winners, The Maryland Zoo community is once again participating in the Plastic Free Ecochallenge this month. In the spirit of this global sustainability movement, we are excited to announce that The Zoo no longer sells drinks in plastic bottles! All bottled drinks, including water, are now sold in recyclable aluminum. “This ...
American Badger
The American badger is a North American mammal whose range extends from southern Canada to Mexico. It prefers dry and open terrain with little vegetation, including prairies, plains, and dry grasslands. The Maryland Zoo features an American badger among its Animal Ambassadors, which are introduced to audiences in education programs on and off ...
7 Tricky Animal Quirks
In honor of the trickiest day of the year, we’re bringing you a list of animal adaptations and behaviors that are ALMOST too incredible to be true. 1. African elephants communicate from miles away with SILENCE. Ok, the sound is only “silent” to us because it’s a frequency the human ear can’t detect, but it’s still amazing! African ...
BB&T Bank Presents “Brew at the Zoo” Memorial Day Weekend
BB&T Bank Presents “Brew at the Zoo,” the annual outdoor festival at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 at the Waterfowl Lake Pavilion, from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. each day. This fun, family-friendly event provides guests with the opportunity for unlimited sampling of a diverse assortment of local and national beers and ...