Tawny Frogmouth
Tawny frogmouths are native to most of mainland Australia as well as the island state of Tasmania. They live where there are trees – in parks, forests, and woodlands. By day, tawny frogmouths perch very still in trees with their eyes slit to narrow cracks. The color and pattern of their feathers offer excellent camouflage, and they can easily be ...
Snowy Owls
This special Field Talk will take you into the wild for a discussion of snowy owl conservation efforts. Dave Brinker, Ecologist with Maryland’s Wildlife & Heritage Service, will speak about the status of wild snowy owls and a collaborative project known as Project SNOWStorm devoted to studying snowy owls. Learn what field experts are doing to conserve ...
Mary Sue Candies Bunny Bonanzoo 2015
Popular event also includes keeper chats, animal enrichment activities Spring into action with the three most egg-citing days of the year at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore! The annual Mary Sue Candies Bunny BonanZOO will take place from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm on April 3, 4 and 5 for three days of egg-cellent fun! Children can search for eggs during the ...
Maryland Zoo Mourning Otter Mary
BALTIMORE -- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore staff is mourning one of their most charismatic animals, Mary the river otter. Mary was humanely euthanized on Monday, October 19, 2020 after a rapid decline in health. “Mary had remarkably few medical issues during her long life here at the Zoo,” said Dr. Ellen Bronson, senior director of animal health, ...
Prehensile-tailed Skink
Prehensile-tailed skinks are native only to the Solomon Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean located northeast of Australia. They are rainforest animals that live in tall trees. Prehensile-tailed skinks are almost exclusively arboreal, which means that they rarely descend to the ground. They are well adapted for life in trees. They use their ...
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Prairie dogs inhabit short- and mid-grass American prairies. There are five recognized species of prairie dog and all are native to North America. The most common species is the black-tailed prairie dog, which is found primarily in the central United States, from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. Prairie dogs live in vast colonies that ...
Maryland Zoo Celebrates 34th Annual ZooBOOO!
BALTIMORE, MD — It’s a 34-year Baltimore Halloween tradition! On October 27, 28, and 29, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will host ZooBOOO! from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm in the Waterfowl Lake Pavilion area. ZooBOOO! includes Baltimore’s safest Halloween trick-or-treating, visits from our Animal Ambassadors, two costume contests each day, carnival games, ...
Maryland Zoo Celebrates 36th Annual ZooBOOO!
-The Elephant Pumpkin Smash is Back!- BALTIMORE, MD – For the 36th year, The Maryland Zoo brings growls and ghouls together in ZooBOOO! presented by Chase. The Zoo offers the wildly festive event on October 25, 26, and 27, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. ZooBOOO! includes safe Halloween trick-or-treating, visits from our Animal Ambassadors, two costume ...
5 Game Of Thrones Creatures IRL
As spring is blooming at the Zoo, Winter is here... the highly-anticipated final season of Game of Thrones is premiering this Sunday. Although recognizable animal characters will be leaving the screen at the end of the season, the creatures in the series can be seen lingering around for a little longer; but in slightly different forms here at the Zoo. 1 ...
Rehabilitated Snowy Owl Released
http://youtu.be/281_5GqDLlI Yesterday afternoon, wildlife experts from DNR, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, and Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research released a rehabilitated female snowy owl on the beaches of Assateague State Park. The team has been caring for and working with the bird since she was found with a wing injury last March in Baltimore. Before ...
Changes Coming to Cheetah Habitat at the Maryland Zoo
-- Refu and Wgasa to move out, cheetahs from Omaha to move in -- BALTIMORE, MD – Today, The Maryland Zoo’s cheetah brother pair, four-year-olds Refu and Wgasa, will be moving from Baltimore to the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari in Ashland, Nebraska. The Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park, which is run by Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo ...
Polar Bear Behavior
Here at the Zoo, we care for two young polar bear half-sisters, Neva and Amelia Gray, at Polar Bear Watch. The bears came to us from Columbus Zoo & Aquarium in October 2018 at the recommendation of the Species Survival Plan. Polar Bear Watch is also home to grizzly bear sisters, Nova and Nita, as well as female bald eagle, Vega. Polar bears are one of ...