Statement from Donald P. Hutchinson President/CEO of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
On behalf of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, I would like to thank Jill, Dylan, Karson and the Committee for Kamenetz for the $100,000 donation to the Zoo. We are deeply honored by your generosity and thoughtfulness in this time of grief. While the Zoo may physically be located in the City of Baltimore, it’s truly a community asset for all Marylanders ...
Snowy Owl
Snowy owls are among only a few species of animal that can survive year-round in the harsh Arctic. They live in the circumpolar north. They are nomadic and will travel great distances to wherever food is plentiful. Snowy owls sit silently and alone on the tundra, scanning for prey. When this large owl spots a meal, it rises on silent wings, ...
Reticulated Giraffe
Giraffes live in eastern, central and southern Africa. They range across savannah, grasslands, and open woods in search of trees – especially their favorite, acacias – to feed upon. The Maryland Zoo has several reticulated giraffes, one of nine recognized subspecies of giraffe. Giraffes travel in loose, informal herds and are not territorial ...
African Savanna Elephant Conservation
This special Field Talk will take you into the wild for a discussion of elephant conservation efforts. For this Field Talk, we welcome Dr. Kate Evans the Founder, CEO, & Principal Researcher of Elephants for Africa, one of the Zoo's most important conservation partners. She will speak at the elephant habitat about the bull elephant geo-tracking ...
It’s A Girl!! The Zoo Welcomes Six-Foot-Tall Bundle of Joy
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is thrilled to announce the birth of a female reticulated giraffe calf! Born on Monday, February 6, 2017, to four-year-old Juma (joo-ma) and eleven-year-old Caesar, this new calf is the first giraffe to be born at the Zoo in over 20 years. “We couldn’t be happier to welcome this beautiful calf to the Zoo family,” said Don ...
Caribbean Flamingo
Caribbean flamingos are found on the north coast of South America, the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, and on several Caribbean islands. A small, isolated population also inhabits the Galapagos Islands. You can see the Flamingos in the African Journey, near the Penguin Coast exhibit. Caribbean flamingos are highly social birds that communicate vocally ...
Iranian Eyelid Gecko
Iranian eyelid geckos have been located in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains, a large range in Iran that also extends into Turkey and Iraq. These small reptiles are adapted to survive in rocky desert terrain and semi-arid grasslands. Iranian eyelid geckos are mysterious lizards that have not been well observed or studied. They are known to be a ...
Chinese Alligator
Chinese alligators are an extremely rare species now found only in a small area of protected reserve along the lower Yangtze River in the Anhui province of China. They were once widely distributed in eastern China throughout the entire Yangtze watershed. The species is adapted to inhabit slow-moving rivers, swamps, and wetlands. These mysterious and ...
Military Macaw
Military macaws are native to scattered parts of Central America and South America, extending from Mexico to Argentina. They inhabit humid lowland forests and adjacent cleared areas, wooded foothills, and canyons. They have also been seen in and around agricultural fields, orchards, and shade coffee plantations. Military macaws are active during the ...
Prehensile-Tailed Porcupine
Prehensile-tailed porcupines are a New World species native to South America. They live in forests up to 8,000 feet in elevation. They live in trees and rarely descend to the ground. This species of porcupine is featured in The Maryland Zoo’s Animal Embassy collection. Zoo educators introduce the prehensile-tailed porcupine and other Animal ...
Harris’s Hawk
Harris’s hawks are found in the southwestern U.S. and further south into Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America. They inhabit open, dry country such as cactus deserts, scrub, grasslands, agricultural lands, and river woods. Harris’s hawks are unusual birds of prey because they are social. They form complex social hierarchies and are ...
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
Lesser hedgehog tenrecs live in dry forested areas of southern and southwestern Madagascar. The Maryland Zoo features lesser hedgehog tenrecs among its Animal Ambassadors, which are introduced to audiences in education programs on and off grounds. Lesser hedgehog tenrecs spend their days sleeping and their nights gobbling up insects along with other ...