All Aboard! The Jones Falls Zephyr Has Left the Station
Maryland’s First Lady Katie O’Malley and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake raised the mallet and struck the “golden spike” as they helped Maryland Zoo President and CEO Don Hutchinson formally dedicate the Zoo’s newest attraction, The Jones Falls Zephyr. “I can tell you that there is something about this train that is appealing to all,” ...
Zoo Welcomes New River Otter
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo is excited to welcome Piper, a one-year-old North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) to the Otter Stream habitat in the Maryland Wilderness section of the Zoo. Piper came to the Zoo from the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana. Piper was found by a fisherman in Houma, Louisiana, when she was only about ...
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 ...
Spur-winged Lapwing
Spur-winged lapwings reside primarily in the sub-Saharan belt of central Africa but are also native to some Middle Eastern and east Mediterranean countries, including Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus. They frequent a variety of habitats, including dry ground near bodies of fresh or saltwater, marshes, burnt grasslands, agricultural fields, saltpans, mudflats, ...
Virtual Field Talk Vault
WHAT’S A FIELD TALK? In-Depth Conservation Conversations Experience life on the front lines of wildlife conservation with the biologists, animal experts, and wildlife advocates who are making a difference for threatened species around the globe…and all from the comfort of your favorite chair! In this Virtual Field Talk, Dr. Lindsey Vansandt of CREW ...
African Slender-snouted Crocodile
Slender-snouted crocodiles are found in Central and West Africa, from Mauritania and Senegal to North Angola east to Zaire, Zambia, and East Tanzania. They live mainly in rivers and lakes and prefer freshwater over saltwater. The Maryland Zoo is one of few North American zoos to hold this species. See them in the African Journey, next to the Panamanian ...
#GivingZOOday 2018
The most generous day of the year is Tuesday, November 27th. After giving thanks, eating and shopping the sales, #GivingTuesday is a time to give back to your favorite nonprofit organizations. Here at the Zoo, we celebrate #GivingZOOday as conservation organizations like ours around the country call on supporters to help us save species from extinction ...
African Journey Construction Update: 4/10/19
The day has finally arrived! The new and renovated Lion Habitat is now open to guests, and our lions Zuri and Hassan have returned. The giraffe yards and expanded Elephant Overlook are still in progress, but with warmer weather now in the air, construction is springing forward! Check out the update below for the latest news on the renovations. Lion ...
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 ...
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 ...
Maryland Zoo Announces New Master Plan
The Zoo’s new comprehensive strategic plan will define and shape the country’s third oldest zoo into the next decade. August 23, 2022 (BALTIMORE, MD) – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore today released a new strategic Master Plan, the culmination of an inclusive, multi-year process that establishes a clear vision for the Zoo’s future and will guide the ...
The Maryland Zoo Selects Service Systems Associates as New Concessionaire and Retail Partner
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has selected Denver-based Service Systems Associates (SSA) to manage the culinary and retail operations at the facility beginning February 1, 2011. The Maryland Zoo features two concession areas — The Village Green, near the Farmyard, and the Oasis in Africa across from the Giraffe House — as well as a large retail store at ...