The Giraffe House is currently closed for Kipi and her calf.
Virginia Opossum
Opossums aren’t picky about their living conditions. Scattered across the central and eastern United States and all the way down to Costa Rica, they have a very large range. They can survive nearly anywhere within that range, from wetlands to cities, across both urban and rural areas. Opossums are nocturnal and do not commence their nightly activities ...
Eastern Indigo Snake
Eastern indigo snakes are native to the southeastern United States. They prefer longleaf pine forest habitats, but may also be found in sandhills, dry prairies, edges of freshwater marshes, and even human-altered spaces such as agricultural fields. The eastern indigo snake lives in close relationship with the gopher tortoise, a keystone species of the ...
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 ...
Green-winged Macaw
Green-winged macaws, also known as red-and-green macaws, are native to southern Central America and northern South America. They inhabit tropical rainforest. The Maryland Zoo features a green-winged macaw among its Animal Ambassadors, which are introduced to audiences in education programs on and off grounds. Macaws spend most of their time in the ...
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 ...
Turkey Vulture
Turkey vultures are birds of the Americas, ranging from coast to coast and from southern Canada all the way to the southern tip of South America. The species is native to Maryland. Turkey vultures are commonly sighted near roadways, open areas such as farms and countryside, and in places where garbage and food are plentiful such as trash heaps, dumps, ...
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 ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Robin S.
It’s National Zoo Keeper Appreciation Week and we’re celebrating the amazing work our zookeepers do for wildlife every day. They are the dedicated keepers, teachers, and caretakers of the animals here at the zoo. They are also some of the most Passionate hardworking people you’ll meet. The Maryland Zoo is fortunate to have expert teams of animal ...
Irene Damage at Maryland Zoo
Thankfully all the animals, employees, and volunteers of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore weathered the effects of Hurricane Irene last weekend. Thanks to the hard work and careful planning of employees our animals remained safe even during the height of the storm. However, some of the Zoo’s Maryland Wilderness area was directly impacted by heavy winds ...
Hellbender Exhibit Now Open!
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to welcome its newest and slimiest residents, the Eastern hellbenders. Visitors will be given a sneak peek into the lives of one of the most fascinating animals in our state and transported underwater to the hellbenders’ natural habitat in the new exhibit, which is now open in the Maryland ...
Hello Ray-Ray!
Born on February 5, 2011, and bottle-fed by staff, addra gazelle calf Ray-Ray has spent a lot of time behind the scenes getting to know our female addra gazelles. Ray-Ray, named for Ravens players Ray Lewis and Ray Rice is just now being introduced to the African Watering Hole and getting used to spending time seeing saddle-billed storks and the guinea fowl ...
Trumpeter Swans Hatch at The Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is swooning over newly hatched trumpeter swans. The Zoo welcomed two trumpeter swan hatchlings, called cygnets. The cygnets hatched after an approximately 34 day gestation period. “This is our third clutch of trumpeter swan cygnets here at the Zoo,” said Jen Kottyan, avian collection and conservation ...