Indian Python
Indian pythons are native to the dense forests of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nepal. The Maryland Zoo features an Indian python named “Lucy” as one of its most popular and mesmerizing Animal Ambassadors, which are introduced to audiences in education programs on and off grounds. An Indian python might be found on the ground or dangling from a ...
Trumpeter Swan
Trumpeter swans once nested across most of North America but are now found only in isolated areas of the northwest and north-central regions of the continent. They are native to both the United States and Canada. Biologists currently recognize three distinct populations: the Pacific Coast population, the Rocky Mountain population, and the Interior ...
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore “LOVES” Animal Enrichment
Visitors to The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore on Saturday, February 12 and Monday, February 14 will notice some unusual red and heart-shaped items in several of the exhibits with the animals! On Saturday we are hosting a Valentine Animal Enrichment Day for many of our animals and on Monday, Valentine’s Day, we will celebrate Amari the leopard’s 18th ...
Maryland Zoo Admission Prices Drop With The Temperatures
- Beginning December 1, all tickets $15 through February 2022 - November 29, 2021 (BALTIMORE, MD) – As the weather outside turns frightful, the Maryland Zoo will remain delightful with discounted winter pricing. From Wednesday, December 1, 2021, until Monday, February 28, 2022, admission is $15 per person. For Zoo members and children under two, ...
The Maryland Zoo Announces Birth of Female Blue Duiker Calf, Marigold
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of a female blue duiker (DIKE-er) named Marigold. She was born on July 24th to Flower (female) and Kuruka (male). The birth was a result of a breeding recommendation from the Blue Duiker Species Survival Plan (SSP) coordinated by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums ...
Maryland Zoo Helps Elder Animals Age Gracefully
Exercise, physical therapy, and top-flight medical care are part of an extensive animal wellbeing program. BALTIMORE, MD – Like humans, animals can feel the effects of age. But a comprehensive wellness program at the Maryland Zoo is helping its animals live longer, healthier lives. “We have several animals that qualify as senior citizens,” ...
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 ...
Lion Cub Update
BALTIMORE, MD — The male and female lion cubs born at the Maryland Zoo on October 4 are doing well under the care and supervision of the Animal Department staff at the Zoo. http://youtu.be/EAIQSj7X71g They are 25 days old, and their eyes are completely open. They are gaining weight and on track with their development. They now weigh around 4 ...
Maryland Zoo Generates $24M in Annual Spending
From Maryland’s Department of Business & Economic Development: Baltimore, MD (April 19, 2012) — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore — one of the State’s oldest and most popular tourist attractions — annually generates nearly $24 million in total spending on goods and services, $1.2 million in total state and local taxes and nearly $10 million in ...
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 ...
White Stork
White storks breed throughout Europe, North Africa, and Southwest Asia, and migrate south into sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia for the winter. They arrive on their southern wintering grounds by October, traveling in large flocks that may number in the thousands. These birds prefer dry, open areas and avoid cold, wet, heavily forested areas. They are ...
“Zoo Zoom: Home Habitat 8K”, Presented by Chase
-- Create a Home Habitat course for this conservation fund-racer -- BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland Zoo’s Zoo Zoom 8K fundraiser morphs into a “Home Habitat” race this year, allowing runners to create their own 8K wilderness trek! This year, it doesn’t matter whether you have the speed of a cheetah or pace of a tortoise, all are welcome to join The ...