Grizzly Bear Hibernation Updates
Grizzly bears are seasonally active, awake for part of the year and asleep for part of the year. To conserve energy, they hibernate during the winter months. They put on massive amounts of weight before retreating into winter dens where they live off of stored fat. While hibernating, a grizzly bear’s body temperature drops by a few degrees, its heart ...
Virtual Field Talk Vault 2023
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! [button]Explore 2022 Field Talks[/button] In ...
Maryland Zoo Will Host ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
 PBS’ most-watched program to film three episodes during one full day of taping on June 18, 2024 BALTIMORE, MD – The experts at ANTIQUES ROADSHOW know a hidden gem when they find one. PBS' most-watched program is coming to Maryland Zoo to film all-day appraisals on Tuesday, June 18. “Holding events at locations like Maryland Zoo provides an ...
Family Overnights
Join other zoo-loving families for an educational sleepover at the Zoo. Participants will tour an area of the Zoo and engage in fun planned activities. Participants must be 6 years and older and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Tickets: Member: $95 per person Non-member: $105 per person All tickets include: Dinner and ...
African Grey Parrot
African grey parrots are native to west and central Africa. They inhabit different types of lowland forest, including rainforest, woodlands, and wooded savannah. They can be seen along forest edges and in clearings as well, and sometimes feeding in gardens and cultivated fields. African greys are kept as pets in many parts of the world and their ...
Blue-bellied Roller
Blue-bellied rollers are native to western and central Africa, from Senegal to southern Sudan. They live in wooded areas often on the edge of open or recently burned areas. You can see blue-bellied rollers at The Maryland Zoo in the African Aviary along the African Journey boardwalk. Blue-bellied rollers are social birds that typically gather in ...
Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged teal breed across much of central and northern U.S. and Canada in prairie lands. They are the first ducks to leave the breeding grounds in early fall and the last ones to return, so they have a short time to produce a new generation. Blue-winged teal will migrate great distances, from northern Canada deep into Central and South Americas ...
Hooded Merganser
The hooded merganser is an exclusively North American duck. Hooded mergansers leave inland lakes and ponds in the fall and migrate to the east and west coasts of the U.S. During the winter, they can be seen in the Chesapeake Bay region, seeking freshwater wherever possible. Similarly, they can be seen in the Marsh Aviary exhibit in the Maryland ...
Waldrapp Ibis
The Waldrapp ibis used to be found across northern Africa and into the Middle East and Central Europe. Its population has now been reduced, however, to about 500 birds living in two small areas in Morocco. The only other sub-population to have survived into the 21stcentury – one that existed in Syria – appears to have died out. Waldrapp ibises are ...
Coke to Donate $1 for Every Like to The Zoo’s Facebook Page in October
This October, it pays to like the Zoo. Our proud partners at Coca-Cola will donate $1 for every new like to the Zoo’s Facebook page this month (up to $15,000). If you don’t already like our page, you are just one click away from a $1 donation – it’s seriously that easy! If you’re already a fan, click here to share a post to encourage ...
Zoo Discount – Lardarius Webb Charity Softball Game
It’s a whole new ball game.  See your favorite Ravens play the field for fun.  It’s the 6th Annual Lardarius Webb Charity Softball Game presented by United Way of Central Maryland.  Join Lardarius along with more than 30 other current players as they step up to the plate to support underprivileged children and their families.  Be ...
Creature Feature – Saddle-Billed Stork
Which two birds have the longest beaks here at the zoo? Find out in this Creature Feature about the Zoo’s two Saddle-billed Storks. The following interview is with Paula Blair, animal keeper at the Maryland Zoo for close to 7 years! Paula, and her team of keepers, care for a large variety of species of animals at the Zoo, mainly including residents ...