October 7
Enjoy an evening drinking among dinosaurs at the Zoo! You'll visit our DINOSAURS exhibit, here for a limited time, and travel through a prehistoric forest of roaring, rustling dinosaurs deep in the heart of the Zoo where you'll find local craft beer and wine stations. Enjoy an included food truck meal while you learn how these fascinating creatures moved, ...
Drinking with Dinos
Prehistoric Sip & Stroll Enjoy an evening drinking among dinosaurs at the Zoo! You'll visit our DINOSAURS exhibit, here for a limited time, and travel through a prehistoric forest of roaring, rustling dinosaurs deep in the heart of the Zoo where you'll find local craft beer and wine stations. Enjoy an included food truck meal while you learn how these ...
Visit the Zoo’s Giraffe Calf – Willow!
GIRAFFE CALF VIEWING GUIDELINES: Groups will be allowed into the building by Zoo staff up to a certain capacity. Expect lines and potentially long waits. Viewing could be limited to a few minutes to allow as many guests to enter as possible. For the health & wellbeing of mom & calf, the Giraffe House may close at any time if Animal Care ...
Zoo Snooze 2016
The Maryland Zoo is where the wild things snore during our Zoo Snooze overnight events! Join other zoo-loving folks for one of the upcoming family sleepovers being held at the Zoo in 2016. Sleepover guests will explore the Zoo in the dark with our expert staff guides to learn about African penguins, polar bears, African reptiles and mammals, and some of ...
Where the Wild Things Art 2016
“Where the Wild Things Art” sip and paint nights are back at The Maryland Zoo for 2016! You are guaranteed to get in touch with your creative side as the host artist guides you through re-creating the night’s featured painting step by step. There are 12 paint nights scheduled for 2016 — each event will feature a different animal in the artwork from ...
Recycling at Home
Americans make more than 200 million tons of garbage each year Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles hourly & 40 billion soft drink cans yearly If everyone on Earth used as much “stuff” as we do in the U.S., there would need to be 3-5 times more space to hold and sustain everyone Every year nearly 900,000,000 trees are cut ...
Penguin Construction Update – July 16, 2013
So much has happened to the look of our Zoo in the past few weeks. Let’s break it down on what has changed since the last post. [caption id="attachment_3359" align="alignright" width="300"] The entrance to Polar Bear Watch has been temporarily moved for the duration of construction.[/caption] First noticeable item, the shuttle route has changed ...
Yoga At The Zoo
MAKE YOUR NEXT PRACTICE WILD Animals have been a core element of yoga poses for centuries. From downward dog to cow, to lizard, cat, and more, wildlife has a deep tie to this ancient practice. Now’s your chance to connect even closer to nature during Yoga at the Zoo. Whether you’re just beginning or you’re looking to perfect your practice, a yoga ...
Sip & Stroll
Sip, stroll, and learn Join us for a special adults-only VIP event! You’ll enjoy local craft beer or wine and a delicious food truck meal while taking a sunset tour of the Zoo, focusing on a specific zoo-themed topic. Tickets: Adult Zoo Member (21+): $65 Adult Non-Member (21+): $70 Tickets include: Three (3) drinks (beer, wine, ...
Maryland Zoo Receives AZA Quarter Century Award
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the primary accrediting body for top zoos and aquariums in the United States since 1974, announced today the recipients of the Association’s Quarter Century Award. Established in 2015, this new award acknowledges facilities that have maintained AZA accreditation continuously for 25 years or more, highlighting ...
The Great Penguin Bake Off
It's a competition like no other, with the sweetest prize of all – naming an endangered African penguin chick! This breeding season, all of the chicks are being named after desserts, so we cooked up a competition and invited local Baltimore sweet shops to create delicious designs honoring this amazing species. Here's where you come in! Feast your ...
Common Warthog
The common warthog is a species of wild pig native to Africa. They are commonly seen in Africa’s open grasslands but also seek out denser vegetation. Warthogs can also survive in desert fringes. Check out the warthog exhibit in the African Journey section of The Maryland Zoo. The warthog has the face and head of a ferocious fighter – large, and ...