The Giraffe House is currently closed for Kipi and her calf.
Student questions from Base Camp Discovery
Natalie asks: Most plants make their own food! Using the energy from sunlight captured by special cells in their leaves and sometimes their stems, plants can combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar! They use the energy stored in this sugar to breath and grow. Plants also take up vitamins and minerals (nutrients) primarily from the ground through ...
Student Questions at BaseCamp
Flamingos often stand on one leg when resting or sleeping. The question that comes to mind is, why stand on just one foot when (at least for people) it is easier to stand on two legs? There are several theories for why flamingos exhibit this behavior. Some of them are rather absurd. For example, at least one source suggests that flamingos stand on one leg ...
Student Questions at BaseCamp
The Maryland Zoo does not currently exhibit tigers, red pandas, or armadillos. The Zoo’s exhibits focus on three major geographic regions — Africa, Maryland, and the Arctic. Lions, elephants, giraffes and chimpanzees are some examples of the African animals featured in the African Journey section of the Zoo. Polar bears, northern ravens, Arctic foxes ...
Maryland Zoo Veterinary Technician Aides Sea Turtle Rescues
Abbey Grobe, Veterinary Technician at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is currently spending part of her holiday in New England helping teams of veterinary professionals care for hundreds of cold stunned sea turtles that have been beached off the coast of Massachusetts. The rescue work she’s participating in is taking place at The New England Aquarium ...
Creature Feature – Arctic Fox
What does the arctic fox keeper say? Find out in this creature feature about the Zoo’s two arctic foxes. The following interview is with Becky Lynagh, animal keeper at The Maryland Zoo for over 12 years! Becky and a team of keepers care for the resident animals in Polar Bear Watch which include the arctic fox, ravens, and polar bears as well as the ...
Sulcata Tortoise
The Sulcata tortoise is native to the Sahara Desert and the Sahel, a transitional eco-region of semi-arid grasslands, scrub, and savannah in northern Africa. See them at the Maryland Zoo in the African Journey. Sulcata tortoises are big, slow, and tough survivalists. Adults average 18 inches in shell length and 70 to 100 pounds in weight, but ...
The Maryland Zoo Releases Famous LEGO® Turtle to Native Habitat
BALTIMORE, MD – Two years after arriving at The Maryland Zoo in need of extensive veterinary surgery and a customized LEGO® wheelchair, a wild Eastern box turtle has returned to its native habitat in Baltimore’s Druid Hill Park. The turtle was fitted with a transmitter and released this morning. Zoo officials hope to track his movements as a part ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Moriah W.
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 ...
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 ...
Breakfast with the Ambassadors
NEW! Join us for this special edition of our popular Breakfast series! Guests will enjoy a breakfast buffet on our Mansion House Porch while learning about the incredible work being done at our Animal Embassy and the importance of the ambassador program. After breakfasts, guests will witness an amazing training demonstration between keeper and ambassador ...
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, ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Plains Zebra To The Herd
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is thrilled to announce the addition of a two-year-old plains zebra (Equus quagga) to the herd. Adanna, known as “Addie,” is joining female zebras Stella and Phoenix in the African Watering Hole section of the Zoo. Addie was born at the Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park. She was transferred to The Maryland Zoo in early ...