Maryland Zoo to Bring Bobcats to the Maryland Wilderness
The Zoo’s new Bobcat Exhibit is open and Kilgore can be seen from 10am-1pm daily. Follow the Zoo on Facebook for more exhibit updates and bobcat news. Learn about Kilgore below or click to get to know Josie. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has begun to renovate space in the Maryland Wilderness area to bring a new species to the Zoo. “We ...
Keeper Spotlight – Becky L.
We need to show Becky 13 years worth of appreciation this National Zookeeper Week because she has worked here that long! What kind of animals do you work with or what area? Polar bear, raven, eagle, Arctic fox, chameleon, rhino, zebra, ostrich, leopards, African Aviary birds, tortoises, sitatungas, duiker. How long have you been working at the zoo? Since ...
Creature Feature – Rise & Conquer
Rise and Conquer are brothers who came to the Zoo as part of a special partnership with the Baltimore Raven’s football organization. The two birds were hand reared from an early age by a select group of handlers and live full time at the Zoo. As part of the Animal Embassy, a specialized group of animals that travel on programs to schools, senior centers, ...
The Maryland Zoo Brings Elephants to Zoom
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo recently added tons – approximately 4 tons – of fun to video conferencing with a new Zoom Virtual Elephant Behind-the-Scenes Tour. Offered on Thursdays and Saturdays, the Zoom tour allows participants to meet an African elephant and get a live, interactive behind-the-scenes tour with members of the Zoo’s ...
October 17th
Join the Zoo and our local community partners for a spooktacular evening of FREE, safe trick-or-treating! Park your broomsticks in the Zoo's parking Lot A, and creep on over to Lot C—if you dare—for a night of frightful fun and sweet surprises. Local guests joining the Trunk-or-Treat festivities: The Autism Society of Baltimore-Chesapeake The ...
New Cheetahs Debut at the Maryland Zoo
- Brothers Bud and Davis arrived from Nebraska in March - BALTIMORE, MD – You can now spot two new male cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) at The Maryland Zoo. In March, brothers Bud and Davis arrived from the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari in Ashland, Nebraska. The four-year-old pair completed their mandatory quarantine and are ...
Maryland Zoo Announces 2023 Wildlife Response Fund Recipients
Funds raised in Baltimore are used to assist with wildlife emergencies around the globe. BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo has announced the 2023 recipients of its Wildlife Response Fund: Ukrainian Zoo Relief (via the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria) and the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB). “Zoo ...
New Lion Exhibit Complete At The Maryland Zoo
Have You Missed Us? Visit Zuri and Hassan in their newly renovated habitat! The first of three major exhibit renovation projects is now complete. Explore the totally new lion viewing area! Feel the impact of floor-to-ceiling glass windows, a whole new view of the habitat of Africa’s biggest cats, and more. The renovated habitat has a ...
African Journey Construction: Final Update
It's here! The 🐘 water cannon and mud pit, the 🦁 climbing structure, the 🦒barriers perfect for hanging food and fun...the NEW African Journey habitats are #AllForAnimals and better than ever! See the transformation and each of the great features below...then see for yourself when you come for a visit! We can't wait to share ...
Corn Snake
Corn snakes live in the eastern United States from southern New Jersey south to Florida and west to Louisiana and parts of Kentucky. They are one of 27 species of snake found in Maryland, but are more common further south. They inhabit meadowlands and wooded groves, especially sandy pine and scrub oak woods. At The Maryland Zoo, corn snakes can be seen ...
Introducing — Penguin Pils!
The Brewers Art and The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore are pleased to announce the first tapping of Penguin Pils, a beer with a mission! Penguin Pils is a collaboration brew celebrating the Zoo’s 140th and Brewers Art’s 20th anniversaries. Penguin Pils will be introduced, by what else — an African penguin animal ambassador — on Wednesday, May 11 at ...
Keeper Spotlight – Taylor Z.
Keepers at the Maryland Zoo are fun and friendly people (who willingly get into model oriole nests), but they are also incredibly professional and passionate about their careers. For this National Zookeeper Week spotlight, meet Taylor, he cares for some of the animals that many people are most afraid of. What kind of animals do you work with or ...