Happy Feet
Enjoy a complimentary screening of the film "Happy Feet" (2006) at the Zoo, thanks to Orrstown Bank! Prior to the film, concessions will be available for purchase and guests will receive a visit from an animal ambassador. Please bring your own blanket for the movie. Chairs and alcohol are not permitted. Tickets: FREE* *Though there is no fee ...
The Lion King (1994)
Enjoy a complimentary screening of the film "The Lion King" (1994) at the Zoo, thanks to Orrstown Bank! Prior to the film, concessions will be available for purchase and guests will receive a visit from an animal ambassador. Please bring your own blanket for the movie. Chairs and alcohol are not permitted. Tickets: FREE* *Though there is no ...
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
Can you think of a better way to celebrate World Giraffe Day than by joining us for an evening movie at the giraffe habitat? Our giraffe care team, along with our generous sponsor Orrstown Bank, are incredibly excited to present to you a complimentary screening of “The Woman Who Loves Giraffes” (2018). Please join us for this fun and educational ...
African Lion
Lions mostly prowl Africa’s plains and savannas, although they can adapt to many habitat types, including thorn scrub and even desert fringes. Lions are not exclusive to Africa. There are both African and Asian lions. A small population of lions lives in the forested regions of northwest India – a remnant of the lion’s former domain that once ...
Leopard
Leopards live in more diverse habitats than any other mammal except man and some rodents. While there is only one species of leopard, there are nine sub-species spread across Africa and Asia. Leopards are found in most of sub-Saharan Africa, eastward to the Arabian peninsula, and throughout southwest Asia to India, China, and Russia’s Far East. The ...
Okapi
Wild okapi live exclusively in the Ituri Rainforest in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa. The Maryland Zoo has one male okapi on exhibit in the African Journey near the giraffes. Okapi are solitary animals that live in habitat not easily penetrated. Plants grow so big and so close together in the Ituri rainforest that ...
Panamanian Golden Frog
Panamanian golden frogs are native to the wet rainforests and dry cloud forests of the Cordilleran Mountains that run like a spine through western-central Panama in Central America. At The Maryland Zoo, Panamanian golden frogs are one of our primary conservation species. They are a featured species in the Animal Embassy collection, and can also be seen ...
Zoo Penguin Team Members Travel to South Africa to Conserve Penguins
This month, two members of the Zoo’s penguin team traveled to South Africa on a penguin conservation trip. They worked for over a week with our partners at Sanccob Saves Seabirds, providing care for orphaned African penguin chicks that are part of a rehabilitation program and are set to be released back into their native habitat after they become healthy ...
Que at the Zoo
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to introduce a new event to its calendar, “Que at the Zoo,” a nine hour music festival featuring a line up of the regions top artists. During the festivities, Baltimore’s wildest BBQ contest will take place. Que at the Zoo brings together music, food and fun on Saturday, September 10 from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm at ...
Maryland Zoo Announces Loss of Female Cheetahs
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is saddened to announce the death of nine-year-old female cheetah siblings Tuli and Teep from veno-occlusive disease, a genetic, cheetah-specific liver disease that was diagnosed from liver biopsies in late December. Both had been under intense care by veterinary and animal staff at the Zoo for the past several weeks and had ...
Polar Bear Denning
Update: Read an update from inside the den here. If you visit the Zoo this fall/winter you may find yourself saying, “where’s the bear?” Well, we have the answer. She’s inside and hopefully getting ready to enter her den! That short answer does not quite do justice to the hard work and delicate planning involved in preparing for this ...
Zoo Bids Farewell to Beloved Elephant, Dolly
BALTIMORE, MD — Dolly, one of the oldest female members of the African elephant herd at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, was humanely euthanized on Sunday, March 16, 2014. She had been a part of the Zoo herd for over 30 years. “Dolly spent all day Saturday outside interacting with Felix and Samson and taking naps in the sun, and there was no indication ...