Trunk or Treat
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.
Maryland Zoo Welcomes Two Great White Pelican
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce the addition of two male great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), also known as eastern white pelican, to Penguin Coast. Wallace and Gromit, ages 7 and 5 respectively, arrived in November from the Dallas Zoo based on a recommendation from the Great White Pelican Species Survival Plan ...
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 ...
Fatal Fauna: A Dinner Party to Die For
Step into a night of elegance, mystery, and suspense at Fatal Fauna, a new murder-mystery dinner party hosted at the Zoo! Join us on Friday, the 13th for a deadly masquerade dinner, an exclusive evening where glamour meets intrigue. It will be an unforgettable night where every mask hides a secret, and every guest could be the culprit. What to Expect: ...
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 ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Katie Z.
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 Bids Goodbye to Bella, Farmyard Favorite
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is saddened to announce the death of Bella, the Ossabaw Island hog. Bella, age 17, was humanely euthanized at the Zoo yesterday after her health declined over the past few weeks. “Bella took up residence in the Farmyard as a piglet, and touched many people, staff and visitors alike, with her engaging personality over ...
First of its Kind Kickstarter Campaign Launched to Help Save Endangered African Penguins
African penguin populations have been declining for the past few decades. The Maryland Zoo, an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), is joining with the AZA and other accredited aquariums and zoos to take action and help reverse this trend. Today, they are launching the “Invest In The Nest” campaign on Kickstarter, the ...
Maryland Zoo Celebrates 38th Annual ZooBOOO!
BALTIMORE, MD – For the 38th year, the Maryland Zoo brings growls and ghouls together at ZooBOOO! presented by Chase. ZooBOOO! will take place October 29th through the 31st, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. ZooBOOO! includes safe Halloween trick-or-treating, visits from our Animal Ambassadors, two costume contests each day sponsored by Mount Washington ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes Two Red-Tailed Guenon!
-- They will reside in Chimpanzee Forest with the colobus monkeys - BALTIMORE, MD -- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to welcome two Schmidt’s red-tailed guenon (gweh·nuhn) to the Chimpanzee Forest! The recently introduced pair are six-year-old female, Naim (nye-em), from ZooTampa at Lowry Park and five-year-old male, Gus, from Zoo Atlanta ...
Off Exhibit: Welcoming a Bobcat
Elusive, intelligent, sly … just some of the ways to describe bobcats, a species at home in parts of Maryland and most of North America. Now, this charismatic cat will have a special home at the Maryland Zoo. Behind-the-scenes work has begun to renovate and remake an exhibit in the Zoo’s Maryland Wilderness for this native animal. To talk all about ...
Off Exhibit: Breakthrough in the Chimp Forest
Animal training is part of everyday life at the Zoo and most of the time is fairly routine. But, every once in a while a training breakthrough happens that’s both unexpected and unprecedented. On this episode of Off Exhibit, we’re talking with Area Manager Pam Carter. Pam is leading a team of dedicated primate keepers who have trained a complex new ...