Basket Bingo
Get ready to shout BINGO at our brand new Basket Bingo event here at the Maryland Zoo! With over 20 bingo baskets up for grabs, there are so many chances to win some of our amazing prizes. Baskets range from values of $50 to over $500! Tickets also include 2 free drinks. Get tickets now and get ready to take away a truck full of prizes!
Michael D. Hankin Award Winner Announced
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the 2011 Winner of The Michael D. Hankin Award for Conservation, Mr. Thomas B. Lewis. The Hankin Award will be presented tonight at The Maryland Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Membership Meeting & Business Hall of Fame Awards Dinner. The Michael D. Hankin Award for ...
Red Ruffed Lemur
In the wild, red ruffed lemurs live only in the remote rainforests of northeastern Madagascar. Red ruffed lemurs very rarely descend to the ground. They spend almost all of their time in the high treetops. They live in female-dominated family groups averaging in size from 2 to 16 animals. They are active during the day and spend most of their waking ...
Baltimore to Host Association of Zoos & Aquariums Annual Conference
(Baltimore, MD – August 5, 2019) – Visit Baltimore, the official destination sales and marketing organization for the city, today announced that the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has selected Baltimore to host its 2021 Annual Conference for zoo and aquarium professionals. An estimated 2,500 attendees will convene in Baltimore during ...
Bobcat
Bobcats are wide ranging across North America, from central Mexico throughout the contiguous United States and into southern Canada. They are native to Maryland. They are highly adaptive and can thrive in a variety of habitats, including forest, woodlands, scrubland, swamp, desert, and even man-made environments such as golf courses. Bobcats are ...
Girls’ Night In (the Zoo)
Join us for National Girls’ Night! Reach into the back of your closet and dust off those leopard leggings because this party is animal print-themed! Pre-game along our tasting trail while collecting stamps on your "party passport”. You will learn about some of our fierce and fabulous female animals here at the Zoo, before really getting the party started ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes Sandhill Crane
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce the addition of a seven-year-old sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) to the flock. Allegany or “Allie,” is joining male sandhill crane Garrett in the Marsh Aviary section of the Maryland Wilderness at the Zoo. Allie came to the Zoo from SeaWorld Orlando. “She was found in the wild with an injury to her ...
Oldest Penguin at Maryland Zoo Humanely Euthanized
Leaves behind 230 descendants to rebuild the penguin population at Zoos across North America BALTIMORE, MD – African penguin #821, known for generations as “Mr. Greedy,” was euthanized at Maryland Zoo following an age-related decline in his health. At 33 years, he was the oldest penguin in the Zoo’s colony. During his long life, Mr. Greedy made ...
Off Exhibit: The Zoo Outside the Zoo
It’s no surprise you can visit the Zoo, but did you know the Zoo can come to you? Animal outreach has been an important part of the Zoo’s mission for much of its 140 year history. Connecting people to wildlife in their own communities is something the Maryland Zoo (and many other accredited zoos) are deeply committed to. On this episode of Off Exhibit, ...
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Adventure deep into our Maryland Wilderness to explore the Zoo’s all-new DINOSAURS exhibit, then join us in our prehistoric groves for a complimentary screening of the film, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" (2017). Prior to the film, concessions will be available for purchase and guests will receive a visit from an animal ambassador. Please bring your own ...
Zoo Swans Take Flight
By Sarah Evans [caption id="attachment_13208" align="alignright" width="300"] Iowa school children attend release of trumpeter swans in May 2017.[/caption] Early one morning last May, Kyle Baumgartner and Marietta Cox – Area Manager and Keeper on the Zoo’s Maryland Wilderness team – stood on the shore of a quiet, beautiful lake in central Iowa ...
Lion Cubs Born at The Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD — In a bittersweet twist, the Maryland Zoo announces the birth of two lion cubs, while mourning the loss of their mother, lioness “Badu.” Late last Thursday, October 3rd, the young female lioness “Badu” went into labor and gave birth to two cubs overnight in a special den built in the lion off-exhibit area. However, on Friday morning ...