Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Southern White Rhino
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is thrilled to announce the addition of a four-year-old Southern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum) to the African Watering Hole section of the Zoo. Jaharo joins the Zoo as a companion to Stubby, the Zoo’s 22-year-old rhino. Jaharo was born at The Wilds, a private, non-profit conservation center in Cumberland, Ohio on ...
The Maryland Zoo To Reach New Heights
- Construction has begun on the new overhead Colobus Trail - BALTIMORE, MD – Some of the primates at The Maryland Zoo will soon be seen monkeying around overhead thanks to the addition of the new Colobus Trail. The raised mesh and Plexiglas tunnel will be suspended from the ceiling of Chimpanzee Forest, and will connect the colobus and lemur ...
7 Tricky Animal Quirks
In honor of the trickiest day of the year, we’re bringing you a list of animal adaptations and behaviors that are ALMOST too incredible to be true. 1. African elephants communicate from miles away with SILENCE. Ok, the sound is only “silent” to us because it’s a frequency the human ear can’t detect, but it’s still amazing! African ...
Penguin Construction Update – February 28th
The month of February has been cold, but we were lucky to have some really nice, warm days and hopefully more warm days to come. The Zoo’s new African Penguin exhibit has been making great progress thanks to the Whiting-Turner team, and Perry the Penguin has seen it all! The main public exhibit building, the Penguin Interpretive Center, continues to ...
Traffic Advisory for Saturday, June 14th
Due to the Baltimore 10-Miler Lake to Lake Race, many entrances into the Park will be closed to traffic early on Saturday, June 14. If you are planning to come to the Zoo, we suggest you take the following route to access the Zoo parking lot. We also suggest that you come no earlier than 10:00 am to ensure that some of the race traffic has moved from the ...
Penguin Coast Preview
http://youtu.be/Wc9W9XoOcP0 After years of planning and construction, the Penguin Coast exhibit is ready for its September 27th debut. Since the first days that the birds were introduced to the new habitat, they have grown more acclimated to their surroundings. The strange sights and sounds — especially from the dump tank — took some time to get used ...
North American Ruddy Duck
The ruddy duck is a strictly New World species that spends its summer breeding season in northwest “prairie pothole” country. This territory stretches from the northern Great Plains states up into Canada. Ruddy ducks winter on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, across the southern United States, and into Mexico and Central America. They can be spotted ...
Ailing Cheetah, Rafiki, Euthanized
February 12, 2014 BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is saddened to announce the death of geriatric male cheetah, Rafiki. Rafiki had been suffering from kidney disease, arthritis, and other age-related ailments, but had remained in fairly good health until recently. During the past few weeks, his quality of life declined sharply and he ...
Eastern Hellbender
There are two subspecies of hellbender: the Eastern and the Ozark. Both once inhabited a vast network of Appalachian rivers and streams that drain into the Mississippi River, and both are now rare. Eastern hellbenders are found in small, isolated territories from the state of New York south to Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, and westward to central ...
Guinness Night at the Zoo
Come meet the species that inspired them and the history of this surprising campaign! It’ll be an evening of sips and sights celebrating the new Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House. Guinness Brewery Ambassadors will discuss the famous ads alongside their living counterparts at the Zoo with complimentary beer tasting and light refreshments. This ...
Lion Cub Update
BALTIMORE, MD — The male and female lion cubs born at the Maryland Zoo on October 4 are doing well under the care and supervision of the Animal Department staff at the Zoo. http://youtu.be/EAIQSj7X71g They are 25 days old, and their eyes are completely open. They are gaining weight and on track with their development. They now weigh around 4 ...
Keeper Spotlight – Shane
Most keepers say it has always been their dream to work at a Zoo. Shane took a unique path that lead to a Zookeeper job at The Maryland Zoo that you’ll learn about in the National Zookeeper Week profile below. What kind of animals do you work with or what area? Elephants How long have you been working at the zoo? 2 Months What steps did you take in ...