Keeper Spotlight – Anthony S.
In this keeper spotlight you’ll meet a keeper who started our as a teen in our Junior Zoo Crew and worked his way up. What kind of animals do you work with or what area? African hoofstock, carnivores, and farm animals. How long have you been working at the zoo? I’ve been working at the Zoo for 4 years and I volunteered for a while before ...
Avian Influenza FAQ’s
Cases of avian flu have been confirmed across the US and Canada, including here in Maryland. This strain of the disease is highly contagious and lethal to birds. As a precautionary measure, we have closed our aviaries and modified exhibits to protect our birds. In consultation with the Maryland State Veterinarian, most of our bird species have been returned ...
Prairie Dog Pups Pop Up at the Maryland Zoo Just in Time For Mother’s Day
BALTIMORE, MD – New babies are emerging in Prairie Dog Town, the Maryland Zoo’s busy prairie dog colony. Tiny black-tailed prairie dog pups (Cynomys ludovicianus) began popping up this week and can be seen exploring the habitat above their underground tunnels! Black-tailed prairie dogs are native to the western United States. Female prairie dogs ...
Northern Ground Hornbill Chick Hatches at Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore today announced that a Northern ground hornbill chick has hatched. The chick is the first for the female, Blue, and male, North. Blue and North have a breeding recommendation from the Northern Ground Hornbill Species Survival Plan (SSP) coordinated by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) but ...
Northern Ground Hornbill Chick Hatches at Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore today announced that a Northern ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus) chick has hatched. The chick is the second for the female, Blue, and male, North. Blue and North have a breeding recommendation from the Northern Ground Hornbill Species Survival Plan (SSP) coordinated by the Association of Zoos and ...
Paw-lates at the Zoo
Get ready for Paw-lates at Lion Promenade! Stretch, flex, and roar alongside our majestic lions, Zuri and Hassan during the wildest pilates class you'll ever attend. Plus, meet an animal ambassador and chat with our lion care team to learn all about our fabulous feline friends. *This is an after-hours event and Zoo admission is not ...
Penguin Construction Update – January 28th
The weather has been frigid and frosty, not unusual for January, but despite the snow and storms construction continues on site of the Zoo’s new African Penguin Exhibit. The Whiting-Turner team has made the best of what mother nature has had to offer and are working on all aspects of building construction that they can during what has been a fairly ...
Third Colobus Monkey Baby Born
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of black-and-white colobus monkey born in the Chimpanzee Forest on Monday, December 30, 2013. This is the third baby for The Maryland Zoo’s colobus pair, Keri, age 16 and Bisi, age 21. “Gonzo,” born in April 2012, was the first offspring for the troop, followed by ...
Exhibit Information for January 25th -27th
The Zoo will be open this weekend with winter hours, but with colder temperatures continuing to affect the Baltimore area, not all exhibits will be open from Saturday, January 25th through Monday, January 27th. Please see below for a complete look at what animals will be visible: The polar bears, ravens and Arctic foxes will remain on exhibit for the ...
Southern White Rhinoceros
There are two subspecies of white rhino. Southern white rhinos live almost exclusively in the country of South Africa. Northern white rhinos were formerly found in several countries in east and central Africa but are now critically endangered, teetering on the brink of extinction, with less than a handful living in a Kenyan wildlife reserve. Both ...
Maryland Zoo Adopts Lion Cub from Zoo Miami
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo, working in conjunction with Zoo Miami, has welcomed a new lion cub which will be raised with the brother and sister cub born at The Maryland Zoo in October. This young female cub, named Zuri, was part of an original litter of three (two males and one female) that were born at Zoo Miami on September 24th. Following the ...
Alpaca
Alpacas are the smallest of the domesticated camelid species. They have slender bodies, long and shaggy necks, and camel-like faces. Huacaya (Wa-kee-a) alpacas have dense, crimped fleece while Suri (Sur-ee) alpacas have fine, lustrous fleece that grows in long locks. About 90% of all alpacas in North America are Huacaya, including those at the Zoo. See ...