Colobus Monkey
Black and White Colobus Monkeys live in all types of forest of equatorial Africa. You can see Colobus monkeys on exhibit at The Maryland Zoo in the Chimpanzee Forest. Colobus monkeys share the trees with each other and other species of monkey. Like all primates, they are highly social animals. They live in family groups composed of a dominant male, ...
Maryland Zoo Announces Arrival of Two Coquerel’s Sifaka
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore today announced the arrival of two Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli). This marks the return of the endangered lemur species to the zoo, which has not had sifaka since 2021. Sifaka, which is pronounced “shi-FOCK,” are named after their distinctive alarm call. They have a unique brown and ...
New Report Ranks the Maryland Zoo’s Web & Social Media Channels Among the Best in the Country for Zoos and Aquariums
BALTIMORE, MD – A new report released this week ranks the website and social media channels for the Maryland Zoo among the best customer engagement experiences by a zoo or aquarium in the United States. National marketing and customer experience agency, LaneTerralever, ranked 57 of the top zoos and aquariums in its “2022 Zoo & Aquarium Digital ...
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 ...
Maryland Zoo Giraffe Explores New Habitat
BALTIMORE, MD -- The Maryland Zoo’s male reticulated giraffe, Caesar, made great strides while exploring his newly renovated habitat for the first time. The 12-year-old is the first of the herd of four to venture out of the barn into the expanded yard. Extensive renovations to the lion, giraffe and elephant habitats began in March 2018. While the ...
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: ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Caroline C.
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 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 ...
The Maryland Zoo to Provide Assistance to Zoos Victoria for Ongoing Australia Wildfire Efforts
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo announced today that it will donate funds and begin a campaign to support wildlife rescue and rehabilitation efforts in response to the Australia wildfires. An immediate donation of $3000 from the Zoo’s Conservation Emergency Fund and Zoo volunteers will go directly to Zoos Victoria. As a nonprofit, state-run ...
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 ...
Great White Pelican
As a species, great white pelicans are migrators. Many populations spend winter in sub-Saharan Africa and migrate to parts of Europe and Central Asia to nest. Other populations remain in southern Africa year-round. Great white pelicans prefer to inhabit fresh or brackish waters of lakes, deltas, lagoons and marshes. Shallower waters best support their ...