Chimpanzee
Chimpanzees dwell mainly in the tropical rainforest belt of central Africa but are opportunistic enough feeders to survive in other habitats as well. Less dense populations exist in other habitat types, including montane forests, seasonally dry forests, and savannah-woodlands. Chimpanzees are highly social animals that live in communities ranging up to ...
Maryland Zoo Selects Kirby Fowler as New President & CEO
Twenty Year Baltimore Leadership Veteran to Replace President & CEO Don Hutchinson BALTIMORE, MD – Following an extensive search, The Maryland Zoological Society, Inc. Board of Trustees announced the selection of Kirby Fowler as the new President & CEO of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Fowler comes to the Maryland Zoo following fifteen years as ...
Off Exhibit: A Golden Opportunity to Save a Species
They’re little, yellow and critically endangered. On this episode of Off Exhibit, learn what’s being done to save Panamanian Golden Frogs from extinction, something that’s already happened in the wild. Maryland Zoo Reptile and Amphibian Collection Manager Kevin Barrett gives shares his personal passion for some of nature’s unsung, cold blooded ...
IN THE FIELD: 2023
The year has only just begun and fieldwork has already been booming! From African penguins to tiny Panamanian golden frogs, check out some of the projects we have worked on so far this year. Trips in 2023 thus far include: Panamanian golden frog conservation in Panama African penguin conservation in South Africa & Namibia In ...
Zoo Volunteers Assist Field Partners at EVACC
The El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC) Foundation in Panama is a key partner of the Maryland Zoo in the conservation of Panamanian golden frogs. Through this partnership, the Zoo sends financial support and staff to Panama to assist EVACC in their crucial conservation efforts. The EVACC center features a small visitor area showcasing Panamanian ...
1000th African Penguin Chick Hatches at The Maryland Zoo!
Give For Penguins The Grand Chick Count makes it official — 1,000 African penguin chicks have hatched here over the past 50 years! Many of these penguins have helped establish new colonies at zoos and aquariums around the world. African penguins from the Zoo have moved to zoos and aquariums in 35 states and six countries including Canada, the ...
Creature Feature – Rise & Conquer
Rise and Conquer are brothers who came to the Zoo as part of a special partnership with the Baltimore Raven’s football organization. The two birds were hand reared from an early age by a select group of handlers and live full time at the Zoo. As part of the Animal Embassy, a specialized group of animals that travel on programs to schools, senior centers, ...
Maryland Zoo Polar Bear Anoki Back In Polar Bear Watch
Anoki, the Maryland Zoo’s female polar bear, will be back in her Polar Bear Watch habitat this week as she leaves her den without giving birth to a cub. “We have been monitoring her behavior via camera throughout the denning season. While she was content and snug in her den, we were hopeful for a cub,” said Erin Cantwell, mammal collection and ...
Giving ZooDay
WHAT IS GIVING ZooDay? We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Warthog Piglets
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming its newest arrivals — two male common warthog piglets, born on Monday, March 22 to Kumari and Kajani, the Zoo’s warthog pair. The piglets were found in the early morning by keepers who had been checking on the pregnant female at 4:00 am every day for the last few weeks. First-time mother Kumari is 5-years-old ...
Zoo Goes Hog Wild for Warthog Piglets Cecil and Kirby
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore’s newest arrivals, two male common warthog piglets, were officially introduced to the public this morning as Cecil and Kirby. The two were named by popular vote after the team of zoo keepers each selected one name. Over 1,300 votes were cast for each name, with Cecil coming up with 27.4% of the vote for name one and Kirby with ...
Maryland Zoo Announces Birth of Warthog Babies
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of four common warthog piglets, born on Wednesday, April 4 to Kumari and Kijani, the Zoo’s warthog pair. https://youtu.be/OSH4ZFKPMrc The piglets were found in the morning by the Zoo’s animal department staff who had been keeping a close eye on the pregnant female ...