Keeper Spotlight – Katie C.
Happy Zookeeper Appreciation Week! Meet Katie, she is a keeper in the Maryland Wilderness and Panamanian Golden Frog exhibits. Read her keeper spotlight below to learn how she became a keeper and what she loves about her job. What kind of animals do you work with or what area? I work in the Maryland Wilderness/Panamanian Golden Frog Area. I take care ...
Keeper Spotlight – Valerie S.
Happy Zookeeper Appreciation Week! Today the keeper in our spotlight is Valerie S., she works with the Zoo’s African Elephants. Working with the largest animals at the Zoo is no small task. Check out what Valerie has to say about her experience as a keeper. What kind of animals do you work with or what area? African Elephants. How long have you ...
Wild About Animals!
Be Wild For a Day Did you know that each animal has a special day every year dedicated to just them? Be wild about our animals on their special day and come down to the Zoo to learn all about our conservation efforts and the special care they recieve, not just one day, but every day! Also take part in our special animal related activities, chat with a ...
Animals in Motion
Photo Topic: Animals in Motion We will observe animals in motion as they display natural behaviors interacting with the items made specially for their adaptations. Participants will explore a diversity of animal movement! Equipment: Please bring your own digital camera with memory card, disposable camera, and/or cell phone to use during the ...
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Madagascar hissing cockroaches live in the forests of Madagascar, an island nation off the coast of Africa. At the Zoo, they are among the featured Animal Ambassadors introduced to audiences in education programs on and off grounds. Madagascar hissing cockroaches stay hidden beneath leaf litter or in rotting logs during the day and emerge at night to ...
Prehensile-tailed Skink
Prehensile-tailed skinks are native only to the Solomon Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean located northeast of Australia. They are rainforest animals that live in tall trees. Prehensile-tailed skinks are almost exclusively arboreal, which means that they rarely descend to the ground. They are well adapted for life in trees. They use their ...
American Badger
The American badger is a North American mammal whose range extends from southern Canada to Mexico. It prefers dry and open terrain with little vegetation, including prairies, plains, and dry grasslands. The Maryland Zoo features an American badger among its Animal Ambassadors, which are introduced to audiences in education programs on and off ...
Chinese Alligator
Chinese alligators are an extremely rare species now found only in a small area of protected reserve along the lower Yangtze River in the Anhui province of China. They were once widely distributed in eastern China throughout the entire Yangtze watershed. The species is adapted to inhabit slow-moving rivers, swamps, and wetlands. These mysterious and ...
Nocturnal Animals (Canceled)
This Event HAS BEEN CANCELED We will contact attendees concerning tickets and rescheduling. For questions, please contact public.programs@marylandzoo.org. Help the Maryland Zoo discover nocturnal animals like owls, bats, and even frogs! Together we’ll use our senses to explore the Zoo at night for these animals and more as we gather important ...
A Walk Through History: The Zoo Reopens Main Valley
BALTIMORE, MD – The Main Valley is the oldest section of the Maryland Zoo where the small, informal zoo at the center of Druid Hill Park began in the mid-19th century. The Zoo shuttered the Main Valley in 2004 and it has served as a “back of house” service drive for Zoo employees, while the antiquated cages became overgrown with trees and other ...
Giving Tuesday FEAST-athon
Just as for humans, a healthy diet is the basis of a healthy life for all of our animals, from a 5-gram Panamanian golden frog to a 12,000 lb elephant. Each of the animals at the Zoo receives a very specific diet that was specially formulated for their species, their age, and their individual needs. We also take great care to prepare each diet exactly as ...
About Us
The Zoo’s mission is to engage people in the wonders of the living world through personal encounters with animals, fostering empathy and lifelong support for conservation of wildlife and wild places. The Zoo is an outdoor venue. Rain checks or refunds will not be issued. Pets are not permitted on Zoo grounds. Please leave pets at ...