OktoBEARfest will be taking place on October 19 & 20. We are expecting large crowds, longer than normal lines, and limited parking.
Facebook Cover Photos from the Zoo
So you’re like millions of other Facebook folks who are making the switch to the new timeline layout. But what should you use as your all important cover photo? If you love animals, then maybe you’ll love some of the options we have for you. Take a look at the images below and choose your next great cover photo image. To download any of the photos, ...
Maryland Zoo Receives AZA Quarter Century Award
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the primary accrediting body for top zoos and aquariums in the United States since 1974, announced today the recipients of the Association’s Quarter Century Award. Established in 2015, this new award acknowledges facilities that have maintained AZA accreditation continuously for 25 years or more, highlighting ...
Panamanian Golden Frog
Working to Save a Critically Endangered Species Visitors to the Zoo can see Panamanian golden frogs ...
Chimp Born At The Maryland Zoo Meets Surrogate Mom in Tampa
BABY STEPS: AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF HUMAN CARE TAMPA’S LOWRY PARK ZOO, ORPHANED INFANT CHIMP KEEVA MEETS HER SURROGATE CHIMP MOM As Baby Continues to Grow and Adapt, Introductions Progress TAMPA, Fla. (September 2, 2015) – Five month old female chimpanzee “Keeva” has learned a lot in her young life. She can laugh, reach out and grasp objects, ...
Maryland Zoo to Bring Bobcats to the Maryland Wilderness
The Zoo’s new Bobcat Exhibit is open and Kilgore can be seen from 10am-1pm daily. Follow the Zoo on Facebook for more exhibit updates and bobcat news. Learn about Kilgore below or click to get to know Josie. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has begun to renovate space in the Maryland Wilderness area to bring a new species to the Zoo. “We ...
Cape Porcupine
Cape porcupines, also called South African porcupines, are common throughout central and southern Africa. They are highly adaptable and can survive just about anywhere that vegetation is available. They are more likely to be found in open rather than wooded areas, though, and seek out rocky crevices and caves for shelter. Porcupines are large rodents ...
Maryland Zoo Bird Curator Appointed to Lead a National Penguin Program
BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland Zoo’s Bird Curator, Jen Kottyan, has been appointed to lead the national breeding and population management initiative for African penguins (Spheniscus demersus). As the Program Leader for the African Penguin Species Survival Plan© (SSP), Kottyan now oversees African penguin breeding programs at zoos accredited by the ...
Zoo Swans Take Flight
By Sarah Evans [caption id="attachment_13208" align="alignright" width="300"] Iowa school children attend release of trumpeter swans in May 2017.[/caption] Early one morning last May, Kyle Baumgartner and Marietta Cox – Area Manager and Keeper on the Zoo’s Maryland Wilderness team – stood on the shore of a quiet, beautiful lake in central Iowa ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes First Penguin Chicks of the Breeding Season
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to announce the hatching of three African penguin chicks – the first to hatch during the 2020-2021 breeding season at Penguin Coast. The chicks hatched on September 18th, September 22nd and October 4th. “It’s amazing to me that we are in our 53rd year working with African penguins. We are ...
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 ...