The Giraffe House building is currently closed. The giraffe and okapi are viewable outdoors as weather conditions allow.
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 ...
Off Exhibit: Inside Animal Operations
With more than 130 acres of land, 80+ buildings, and hundreds of animals there are bound to be some wild logistical challenges. Enter Cristina Lauri, the Maryland Zoo’s Animal Operations Manager. What exactly does the operation consist of? A challenging, fast-paced, anything-that-can-happen-will-happen set of daily scenarios. Working with wildlife and ...
Off Exhibit: Working with Elephants
They’re the largest animals at the Zoo and deservedly get an equally large amount of care and training. Elephants are complex mammals with complex needs and the challenge of working with them is one that Arleta Crawford, Elephant Operations Manager, enjoys every day. But working with large land mammals isn’t what Arleta has always done. Much of her ...
Experts Travel to South Africa in Collaborative Effort to Save a Declining Species
Last week, U.S. experts from SeaWorld and the Maryland Zoo traveled to South Africa to help study endangered African penguins with the goal of tagging and tracking 10% of the wild population and 100% of all rescued, rehabilitated and released penguins. This work is part of one of eight projects included in the SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Additions to Sitatunga and Kudu Herds
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming its newest babies, a male lesser kudu calf born on Saturday, June 18th and a male sitatunga calf born on Saturday, June 25th. The kudu calf (at bottom) was born to six-year-old Lemon and sired by five-year-old Ritter. He currently weighs almost 19 pounds and has been named Jalopy. The sitatunga calf, named ...
Off Exhibit: Feed for Thought
The health of wild animals starts with good nutrition. And good nutrition starts with an epic operation of ordering and delivering things like hay, meat, produce … you name it, the Zoo’s got it. In a Zoo the responsibility for managing all the various food and supplies rests with the commissary team. What’s a commissary, you ask? Think of it as a ...
Early and Evening Hours at the Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD — Beginning Friday, May 6th, the Zoo will open to guests 30 minutes early at 9:30 a.m. each Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day Weekend. Closing time remains 4:00 p.m., with the exception of the second Saturday of each month when we will once again host “After Hours with the Animals.” “After Hours with the Animals” will ...
Off Exhibit: Getting Social with Chimpanzees
They are our closest relatives and they share more in common with us than any other animals. From complex social structures to intelligent problem solving, chimpanzees are animals that continue to teach us much about our wild world. In this episode, Chimpanzee Area Manager Claire MacNamara shares her own personal connection to these amazing creatures ...
The Maryland Zoo Welcomes Additions to Sitatunga and Kudu Herds
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming its newest babies, two female sitatunga calves born on December 7 and Christmas Day, 2015. These are the third and fourth sitatunga calves born this year at the Zoo, joining males Riri and Carl, born in April and June respectively. The Zoo also welcomed a male lesser kudu, born on Friday, December 18, 2015 the first ...
Off Exhibit: Grin and Bear It
There’s no shortage of smiles among polar bear keepers. Working with these iconic, majestic and beloved animals is tough work, but it’s something that brings out passion in many animal professionals, including Tanya White. Tanya is a zookeeper who’s worked at the Zoo for more than 18 years and cares for many animals including polar bears (who she ...
Maryland Zoo Releases Sustainability Plan
BALTIMORE, MD – Because the well-being of animals around the globe is tied to the health of our planet, Maryland Zoo today released a detailed Sustainability Plan that will reduce the Zoo’s energy and water consumption while incorporating green practices into every facet of the Zoo’s management and operations. [button]View the full ...
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 ...