The Giraffe House building is currently closed. The giraffe and okapi are viewable outdoors as weather conditions allow.
Flamingo Resources
From Student J: Seaworld has a nice info book section on flamingos which also includes an excellent bibliography of books and magazine articles. Many other zoos have flamingos. When I search for information on animals, I tend to always put the animals name and the word zoo in the search criteria. Upon doing this, I came up with decent information from ...
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 ...
Maryland Zoo Announces Penguin Chick Name
The public voted to name an endangered African penguin chick, and the winner is… BALTIMORE, MD – Each season, the Maryland Zoo asks the public to help name one of its newly-hatched African penguin chicks. This fall, voters got to choose among three Italian food-themed names: Mozzarella, Limoncello, or Ravioli. After a tight competition with more than ...
Mountain Gorillas
This special Field Talk will take you into the wild for a discussion of Mountain Gorilla conservation efforts. Dr. Mike Cranfield, Africa Director of Gorilla Doctors, will speak about the status of wild mountain gorillas and the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. Learn what field experts are doing to conserve these majestic animals and how the Maryland Zoo ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes Sitatunga Calf
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore welcomed a sitatunga calf to its growing herd. The female calf was born on Monday, June 4 to first-time parents, Jess and Jabari. “She is a healthy eight-pound calf,” stated Erin Cantwell, mammal collection and conservation manager at the Zoo. “This is Jess’ first baby, and she is a very attentive mom. The calf is ...
Maryland Zoo Lion Pride to Temporarily Move
BALTIMORE, MD – As The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore continues with the expansion of the African Journey section, the Zoo’s pride of lions, Hassan, Zuri and Luke will temporarily move behind the scenes. During the time while they are behind the scenes, four-year-old Luke will be leaving The Maryland Zoo to make his home as a companion with several female ...
National Zoo Keeper Week 2018
National Zoo Keeper Week is a time in July when we get to celebrate and thank our wonderful keepers, who work hard every day to keep the animals healthy and happy. This year, we interviewed our animal pros to get a behind-the-scenes look at their jobs and to find out why they love working at the Zoo! Check out all of the videos below: What is ...
To Save a Species
By Sarah Evans Over the past four years, Jess Phillips has dived deep into the world of African penguins. As area manager of the Zoo’s Penguin Coast exhibit, he leads the team that oversees the largest colony of African penguins in North America while also tending to white-breasted cormorants and pink-backed pelicans. “I’m a horse guy,” he says ...
Giving Tuesday 2024
Shh…We’ve got a BIG secret to tell. We recently became home to a 3-year-old female reticulated giraffe from another AZA accredited facility! As is customary with the addition of all animals who aren’t born on campus, she is currently going through a quarantine period. During this time, operations vary from the norm. Our incredible ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes Addra Gazelle Calf
BALTIMORE, MD -- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore recently welcomed an Addra gazelle calf. The male calf was born on Wednesday, November 7, to parents Wren and Mukuru. The Zoo’s herd is now made up of four animals. The females, Wren and Pipit, are named for birds, so to stick with that theme, the animal care team has named the calf Merle, which is ...
Carnivore Chow Down
It's not every day you see a fierce predator with their prey. Join us Sunday (8/4) to watch as carnivores such as the cheetahs, grizzlies, and otters receive special meals throughout the Zoo. Whole prey items are a form of enrichment periodically provided to animals at the Zoo. Special meals like this are not live, yet encourage the animals to use ...
October 16th
It's not every day you see a fierce predator with their prey. Join us Friday (10/16) to watch as carnivores such as the polar bears, grizzlies, otters, and eagle receive special meals throughout the Zoo. Whole prey items are a form of enrichment periodically provided to animals at the Zoo. Special meals like this are not live, yet encourage the ...