The Giraffe House building will be open to guests from noon to 2:00 PM each Friday through Monday.
Maryland Zoo Announces 2021 Yoga at the Zoo Dates
BALTIMORE, MD – Yoga at the Zoo is returning to the Maryland Zoo, with the animals providing inspiration and up-close experiences during your practice. You can strike a yoga pose at Penguin Coast, home to more than 95 African penguins, or at the lion habitat under the watchful gaze of lions Zuri and Hassan. New this year is Sunset Yoga at the Elephant ...
Pride at the Zoo
Celebrate the start of Pride Month at the Zoo! Featuring fun activities, vendors, and, of course, animals, join us in supporting our LGBTQ+ community both in our human and animal kingdoms. We’ll raise the Progress Pride flag in Schaefer Plaza and it will fly all month long. Festivities are included with Zoo admission or membership. What to Expect: ...
Red, White & Zoo!
Celebrate the Fourth of July at the Zoo! Grab your camera and watch as the Zoo’s animals receive special Fourth-of-July-themed treats. 11:00 - Chimp Forest 11:30 - African Porcupines 2:00 - Warthogs 2:00 - Bobcat 3:00 - Farmyard 3:30 - Lions
Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Calf to its Sitatunga Herd
June 1, 2023 (BALTIMORE, MD) – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the newest member of its sitatunga herd. A female calf was born to the adult female, Ally, and male, Beau, on May 23rd. Since then, the mother and calf have been bonding in the sunshine behind the scenes until the calf is ready to join the larger herd. The new calf joins ...
Sip & Stroll Zoo Happy Hours Return This Fall
BALTIMORE, MD – The popular Sip & Stroll adults-only small group happy hours have been scheduled for September and October. Guests will enjoy local craft beers and wine while taking a guided twilight tour of the Zoo, focusing on a specific zoo-themed topic each evening. Sip & Strolls will be held from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm with themes varying ...
Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Reflects on FY2021
BALTIMORE –The Zoo is celebrating the end of Fiscal Year 2021, a year of many successes within the larger confines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Despite the many adverse impacts caused by COVID-19, The Maryland Zoo fared better than we expected during the fiscal year,” stated J. Kirby Fowler, Jr., president and CEO of The Maryland Zoo. “While it is ...
Zoo Lights, Presented by Chase, Returns to the Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD – Zoo Lights, presented by Chase, will return to the Maryland Zoo to brighten up the town with colorful evenings of holiday light displays! From Friday, November 19th through Sunday, January 2nd, this seven-week event will bring to Baltimore twinkling lights and holiday flare in the shape of many of your favorite zoo animals. More than 80 ...
The Maryland Zoo Replaces Its Diesel Visitor Shuttles With Zero-EmissIons Vehicles
- Three New All-Electric Shuttles Will Help Visitors Quickly Access Zoo Central - BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo announced today the replacement of its diesel-powered shuttles with three all-electric vehicles to transport visitors from the main entrance into the heart of the Zoo and back. Two 11-passenger ADA compliant shuttles and one ...
Oiled Wildlife Response as a Paraprofessional Partner
Originally published in Tri-state Oil Programs Oiled Wildlife Log Volume 5. To subscribe to Tri-State’s Oiled Wildlife Log, please email oilprograms@tristatebird.org by Andrew Judson, Maryland Zoo Commissary Keeper & Tri-State Paraprofessional Hi there! My name is Andrew Judson and I am currently a keeper in the Commissary Department at ...
Rescued & Rehabbed Zoo Residents
We are currently caring for a rescued North American river otter pup at the Zoo hospital. In late May, we received a call alerting us that an orphaned 1-month-old pup was taken in by rangers at a Maryland State Park and needed immediate care. After being transported to the Zoo’s hospital for assessment, the healthy female pup is being cared for by our ...
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 ...
5 Things to Do at the Zoo Before the End of Summer
Make the last days of summer WILD! 1. See an elephant get a bath Bathing elephants, yeah, it’s a thing and our keepers never forget to wash behind the ears. 2. Celebrate hump day Hump Day is every day when you can ride a Camel at the Zoo, but it’s not every day after Labor Day because that is when our seasonal rides end. 3. Buy OktoBEARfest ...