The Giraffe House is currently closed for Kipi and her calf.
Blue-winged Teal
Blue-winged teal breed across much of central and northern U.S. and Canada in prairie lands. They are the first ducks to leave the breeding grounds in early fall and the last ones to return, so they have a short time to produce a new generation. Blue-winged teal will migrate great distances, from northern Canada deep into Central and South Americas ...
Corn Snake
Corn snakes live in the eastern United States from southern New Jersey south to Florida and west to Louisiana and parts of Kentucky. They are one of 27 species of snake found in Maryland, but are more common further south. They inhabit meadowlands and wooded groves, especially sandy pine and scrub oak woods. At The Maryland Zoo, corn snakes can be seen ...
Eastern Hognose Snake
Eastern hognose snakes are native to eastern North America from southern Canada, the Great Lakes region, and New England south to Florida. They prefer woodlands with sandy soil, fields, farmland, and coastal areas. At the Zoo, you can see hognose snakes inside the Giant Tree in the Maryland Wilderness. Hognose snakes are active during the day. They ...
Ostrich
Wild ostriches live in Africa’s savannahs and semi-arid Sahel region. They once populated parts of the Middle East but were hunted to extinction there by the mid 20th century. They are located in the African Journey area of the Zoo, next to the flamingos. Ostriches graze alongside other large herbivores such as zebra and antelope. The Maryland Zoo ...
Maryland Zoo Mourns the Loss of Popular Bird With a Big Personality
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo is mourning the loss of a northern ground hornbill, also known as an Abyssinian ground hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus), named North. The 28 year-old bird hatched in Florida in June of 1996 and arrived at Maryland Zoo in 2013 to breed with the Zoo’s female, Blue, based on recommendation from the Northern Ground ...
There’s a New Member of The Giraffe Herd at The Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD – The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) herd at Maryland Zoo has a brand new member. A three year-old female has arrived from another Association for Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited zoo and is quietly settling into her new home. The giraffe is not currently visible to the public while she goes through a standard ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Plains Zebra To The Herd
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is thrilled to announce the addition of a two-year-old plains zebra (Equus quagga) to the herd. Adanna, known as “Addie,” is joining female zebras Stella and Phoenix in the African Watering Hole section of the Zoo. Addie was born at the Idaho Falls Zoo at Tautphaus Park. She was transferred to The Maryland Zoo in early ...
New Female Bobcat at the Zoo
The Zoo’s new Bobcat Exhibit is ready to open and was scheduled for an official grand opening event as part of Zoo Bloom, but unfortunately, due to ice and inclement weather the Zoo’s two bobcats won’t be able to enjoy their new exhibit just yet. Mother Nature has other plans. Follow the Zoo on Facebook for more exhibit updates and news of when ...
Orphaned Grizzly Bear Cubs Making Their Home at the Maryland Zoo
For the first time in its 140 year history, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is now home to two grizzly bear cubs from Montana, which were found trying to survive in the wild without their mother. “Although no one likes the tragic circumstances that lead to the cubs coming here to the Zoo, we are pleased that we can offer a permanent home to these sisters,” ...
It’s International Polar Bear Day!
Today is all about celebrating polar bears, like our 20-year-old furry friend, Anoki! The Maryland Zoo partners with Polar Bears International to shine a spotlight on the challenges polar bears face in a warming Antarctica — and how we each can help. By exhibiting polar bears and other Arctic animals, and participating in awareness and education projects, ...
Maryland Zoo Announces Birth of Coquerel’s Sifaka
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of a Coquerel’s sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK) born on Tuesday, October 25, 2015. “We are so excited to have this new baby join our sifaka troop,” stated Erin Cantwell, mammal collection and conservation manager. “Mom and baby have spent the past weeks bonding in a quiet off-exhibit ...
Recycling for Chimps
One of the biggest threats to chimpanzees and other great apes is the mining of columbite tantalite or “coltan,” an important mineral utilized by many electronic devices such as cell phones. Coltan is primarily mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa, where animals like chimpanzees, gorillas and okapis live. The ...