BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of four common warthog piglets, born on Wednesday, April 4 to Kumari and Kijani, the Zoo’s warthog pair. The piglets were found in the morning by the Zoo’s animal department staff who had been keeping a close eye on [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE, MD — The camels are here! The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore’s summer resident camels have arrived in Baltimore from their winter home in North Carolina. Beginning today, May 1, The Maryland Zoo invites you to take the ride of a lifetime on the back of these desert dwellers! From now through July 31 and [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of black-and-white colobus monkey baby born on exhibit on Saturday, April 21, 2012. “We have been hoping that this pair would breed successfully, however they are secretive breeders and we were not certain she was pregnant,” stated Mike McClure, general curator. “We [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce that two of the female chimpanzees (Pan troglodyte) in our troop, Joice and Bunny, are pregnant. “We are cautiously optimistic about having two successful chimpanzee births this year,” stated Mike McClure, general curator at The Maryland Zoo. “Joice and Bunny have been under [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is sad to announce the death of Sophie, a 4-year-old snowy owl, who died Saturday, March 3 during surgery. “Sophie had reoccurring medical issues, and with intensive treatment and supportive care from animal and medical staff, she was able to recover from these problems in the past,” stated [...]
Read More »African penguin breeding season has ended for this year on Rock Island. This year, we had four sibling chicks hatch out. Two of the chicks, Mako and Megamouth, were named after sharks and are now hanging out with the rest of the colony around the Island. These boys are still sporting the grey and white [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of a second male Coquerel’s sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK) baby born on Saturday, November 12, 2011, almost nine months to the day that his older brother Otto was born. “We observed changes in Anastasia which made us suspect she might be pregnant, [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming a new arrival – a female addra gazelle calf born on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at approximately 8:00 am. The calf, named Elvira, weighed 4.95 kg (11 pounds) at birth, and is strong and healthy. Her parents are 9-year-old Pearl and 4-year-old Makuru. “Pearl, who [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce that two African penguin chicks hatched on October 12 and 16, 2011. These are the first chicks to hatch this season. They were born weighing 106 grams and 94 grams respectively, and they are thriving, gaining weight and growing substantially at each vet [...]
Read More »BALTIMORE – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce the arrival of two new okapi (oh-kah-pee), to its Giraffe House. The male okapi, half brothers Askari (ahz-kar-ee) and Magani (mah-gah-nee), arrived on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from The Dallas Zoo. Askari is almost two-years-old, while Magani is one. “The two arrived in fine [...]
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