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Free Downtown Shuttle – Safari Express

June 21st, 2012

Visit The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore for a wild adventure that will bring you face-to-face with more than 1,500 amazing animals. A FREE shuttle service from the Baltimore Visitor Center (located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor) to The Maryland Zoo every Saturday in July and August.

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Travelodge Offers Free Zoo Admission for Children*

June 6th, 2012

  *Free Zoo Admission for Children With Every Two-Night Stay Families looking to go on an adventure this summer can now have their children get into their favorite zoo for free thanks to the Travelodge(R) hotel brand and its new “ZOOcation” promotion. Launched through a sponsorship with the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, guests who [...]

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Maryland Zoo Announces Birth of Warthog Babies

May 2nd, 2012

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 [...]

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Maryland Zoo Welcomes Colobus Baby

April 21st, 2012

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 [...]

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Wrapping For Animals

December 1st, 2011

  Join The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore at Towson Town Center on Saturday, December 10th from 12pm – 6pm to help gift wrap your holiday shopping. We’ll be there with volunteers ready to decorate any and all of your mall gifts.  Donations will go directly to support the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore’s conservation and education [...]

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Birth of Hamerkop Chicks Announced

September 29th, 2011

BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce that two female hamerkop chicks were hatched the week of August 18, 2011, and  they are about to take flight from their nest in the African Aviary.                     Hamerkops are wading birds that forage for food in shallow water and are widely [...]

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Royal Farms Golf Tournament Raises over $110,000 for The Maryland Zoo

September 12th, 2011

BALTIMORE, MD – September 12, 2011 – Today, the Royal Farms Convenience Store Chain donated a check totaling over $110,000 to The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, proceeds from today’s Second Annual Royal Farms Golf Outing held at the Rolling Road Golf Club in Catonsville. Golfers had a bit of a surprise at check in this [...]

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Hellbender Exhibit Now Open!

July 20th, 2011

BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to welcome its newest and slimiest residents, the Eastern hellbenders. Visitors will be given a sneak peek into the lives of one of the most fascinating animals in our state and transported underwater to the hellbenders’ natural habitat in the new exhibit, which is now open in [...]

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Walk on the Wild Side All Summer Long

June 20th, 2011

Enjoy special education tours of the Zoo – Free with Admission Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday from June 22 until August 31, join a Zoo Educator for an entertaining and educational 45-minute tour of a selected section of our African Journey exhibit. Tour themes and routes will change weekly so participants can enjoy a different [...]

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Traffic Advisory for Saturday, June 18th

June 14th, 2011

Due to the Baltimore 10-Miler Lake to Lake Race, many entrances into the Park will be closed to traffic early on Saturday, June 18. If you are planning to come to the Zoo, we suggest you take the following route to access the Zoo parking lot. We also suggest that you come no earlier than [...]

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