For guests planning to visit the Zoo on Saturday, April 26th: Please be aware that there are several MAJOR events happening in Druid Hill Park on Saturday, April 26, 2014. Events include Ecofest and the Charm City Folk & Bluegrass Festival. Many entrances to the park … Continued
This year the Maryland Zoo has been collaborating with The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Project SNOWstorm. This project is a research effort that tracks an increase in snowy owls in the United States that resulted from an … Continued
Construction on the Zoo’s new African Penguin Exhibit marched on through the unpredictable early spring weather. In this new time lapse video, see the penguin embassy building appear from the ground up, amid continuous work on the rest of the … Continued
The Zoo’s three lion cubs are growing up! Luke, Leia and Zuri have become confident enough young cats to regularly spend time on exhibit. Conditions permitting, the cub’s scheduled exhibit times are Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday for most of the … Continued
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of a Coquerel’s sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK) born on Saturday, March 22, 2014. “We are happy to say that the baby is quite healthy,” stated Carey Ricciardone, … Continued
The Whiting Turner Construction team has been hard at work and has continued construction of the Zoo’s new African Penguin Exhibit. All of the buildings have a foundation and walls are continuing to be raised. The gray building, which will … Continued
In the country of Panama, the Panamanian Golden Frog -atelopus zeteki- is a national symbol in the same way that the Bald Eagle is celebrated here in the United States. This iconic gold and black amphibian can be seen in images … Continued
BALTIMORE, MD – Dolly, one of the oldest female members of the African elephant herd at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, was humanely euthanized on Sunday, March 16, 2014. She had been a part of the Zoo herd for over … Continued
Exciting news! Our three growing lion cubs are scheduled to make their third public appearance this Saturday, March 15th, during the Zoo Bloom festivities. Zoo Bloom is a celebration of the arrival of spring, marked by animal enrichment and special … Continued
In January and February, we experienced a lot of snow, but that didn’t stop the Whiting Turner construction team. Progress on the new African Penguin Exhibit is moving forward and you can see all the work that has been done … Continued