Southern Ground Hornbill

Southern ground hornbills like Oscarina (“Oscar”) and Wilson are one of the largest species of hornbill in the world. There are about 60 species of hornbill, and they are ...

Red Panda

Aurora and Ember both joined us at the Maryland Zoo in April 2026. As is typical for animals new to our Zoo, the red pandas spent time at the Zoo’s animal hospital after they ...

Reeves’ Muntjac

At full adult size, Campbell joins us from the Rosamond Gifford Zoo, where he grew up in a shared habitat of muntjacs and red pandas. Although adult muntjacs live among many ...

Cape Genet

Cape genets inhabit savanna, shrub lands, and forests in countries of southern Africa. Considered highly adaptable, genets seem also to thrive in and around human settlements, ...

Cope’s Gray Treefrog

Cope’s gray treefrogs are a common frog throughout Maryland, but it’s normal for lifelong Maryland residents to have never seen one. Their small size, their excellent ...

American Toad

In the Meadow at the edge of the Maryland Wilderness, guests will find a habitat housing several American toads. Each toad is patterned with unique warts along their body– ...

Red-tailed guenon

Red-tailed guenons live in the tropical forests of east-central Africa. Red-tailed guenons are exceptionally fast, active, and vocal monkeys. Throughout the day, they call to ...

Red-footed Tortoise

Native to Central and South America, red-footed tortoises inhabit tropical forest and open grasslands. The Maryland Zoo features red-footed tortoises among its Animal ...

Indian Peafowl

Indian peafowl are native to India and neighboring countries but are now found all over the world in feral colonies or as a domesticated species.  In their native range, peafowl ...

Prehensile-tailed Skink

Prehensile-tailed skinks are native only to the Solomon Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean located northeast of Australia.  They are rainforest animals that live in ...

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Madagascar hissing cockroaches live in the forests of Madagascar, an island nation off the coast of Africa. At the Zoo, they are among the featured Animal Ambassadors ...

Wood Turtle

Wood turtles are native to southeastern Canada and the northeastern U.S., including Maryland.  They usually live in woodlands bordering open meadows or pastures, and inhabit ...