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staff holding hornbill chicks
Aug. 2, 2022
The Maryland Zoo Announces Hatching of Two Von Der Decken’s Hornbill Chicks

(BALTIMORE, MD) – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce that two Von der Decken’s Hornbill (Tockus deckeni) chicks hatched in its African Aviary on July 4th ...

June 28, 2022
The Maryland Zoo Announces the Addition of 150 New Bats

BALTIMORE, MD –  The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has more than quadrupled its population of Seba’s short-tailed bats (carollia perspicillata) with the addition of 150 ...

June 6, 2022
In the Field: 2022

We're just about halfway through the year and fieldwork has been booming! We've had not only our first return to international fieldwork since Covid-19, but we've also returned to ...

grizzly bear
May 10, 2022
Grizzly Bear Hibernation Updates

Grizzly Bears are seasonally active, awake for part of the year and asleep for part of the year. To conserve energy, they hibernate during the winter months. They put on massive ...

Penguin bakeshop cake
Apr. 6, 2022
Maryland Zoo Penguin-Themed Baking Contest Winner Announced

April 6, 2022 (BALTIMORE, MD) – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has announced the winner of its penguin-themed baking contest. After a month of online voting, the dessert from Cake ...

Apr. 6, 2022
Life-Sized Dinosaurs Roar into the Maryland Zoo

Explore a prehistoric forest filled with gigantic, animatronic creatures this May - November Baltimore, Maryland - Starting this May through November, 2022, visitors to the ...

virtual field talks
Mar. 14, 2022
Virtual Field Talk Vault 2022

WHAT’S A FIELD TALK? In-Depth Conservation Conversations Experience life on the front lines of wildlife conservation with the biologists, animal experts, and wildlife advocates ...

The great penguin bake off
Mar. 3, 2022
The Great Penguin Bake Off

It's a competition like no other, with the sweetest prize of all – naming an endangered African penguin chick! This breeding season, all of the chicks are being named after ...

Zoo Staff Posing in front of a sign for an avian medical center
Jan. 27, 2022
Oiled Wildlife Response as a Paraprofessional Partner

Originally published in Tri-state Oil Programs Oiled Wildlife Log Volume 5. To subscribe to Tri-State’s Oiled Wildlife Log, please email ...

little boy looking into penguin habitat
Jan. 19, 2022
2022 Member Mornings

It’s a special benefit for Zoo Members like you! Join us at the Zoo for Member Mornings in 2022. It’s your chance to arrive early and start your visit with free rides until ...