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National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Robin S.
It’s National Zoo Keeper Appreciation Week and we’re celebrating the amazing work our zookeepers do for wildlife every day. They are the dedicated keepers, teachers, and ...
Heavy Hearts as Maryland Zoo Says Goodbye to Julius
He had a very challenging start to life, and it is with heavy hearts that The Maryland Zoo announces the death of young giraffe calf, Julius. “It’s hard to put our emotions ...
Test confirms wild groundhog caught at Maryland Zoo was rabid
The Maryland Department of Health has learned that a wild groundhog found on Saturday, July 8 in the Maryland Wilderness section of The Maryland Zoo was confirmed to have rabies ...
Maryland Zoo Provides Support to Newborn Giraffe
HE HAS A NAME! Click here to learn why the team caring for him around-the-clock chose the name Julius for the calf. Care Video: video on the quick action, coordination, and ...
Test confirms wild groundhog caught at Maryland Zoo was rabid
The Maryland Department of Health has learned that a wild groundhog found on Saturday, July 8 in the Maryland Wilderness section of The Maryland Zoo was confirmed to have rabies ...
To Save a Species
By Sarah Evans Over the past four years, Jess Phillips has dived deep into the world of African penguins. As area manager of the Zoo’s Penguin Coast exhibit, he leads the team ...
Penguin Pils – Now Available in Cans
The collaboration brew from The Brewers Art and The Maryland Zoo enters a new phase The Brewers Art and The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore are excited to announce that Penguin Pils, ...
Exciting Enrichment at the Zoo
Enrichment refers to anything — an object or an experience — that elicits natural behaviors and exploration of the environment from an animal. In the wild, animals ...
Maryland Zoo Giraffe Calf Named “Julius”
The Maryland Zoo Giraffe House team has selected the name “Julius” for the Zoo’s newest giraffe calf, born on Thursday, June 15th. “The name means ‘youthful, ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Plains Zebra To The Herd
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is thrilled to announce the addition of a two-year-old plains zebra (Equus quagga) to the herd. Adanna, known as “Addie,” is joining female zebras ...