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Rehabilitated Snowy Owl Released
http://youtu.be/281_5GqDLlI Yesterday afternoon, wildlife experts from DNR, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, and Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research released a rehabilitated ...
New Zoo Conservation Partner: Seafood Watch
The Maryland Zoo is pleased to announce its new conservation partner: The Monterey Bay Aquarium and their Seafood Watch program. The program aims to help consumers and ...
Name the Penguin Chicks
The Zoo needs your help to name some very special new members of our animal family. Two penguin chicks, both female, hatched in early October — the first to be hatched at ...
Discount for Zoo Members: “Island of Lemurs”
The Maryland Science Center’s IMAX Theater is now showing the eye-opening documentary “Island of Lemurs: Madagascar 3D.” The documentary explores the vivid and ...
Zoo Lioness, Cuma, Euthanized
The Maryland Zoo is saddened to announce that Cuma (Koo-ma), the Maryland Zoo’s geriatric lioness, was euthanized late yesterday evening. “Cuma’s health had been in gradual ...
Some Changes for the Fall and Winter
As we continue through the fall and get closer to the winter, the Zoo will be making some changes to prepare for the cold weather. Some animals will be moved indoors, while others ...
Polar Bear Week
Starting Sunday, November 2nd it’s Polar Bear Week. The event coincides with the bears’ annual migration to Churchill, Manitoba, where the Hudson Bay freezes and allows them to ...
Information Saturday
The Zoo has quite an exciting Saturday coming up! There are two events happening at the Zoo: the Baltimore Marathon and OktoBEARfest. As busy a day it will be, please note these ...
Marsh Aviary Reopens
The penguins are not the only birds who recently got a new home at the Zoo. Ten species of birds, native to Maryland, have now been introduced into the newly reconstructed ...
Maryland Zoo Mourning Loss of Giraffe Angel
BALTIMORE —The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is saddened to announce the death of Angel, the Zoo’s 17-year-old reticulated giraffe. Angel was humanely euthanized yesterday after ...