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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 ...
Penguin Coast Preview
http://youtu.be/Wc9W9XoOcP0 After years of planning and construction, the Penguin Coast exhibit is ready for its September 27th debut. Since the first days that the birds were ...
Run Wild With the Animals at Zoo Zoom 2014
Baltimore, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is ready once again to host Zoo Zoom, a wild 8K race that winds its way through the Zoo. This year Zoo Zoom will take place on ...
Penguins Move Into New Exhibit
The opening of the Penguin Coast exhibit is getting closer! So close in fact, that the first batch of African penguins have entered the exhibit. Last week, a group of a dozen young ...
Announcing Von der Decken’s Hornbill Chicks
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce the hatching of three Von der Decken’s hornbill (Tockus deckeni) chicks in the African Aviary.Von der ...
Penguin Construction Update – August 19th
[caption id="attachment_7845" align="aligncenter" width="250"] It’s almost time to step right up and see penguins closer than ever.[/caption] Penguin Coast is almost ready for ...
Penguin Construction Update – August 4th
The new Penguin Coast exhibit will open September 27th, so it is the final countdown for the construction team. In the newest time lapse video, we have changed perspective, so you ...
Creature Feature – Arctic Fox
What does the arctic fox keeper say? Find out in this creature feature about the Zoo’s two arctic foxes. The following interview is with Becky Lynagh, animal keeper at The ...