The Giraffe House is currently closed for Kipi and her calf.
Wild About Bears!
Join the Zoo on November 3rd in celebrating and conserving wildlife during Wild About Bears day! Through zookeeper talks and hands-on activities, learn what makes bears unique, and how we are contributing to their conservation at the Zoo and around the world. Plus, come learn how you can help preserve bear populations and their habitats by making simple ...
African Penguin Chicks & The Chance to Name One!
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we're not talking about the holidays—it's African penguin breeding season! We've already had four tiny, fluffy, endangered chicks hatch at Penguin Coast, so (as many of you know and look forward to each year) it's time for the announcement of the annual naming theme! This year, the penguin care ...
This is the Last Week to See the Award-Winning Dinosaurs Exhibit
- These life-sized, animatronic dinos will go extinct on December 4th - Baltimore, Maryland - This is the last week to experience the award-winning DINOSAURS exhibit at the Maryland Zoo, which runs through Sunday, December 4th. After that, the enormous animatronic creatures will become extinct. The dinosaurs are a creation of Dino Don Inc., one of ...
The Year in Review — 2022 Highlights
With 2022 coming to a close, we thank you for your incredible support this year! Simply put, we couldn’t be successful without you. From all of your friends at the Zoo, we wish you all the best 2023 has to offer. Now it’s time to take a look back at the great things this year brought… PGF Semaphore "Wave" In January, we shared a ...
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 animals to the existing colony of 30. The new bats arrived from the Denver Zoo earlier in the spring. After a period of quarantine and diet adjustment, they were introduced to the ...
Guinness Night at the Zoo
Come meet the species that inspired them and the history of this surprising campaign! It’ll be an evening of sips and sights celebrating the new Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House. Guinness Brewery Ambassadors will discuss the famous ads alongside their living counterparts at the Zoo with complimentary beer tasting and light refreshments. This ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Duiker to African Aviary
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce the addition of a new blue duiker to the African Aviary habitat in the African Journey area of the Zoo. One-year-old female, Flower, was born at the NEW (Northeastern Wisconsin) Zoo & Adventure Park in Green Bay, and came to the Maryland Zoo in October 2017. She wintered ...
Changes Ahead for Maryland Zoo Chimpanzee Troop
–Farewell to Jambo, Hello to Abby– BALTIMORE, MD — Later this month, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will bid farewell to 12-year-old chimpanzee Jambo, and will welcome 35-year-old chimpanzee, Abby. “Jambo and Abby are joining new troops based on recommendations from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ (AZA) Chimpanzee Species Survival Plan ...
Two Weeks at SANCCOB
By Sarah Evans [caption id="attachment_13215" align="alignright" width="300"] Maryland Zoo penguin team members Jen and Maria helped release the young penguins back into their natural habitat.[/caption] On the morning of November 13, 2017, Jen Kottyan was not at the Zoo in her usual role as Avian Collection and Conservation Manager, overseeing the care ...
ZOOper Bowl Pool Fundraiser 2024
The big game is upon us, but why should the players get to have all of the fun? Super Bowl LVIII is almost here (even though we wish our home team was playing)! Now’s your chance to participate in this year’s ZOOper Bowl Pool fundraiser. Make a donation to the Zoo today to secure your block(s) for a chance to win one of our wildly exciting prizes, ...
Girls’ Night In (the Zoo)
Join us for National Girls’ Night! Reach into the back of your closet and dust off those leopard leggings because this party is animal print-themed! Pre-game along our tasting trail while collecting stamps on your "party passport”. You will learn about some of our fierce and fabulous female animals here at the Zoo, before really getting the party started ...
Zoo Bloom (Canceled)
Based on the most recent directive from Governor Hogan, we will be temporarily closing the Zoo through Monday, March 30th. All programs and events will be postponed or canceled, depending on the ability to reschedule in the future. Zoo Bloom will unfortunately not be rescheduled. Spring is almost here! It’s time to escape hibernation and head to the ...