The Giraffe House is currently closed for Kipi and her calf.
Giving Tuesday FEAST-athon
Just as for humans, a healthy diet is the basis of a healthy life for all of our animals, from a 5-gram Panamanian golden frog to a 12,000 lb elephant. Each of the animals at the Zoo receives a very specific diet that was specially formulated for their species, their age, and their individual needs. We also take great care to prepare each diet exactly as ...
About Us
The Zoo’s mission is to engage people in the wonders of the living world through personal encounters with animals, fostering empathy and lifelong support for conservation of wildlife and wild places. The Zoo is an outdoor venue. Rain checks or refunds will not be issued. Pets are not permitted on Zoo grounds. Please leave pets at ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Katie K.
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 caretakers of the animals here at the zoo. They are also some of the most Passionate hardworking people you’ll meet. The Maryland Zoo is fortunate to have expert teams of animal ...
African Grey Parrot
African grey parrots are native to west and central Africa. They inhabit different types of lowland forest, including rainforest, woodlands, and wooded savannah. They can be seen along forest edges and in clearings as well, and sometimes feeding in gardens and cultivated fields. African greys are kept as pets in many parts of the world and their ...
Eastern Screech Owl
Eastern screech owls are distributed widely from southern Canada, across the entire eastern United States, and into northern Mexico. They are found in almost all types of woodland habitat, including forest, river valley, swamp, and urban and suburban parks and gardens. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore features an eastern screech owl among its Animal ...
Green-winged Macaw
Green-winged macaws, also known as red-and-green macaws, are native to southern Central America and northern South America. They inhabit tropical rainforest. The Maryland Zoo features a green-winged macaw among its Animal Ambassadors, which are introduced to audiences in education programs on and off grounds. Macaws spend most of their time in the ...
Harris’s Hawk
Harris’s hawks are found in the southwestern U.S. and further south into Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America. They inhabit open, dry country such as cactus deserts, scrub, grasslands, agricultural lands, and river woods. Harris’s hawks are unusual birds of prey because they are social. They form complex social hierarchies and are ...
Turkey Vulture
Turkey vultures are birds of the Americas, ranging from coast to coast and from southern Canada all the way to the southern tip of South America. The species is native to Maryland. Turkey vultures are commonly sighted near roadways, open areas such as farms and countryside, and in places where garbage and food are plentiful such as trash heaps, dumps, ...
Eastern Indigo Snake
Eastern indigo snakes are native to the southeastern United States. They prefer longleaf pine forest habitats, but may also be found in sandhills, dry prairies, edges of freshwater marshes, and even human-altered spaces such as agricultural fields. The eastern indigo snake lives in close relationship with the gopher tortoise, a keystone species of the ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Katharine M.
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 caretakers of the animals here at the zoo. They are also some of the most Passionate hardworking people you’ll meet. The Maryland Zoo is fortunate to have expert teams of animal ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Moriah W.
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 caretakers of the animals here at the zoo. They are also some of the most Passionate hardworking people you’ll meet. The Maryland Zoo is fortunate to have expert teams of animal ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Caroline C.
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 caretakers of the animals here at the zoo. They are also some of the most Passionate hardworking people you’ll meet. The Maryland Zoo is fortunate to have expert teams of animal ...