The Giant Tree exhibit is currently closed for repairs. The Giant Tree slide is still accessible via the outside staircase. We appreciate your patience.
A Sign of Spring: the Zoo Returns to Regular Hours
BALTIMORE, MD – On March 1, the Maryland Zoo will end its winter schedule and return to regular hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week through the end of December 2024. Each January and February, the Zoo operates on shortened winter hours Fridays through Monday. This annual practice reflects reduced visitor and animal activity in the heart ...
Keeper Spotlight – Chelsea F.
What kind of animals do you work with or what area? Primates — chimpanzees, lemurs, Colobus monkeys. How long have you been working at the zoo? Approx. 1 ½ years What steps did you take in order to become an animal keeper? I volunteered at a wildlife refuge for several years, interned at the Philadelphia Zoo, conducted animal behavior research for ...
Keeper Spotlight – Steve D.
Happy Keeper Appreciation Week! Today we have the spotlight pointed at Steve, from the Animal Embassy, who works with animals that travel outside of the Zoo’s grounds for educational purposes. Read his story below, and learn how passionate keepers are. What kind of animals do you work with or what area? I work with a variety of animals in the ...
Maryland Zoo Helps Elder Animals Age Gracefully
Exercise, physical therapy, and top-flight medical care are part of an extensive animal wellbeing program. BALTIMORE, MD – Like humans, animals can feel the effects of age. But a comprehensive wellness program at the Maryland Zoo is helping its animals live longer, healthier lives. “We have several animals that qualify as senior citizens,” ...
Zoo Snooze 2016
The Maryland Zoo is where the wild things snore during our Zoo Snooze overnight events! Join other zoo-loving folks for one of the upcoming family sleepovers being held at the Zoo in 2016. Sleepover guests will explore the Zoo in the dark with our expert staff guides to learn about African penguins, polar bears, African reptiles and mammals, and some of ...
Maryland Zoo Prepares to Vaccinate Animals Against Covid-19
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will begin vaccinating specific species that have been proven to be susceptible to COVID-19 within the next few months. “We expect to receive the vaccine in the fall from the animal health company Zoetis, which has developed a vaccine specifically for animals,” said Dr. Ellen Bronson, senior director of ...
National Zoo Keeper Week Profile – Tammy 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 Zookeeper Week Profile – Kristen N.
They’re some of the most hardworking, dedicated and passionate people you’ll meet. It’s National Zookeeper Appreciation Week and we’re celebrating the amazing work our zookeepers do for wildlife every day. The Maryland Zoo is fortunate to have expert teams of animal professionals focused on the care of more than 200 species big and small. We’re so ...
Animals on Exhibit for March 8th & 9th
It is going to be another great, warm weekend here at the Zoo! Due to the snow that is still on the ground of some exhibits, however, certain animals will not be able to come outside. Below is a list of species that will and will not be on exhibit for Saturday, March 8th and Sunday, March 9th. Please also note that lion cubs will not be on exhibit this ...
Animals on Exhibit for February 22nd & 23rd
We are very excited to have warmer weather this weekend! Unfortunately, not all of the animals will be on exhibit due to the temperatures not being warm enough and the existing snow on the ground. Below is a list of species that may and may not be on exhibit for both Saturday, February 22nd and Sunday, February 23rd. Feel free to visit with all of these ...
Student Questions at Base Camp
questions by students from the Base Camp Discovery Mail Box Answers by Jane Marlow, School Program Instructor Camels are herbivores, meaning they are adapted to eat plants. They are not picky eaters, eating many thorny, dry plants that other animals avoid. This makes them very well-suited for desert life, as food might be hard to find. They can also ...
Egyptian Tortoise
Egyptian tortoises are native to the desert that fringes the southern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. They were once found in Libya, Egypt, and Israel but are now isolated to small patches of territory only in Libya. They are considered extinct elsewhere. The Zoo has one Egyptian tortoise in its Animal Embassy collection. Animal Ambassadors from this ...