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Maryland Zoo Giraffe Calf Named “Julius”
The Maryland Zoo Giraffe House team has selected the name “Julius” for the Zoo’s newest giraffe calf, born on Thursday, June 15th. “The name means ‘youthful, downy-bearded,’ both of which he is,”...
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Penguin Pils – Now Available in Cans
The collaboration brew from The Brewers Art and The Maryland Zoo enters a new phase The Brewers Art and The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore are excited to announce that Penguin Pils, a beer with a mission,...
View ArticleTest confirms wild groundhog caught at Maryland Zoo was rabid
The Maryland Department of Health has learned that a wild groundhog found on Saturday, July 8 in the Maryland Wilderness section of The Maryland Zoo was confirmed to have rabies. The groundhog followed...
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Maryland Zoo Provides Support To Newborn Giraffe
HE HAS A NAME! Click here to learn why the team caring for him around-the-clock chose the name Julius for the calf. Care Video: video on the quick action, coordination, and partnership that went into...
View ArticleMaryland Zoo hits high attendance mark in FY 2017
The Zoo is celebrating a successful end to Fiscal Year 2017 with a total count of 505,723 visitors. “We are thrilled to go over the 500,000 mark for first time in over 15 years,” stated Don...
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Maryland Zoo Welcomes Sandhill Crane
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to announce the addition of a seven-year-old sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) to the flock. Allegany or “Allie,” is joining male sandhill crane Garrett in the...
View Article6th Annual Okto‘BEAR’fest At The Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to announce the 6th annual “OktoBEARfest,” Fall beer festival to be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017, in conjunction with Baltimore Beer Week. The event runs...
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New At The Zoo
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce two new additions to the African Journey area of the Zoo – 14-month-old male sitatunga Jabari and 2.5-year-old warthog Hodor. Jabari was born at the...
View ArticleTowson University Presents Zoo Zoom
BALTIMORE, MD – This year Towson University presents Zoo Zoom, The Maryland Zoo’s signature 8K race on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Race registration has just opened, click here to register! New...
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Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Addition To Sitatunga Herd
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming its newest baby, a male sitatunga calf born on Sunday, September 10, 2017. The calf, which has been named Marcus, was born to four-year-old Mousse and sired...
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Maryland Zoo Participates In Polar Bear Reproductive Research
Maryland Zoo staff usually lets nature take its course when it comes to polar bear breeding. But what do you do when you have a female bear, but no male? The Maryland Zoo is excited to announce that...
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Maryland Zoo’s Volunteer Engagement Program Recognized with National Award
Silver Spring, Maryland (September 26, 2017) – The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) announced that The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has been recognized with AZA’s 2017 Volunteer Engagement Award...
View ArticleMaryland Zoo Celebrates 34th Annual ZooBOOO!
BALTIMORE, MD – It’s a 34-year Baltimore Halloween tradition! On October 27, 28, and 29, The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will host ZooBOOO! from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm in the Waterfowl Lake Pavilion...
View ArticleTest confirms wild groundhog caught at Maryland Zoo was rabid
The Maryland Department of Health has learned that a wild groundhog found on Saturday, July 8 in the Maryland Wilderness section of The Maryland Zoo was confirmed to have rabies. The groundhog followed...
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The Countdown to 1,000 Chicks is On!
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is excited to announce the hatching of two African penguin chicks – the first to hatch during the 2017-2018 breeding season at Penguin Coast. The chicks, which hatched on...
View ArticleMaryland Zoo Awarded Nature Play Grant by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore announced today that they have been named a recipient of a “Nature Play Begins at Your Zoo & Aquarium” grant from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for the...
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Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Additions to Sitatunga Herd
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming two female sitatunga calves to its’ growing herd. The calves were born on Monday, October 9, and Monday, October 16, 2017. “Ruby” was born on October 9 to...
View ArticleMaryland Zoo Admission Drops With The Tempatures
— Beginning December 1, all tickets $10 through February 2018 — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will be reducing ticket prices in December and modifying hours in January and February as winter comes our...
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Maryland Zoo Welcomes Eight New Goats To The Herd
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is thrilled to announce the addition of eight Nigerian goats to the Goat Corral. The new residents, three males and five females, are two-and-a-half-years-old and came to...
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Maryland Zoo Polar Bear Anoki Back In Polar Bear Watch
Anoki, the Maryland Zoo’s female polar bear, will be back in her Polar Bear Watch habitat this week as she leaves her den without giving birth to a cub. “We have been monitoring her behavior via...
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