SaritaWolf
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According to social media, a female snapping turtle named Snappy has been added to the bobcat exhibit.
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore Maryland Zoo News 2021
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Three African penguin chicks have hatched:
Maryland Zoo welcomes 3 brand-new penguin chicks
The three African penguin chicks are the first to have hatched during the 2021-2022 breeding season.
Maryland Zoo welcomes 3 brand-new penguin chicks
The three African penguin chicks are the first to have hatched during the 2021-2022 breeding season.
Visited the Zoo today. The only update I have is Polar Bear Watch has been renamed Northern Passage. They're still working on adding additional signage and updating some way finding signs and maps. The brown bears are currently hibernating, so only the bald eagle is on exhibit. I'd be really curious to see what new species they'll exhibit in some renovated spaces (the Northern porcupine in one for sure) and to see if they utilize the side hill for another species. It'll be exciting to see what they add to a former polar themed area.
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Polar bear fan
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End of an era, so sad. Afaik there were originally supposed to be two porcupine exhibits, one in the old eagle and one in the old raven exhibit. Hopefully some more species come soon, because a bald eagle with physiological damage and a pair of sleepy porcupines isn’t overly exciting for an entire exhibit during half the year.
JurassicMax
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Another 5 African penguin chicks have hatched, bringing the total number of chicks to 8!
Source:
Instagram of Maryland Zoo (01/12/2021) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW8dtAJA5bW/
They got a 6-month-old Tawny Frogmouth, Sherman who now lives in the Animal Embassy.
The zoo was finally able to replace the old diesel shuttles with three smaller electric shuttles. They'll continue using the path through the main valley, instead of the road the big shuttles used to take. Since their re-opening the zoo has had golf carts that guests could request for transport, but they could only hold 1-3 people and couldn't take wheelchairs, strollers, etc. These ones fit 11-14 passengers and are ADA compliant.
The Maryland Zoo Replaces Its Diesel Visitor Shuttles With Zero-EmissIons Vehicles | The Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo Replaces Its Diesel Visitor Shuttles With Zero-EmissIons Vehicles | The Maryland Zoo
A new breeding male Sitatunga, Beau has arrived from a zoo in Florida.
The Maryland Zoo Announces the Arrival of Beau, an Adult Male Sitatunga | The Maryland Zoo
The Maryland Zoo Announces the Arrival of Beau, an Adult Male Sitatunga | The Maryland Zoo
Beau is from the Naples Zoo. They just got out of the species, probably so they can reshuffle hoofstock to build their new entrance. Glad to see him move to a zoo with a better exhibit and larger herd.