Summary
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, formerly known as the Baltimore Zoo, was founded in 1876 by the state government. In 2004, the facility changed its name after it received an emergency aid package from the state. The third oldest zoo in the United States, the Maryland Zoo is located in Baltimore's Druid Hill Park and covers more than 160 acres. The zoo's property is owned by Baltimore City and leased to the state, and the zoo has been operated by the Zoological Society since 1984. The zoo has more than 1,500 birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. The Maryland Zoo also participates in a number of conservation projects, including a breeding program to help increase the population of the state's insect, the B...
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, formerly known as the Baltimore Zoo, was founded in 1876 by the state government. In 2004, the facility changed its name after it received an emergency aid package from the state. The third oldest zoo in the United States, the Maryland Zoo is located in Baltimore's Druid Hill Park and covers more than 160 acres. The zoo's property is owned by Baltimore City and leased to the state, and the zoo has been operated by the Zoological Society since 1984. The zoo has more than 1,500 birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. The Maryland Zoo also participates in a number of conservation projects, including a breeding program to help increase the population of the state's insect, the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly. Exhibits at the zoo include an African black-footed penguin colony, a polar bear watch and the Maryland Wilderness, which includes a children's zoo. Annual events at the zoo include breakfasts with different animals, Halloween activities (which commence with an elephant pumpkin smash), a reggae and brew festival, a marathon, an Easter Egg hunt, a beer and wine festival, sleepovers at the zoo and Zoomerang, the zoo's annual black-tie fundraiser.
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Independence Day
This schedule will be in effect today for the Fourth of July holiday. Anne Arundel County offices: closed Courts: closed Libraries: closed Public schools: closed Trash: no pickup, landfills closed Annapolis City offices: closed Courts: closed...Tags: Court Administration, Fourth of July, National Aquarium Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum
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Activities
Activities Events 32nd Street Farmers' Market Open year-round, 7 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 32nd Street in Waverly. Shoppers will find fresh produce, plants, breads, ethnic foods and more. Go to 32ndstreetmarket.org. Antique & Collectible Market The...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Cab Calloway, Fort McHenry, L Frank Baum, Collectibles
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Independence Day closings announced
This schedule will be in effect Friday for the July 4 holiday. Anne Arundel County offices: closed Courts: closed Libraries: closed Public schools: closed Trash: no pickup, landfills closed Annapolis City offices: closed Courts: closed Transit:...Tags: Court Administration, National Aquarium Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum, Frederick County (Maryland)
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Polar bear from N.M. sent here to breed
A polar bear has arrived at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore from the Albuquerque (N.M.) Biological Park as part of a breeding loan program, zoo officials said yesterday. Scientists hope 11-year-old Anoki will mate next year with Magnet, the Maryland Zoo's... -
New polar bear arrives at Maryland Zoo
The Associated PressThe Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has a new polar bear. The 11-year-old female named Anoki is on a breeding loan from the Albuquerque Biological Park in New Mexico. She was flown to Baltimore by Federal Express and was accompanied on the flight by a... -
Libraries stir summer buzz for books
Sun ReporterSchools are shuttered, but Harford County's 11 library branches are abuzz with activities to encourage students to continue learning. Take "Bugs Don't Bug Me," an interactive music program, performed by Tracey Eldridge, that made the rounds of Harford'...Tags: Barnes & Noble Incorporated, Games, Perry Hall, Game Playing, Physiology
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Booster: It's the law
Sun reportersAs a child, Mary Canaan spent family road trips crammed with four siblings in the back seat of her parents' old Monte Carlo. No one used seat belts. And child safety seats? Practically unheard of. "I remember we used to put a piece of luggage in the...Tags: International Business Machines Corporation, Janet Greenip, William A Bronrott
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Chimpanzee at Md. Zoo dies
Sun reporterMaryland Zoo officials say they're still puzzled by the death of a 23-year-old chimpanzee during an examination Thursday. "This was quite sudden and not something we were expecting," Rebecca Gullott, the zoo's mammal collection and conservation manager,...Tags: Animals, Johns Hopkins University
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Maryland Zoo's Zoomerang!
Special to the SunAt its 25th annual Zoomerang!, the Maryland Zoo celebrated its annual gala's reputation as one of the hottest summer parties in town. Sometimes that term becomes quite literal, since the party is always set outside, along a course through the zoo itself....
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