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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'...
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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Baltimore zoo home to new dik-dik, porcupine
Visitors to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore can get a glimpse of new animals that have joined the facility this summer. Zoo officials say a new Kirk's dik-dik calf named Maddie was born in May and is now on display with her mother, Gwen. They are a tiny...Tags: Animals
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Gorilla medicine
Special to The Baltimore SunWhile the last 700 mountain gorillas in the world live under constant threat in central Africa, their guardians are headquartered continents away in Baltimore. The director of a team of "gorilla doctors" who is based at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Dian Fossey, Medicines, Animals, Natural Resources
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Zoos busier in down economy
Associated Press- To draw visitors, zoos count on gentle giraffes rolling out their long tongues to grasp treats, stingrays gliding through a pool to be petted and the playful tussling of tiger cubs. This year they're also getting help from the recession. Zoos in cities...Tags: People, Gardens and Parks, Consumers, Adults, Tourism and Leisure
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Zoo takes next step in bringing up baby
The drama in the elephant yard wasn't apparent to the moms and small children who strolled by to see baby Samson, the African elephant born 15 months ago at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.
"Ooh, look! The baby's coming out! That's awesome," they...Tags: Metal and Mineral, People, Adults
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Bad economy a boon for U.S. zoos
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTo draw visitors, zoos count on gentle giraffes rolling out their long tongues to grasp treats, stingrays gliding through a pool to be petted and the playful tussling of tiger cubs. This year they're also getting help from the recession. Zoos in cities...Tags: Gardens and Parks, People, Adults, Consumers, Tourism and Leisure
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Lions, tigers, recession? Zoos see higher attendance as consumers look close to home for fun
Associated Press WriterCINCINNATI (AP) — To draw visitors, zoos count on gentle giraffes rolling out their long tongues to grasp treats, stingrays gliding through a pool to be petted and the playful tussling of tiger cubs. This year they're also getting help from the...Tags: Gardens and Parks, People, Consumers, Adults, Tourism and Leisure
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Maryland Zoo staff in 'Biggest Loser' segment
Reality CheckI missed this last night, but @marylandzoo on Twitter got me in the loop. Staff members from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore were featured in a 'Pound for Pound Challenge' segment on last night's Biggest Loser. You can see the......Tags: Twitter, Inc.
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Prairie dogs return to Md. Zoo
Baltimore Sun reporterIt took just 10 minutes for a dozen prairie dogs to outwit the creators of the Maryland Zoo's new $500,000 habitat. Aircraft wire, poured concrete and slick plastic walls proved no match for the fast-footed rodents, the stars of a new exhibit that...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Metal and Mineral, Building Material, Animals
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Memorial Day schedule
Anne Arundel County offices: closed Courts: closed Libraries: closed Public schools: closed Trash: nopickup, landfills closed Annapolis City offices: closed Courts: closed Transit: no service Parking meters: feed Trash: no pickup...Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, Frederick County (Maryland), Holidays, Public Schools
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Activities
Events Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes; Our Ocean Planet: The New Dolphin Show; 4-D Immersion Theater Running indefinitely at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, 501 E. Pratt St. Aquarium has on exhibit nearly 16,000 creatures and features more...Tags: Ceremonies, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Minority Groups, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Toys
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UniSun calendar
APRIL 5 "Sarafina!" This Grammy Award-winning Broadway play is based on the 1976 anti-apartheid riots in Soweto, South Africa. 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Gilliam Concert Hall, Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Drive. $10-$25. 443- 885-4440 or...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Minority Groups, Morgan State University, Jazz Music, Tourism and Leisure
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A stable, close-knit community
Tucked behind busy West Baltimore intersections lies a tiny neighborhood where one home caught the public eye this spring. That's because the homeowner offered his broad, flat front yard as the Baltimore site of "Edible Estates," the project that...Tags: Sales, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Lexington Market, Catonsville
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