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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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Ravens' new stars give fans more to crow about — and some fine photo opportunities
Ravens cheerleaders are dabbing on makeup and curling their hair in a changing room at M&T Bank Stadium. Poe, the team's overstuffed mascot, is pulling on his costume. And just a locker or two down, Rise and Conquer's personal assistants are trying to...Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, Animals, Game Shows, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Joe Flacco
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Halloween haul becomes sweet treats for troops
For Joel Nathanson, the most frightening part of Halloween is not the ghoulish disguises, creaking haunted houses or dangling skeletons. It's the candy.
"Nobody needs to eat that much candy," said Nathanson, a Timonium dentist and father of three....Tags: Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Easter, Candy, Timonium, Dental Health
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Pink flamingo to return to exterior of Cafe Hon
The large pink flamingo outside Cafe Hon in Hampden will return to its home.
City officials and the owner of the restaurant on The Avenue on Tuesday morning announced an agreement that allows the pink bird, made of bedsheets and wire, to return to its...Tags: Cafe Hon, Regional Authority, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Government, Sheila Dixon
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Gerda M. Deterer
Gerda M. Deterer, one of Maryland's best-known animal advocates who was founder and president of Wildlife Rescue Inc., died of cancer Friday at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster. The Hampstead resident was 68.
Gerda M. Reuss, whose parents were...Tags: Natural Resources, Timonium, Animals, Natural Resource Industry, Energy Resources
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Columbus Day closings
This schedule will be in effect Monday. Anne Arundel County offices: open Courts: closed Libraries: open Public schools: open Trash: regularpickup Annapolis City offices: open Courts: closed Transit: regular service Parking meters: feed...Tags: Museum Dioramas, Public Schools, Walters Art Museum, National Aquarium Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art
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Goats help planned rec center take a bite toward progress
The decrepit mansion once served as home to the president of the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, but two decades of brush has grown and, along with vandals, has made it uninhabitable.
Cue the goats.
In what's the first step to a $10 million project to...Tags: Animals, Druid Hill, Energy Saving
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O'Malley to announce $470 million in budget cuts
As Gov. Martin O'Malley prepares to announce $470 million in budget cuts this week, he has rejected proposals to severely slash funding for the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore and the Baltimore City Department of Social Services. The Democratic governor and...Tags: Society, Budgets and Budgeting, Martin O'Malley, Government Debt, Executive Branch
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James P. Libertini, decorated World War II veteran, dead at 86
James P. "JP" Libertini Sr., a decorated World War II veteran and Small Business Administration official who earlier had owned a construction company, died of a heart attack Aug. 15 at the Charlestown retirement community. The former Elkridge resident was...Tags: Defense, Awards and Prizes, Retirement, Death and Dying, Armed Forces
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Labor Day schedule
This schedule will be in effect Monday. Anne Arundel County offices: closed Courts: closed Libraries: closed Public schools: closed Trash: no pickup Annapolis City offices: closed Courts: closed Transit: no service Parking meters: feed...Tags: Public Schools, Walters Art Museum, National Aquarium Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Art, Labor Day
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Ravens' feathered mascots to debut
Several weeks ago, the Ravens' equipment staff received a package in the mail containing what appeared to be a tiny pair of jockstraps. What the heck, they asked, are we supposed to do with them?
Eventually, someone got word to Gabrielle Dow, the team'...Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Diseases
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Zoo raises weekday ticket prices
Baltimore Sun reporterThe price of a weekday adult admission to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will rise by $2, a move administrators say will help compensate for a drop in revenues received from the state, county and city governments. The new entry tab will rise from $11 to...Tags: People, Government, Adults, Druid Hill, National Government
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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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