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The sitatunga is a species of antelope native to Central Africa. (Photo Courtesy of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore)
BALTIMORE, MD The newest member of The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore has people oohing and aahing over her absolute cuteness. June, a female sitatunga calf, was born Feb. 4 to her momma Cricket who also was born at the zoo in 2013. While June didn t nurse well in the beginning, she s finally thriving under the care of her mother. This is Cricket s second offspring and as a proven mother she is showing great maternal instincts, Erin Grimm, mammal collection and conservation manager at the zoo, said in a news release.
Maryland Zoo offers virtual visits with newest chimpanzee, Maisie Share Updated: 10:51 AM EST Dec 18, 2020
Maryland Zoo offers virtual visits with newest chimpanzee, Maisie Share Updated: 10:51 AM EST Dec 18, 2020
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TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:51 AM EST Dec 18, 2020 For a limited time, The Maryland Zoo will host a virtual encounter with the newest member of its chimpanzee troop, Maisie.Virtual visits will be held Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. through January 7.Participants will learn what extraordinary measures the Chimpanzee Forest Animal Care Team is taking to raise the baby chimp and what their goals are for introducing Maisie to a surrogate mother. Virtual tour participants can ask questions in real time about Maisie and the chimp troop, the care they receive, conservation efforts and see Maisie in action.“The Virtual Maisie Encounter is a unique opportunity for people to connect on a personal
Maryland Zoo to host virtual encounter for adorable chimpanzee baby Maisie
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BALTIMORE, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - The Maryland Zoo has announced they will be hosting a virtual encounter with the newest member of their chimpanzee troop, Maisie.
The Maryland Zoo has announced they will be hosting a virtual encounter with the newest member of their chimpanzee troop, Maisie. (Photo: The Maryland Zoo)
The zoo says the experience, which will be offered on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. for the next few weeks, will give people an opportunity to learn what extraordinary measures the Chimpanzee Forest Animal Care Team is taking to raise this baby chimp and what their goals are for introducing Maisie to a surrogate mother.
Updated: 2:48 PM EST Dec 11, 2020 The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore welcomes two Schmidtâs red-tailed guenon to the Chimpanzee Forest.The recently introduced pair are 6-year-old female, Naim and 5-year-old male, Gus. The pair arrived in November and finished their 30-day quarantine at the Zoo Hospital.According to the zoo, Schmidtâs red-tailed guenon are medium-sized monkeys that are widespread throughout eastern central Africa, including Kenya, Angola, Zambia and Uganda. They live in a variety of habitats such as rainforests, deciduous forests, swamplands and woodlands, usually near rivers.âWe are very excited to bring back guenon to the Zoo. They are such charismatic monkeys, and people will really enjoy watching them both in the Chimpanzee Forest and in the Colobus Trail come springtime,â said Kirby Fowler, president and CEO of the Zoo.The pair were sent to The Maryland Zoo based on the recommendation from the Guenon Species Survival Plan, coordinated by