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YOUNG AFRICAN BULL ELEPHANT AT MARYLAND ZOO SURVIVES ELEPHANT ENDOTHELIOTROPIC HERPESVIRUS (EEHV)On Friday the Maryland Zoo announced that, thanks to early dete

Like humans, animals can feel the effects of age. But a comprehensive wellness program at the Maryland Zoo is helping its animals live longer, healthier lives.

The Maryland Zoo is organizing a study of big cats to see how well a COVID-19 vaccine may protect them and help stem the pandemic.

The Maryland Zoo is organizing a study of big cats to see how well a COVID-19 vaccine may protect them and help stem the pandemic.

The vaccine will be given to those animals that “have been proven to be susceptible to Covid-19,” such as great apes and big cats.

Les doses seront administrées par le zoo Maryland de Baltimore, aux États-Unis, à certaines espèces jugées vulnérables.

Just Like Humans, Zoo Animals Will Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19. Here’s How elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — With three different COVID vaccines being administered in the U.S., some pharmaceutical companies are now working toward a vaccine for animals, and the Maryland Zoo is already putting together their distribution plan for it once available. The African lions are a must-see when visiting the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, but after the Bronx Zoo rep...

Updated: 5:24 PM EST Mar 4, 2021 Anuli, an 8-year-old giraffe at The Maryland Zoo, died unexpectedly Wednesday night. "We are stunned by this sudden loss," Kirby Fowler, president and CEO of The Maryland Zoo, said in a statement. "Anuli was an integral part of the giraffe herd and has been a favorite of staff and visitors alike since she arrived here in 2013." Anuli had been under treatment since October for episodes of abdominal distension in her rumen, the first stomach."We were a...

Reply March 1, 2021 BALTIMORE, MD – This winter when ProjectSNOWstorm co-founder Dave Brinker asked the Maryland Zoo for assistance testing a new GPS transmitter for tracking snowy owls, Dr. Ellen Bronson, sr. director of animal health, conservation, and research and Jennifer Kottyan, avian collection and conservation manager at the Zoo, welcomed the chance to help by fitting the test unit on the Zoos male snowy owl ( Bubo scandiacus). Dr. Bronson is also part of Project SNOWstorms veterinary...