By ADOPTing a Zoo animal, you share your love for animals by helping ours receive the best possible care. With more than 1,300 mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians to feed, ADOPTions support the Zoo's annual grocery bill of over $500,000. You can imagine shopping for apples, carrots, peas, meat and fish. Add to that crickets, hay, monkey chow and mealworms. That is exactly what the Zoo's commissary staff has to buy in order to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner for the animals at the Zoo.
ADOPTing an animal at the Philadelphia Zoo for yourself or a friend is both rewarding and fun. As an ADOPT parent you will be invited to ADOPT Day held the first Saturday in October. ADOPT Day is a special way to thank our ADOPT parents for their generous support of the Zoo's animals. ADOPT Day includes special keeper talks, behind-the-scenes tours, a cake cutting ceremony and much, much more! To participate, you must be an ADOPT parent.
ADOPT-able Animals
There are many animals available in the ADOPT program.
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ADOPT Benefits
ADOPTions are available at several different sponsorship levels, each with its own benefits.
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Call 215-ADOPT-ME or email adopt@phillyzoo.org to adopt one of the many animals available today!
Don't monkey around this Valentines Day!
The Philadelphia Zoo Shop is offering two special packages for your sweetheart this year! Choose to ADOPT either an Amur tiger or Sumatran orangutan and receive this carry away box with adorable plushy, a certificate of parentage, fact sheet, color photo, and an invitation to our annual ADOPT Day.
Click here to see a special holiday offer!
All contributions go towards the care and enrichment of all our animals.