Adopt an Animal

$100 - Centennial Adoption Package

Celebrate our Centennial Anniversary with our limited-edition giraffe adoption package. Secure your adoption today and be a part of this historic milestone!

Packages can be purchased online or in our Nature Shop during the zoo's operating hours.

Connect with your favorite Elmwood Park Zoo animal through this unique and fun program! When you become a “ZooParent,” you donate to the direct care and feeding of select animals in the zoo’s collectionZooParents provide the funds for the zoo to purchase special toys and treats for their animals to enjoy. Your donation helps to pay for the considerable amount of food – anything from crickets to bales of hay – that the zoo’s animals like to eat. Remember, a portion of your gift is tax deductible! Become a ZooParent today!

Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for processing.

How to enroll

The following is a complete list of all of the animals available for adoption.

Click on your preferred animal below to start your ZooParent enrollment.


Alligator


Bison


Bald Eagle


Giraffe


Jaguar


Red Panda


Great Horned Owl


River Otter


Sloth

When you adopt an animal, your support will be recognized for one year. You may sign up in one of the following ways:

Elmwood Park Zoo Animal Adopt
1661 Harding Blvd.
Norristown, PA 19401

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ADOPT PACKAGES

E-FRIEND

$ 35
  • Digital Adopt Certificate
  • Digital Fact Sheet & Photo
  • Name on Website

Bronze

$ 75
  • Adopt Certificate
  • Fact Sheet & Photo
  • Name on Website
  • ZooParent Decal
  • Small Plush Animal

SILVER

$ 200
  • Adopt Certificate
  • Fact Sheet & Photo
  • Name on Website
  • ZooParent Decal
  • Large Plush Animal
  • 2 Zoo Passes

GOLD

$ 500
  • Adopt Certificate
  • Fact Sheet & Photo
  • Name on Website
  • ZooParent Decal
  • Large Plush Animal
  • 4 Zoo Passes
  • Drawstring Bag

PLATINUM

$ 1000-1200
  • Adopt Certificate
  • Fact Sheet & Photo
  • Name on Website
  • ZooParent Decal
  • Large Plush Animal
  • 4 Zoo Passes
  • Drawstring Bag
  • 2 Tickets to Beast of a Feast OR Brunch Event OR Treetop Adventures
  • Animal Meet & Greet (max. 2 guests)
  • Name on Display at Exhibit

Adoption certificates, animal fact sheets and photos are now available to download at all adoption levels (excluding Group adopts) as soon as you complete your enrollment. Click on the link in your emailed receipt to download your materials. 

GROUP ADOPTS

Group adopts are perfect for schools, clubs, businesses and organizations that want to support the zoo! Groups must have at least 15 members and may not exceed 150 members. Groups that have more than 150 members may purchase additional packages to accommodate all members.

Group Adopt Package Benefits:

*Valid for one free child admission with paying adult

**Cannot be combined with any other discount or offer

***Mention your Group Adopt purchase when speaking with our Events coordinator to receive your visit discount

Centennial zooParents

Elizabeth Black

Eliza Miller

Ducky & The Bear

Alyson and Steve Amsterdam

Donna Hasselmo

The Marsh Family

 

Andrew Rongner-Cook
Silverman Herd
Felicia
Lindsay, Kate & Nina CoLori Skibjak

 

Maddie Coia
Kay Boyett
Amanda Funk
Victoria Selby
Kennedy Shutt
Ben and Vivi
All
Jamie & Colin
Scarlett, Emily, and Poppy
Beauty Lynne

Lea Davis
Rhea Fiorillo
Gwen LeSage
Gretchen

CURRENT ZOO PARENTS

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

Quinn Kilborn

S Richard Cohen

In Loving Memory of

Ryan James Heflin

Kathy Achuff 

Zachary Beattie

Matteo Bremer Landau

James Corcoran

Mark Darby

Ryan Maier

Ryan

John Spinelli

William Volovnik

Brandon Krajci, Jr.

Beckham Kyzer

Declan Recupido

Oliver Sutton

Southampton Free Library

AMERICAN BISON

Teddi L. Buckius

Susan K Howard and Gene R Frank, PhD

Wendy O’Toole

Alex Scipioni

Karen Crockett

Emily Grace Kain 

Doug and Kim Pratt

Brayden Baranich

Bridget Hayes 

H.M. Hayburn

Andrew Morales

Oliver Volpe 

Karen and Jeff

Radial HR Team

BALD EAGLE

Tyndale Company

Max Corson

Harrison Dennis

Gabby Hayburn 

Hopewell Christian Preschool

Karl Joseph Hillier

Rosstopher Leisner   

Lenora Rhodes

Michele Whitecraft 

Lucas Wolf 

Chris Fanelli

Joseph Holmes 

GIRAFFE

Jacob Snyder

Christmas 2023

Zoey Cobb 

Michelle Katzenmoyer 

Lishman Family

Chelsea Toth 

Linda Evans

Ellie Greene

Adelyn Haneman

Dana Kedziora

Julia Rose Landau 

Eliza Miller

Morgan Maier

Zoey Schuster

Jackson A. Sisman

Lucy Volovnik

Kristen Walsh

Sammie Wasilauski 

Lizzie Zitzer

Reese Goldberg

Lil Kay

Christian Kumor

Barbara Rapson

GREAT HORNED OWL

Dr. Jimmy C

Kathy Kane

Katie Bucci

Eli and Addie

Lacey Hayburn

Morgan

The Rafa Family

Dalton Rhodes

Dakota & Addie

Zachary Beattie

Chris Fanelli

Joey

Ed & Judith Polcyn

JAGUAR

Wendy Allison

Rosie Barndt

In Loving Memory of Chris Bonk

Josephine L. LaRoche 

Ellie Moyer

The Gilberts

Pascale Huntsinger

Eve and Cora Kraft

Lila Staude

Wilson Family

Brayden A Baranich

Connor Curtis

Sharon Dreslin

Eva Gray

Keira Maier

Claire Miller 

Dempsey Ngo

Elizabeth Silverman

Jessica Swanson

Tyler Claussen

Lucy Connelly

Michael Diaz

NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER

Rosie Barndt

Jeanmarie Leopold

Jenn & Stella Lyons and Kyle Shenk

Michael
Wilson Family
Molly Curtis

Gail Davis
Goldstein Family

Harper
Bailey Hayburn
Delaney Hecksher

Timothy Leach
Lilah Mentzer

Diane Misczak
Renee Monarchi

In memory of Nana

Morgan Ngo

Wyatt Rosenkaimer
Cecilia Taylor
Michele Wilkinson

Finley Zitzer

Lena Engle
Morgan Foust
Genevieve Geffken

Gia & Stella

Annie Glodek
Jack Goldberg

Sophia Prescod

Katie Skonier
Valentina

Jaime Wampole
Mary Weiss

RED PANDA

Patricia Achuff
The Capobianco Family
Alex Snyder
Ronna and Dale Stoe
Robert and Laura Wright
Drew Duffy
Katelyn Marie Gilligan

Deb Penrod
Sheila
Carter Van Batavia
LaVonte Acey

Kelsea Baranich
Teddi L. Buckius
Cameron Cairns
Emma Curtis
Gregory Davis
James Dennis
Ainsley Fox

Gavin
Ed & Elaine Green
Delaney Rose Ko
Kristen
Bryce Markey
Eliza Miller

James Paul Jones
Lucia Perese
Alyssa Sassaman
Bailey Schmidt
Ashley Stewart
Skylar Thomas-Miari

Dawn Topoleski
Elijah Volpe
Craig Wagner, Jr.

Jaime Wampole

William

Ellie Zitzer
Avery
Lexus and Gable Cadmus
Angel Guzman
Leo Goldberg
Victoria Galliera
Brooks Karmilowicz

Olivia Kehoe
Gene Mayro
Lucy Peist

Robin & James
Ava Salamone

SLOTH

Becky Ellstrom

Zachary Beattie

April Conyers

Mallory Haydt
Bridgens and Miller Family

Cassidy Bruno

Virginia Campbell

Tracy Dooley

Shyloh Dugan

Ed & Elaine Green

Goldstein Family

Meghann Hainsworth

Owen Klessel

M Medical Spa

Savannah Peist

The Simpson Family

Ryan Spinelli

Chloe Rosenkaimer

Matt Wasilauski

Tracy Dooley

Nate Makowicz

Layla Molettiere

Steven Montalbano

Riley

Ryan Pierson

Maggie Savarese

Jessica Swanson

The Tumelty Family

Kayden Scott Weatherholtz