ADOPT ONE OF OUR ANIMALS AT THE ZOO

All adoptions are valid for one year and may be renewed annually.

 Each adopter’s name is posted on this page quarterly. Additionally, our Adopt an Animal board is updated once a year in the Fall, with all adopters’ names from the previous year. The board is located between the Safari Gift Shop and the carousel on Zoo grounds. All adoption packets include a personalized adoption certificate, acknowledgment letter, and magnet that will be mailed 2-3 weeks after the purchase date. Additional benefits. depending on the adoption level, include a fact sheet (view animals that have fact sheets included here), general admission tickets, and discount coupons! 

VIEW FEATURED CREATURES AND FULL LIST OF ANIMALS BELOW

WHAT YOU RECEIVE WITH YOUR ADOPTION

$30
$60
$120
$250
$500
Letter of acknowledgement
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Adoption certificate
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Recognition on Zoo website
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Recognition on Zoo grounds (updated annually)
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Fact sheet* (available for select featured creatures)
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Adopt an Animal magnet
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Issue of Zoo newsletter
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Monthly Z-mail newsletter
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Adopt an Animal sticker
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Single-use tickets
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Food discount card (one time use at Jambo Grill)
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5%
10%
15%
Regularly priced plush animal discount from Zoo shops
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$5 OFF
$10 OFF
 $15 OFF

Adopt Now!

ADOPT ONLINE

ADOPT VIA MAIL

Adopted animals may have multiple adoptive donors and no ownership rights are conferred by adopting an animal. All animals remain in the care and custody of the Zoo but we hope you will visit often!

CONTACT US: adopt@pittsburghzoo.org

FEATURED CREATURES

 

Gentoo Penguin

Macaroni Penguin

Polar Bear

Elephant Seal

FULL LIST OF ANIMALS

Forest Passage

  • Canadian Lynx
  • Amur Tiger
  • Red Panda
  • Komodo Dragon

African Savanna

  • Flamingo
  • Black Rhinoceros
  • African Lion
  • Galapagos Tortoise
  • Amur Leopard
  • Nyala
  • Ostrich
  • African Elephant
  • Masai Giraffe
  • Grant’s Zebra
  • Cheetah

Tropical Forest

  • Lemur
  • Saki
  • Colobus
  • Black Howler
  • Capuchin
  • Blue Monkey
  • Gibbon
  • Two-Toed Sloth
  • Orangutan
  • Western Lowland Gorilla

The Islands

  • Philippine Crocodile
  • False gharial
  • Siamang
  • Aldabra Tortoise
  • Visayan Warty Pig
  • Clouded Leopard

Jungle Odyssey

  • Giant Anteater
  • Ocelot
  • Fossa
  • Pygmy Hippopotamus

 Aquarium

  • North American Native Fishes
  • Temperate Ocean Animals
  • Tropical Ocean Animals
  • Sea Turtles
  • Penguins
  • Jellyfish
  • Eels
  • Sharks
  • Stingrays

Water’s Edge

  • Polar Bear
  • Sea Otter
  • Northern Elephant Seal
  • California Sea Lion

Kids Kingdom

  • California Sea Lion
  • Red-necked wallaby
  • Alpaca
  • River Otter
  • Beaver
  • Barn Owl
  • Red Kangaroo
  • Alligator
  • Kunekune Pig
  • Donkey
  • Goat

Worlds of Discovery

  • Venomous Reptiles
  • Lake Malawi Cichlids
  • Yellow-Footed Tortoise
  • Naked Mole-Rat
  • Bat
  • Meerkat

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THANKS TO OUR JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2023 ADOPTERS!

 

Abram Turner • Addalena Virtus Santoyo • Alaina Lancey • Alexander Irwin • Alexander LaBarbera • Amanda Bjorklund • Amariah Jones • Amber Phillis • Amelia Balph • Amelia Thompson • Amniste Defibaugh • Amy Novak • Anabell Mayrose • Andrea Nicole White • Andrew Wolff • Ann Sloanker • Anthony Alioto • Audrey Sarel • Avery Gardner •   Barb Hood • Beth McIntyre • Blair Dorsey • Brant Norrell • Breanna Smith • Brianne “Bri” Rapp • Brooke Fackler • Bryce Simpson • Brynlee Hamilton • Bryson Myers • Brystol Bryner • Caleb Lindeman • Carol Alderman • Carol Myers • Caroline Conway • Caroline Ritter • Carrie Nichols • Carson Ball • Cast of MHS Finding Nemo Jr. • Catherine Komsa • Cecilia Kaminski • Charlotte Grunau-Hawley • Chelsea Alaimo • Christopher Murphy • Colin Zdarko • Connor Van Name • Cullen Shaffer • Dale Karabinos • Dallas, Dukane, and Dustin Dykins • Dan Kennedy • Dana Mascio • David and Gretchen • David Brown • Davis Luedtke • Deacon Stranahan • Debbie Altman • Dexter Shaffer • Diana Drew Harbison • Don Kovac • Donna Dalgaard • Donovan Schmersal • Dr. and Mrs. Mark Guise • Eliza Saks • Elizabeth • Ellie Gass and Isaac Christian • Ellison Bone • Emilia Amore • Emily Glacken • Erik Graham • Esmeralda Bessor-Foreman • Eva Cellurale • Evangeline Beacham • Evelyn Gattens • Fallon McNally • Felix Cho • Francesca Stribinskis • Gabriella Alioto • Grace, Fiona, and Elora Finley • Hadley and Hayden Mechling • Hallie Troutman • Heather Stubbs • Hudson Adams •In Memory of Beverly Myers • In Memory of Julie L. Caster • In Memory of Ray Ristway • In Memory of Samuel P. Harbison III • Isaac Christian • Isabelle Spady • Jackson • Jackson H • James Leibert • Jared Mott • Jaxson Balph • Jensen Hayes Warner • Joey Stelluto • Jordan and Paul McMillan • Julia Garthwaite • Justin Beck • Kacie Smykla • Kai Ginter • Katie Fackler • Katie Gundermann • Keegan Lynch • Kiran • Landon Moore • Lena Ball • Letham-Ashbaugh • Levi Albert • Levi Ginsburg • Liam Whitlock • Lindsey • Linway Preschool 3 Year Old Class • Linway Preschool 4 Year Old Class • Lisa M. Conard • Lochlann McNally • Luca Alioto • Lyra • Mackenzie Wood • Madelyn Gattens  • Madisyn Kovach • Magdalena Rast • Marcia Leibrand • Marguerite Bonaventura • Maria Christenson •  Marianne Spampinato • Mario Alioto • MaryLynn Powell • Mason Platt • Matteo Boggio • Matthew and Mason Ball • Megan Huzar • Megan Vettori • Melissa Slentz • Michael Cho • Miles Swalga • Monica Hohman • Montana Mascio • Mrs. Cook’s Class • Mrs. Jone’s Class • Mrs. Vescovi’s Class • Nash Weaver • Nathan Ackerman • Nicholas Kaszer • Nicholas Sicilian • Niko L.B. • Noah Miller • Olivia Dobson • Olivia Kelly • Olivia Orr • Osborne Elementary Second Grade • Parker Dobson • Patrick Lattman • Patrick Wilder • Patti Stepinsky • Paul Kogut • Peyton Roberto • Philip Hahn and Lisa Unico • Presley Litzinger • R.M. Stoof • Ray Nixon • Raylan Bone • Renee Fanning • Robert Ratto • Rosie and Thora • Samantha Griffin • Santanna Howdyshell • Sarah Nevel • Scarlett Sarel • Seth Yanosko • Sharon Goldstein • Shea Pavlowsky • Sheila McClain • Siobhan, Casey, and Devin Foster • Sophia Jackson • Sophia Stelluto • Sophie Pavlowsky • Tammy Abel • Taylor Brown • The Becks • The Evans Family • The Hindman Family • The Lovell Family • Tina Worstell • Torin McNally • Tyler Kelly • Virginia Lorence • Vivienne Gardner • Wylder Shaffer • Xadrian LeFevre • Zachary Bodek • Zane Thomas Yanosko

Questions? Contact us at adopt@pittsburghzoo.org