Adopt-an-Animal

Share your passion for wildlife

Support the Dallas Zoo animals you love with a fantastic gift you can feel good about giving.

Symbolic animal adoptions are perfect for animal lovers of any age!

Adopt-An-Animal Package with
Eco-friendly Plush | $125 $89

Our full Adopt-An-Animal package includes a super-soft plush and can be mailed to you or sent directly to a gift recipient. Mailed benefits include:

Eco-friendly plush
Customized adoption certificate
Educational zookeeper report
Exclusive photo
Two general admission tickets to visit the Zoo

Adoptable animals: African Lion, African elephant, African penguin, Caribbean flamingo, clouded leopard, Nile hippopotamus, reticulated giraffe, Sumatran tiger cub, two-toed sloth, western lowland gorilla

Mail to Me

Package with Plush

Mail to Someone Else

Package with Plush

NEW Digital Adopt-An-Animal
Package | $35

When you select our new digital Adopt-An-Animal package, you’ll get an email from us with all the digital benefits listed below. You’ll be able to customize the digital certificate and email the digital package whenever you’re ready!

Customizable certificate
Educational digital zookeeper report
Digital wallpaper (for desktop and mobile)

Digital Adopt

Adoption plush packages will be mailed within five business days of purchase. We cannot guarantee a delivery date. If your adoption is needed urgently, please consider purchasing in-person at the Zoo membership booth (available 9-4 every day except Christmas Day).

Digital adoptions emailed within 24 hours.

If you need to purchase more than one Adopt-An-Animal package, if you would like to pick-up your Adopt-An-Animal package in person, or if you have any other questions, please call or email Tele Durham at 469-554-7420 or tele.durham@dallaszoo.com

Each adoption helps the Dallas Zoo in Creating a Better World for Animals – thank you!