{"id":154,"date":"2023-05-20T13:30:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T19:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10029\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:27:35","slug":"adopt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/support\/adopt\/","title":{"rendered":"ADOPT an Animal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A<\/strong>nimals <strong>D<\/strong>epend <strong>O<\/strong>n <strong>P<\/strong>eople <strong>T<\/strong>oo<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;hide&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Adopt your favorite Cincinnati Zoo animal today and be a vital part of their well-being! As a Cincinnati Zoo ADOPT Parent, you&#8217;ll ensure they receive food, toys, and enriching experiences. Join us in delivering top-tier care to the animals you cherish![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;hide &#8221; el_class=&#8221;hide&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Love That Lasts\u2014Even Underground<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This Valentine\u2019s Day, honor your special someone with a truly unique gift \u2014 adopt a pair of American burying beetles! When you adopt a pair of American burying beetles, you\u2019re honoring a love that goes deeper\u2014literally! These rare and endangered beetles are known for their remarkable partnership, working side by side to raise their young.<\/p>\n<p>Your adoption comes with a personalized certificate featuring your beetle pair\u2019s names\u2014perfect for dedicating to your sweetheart. It\u2019s a unique, meaningful way to say <em>\u201cour love helps save a species.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When you ADOPT a pair of American burying beetles, you\u2019ll also be entered to win a behind-the-scenes tour for two at World of the Insect. On this tour, guests will meet the American burying beetle\u2019s incredible invertebrate neighbors and learn more from their keeper on what makes insects so amazing!<\/p>\n<p>Because the best Valentine\u2019s gifts don\u2019t just come from the heart\u2014they help protect the planet. \ud83d\udc95[\/vc_column_text]<a class=\"button\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/special-adopt\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\">ADOPT an American Burying Beetle Pair<\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<section class=\"image-carousel carousel-slider swipe aos col-span-12\">\n        <ul class=\"image-carousel__slides carousel-slides\" data-si=\"0\" data-pointer data-pointer-state=\"swipe\"><li class=\"image-carousel__slides-item carousel-slide\">\n        <figure class=\"image-carousel__slides-item__image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55039198407_d40b8ee770_b.jpg&#039;)\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screen-reader-text lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55039198407_d40b8ee770_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1023px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 999\/749;\" \/>\n        <\/figure><\/li><\/ul><nav class=\"image-carousel__navs carousel-controls\"><span class=\"prev-slide\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"previous\" title=\"previous\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/source\/assets\/icons\/ui\/arrow-styled-left.svg\" alt=\"image pointing left\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/span><div class=\"image-carousel__navs-scroller\"><ul class=\"image-carousel__indices carousel-indices\"><li class=\"image-carousel__indices-item carousel-index active lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55039198407_d40b8ee770_b.jpg&#039;)\"><\/li><li class=\"image-carousel__indices-item carousel-index lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/abb-adopt-valentine.png&#039;)\"><\/li><li class=\"image-carousel__indices-item carousel-index lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55040103436_f385412baf_b.jpg&#039;)\"><\/li><li class=\"image-carousel__indices-item carousel-index lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/55040441320_215707b092_b.jpg&#039;)\"><\/li><li class=\"image-carousel__indices-item carousel-index lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/abb-1.jpg&#039;)\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><span class=\"next-slide\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"next\" title=\"next\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/source\/assets\/icons\/ui\/arrow-styled-right.svg\" alt=\"image pointing left\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/span><\/nav><\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>ADOPT an Animal<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53665867302_3f97a3dbd9_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[vc_column_text]Choose between four symbolic ADOPT packages: Wildlife Ally, Wildlife Champion, Wildlife Advocate or Wildlife Hero[\/vc_column_text]<a class=\"button\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/cincinnati-zoo-adopt-an-animal\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\">ADOPT an Animal<\/a>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>ADOPT an Animal: Digital<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/fiupdated.png\" alt=\"Fiona the hippo\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 948px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 948\/628;max-height:425px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[vc_column_text]Receive a digital ADOPT Parent Certificate and Animal Information Sheet[\/vc_column_text]<a class=\"button\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/adopt-an-animal-digital\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\">ADOPT an Animal: Digital<\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Benefit-Chart-Website-24.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1294;\" \/><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Choose from any of the following animals to ADOPT:\u00a0<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>African Lion<\/li>\n<li>American Alligator<\/li>\n<li>American Black Bear<\/li>\n<li>Asian Elephant<\/li>\n<li>Asian Small-Clawed Otter<\/li>\n<li>Bald Eagle<\/li>\n<li>Bonobo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brazilian Porcupine<\/li>\n<li>Cheetah<\/li>\n<li>Florida Manatee<\/li>\n<li>Galapagos Tortoise<\/li>\n<li>Greater Flamingo<\/li>\n<li>Hippopotamus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>King Penguins<\/li>\n<li>Komodo Dragon<\/li>\n<li>Little Blue Penguins<\/li>\n<li>Malayan Tiger<\/li>\n<li>Masai Giraffe<\/li>\n<li>Meerkats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North American River Otter<\/li>\n<li>Red Panda<\/li>\n<li>Sea Otters<\/li>\n<li>Snow Leopard<\/li>\n<li>Sumatran Orangutan<\/li>\n<li>Two-Toed Sloth<\/li>\n<li>Western Lowland Gorilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]All funds raised through the ADOPT an Animal program help to provide food, housing, enrichment, and more for the Zoo\u2019s plant and animal family. Thank you for helping us provide world-class care for the plants and animals that you love.\u00a0 For questions about the ADOPT program, please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jen.beck@cincinnatizoo.org\"><strong>jen.beck@cincinnatizoo.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that, unfortunately, we are unable to mail ADOPTs internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Please allow two to four weeks for delivery of any physical (mailed) ADOPT materials and two-week delivery for digital materials.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<section class=\"image-carousel carousel-slider swipe aos col-span-12\">\n        <ul class=\"image-carousel__slides carousel-slides\" data-si=\"0\" data-pointer data-pointer-state=\"swipe\"><li class=\"image-carousel__slides-item carousel-slide\">\n        <figure class=\"image-carousel__slides-item__image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/brazilian-porcupine-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"front view of a brazilian porcupine\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/>\n        <\/figure><\/li><li class=\"image-carousel__slides-item carousel-slide\">\n        <figure class=\"image-carousel__slides-item__image lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cheetah-scaled.jpg&#039;)\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"screen-reader-text lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cheetah-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a cheetah sitting in the grass\" 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data-src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/source\/assets\/icons\/ui\/arrow-styled-right.svg\" alt=\"image pointing left\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/span><\/nav><\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;hide&#8221; el_class=&#8221;hide&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]By becoming a Cincinnati Zoo ADOPT Parent, you help to provide food, toys, and fun enrichment items to our Zoo\u2019s animal family. Join us as we continue to provide world-class care to the animals you love!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your interest in our ADOPT an Animal program! Currently our ADOPT program is on pause as we make updates to better serve the Zoo community and give back to our favorite Cincinnati Zoo animals.\u00a0Our new ADOPT program will kick off in May 2024! 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