Adopt An Animal
Overview
As a non-profit zoo, we depend on your support. Your contribution towards our Adopt-An-Animal program provides for the care and feeding of the animals, as well as providing important funding for habitat enrichment programs and exhibit improvements.
How can I adopt an animal?
Make an annual contribution to the SF Teaching Zoo's Adopt-An-Animal program by selecting an animal from the animal list and choosing the level (see below) that is right for you. Donate online, or download the Adopt-An-Animal form and mail it in or bring it to the zoo office. This program benefits all of the animals at the SF Teaching Zoo. You can continue to support your favorite animal every year, or add to your "family" photo album by choosing different animals.
Levels
- $25 (4 x 6 photo)
- $50 (5 x 7 photo + 1 free ticket to the zoo)
- $100 (8 x 10 photo + 2 free tickets to the zoo)
- $250 (8 x 10 photo + 8 free tickets to the zoo)
All levels include a certificate, color photo of your animal, fact sheet about your animal and name on our online parent board.
Download Adopt-An-Animal Application Form
For more information on Adopt-An-Animal you can contact Guest Services at 352-395-5633 or by email at zoo@sfcollege.edu
Please understand that it could take up to 30 days for the adoption packet to be sent to the adoptive family.
What if my animal moves away?
As the zoo grows, new animals arrive and some leave for various reasons. In such cases, your sponsorship will be applied to the general animal collection for the remainder of the year. Because of their popularity some animals may be adopted by more than one person. When you adopt an animal you become a friend to the entire species, not just one individual.
When can I visit my animal?
The SF Teaching Zoo is open seven days a week from 9am to 3pm with last entry at 2:30pm for self-guided tours and no appointments are necessary. Come and stroll the 10-acre wooded forest with sawdust trails. Bring your children or grandchildren to play at the playground located in the middle of the zoo. Enjoy nature at its best. The zoo is stroller and wheelchair accessible.
Adopt An Animal Parent Board
Thank you to all of our Adopt an Animal donors!
Level 4 Adoption
- Ruth Raymer
Red ruffed lemur - Jane Weininger
Dusky pygmy rattlesnake - Bear & Sarahjane Baxley
American alligator - Susan & Jon Meurlott
White handed gibbon - Jeannette, Aliyah & Tiana Vega
Asian small-clawed otters - Andrew Allison & Alice Lee
Yellow-crowned amazons - Randall & Dr. Cortney Wright
Red ruffed lemur - Patrick & Kelly Acevedo
American alligator - Michelle Clinger
Galapagos Tortoise
Level 3 Adoption
- Harper Riley
Asian small-clawed otters - Keith & Sharlyn Lauby
Red ruffed lemur - Anita Webster
Kookaburra - Robyn Hartnett
Galapagos tortoise - Winner Jones
Visayan Warty Pig
Level 2 Adoption
- Girl Scouts of Gateway Council Troop 995
Gopher tortoises - John Wingard
Asian small-clawed otters - GFWC High Springs New Century Woman's Club
White-throated capuchin - Owens & Minor
American alligator - Madison Smith
Red ruffed lemur - Jennifer Hosford
Green & black poison arrow frog - Samirah Zwieg
White-handed gibbon - Ryan Chin-Hing
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake - Matthew Look & Tori Torres
Ocelot - Makenzie Walsh
White-throated capuchin - Coltrane Zwieg
White-throated capuchin - Megan Christopherson
Barred owl - Austin Santacruz
White handed gibbon
Level 1 Adoption
- Kyndall Key
White-handed gibbons - Lisa Rhan
Black-crowned night heron - Sebastian Botero
Guanaco - Lisa Rhan
Grey parrot - Benny Hallam
Hawk-headed parrot - Kaylin Thomas
Guanaco - Daniela Dodds
Bald eagle - Christopher DePace
White-handed gibbons - Lisa Rhan
Guam rail - Liesl Okuda
Asian small-clawed otters - Ella Westerheide
Ball python - Wade Nunez
Galapagos tortoise - Allyson Bain
Barred owl - Tamara Boudot
Eastern indigo snake - Janet Eades
Red ruffed lemur - Charlie Hyett
Ocelot - Emil Hyett
Red ruffed lemur - Dylan Santacruz
Squirrel monkey - Charlie Kalber
Kookaburras
Leopard tortoise - Rowan Dodds
White-handed gibbon - Daniela Dodds
Guanaco - Abigail Butler
Asian small clawed otter - The Bartos Family
Barred owl - Estelle Bright
American alligator - Chase Wilson
Eastern indigo snake - Brian Labarre
Guam rail - Kate Wolfe
White-handed gibbons - Wendy Gardner
Squirrel monkey - Ladreka Smith
Yellow-crowned amazon - Angela Pompeo
Barred Owl - Makenzie Walsh
Red-footed tortoise - Jacob Gaines
American alligator - Rowan Dodds
Barred owl - Nora Mullally
Matschie's tree kangaroo - Adam Solomon
Bald eagle - Beck-Mussillo Family
Ocelot - Della Swartz
Visayan warty pigs - Vivi Liphan
Eastern indigo snake - Janet Brishke
Matschie's tree kangaroo - Teresa Bridges
Visayan warty pigs - Raylee & Weston Jenkins
Springbok - Patricia Herrera
Caracal - John & Jennifer Britt
White-handed gibbon - Anna Krieger
Squirrel monkey - Olivia & Jessica
White-throated capuchin - Zachary Britt
American alligator - Connor Nugent
White-handed gibbons - Girl Scout Troop 1527
Asian small clawed otter - Molly Ade
Red ruffed lemur - Nicolas Rivas
White-handed gibbon - Monica Streight
Matschie's tree kangaroo - Lisa Rhan
Bald Eagle - Mrs. Hogle's 3rd Grade Class at Gainesville Country Day School
Asian-small clawed otter