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 tickets 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 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with last entry at 2:30 p.m. 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.
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
Level 3 Adoption
Harper Riley
Asian small-clawed otters
Keith & Sharlyn Lauby
Red ruffed lemur
Anita Webster
Kookaburra
Robyn Hartnett
Galapagos tortoise
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
Girl Scout Troop 1527
Asian small clawed otter
Molly Ade
Red ruffed lemur
Nicolas Rivas
White-handed gibbon
Monica Streight
Matschie’s tree kangaroo