By symbolically adopting an animal at the Cameron Park Zoo, you share your love for animals by helping ours receive the best possible care. With exciting benefits such as personal meet and greets with animals and their keepers, there has never been a more exciting time to support the Zoo.
Adopting an animal for yourself, or as a gift, is both rewarding and fun! The Zoo is currently home to over 1,300 animals from around the world, many of which are rare and endangered. Your adoption purchase helps the Cameron Park Zoological and Botanical Society continue their efforts with conservation, education, and animal enrichment. Animals available for adoption:
- African Black-Footed Penguin- eKeeper and Welcome adoptions ONLY
- Reticulated/Massai Giraffe
- Sumatran/Bornean Orangutan
- Sumatran Tiger- No classroom adoption
- African Lion- No classroom adoption
- Komodo Dragon
- Southern White Rhino
- North American River Otter- No classroom adoption
- Two Toed Sloth (Behind-the-scenes tour unavailable)
- Stingray
Adoption Packages:
eKeeper – $25
Become an eKeeper for one of our animals!
What you’ll receive:
- Customized adoption certificate
- Animal fact sheet
- Photo of your adopted animal
*All digital and sent directly to the email address you provide.
Welcome to Waco Adoption – $50 (PENGUINS ONLY)
Help us welcome our new penguin friends to Waco, Texas!
What you’ll receive:
- Customized adoption certificate
- Animal fact sheet
- Photo of your adopted animal
- Exclusive penguin plush (must be picked up on-site)
*All digital and sent directly to the email address you provide.
Classroom Adoption- $100
The perfect gift for your favorite teacher or a fun way to treat an entire classroom/group!
What your class will receive:
- Customized adoption certificate (emailed)
- Animal fact sheet (emailed)
- Photo of your adopted animal (emailed)
- Adoption magnet for classroom display (mailed or picked up at zoo)
- One 10-15 minute Zoom meeting with a member of our education staff and your adopted animal! (Lion, Tiger, and Otters are unavailable for classroom adoptions)
Patron Adoption- $250 (Not available for Penguins or Sloths)
What you’ll receive:
- Customized adoption certificate (emailed)
- Animal fact sheet (emailed)
- Photo of your adopted animal (emailed)
- Adoption magnet
- One behind-the-scenes tour with your adopted animal and one of the animal’s keepers (up to 4 guests). Behind-the-scenes tours must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.
Part of the Pack Adoption – $300 (Not available for Penguins or Sloths)
What you’ll receive:
- Customized adoption certificate (emailed)
- Animal fact sheet (emailed)
- Photo of your adopted animal (emailed)
- Adoption magnet
- One behind-the-scenes tour with your adopted animal and one of the animal’s keepers (up to 4 guests). Behind-the-scenes tours must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.
- One year family membership!
**If you already have a family membership, one year will be added to your current expiration date.
**Please fill in the recipient’s information in the “registrant” area then use the purchasers information for the billing information.**
Please note that adoptions take 3-5 business days to process.
