With our symbolic adoption program, you can become a “Zoo Parent”! Every animal and garden at the Virginia Zoo is available for adoption at several donation levels, starting at just $25. Proceeds benefit various Zoo programs, including the Zoo’s Conservation Fund.

DIGITAL ZOODOPTIONS

PHYSICAL ZOODOPTIONS

Special Zoodoptions

Zoodopt the Asian Small-clawed Otters

With this symbolic adoption, you or someone special in your life can become a ZooParent to our Asian small-clawed otter couple, Jilin and Elbe! Proceeds benefit various Zoo programs, including the Zoo’s Conservation Fund.

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Name a Pest After Your Ex

Tell that not-so-special someone to bug off by naming a cockroach or rodent after them! The roach or rodent will be fed to one of the Zoo’s reptiles or amphibians.

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