Adopt an Animal
Why adopt an animal?
ONLINE ADOPTION COMING SOON – please call us at 218-730-4500 ext. 202 to ADOPT an animal!
Adopting an animal will give you the satisfaction of knowing you are helping care for animals at the Lake Superior Zoo. This is one of many privileges that only a proud Lake Superior Zoo parent can enjoy!
Adoption Levels & Benefits
Animal Supporter – $50
- Glossy 4×6 photo of adoptee
- Personalized fact sheet/animal biography
- Certificate of adoption
- Thank you Letter
Animal Advocate – $100
- Glossy 4×6 photo of adoptee
- Personalized fact sheet/animal biography
- Certificate of adoption
- Thank you letter
- 2 single-use, general admission tickets
- Animal button
- $10 gift certificate to Tiger’s Paw Gift Shop
Animal Protector – $250
- Glossy 5×7 photo of adoptee
- Personalized fact sheet/animal biography
- Certificate of adoption
- Thank you letter
- 4 single-use, general-admission tickets
- Button with picture of animal
- $10 gift certificate to Tiger’s Paw Gift Shop
- Animal memento
- Animal trading card
- One-year family membership
- Zookeeper encounter (30 minute scheduled, private keeper chat about the adopted animal and in front of the exhibit. No more than 5 people.)
Animal Ambassador – $500 & up
- Glossy 5×7 photo of adoptee
- Personalized fact sheet/animal biography
- Certificate of adoption
- Thank you letter
- 6 single-use, general admission tickets
- Button with picture of animal
- $10 certificate to GS
- Animal memento
- Animal trading card
- One-year conservationist membership
- Behind-the-scenes/feeding/special enrichment tour via Zoom or in person (if in person, limit 6)
- Acknowledgement of adoption on/near exhibit
LSZ Members receive acknowledgement of ADOPTion no matter what level of support!
Animals to adopt
Africa
- African Lion
Asian Caravan
- Amur Tiger
- Siberian Lynx
- Snow Leopard
- White-naped Crane
- Reeve’s Muntjac
- Chinese Goral
Australia & Oceania
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Brush-tailed Bettong
- Golden Coin Turtle
- Prehensile-tailed Skink
- Bennet’s Wallaby
- Red Kangaroo
Barnyard
- Nigerian Dwarf Goat
- Common Raven
- Peacock
- Shetland Sheep
Griggs Learning Center
- African Hedgehog
- Red-footed Tortoise
- Blue and Gold Macaw
Double Yellow-headed Amazon
- African Straw-colored Fruit Bat
- Desert Tortoise
- Domestic Rabbit
Nocturnal Building
- Turkey Vulture
- Kinkajou
- Large-spotted Genet
- European Glass Lizard
- Pygmy Slow Loris
- Pallas Cat
- Two-toed Sloth
- Six-banded Armadillo
- Prehensile-tailed Porcupine
Primate Conservation Center
- Angolan Colobus
- Cotton-top Tamarin
- African Crested Porcupine
- Goeldi’s Monkey (Callimico)
- Ring-tailed Lemur
Zoo Central
- Gila Monster
- Veiled Chameleon
- Black-crested Mangabey
- Snapping Turtle
- Coral Reef Fish
- Burmese Python
Bear Country
- Alaskan Brown Bear
- Cougars
- North American Grey Wolf
Make a Donation
The Lake Superior Zoological Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Donations to the zoo are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Our EIN is 41-0944885.