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Animal ExperiencesANIMAL ADOPTIONS & EXPERIENCES

Adopt your favourite animal or choose an animal experience and make a difference for conservation.

Help endangered animals
All income raised through our Animal Adoptions & Experiences help us feed and house our animals and provides a positive contribution to our continuing conservation programmes both in the Zoo and in the field.

ANIMAL ADOPTION
is a unique gift,
costs £30 and includes:

• Certificate of adoption
• Animal Fact Sheet
• Animal photo
• Quarterly Newsletters
• Complimentary Zoo Ticket
• Gift Card

Personalised Plaque £9
Displayed outside your adopted animal’s
enclosure for 12 months with
your own special message

NB If you require an Adoption Package to be sent overseas the following additional costs are required to cover postage :
Europe £4 (each item)
Outside Europe £7 (each item)

Animals you can adopt:

Lions
Gir (female adult) , Max (male adult)

Tigers
Raika the Tiger (female)

Snow Leopards
Tangra (female)

Red Pandas
Yang (male adult), Yasmin (female adult)

Bush Dogs
Carlos, Pedro and Juan (male adults)

Chimpanzees
Barbie, Fanny & Mandy (female adults)

Barbie’s daughters:
Binti (born 1990 Banika (born 1994) Fanny’s daughter - Malaika (born 1988)
Mandy’s daughter - Mala (born 1993)

Orang Utan’s
Azimat (female Adult) Jazz (Azimat’s daughter)
Benjamin (male adult), Jorong (male adult)

Small Monkeys
Black and White Ruffed Lemurs, Black Lemurs, Red Ruffed Lemurs, Ring Tailed Lemurs, Mongoose Lemurs, Macaques, Spider Monkeys, Squirrel Monkeys, Saki Monkeys, Marmosets, Goeldis Monkeys

Giraffes
Kora (female adult), Clementine (female calf) born December 2004

Sealions
Orry (male adult) Cleopatra & Shirley (female adults)

Otters
Lucy (female adult) Bruce (male adult)

Snowy Owls
Pant & Molly (female adults) Ernie & Snowy (male adult)

Penguins
Lizzie, Kathy, Lucky, Amelia (females)
Pete, Chris, Bob, Dave, Arkwright (males)
and lots more!

Meerkats
Milly, Mabel & Martin

Other Animals You Can Adopt…
Alpacas, Reindeers, Goats, Pigs, Sheep, Snakes, Dwarf Crocodiles, Lizards, Tapirs, Porcupines, Oryx, Babirusa, Squirrels, Wallabies, Parrots, Frogs, Spiders, Flamingoes, Cockroaches, Terrapins, Chinchillas, BooBook owls and more!


ANIMAL EXPERIENCES
For each experience you will receive a Gift Card, certificate and animal fact sheet

Minimum age 12yrs, child aged 12-15 yrs must be accompanied by an adult on each experience. The experience will be valid for 12 months from the date of purchase. Zoo admission included for number of people as stated in experience.

Meet a Tiger
£80 for 2 people
Go behind the scenes with a Keeper to get up close and personal with our Tigers

Meet the Chimps
£80 for 2 people
Go behind the scenes with a Keeper to meet our Group of Chimps

Meet the Reptiles
£80 for 2 people
Meet some of our Reptiles at close quarters

Feed the Penguins
£55 for 1 person / £90 for 2 people
Help the Keeper at feeding time to feed our group of over 60 Penguins

Feed the Giraffes
£55 for 1 person / £90 for 2 people
Help the Keeper at feeding time to feed our group of Giraffes

JUNIOR ANIMAL EXPERIENCES
For children aged 8-11yrs only. Zoo admission included for 1 adult and 1 child.
Each experience is valid for 1 child only.

Tickle a Tapir
£50 for 1 child
Go behind the scenes to meet the Tapirs up close and help to groom them with a Keeper

Meet a Giraffe
£50 for 1 child
Meet Dr. Dudley and come eye to eye with our family of Giraffes on their high platform

GROUP EXPERIENCES
‘Wake up the Zoo’
For all ages.  A behind the scenes tour of the Zoo with Dr. Dudley, watch the Keepers at work and experience the Zoo waking up before the visitors arrive
(Tour can be arranged for an afternoon visit)
£250 for 6 people
Tour lasts 90 minutes, includes Zoo admission and lunch

For an application form please call 01384 215313, you can apply over the phone, in person or by post.

Click here to book securely online (opens in a new window) or click here to download a PDF application form.

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