Blank Park Zoo
Blank Park Zoo

Open Daily, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
$18 adults, $12 children
 

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Open Daily, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
$18 adults, $12 children
 

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Adopt an Animal

Add a Blank Park Zoo animal to your family today!

Become the proud parent of one of 20 Blank Park Zoo animals by participating in the Adopt an Animal program. By adopting an animal through this program, you not only help in the care and feeding of that animal, but also support important education and conservation programs at the Blank Park Zoo.

March 2024 New Addition Contest

Blank Park Zoo is adding four new species to the Adopt an Animal list (coral reef habitat, bat habitat, cotton-top tamarins, and red river hogs). Any $100 or above adoptions of these animals will be entered for a chance to win a behind the scenes tour. View the full contest rules here.

There are four different Adoption Packages to choose from:

$50 package 

  • Adoption Certificate
  • Animal Photo

$100 package

  • Adoption Certificate
  • Animal Photo
  • Name on Exhibit for One Year
  • Two Feed Bundles

$250 package

  • Adoption Certificate
  • Animal Photo
  • Name on Exhibit for One Year
  • Two Feed Bundles
  • Small Plush

$500 package

  • Adoption Certificate
  • Animal Photo
  • Name on Exhibit for One Year
  • Two Feed Bundles
  • Small Plush Animal
  • Invite to Loyalty Event

The animals listed below are available for adoption:

White-Handed Gibbon
Harbor Seal
Poison Dart Frogs
Ring-Tailed Lemur
Red Panda
North American River Otter
Okapi
Cassowary
Black Rhinoceros
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra
California Sea Lion
Reticulated Giraffe
Chilean Flamingo
Magellan Penguins
African Lion
Japanese Macaque
Bennett's Wallaby
Dwarf Caiman
American (Bald) Eagle
Aldabra Tortoise
Amur Tiger
Red River Hog
Coral Reef
Cotton-top Tamarin
Bat Habitat
 

BECOME A ZOO PARENT!

To Adopt a Zoo Animal you can make a contribution on-line today, complete and mail this form, or contact the Zoo:

Blank Park Zoo Foundation, Inc.
7401 SW 9th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50315
Phone: 515.974.2560    
zoodevelopment@blankparkzoo.org

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