Adopt a Zoo Animal

Help support the El Paso Zoo Society by adopting your favorite zoo animal for yourself, your family, and friends! Your sponsorship will help the Zoo Society to further its mission of celebrating animals and our natural resources. Not only do you have the satisfaction of knowing you are making a difference – you will receive gifts of appreciation according to your sponsorship level.

Your one-time adoption sponsorship will last for 12 months. At the end of this period, we will give you the option to renew and continue your adoption or you can choose from one of our 10 other animals available.

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SPONSOR PERKS:

WEBSITE – your name on our Animal Adoption Sponsor Board on our Zoo Society website
CERTIFICATE – official adoption certificate
VIDEO – exclusive video of the zoo animal you adopt
BIRTHDAY VIDEO – special zoo video sent on your birthday
FB ENTRY – your Animal Adoption Sponsor name announced on our Zoo Society Facebook page (posted on Mondays)
ANIMAL BIRTHDAY – participate in the birthday celebration of the zoo animal you adopt

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ANIMAL ADOPTION SPONSOR BOARD

Natasha Walker – Przewalski’s Horse

George Torres – Mexican Wolf and Orangutan

Jonette Miller – Orangutan

Archie Herman – Orangutan

Justus Lopez – Orangutan

Pam Agullo – Orangutan

Caleb Campos – Giraffe

William Waggoner – Orangutan

Gabrielle Anderson – Orangutan

Suzanne Fitzpatrick – Lion

Jacob Davila – Coati

Brenna, Cooper & Brooklyn – Zebras

Lilliana Victoria Margo – Wolf

Margarita Jiron – Wolf

Jordyn Janes – Elephant

Michael Janes – Mountain Lion

Joanne Nugent – Mountain Lion

Cherry Hill School – Wolf

Santiago de Alba – Przewalski’s Horse

Donna Holmes – Wolf

Darren and Selena Cornette – Lions

Ericka Flores – Lion

Tammy Sarzalejo – Gigi the Giraffe

Eli Overley – Mountain Lion

Sam Barber – Mountain Lion

Francisco Keating – Mountain Lion

Jose & Kelly Juarez – Coati

Monica Escandon- Wolf

Richard Taylor & Margaret Gray – Mexican Wolf

Trisha Molina – African Lion

Juan Hernandez – African Lion

Grant's Zebra

Quick Facts About Zebras:

There are three species of Zebras: Plains, Mountain, and Grevy’s. The Zebra’s at the El Paso Zoo are Grant’s Zebras, a sub species of Plains Zebras.
A group of Zebras is called a “Dazzle”.
Zebras are black animals with white stripes.
No two zebras have the same pattern of stripes.

Did you know that the El Paso Zoo is home to seven, all female Zebras? Their names are Stormy, Ebony, Ivory, Firefly, Brava, Dulce, and Sweet Pea. It’s a wonder how their Zookeepers can tell them apart!

Conservation Status: The Plains Zebra is not endangered.
El Paso Zoo Location: Lower Savannah in the African Section

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AFRICAN LION

Quick Facts About Lions:

Lions are the only cats that live in groups.
A group, or pride, can be up to 30 lions, depending on how much food and water is available.
Female lions are the main hunters.
A lion’s roar can be heard up to five miles away.
Lions scent mark their territory to create a border.

All three of our female lionesses, Zari, Malaika, and Kalliope, were born in the same year and same week of November but came to the El Paso Zoo from different zoos!

Conservation Status: Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Africa

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RETICULATED GIRAFFE

Quick Facts About Giraffes:

Giraffes are the tallest mammals on earth. Their legs alone are taller than many humans-6 ft.
A giraffe’s neck is too short to reach the ground. As a result, it has to awkwardly spread its front legs or kneel to reach the ground for a drink.
A giraffe’s spots are much like human fingerprints. No two individual giraffes have exactly the same pattern.
Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period. They often achieve that in quick naps that might last only a minute or two at a time.

Did you know our male Giraffe, Juma, is the same age as our female lions? Giraffes, however, can live twice as long!

Conservation Status: Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Upper Savannah in the African section

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MOUNTAIN LION

Quick Facts About Mountain Lions:

A Mountain Lion is also known as puma, cougar, and panther.
The only wild cat bigger than the mountain lion is the jaguar.
Mountain lions are skilled climbers, frequently living in trees.
Full grown Mountain Lions require 8 to 10 pounds of meat per day to survive.

Scout and Franklin are two very curious and playful kittens here at the El Paso Zoo who were separately orphaned and rescued in the wild. They are now brother and sister who have spent their first year growing fond of each other and their new home.

Conservation Status: Not Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Chihuahuan Desert

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WHITE-NOSED COATI

Quick Facts About Coatis:

The coati is a relative of the raccoon with a long, pointed muzzle, a long bush tail, and brown to red-brown hair.
The species is very social, living in bands of up to 30, which are usually related females and their young. Adult males are typically solitary.
Coatis walk with their ringed tails held high. When climbing, their tail is used for balance.
Coatis feed by using their long noses, poking them under rocks and crevices. They also use their long claws to dig holes or tear apart rotting logs.

Did you know our male Coati’s name is Ziggy and our female Coati’s name is Shelby? They love to wonder all around their intricate exhibit to find their favorite snack, which are mealworms.

Conservation Status: Not Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Chihuahuan Desert

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MEXICAN GRAY WOLF

Quick Facts About Mexican Gray Wolves:

Mexican Gray Wolves are social animals that live in packs.
Pups are born deaf and blind with a keen sense of smell.
On average, gray wolves will eat twenty to thirty pounds of meat in one meal but have also been known to go up to fourteen days between meals with no ill effects.
Social creatures, gray wolves have a complex communication system that involves body language, barking, growling, dancing, howling, and scent marking.

Did you know that the Mexican Wolf was believed to be extinct in the 80s? The El Paso Zoo is a proud supporter of the Species Survival Plan® for Mexican Wolf recovery efforts.

Conservation Status: Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Chihuahuan Desert

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ASIAN ELEPHANT

Quick Facts About Asian Elephants:

Elephants are the largest living land animal.
Most female and some male Asian elephants have small tusks called tushes, which seldom protrude more than an inch or two from the lip line.
Elephants communicate over long distances using low-pitched sounds that are barely audible to humans. These low-pitched sounds contain specific messages that can be heard and understood by other elephants more than two miles away.
The Asian elephants in our Zoo, love eating cardboard! Asian elephants naturally consume tree bark in the wild and cardboard is made directly from trees.

Did you know that Savannah, our 68-year-old Asian Elephant, is one of the oldest elephants in managed care? She is a very sweet elephant who gets along with pigeons! Juno, our 53-year–old Asian elephant, not so much!

Conservation Status: Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Asia

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SUMATRAN ORANGUTANS

Quick Facts about Orangutans:

Orangutan means person of the forest in the Indonesian and Malaysian languages.
Orangutans have cognitive maps, often returning to the same feeding sites that they have visited in the past to forage for fruit, insects, and flowers.
Orangutans are the largest tree dwelling animals.
Everything orangutans learn, they learn from their mother.

The El Paso Zoo is home to an orangutan family of three! Ibu and Butch have their hands full with the adventurous 5-year-old Khaleesi, who likes to climb to the tallest point of the tallest palm tree!

Conservation Status: Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Asia

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SIAMANGS

Quick Facts about Siamangs:

Siamangs are territorial and defend their territory with daily calls or bark-like vocalizations, using their throat sacs.
Siamangs are highly intelligent, each having their own distinct character and personality.
Siamangs live in small family groups.
Siamangs walk with their arms over their head for balance due to lack of strength in their legs.

Did you know that our female Siamang, Suni, is an excellent mom? She birthed and raised two young (one of which is at the El Paso Zoo, named Adi) and is now a foster mom to the spunky 2-year-old, Deja!

Conservation Status: Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Asia

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PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE (P-HORSE)

Quick Facts about Przewalski’s Horse (P-Horse)

The Przewalski’s Horse was named for Nikoli Przewalski who lived from 1839- 1888.
Przewalski’s Horses have 66 chromosomes while domestic horses only have 64. The two can breed and produce offspring that have 65 chromosomes.
They have never been tamed for riding, which means they are the last truly wild horse still in existence.
The Mongolian name for these horses is “takhi”, which means “spirit”. Takhi are a symbol of their national heritage.

Did you know this species of horse was once extinct in the wild? Since then, many recovery efforts have been established. Our very own philly, Misha, was part of a group of P-Horses that were reintroduced to the wild! At the El Paso Zoo, our family of P-Horses on exhibit are Vitaly, Brianna, and Holly.

Conservation Status: Endangered
El Paso Zoo Location: Asia

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