Have you ever dreamed of owning a spider monkey, bringing up a boa constrictor or buying a friend a vulture? Many children and adults who visit Henson Robinson Zoo wonder what it would be like to take care of one of our many animals. We offer you the chance to do just this--through our Adopt an Animal program!

The Springfield Zoological Society is offering you a chance to become a Henson Robinson Zoo Parent and enjoy animal "parenthood" without all the work. Our professional staff will take care of your "wild child" by doing all the cleaning, feeding and daily maintenance. You will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to pay for the annual food, medicine and veterinary care for your selected animal.

Simply complete the application and send it, along with your check, to the address on the application. When your year of "parenthood" is over, we will contact you, offering you the first opportunity to renew your application.

Feeding a family of nearly 400 is certainly no easy task and it gets quite expensive. It is not only how much the animals eat, but the types of food that determine our animal food budget. Approximately 50 different food items from live crickets for the frogs to the bale of hay for the donkeys are required to feed our animal family. Presently our animal food costs are approximately $30,000 every year. Veterinary care adds another $10,000. Your help is greatly needed and very appreciated.

Your donation amount is based on the annual costs to feed the animals, ranging from a minimum fee of $15 up to $100 for larger animals. Any individual, business, classroom, youth group or other organization can adopt an animal.

Checks should be made payable to the Springfield Zoological Society. The Society is a not-for-profit corporation and your adoption is fully tax deductible.

Animals supported by this program are live specimens and are subject to the same frailties as humans. Some must be moved, or may be loaned or traded to another zoo for breeding purposes. If your "adopted" animal leaves the zoo, your gift will still be used (and appreciated) for the remainder of your sponsorship.

You can see a printable membership application form by going here.

~Denotes endangered or threatened animals	*Denotes endangered or threatened animals in Illinois

Asiatic Black Bear
Binturong
Black Lemur~
Black Tufted-ear Marmoset~
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Bobcat*
Brown-headed Spider Monkey~ Cheetah~
Coatimundi
Coquerel's Mouse Lemur~
Cougar
Domestic Sheep
Dusky Leaf Monkey
Emperor Tamarin~
European Domestic Ferret
Flying Squirrel
Golden Lion Tamarin~
Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin~
Grey-legged Douroucouli
Hedgehog
Holland Lop Rabbit
Horse
Llama
Longhorm/Watusi Cow
Miniature Horse
North American River Otter*
Pygmy Goats
Red-ruffed Lemur~
Red Wolf~
Reeve's Muntjac
Ring-tail Cat
Ring-tailed Lemur~
Sicilian Donkey
White-handed Gibbon~
White-tailed Deer

Bald Eagle~
Bar-headed Goose
Barred Owl
Black-footed Penguin~
Black Vulture
Burrowing Owl
Canada Goose
Cinerous Vulture~
Common Crow
Common Peafowl
Double yellow-headed Amazon
Goffin's Cockatoo
Golden Pheasant
Great Horned Owl*
Harris Hawk
Lady Amherst Pheasant
Mottled Owl*
Mute Swan
Orange-winged Amazon
Peregrine Falcon~
Red-tailed Hawk*
Reeve's Pheasant
Roadrunner
Screech Owl
Short-eared Owl*
Silver Pheasant
White Cockatoo

Green and Black Poison Arrow Frog
Ornate horned Frog
White's Tree Frog

Baird's ratsnake
Ball Python
Black and White Tegu Lizard
Boa Constrictor
Box Turtle
Burmese Python*
Galapagos Tortoise~
Great Plains ratsnake
Green Iguana*
Leopard Gecko
Nile Monitor*
Rubber Boa*
Nile Monitor
Yellow ratsnake

Emperor Scorpions
Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Tarantula

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