Adopt an Animal Program

Moody Gardens® is home to over 5,500 different animals, representing over 650 different species. From exotic to aquatic, all these animals have to eat, and Moody Gardens® spends approximately $150,000 annually on food alone. You can help to provide the best possible care for the animals that reside here by becoming an adoptive parent!

Your contribution to the Adopt-an-Animal program helps subsidize the cost of food and animal care and provides funds for habitat improvements and animal enrichment.

Choose your favorite animal and your level of adoption from the lists below. Basic packages include a personalized certificate of adoption, 5x7 color photograph, animal fact sheet, and recognition on our "Adoptive Parent" board, but benefits increase with higher adoption levels. Adoptions are valid for one year from date of contribution. And remember, Adopt-an-Animal packages make unique and memorable gifts for anyone!

Fill out this Adopt-an-Animal Application form here.

(Please Note: The application is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, click here to download Adobe Acrobat. )

Become an adoptive parent today!

Send your completed application and payment to:

Moody Gardens®
Attention: Adopt-an-Animal
One Hope Boulevard
Galveston, Texas 77554

For more information or to process your request by phone, call the Adopt-an-Animal hotline at 1-800-582-4673, ext. 4290 or email us at adopt@moodygardens.com

Adoption levels available:

Level I - $35.00

  • Certificate of Adoption – personalized
  • 5x7 Photograph
  • Fact Sheet
  • Recognition on "Adoptive Parents" board

Level II - $75.00

  • All Level I benefits + Father's Day and/or Mother's Day card
  • Animal Update newsletter - semi-annual publication
  • Invitation to "Adoptive Parent's Event" in the fall (adoptive parent + guest)

Level III - $100.00

  • All Level II benefits +
  • 4 tickets - 2 Rainforest Pyramid® and 2 Aquarium Pyramid®
  • Christmas Card
  • "Adoptive Parent" Window Decal and Magnet
  • Zoobook (closest matching animal species)

Level IV - $200.00

  • All Level III benefits +
  • "Adoptive Parent" Tote Bag
  • Recognition in Pyramid Press Newsletter
  • Guided Tour of Rainforest Pyramid®, Aquarium Pyramid® or the Learning Place (adoptive parent + guest).
Animals available for adoption
Aquarium
 
Weedy Sea Dragon 
Harbor Seal
Brown Shark 
Fur Seal
Sand Tiger Shark 
Barracuda
False Clownfish 
Blue Tang
Dogface Pufferfish 
Yellow Tang
Bahamas Starfish 
Common Octopus
Raccoon Butterflyfish 
Potbelly Seahorse
Peppermint Cleaner Shrimp 
Blacktip Reef Shark
French Angelfish 
Queen Triggerfish
Southern Stingray 
Cownose Stingray
White Spotted Bamboo Shark 
King Penguin
Chinstrap Penguin  
Common Octopus
Rockhopper Penguin  
Gentoo Penguin

Rainforest 
Egyptian Fruit Bat 
Panamanian Golden Frog
Red Eye Tree Frog 
Poison Dart Frog
Red-bellied Piranha 
Arapaima
Freshwater Stingray 
Cuban Amazons
Military Macaw  
Scarlet Ibis
Two-Toed Sloth
Prehensile Tail Porcupine 
Prevost's Squirrel
Giant Flying Fox 
Slow Loris
Cotton Top Tamarin 
Vampire Bat
Sugar Glider

Ocelot

Education Ambassadors* 
Ball Python 
Kenyan Sand Boa
Blue and Gold Macaw 
African Palm Civet
Kinkajou 
Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo
Blue Tongue Skink 

Umbrella Cockatoo 

*Education Ambassadors represent Moody Gardens® at various functions hosted by the Education Department. These animals are used in presentations and travel to neighboring schools. They are not out on exhibit in the Rainforest Pyramid® or Aquarium Pyramid®.

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