Hippopotamus mom and baby swimming

Hippopotamus

Adopt a Hippopotamus

Your symbolic adoption fuels critical conservation efforts to save hippopotamuses and their habitats.

Conservation is at the heart of everything we do. As an ally, you offer hope to wildlife worldwide and we cannot thank you enough. Because when wildlife thrives, all life thrives.

Adoption Packages

Hippo card

$25 Virtual Hippopotamus Adoption

Share your passion for wildlife with friends and family by sending your loved ones a Virtual Hippopotamus Adoption. Your gift will be sent through email and will include a Virtual Hippopotamus Adoption card! This option does not include a mailed adoption package.

hippo card and plush

$50 Hippopotamus Adoption

Join the Alliance today and help save and protect hippos and other wildlife worldwide. Your $50 Hippopotamus Adoption package includes a soft, 8" hippo plush and a 5" x 7" Hippopotamus Adoption card.

$100 hippo adoption package

$100 Hippopotamus Adoption

Your generous gift fuels critical conservation worldwide and offers hope to the world’s most extraordinary wildlife, including hippos. Your $100 Hippopotamus Adoption package includes 1 soft, 12" hippo plush, a 5" x 7" Hippopotamus Adoption card, and a limited edition San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance pin.

$500 Hippopotamus adoption package

$500 Hippopotamus Adoption

Your generous gift fuels critical conservation worldwide and offers hope to the world’s most extraordinary wildlife, including hippos. Your $500 Hippopotamus Adoption package includes 1 soft, 12" hippo plush, a 5" x 7" Hippopotamus Adoption card, a drawstring backpack, a thermos, and a limited edition San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance pin.

$1000 Hippo adoption package

$1,000 Hippopotamus Adoption

Your generous gift fuels critical conservation worldwide and offers hope to the world’s most extraordinary wildlife, including hippos. Your $1,000 Hippopotamus Adoption package includes 1 soft, 12" hippo plush, a 5" x 7" Hippopotamus Adoption card, a backpack, a beach towel, a thermos, a limited edition San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance pin, and a 50% discount gift voucher for one guest on select tours at the San Diego Zoo or San Diego Zoo Safari Park.

Questions?

For questions on San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Adoption Program, please contact us at adopt@sdzwa.org.

619-557-3914