The king of the jungle is also a king of hearts! Adopt an African Lion from the Saint Louis Zoo for Valentine’s Day.
The Zoo valentine adoption package includes a plush toy lion and valentine card from you (while supplies last), personalized adoption certificate, color photo with animal facts, car decal, name on the Zoo Parents Donor Wall and Zoo website for one year, and an invitation to the Zoo Parents Picnic!
For $50, which includes shipping and handling, the Zoo will deliver the adoption package to anyone in the continental United States. Proceeds go directly toward the care and feeding of the animals. Save $10 when you purchase and pick up your plush adoption package at the North or South Entrance of the Zoo.
To adopt the lion, order online at stlzoo.org/lionadoption, call (314) 646-4771 or stop by a Welcome Desk at the north or south entrance of the Zoo. Save $10 when you purchase and pick up your adoption package at the Zoo.
Online and phone orders must be made by Feb. 1 to ensure Feb. 14 delivery. Walk-in orders are available through Feb. 14.
About African Lions
Big Cat Country at the Saint Louis Zoo is home to African lions Ingozi (male) and Cabara (female). The lion is the only social cat that lives in family groups, or prides. African lions live in a number of different habitats: grassy plains, open woodlands, semi-desert areas and in high mountains. Lions usually hunt with members of their family group, but it is the adult females who do most of the hunting. Lion populations are declining in the wild due to habitat loss and prey depletion, poaching and other illegal human activity. The Saint Louis Zoo WildCare Institute Center for Conservation of Carnivores in Africa is working to save this species from extinction.