This holiday season, what will you buy for your dad, teacher, that favorite aunt who really loves nature, or your hard-to-buy-for grandmother? We have the solution…

A Houston Zoo membership is a gift that keeps on giving all year long. Being a member, you know the great benefits of having a membership. So why not give a gift that will provide a year’s worth of memories?

 

 

 

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Why not adopt a bear for your brother or a sea lion for your sweetie this holiday season? These gifts are fun and educational and help care for your adopted animal, as well as support important education and conservation programs at the Houston Zoo.

Valentine’s Day is coming, and your sweetie will be tickled pink when you adopt a "Flock of Flamingos" for him or her.  Check our website in January for more details on this sweet deal for your sweetheart. Purchase online at www.houstonzoo.org/adopt.

 

What do you give the person who has everything? Give the lucky animal lover their very own animal art painted by one of our resident artists. Or give them the opportunity to watch as their masterpiece is created. Animal Painting Experiences are $500, Animal Paintings are $250. Click here for more details.

 

 

Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Consider a Brick for the Houston Zoo’s new Front Entry with your loved one’s name on it. The Brick program directly supports the Zoo’s Annual Drive and helps underwrite the cost of the Zoo’s animal enrichment programs.  Nurture Houston’s Inner Wild!

 

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Members receive 20% OFF on purchases in the gift shop during special member shopping days. The Zoo is a wonderful place to do your holiday shopping. Choose from toys and puzzles, soft plush animals, magnets, great tote bags, jewelry, and t-shirts. The list goes on and on. Forget the mall crowds, and do all of your gift shopping at the Houston Zoo. There is something for everyone on your list!

Open for Members Only

Saturday, December 12 - 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.

Saturday, December 19 - 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.

 

 

*Members will receive 20% off purchases all day long on these select days.

 

  

 

 

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It all starts at home. But these homes are in villages and communities surrounding some of the world's most exotic wildlife habitat.  Far from large cities, villagers create works of art while balancing their traditional way of living. These communities have the world’s most precious wildlife, but little running water or electricity, and people have traditionally made their living through subsistence agriculture and ranching.

 

The people and wildlife of these regions depend on their environment for their livelihoods. By supporting the production of these items, we work with farmers, herders, and ranchers to ἀnd ways for them to protect their traditional way of life and families – without resorting to poaching. Crafted by villagers and nomadic people of these countries, the new goods are colorful and well-made.

 

Retail of community crafts at the Houston Zoo provides opportunities to raise signiἀcant funds for our conservation partners, as well as increase awareness and offer tools to help with conservation actions and programs in these range countries. Visit the Houston Zoo gift shop to purchase merchandise that supports our various conservation efforts.

 

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Picture yourself face to face with a mandrill, feeding the meerkat mob, or getting a kiss from a sea lion.  These are just a few of the exciting things that could happen on a Behind the Scenes Tour at the Houston Zoo. Join us as you take an unforgettable look at the Zoo from the inside out!

Imagine being face to face with a lion…as she licks the milk you squirt into her mouth or takes the meat you offer her from the training stick! Click here!

When are these experience scheduled?
This personal unforgettable experience can be booked Monday through Sunday at 8:30 a.m. before the zoo opens to the public.  Dates are subject to availability.

Cleaning a cougar’s teeth, bandaging a bird’s leg, or spending time with a siamang that’s a little under the weather – it’s all in a day’s work for the Houston Zoo’s veterinary team.
 
Get ready to spend an exciting morning checking up on the Zoo’s animal residents during this exclusive behind the scenes experience.

 

You will shadow one of Houston ’s busiest veterinarians as they make their “rounds” of the Zoo, as well as have the extraordinary opportunity to watch live medical procedures. Our four veterinarians are responsible for the health and well-being of a diverse collection of animals – from the smallest of the amphibians to the gigantic elephants and everything in between! 
Learn more! 

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Did you know you may be able to double or even triple your membership contribution at no cost to you?  And it is as easy as 1 – 2 – 3!  Many employers will match your current membership contribution.  The matching gift does not change your membership level but the additional gift is a huge help to the Zoo. 

Contact your Human Resources Department directly in order to find out if your employer has a matching gifts program.

1. Obtain the form from your HR department.
2. Fill out the form and send it to the Zoo along with your gift 
3. Feel great knowing you helped your Zoo even more.
Your membership payment is Tax Deductible!

If you have the Individual, Family, Family Plus, Grandparent or Supporting level membership, the fair market value of your benefits is not substantial and therefore the entire amount you paid is tax deductible.
 
If you have the Sustaining level membership, the fair market value of your benefits is $53 leaving a total of $197 that is tax deductible.
 
If you have a Conservator level membership, the fair market value of your benefits is $153 leaving a total of $347 that is tax deductible.