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Button-Sign Up NowThe Animal Amigo program helps care for all of the animals at the Zoo by funding food, medical treatment, equipment, enrichment toys, and habitat improvement for the animals in our care. Be an Amigo for a year or give an Amigo as a gift!

Nyah-CarlaKnappDonations of $50 or more receive:
•  Certificate of Thanks
•  Animal Photo
•  Limited Edition Amigo Trading Card
•  Plush Animal (Featured Amigo only)
•  Recognition on the Animal Amigo Board and in the Annual Report

Donations of $100 or more receive:
•  The above, plus
•  A plush animal when choosing any of the following: African elephant, Amur tiger, bald eagle, brown bear, California sea lion, cheetah, dolphin, flamingo, giraffe, lion, meerkat, red panda, penguin, polar bear, rhino, walrus or zebra.
•  Indianapolis Zoo frame for your animal photo

Donations of $200 or more receive:
•  The above, plus
•  Invitation to Early Morning Walkabout event

Questions? Contact (317) 630-2049 or amigo@indyzoo.com for more information.

Button-Sign Up NowFeatured Amigo: Blue Morpho Butterfly

Blue MorphoButterfly Kaleidoscope presented by Citizens Energy Group opened this spring in the Hilbert Conservatory at White River Gardens. Filled with the colors of butterflies, one of the largest species may stand out to you more than the others. The blue morpho butterfly has a wingspan of five to eight inches and is easy to recognize with its bright blue wings framed in black. However, the underside of the blue morpho’s wings is a dull brown with eyespots to provide it the camouflage it needs to hide from bird predators.

These butterflies live in the tropical rainforests of Latin America, spending much of their 115-day lifespan on the forest floor. You would most likely encounter one of these beautiful insects in clearings and along streams. While blue morpho caterpillars enjoy chewing on the leaves of plants from the pea family, adult blue morphos drink juices from rotting fruit or decomposing animals and tree sap.

As with many inhabitants of the rainforest, blue morphos are being threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation. Another threat is their beauty as they are being captured by both artists and collectors who want them for display. You Animal Amigo gift helps provide for the care of the blue morpho butterfly and other animals at the Indianapolis Zoo as ambassadors for their species.

This Featured Amigo can be yours for a $50 minimum donation and comes with the following benefits:
• Limited edition blue morpho plush
• Certificate of Thanks
• Blue morpho photo
• Blue Morpho Limited Edition Amigo Trading Card
• Recognition on our Animal Amigo donor board and in the Indianapolis Zoo Annual Report

Questions? Contact (317) 630-2049 or amigo@indyzoo.com for more information.