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Animal Adoptions

Rothschild Giraffe

Female Rothschild's giraffe at Paignton Zoo

Holly Martin : 19th March 2024

Amy Wright : 25th March 2024

Carol Giles : 5th April 2024  

Stephen Martin : 2nd May 2024 

Sarah Parga-Quintana: 5th May 2024

Abi Foot : 19th June 2024 

Bex Weeden : 20th June 2024

Nikki Franklin : 27th June 2024

Llinos Perry : 28th June 2024

Nathaniel Dowdy : 22nd July 2024

Michelle Carr : 29th July 2024

Megan Bromley : 9th August 2024 

Laura Henson : 20th August 2024 

Felicity Hewson : 15th August 2024 

Melaine Kelly : 5th September 2024 

Bethany Roberts : 2nd October 2024

Lizzie Hall : 5th October 2024 

Claire-Bear Joyce : 28th October 2024

Lisa Beezley-Lippman : 2nd November 2024

Leedham Shelly : 23rd November 2024

Sidney Hurford : 24th December 2024

Aimee King : 25th December 2024 

Cathy Thorne : 25th December 2024 

Laura Miles : 25th December 2024 

Louise Keel : 25th December 2024 

Sophie Beesley : 25th December 2024 

Amber Derbyshire : 25th December 2024

Lyla Reed : 25th December 2024

Maria Middleditch : 25th December 2024

Steve Swann : 10th January 2025

 

 

Gorilla

Male Western lowland gorilla Kivu at Paignton Zoo

Emmie Tout : 31st March 2024

In memory of Alan Mutter : 1st May 2024

Helen Fowles : 21st May 2024

Penny Daniel : 16th June 2024 

Curtis Dowling : 17th June 2024

Ann Jones : 3rd July 2024 

John Hammond : 24th July 2024 

Jack Coysh : August 8th 2024 

Derrick Barratt : 2nd September 2024 

In memory of Trevor Robinson : 16th September 2024 

Sally Hatton : 21st September 2024

Ann Billington : 30th September 2024

Ella Edwards : 25th December 2024 

Helen and Dave Stanley & Crompton : 25th December 2024 

Jamie Bolton : 25th December 2024 

June Romans : 25th December 2024 

Linda Burns : 25th December 2024 

Dianne Goode : 25th December 2024 

Tracey Dance : 25th December 2024 

Imogen Carpenter : 27th December 2024

JoJo Lucombe-Jones : 31st December 2024 

Noj Vinton : 10th February 2025

African lion

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Kerry Bostock: 27th April 2024

Edward Mellitt : 8th May 2024 

Dave Morris : 10th May 2024 

Andrew White : 16th June 2024

Ruth Shapter : 21st July 2024

Jutta Fagan : 1st August 2024

Jackie Millar : 13th August 2024 

Archie Gould : 17th August 2024

Janna von Oven : 10th October 2024

Kai Jones : 14th October 2024

Joe Tithecott : 25th December 2024

Joseph Maloney 25th December 2024

Phoebe Waterworth-Foss 25th December 2024

Cameron Hodge : 1st January 2025

Kristen Monk : 1st January 2025 

Roman Bridge : 18th January 2025

Orangutan

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Joan Straughan : 26th March 2024 

Joanna Dowding : 7th April 2024

Megan Williams : 12th May 2024 

Andy : 15th May 2024

Terry Fowles : 21st May 2024

Leigh Hedington : 1st July 2024

George Hawkins : 31st August 2024

Sam Jones : 1st November 2024

Violet Suri Thacker : 11th November 2024

Katy Jenner : 15th November 2024

Madelyn Harris : 7th December 2024

Evie Hill : 23rd December 2024

Reggie Seymour : 25th December 2024

Charlotte Scott : 29th December 2024

Kay Allen : 19th January 2025

Kiwi


Kiwi
Carla & Stuart : 26th May 2024

Meerkat

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John Hammond : 24th July 2024 

Jutta Fagan : 1st August 2024

In Memory of Brenda Ware : 12th October 2024

Aeryn-May : 25th December 2024

 

 

Tiger

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Maisy Jones : 1st April 2024

Oliver Dove : 8th April 2024

Abigail Wright : 29th April 2024

Peter Ridout : 15th May 2024

Scott Beard : 28th May 2024 

Richard Scotting : 25th June 2024 

Jasper Richards : 20th June 2024

Lola Bishop : 30th June 2024 

Jenny Hicks : 22nd July 2024 

Kieffer Graham : 16th August 2024

Louise Walker : 19th August 2024 

Benjamin Baker : 16th September 2024

Ryan Porter : 23rd September 2024

Barbara Hutchings : 24th September 2024

Kirstin Inskip : 6th October 2024 

Eva Hurford : 24th December 2024

Rose and Jon Millard : 25th December 2024 

Jamie McEwen : 25th December 2024 

Maureen and Trevor Webb : 26th December 2024 

Felicity Bearder : 23rd February 2025

Tree-frog

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Ruben Austin-Haywood: 1st April 2024

Sandy Young : 26th November 2024

Red Panda

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Charlie Samuel : 19th March 2024 

Susan Bennett : 22nd March 2024 

Tori Webster : 8th April 2024 

Clem Pickles : 17th April 2024 

Isabella Smith : 15th April 2024

Amanda Gibbs : 12th May 2024 

Mike Porter : 12th May 2024

Mia Andrews : 14th May 2024

Millie Sansom : 1st June 2024

Willow Gettings : 6th June 2024

Heather Morris : 8th June 2024 

Kristina Tinker : 8th June 2024

Bethan Clucas : 15th June 2024

Lewis Goldthorpe : 16th June 2024

Aria Tonkin : 23rd June 2024

Rosie Scotting : 25th June 2024 

Jowan Roberts : 1st July 2024

Tony Bennion : 2nd July 2024 

Lola White : 14th July 2024

Hazel Class 2023-2024 : 19th July 2024

Caroline Fargher : 20th July 2024

Nathan Beattie : 23rd July 2024

Stanley Rowles : 3rd August 2024

Sienna Mae Creed : 5th August 2024 

Kian Coombs : 12th August 2024 

Max Allan : 12th August 2024

Jill Dixon : 19th August 2024 

Charlotte Myres : 7th September 2024

Hannah Potter : 21st September 2024

Remy Bray Clark : 25th September 2024

Glenn Richards : 29th September 2024

Sandra Downing : 29th September 2024

Mihai Craivan : 7th October 2024 

Fábio Barreira : 14th October 2024

Matthew Reynolds : 17th October 2024

Pippa Whitehead : 18th October 2024

Freddie Mason : 25th October 2024

Glenn Collis : 29th October 2024

Jellyfish & Lobsters Classes Curledge Street Academy : 1st November 2024

Tony Uren : 24th November 2024

Year Seven-THS : 16th December 2024

Lucy Harpin : 25th December 2024

Ben Wheeler : 12th December 2024 

Hayden Barrett-Kong : 20th December 2024

Betty-Mae Payne : 25th December 2024 

Edwina Burlace : 25th December 2024 

Patience Stringer : 25th December 2024 

Elijah George Ash : 25th December 2024 

Eliza Georgie Rees : 25th December 2024 

Keni Parker : 25th December 2024 

Mike Romans : 25th December 2024 

Nicola and Malcom Coffin : 25th December 2024 

Tommy Helm : 25th December 2024 

Simon Drew : 25th December 2024 

Collette Myatt : 25th December 2024

Evie Wiseman-Burr : 27th December 2024

David Crosby : 25th December 2024

Chunky Philp : 1st January 2025

Adriana Dodd : 1st January 2025

Pat Knight : 19th January 2025

Ceri Davies : 22nd January 2025

Kara Burns : 14th February 2025

Sloth

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Lisa Martin : 18th March 2024 

Ben Rhodes : 20th March 2024 

Anna Simpson : 27th March 2024

Heather & Gay Traynor : 30th March 2024

Alix Thom : 30th March 2024

Leah Stoneman: 2nd April 2024

Jenny Bailey : 9th April 2024

Saffie Hooper : 14th April 2024

Mr Chudley : 18th April 2024 

Abbie Gill : 4th May 2024

Oscar Coombs : 10th May 2024

Fiona, James & Sophie Horton : 10th May 2024

Arthur Hookway : 13th May 2024

Theda Kane : 15th May 2024 

Alana Atkins : 20th May 2024

Jill ‘Goalie’ Shute : 4th June 2024

Eric Montague : 24th June 2024

Zoe Alcock : 24th June 2024

Teya Appleby : 30th June 2024

Freddie Norman : 3rd July 2024

Cree Selway : 12th July 2024

Hayleigh Castle : 14th July 2024

Breakwater Beach Oldway Primary School : 21st July 2024

Lexi Wilkinson : 23rd July 2024

Cerys Austin Richards : 29th July 2024

Lily-Mae Harvey : 6th August 2024

Jack Cook : 12th August 2024

Faith Harvey : 13th August 2024

Wiktoria Kajstura : 26th August 2024 

Matthew King : 7th September 2024

Milo Marley : 9th September 2024 

Mia James : 29th September 2024

Chardonay Pipet : 7th October 2024

Fred King : 12th October 2024

Harry Ketley : 24th October 2024

Meg Bryant : 26th October 2024

Thomas Phillip : 27th November 2024

George Harpin : 25th December 2024

Henry Oakley : 10th December 2024

Bella Hallett : 13th December 2024

Matthew Simmons : 25th December 2024

Arthur Keeling : 25th December 2024

Isla Withers Roberts : 25th December 2024

Leanne Ratcliff : 25th December 2024

Matt Ledwitch : 25th December 2024

Mea-Roze Barber : 25th December 2024

Tina Maunder : 25th December 2024

Wilbur Seymour : 25th December 2024

Collette Myatt : 25th December 2024

Danielle Allen : 26th December 2024

April Davies : 27th December 2024

Maya and Sophie Hollings : 1st January 2025

Louise Hockings : 4th January 2025

Portia Stratfull : 6th January 2025

Finley Jackson : 10th January 2025

Lake Ticicaca Frog

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Lizzie Speller: 12th July 2024 

Echidna

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Jasmine Sheeran : 12th July 2024 

Jutta Fagan : 1st August 2024

Cheetah

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Jutta Fagan : 1st August 2024

In Memory of Julian Christian Buxton-Rodriguez : 16th September 2024 

Rhino

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Obi and Esme : 9th September 2024 

Malak Amir : 23rd September 2024 

Paige Black : 7th October 2024

George Brunton : 14th October 2024

Dean Poolman : 15th October 2024

Sandra Downing : 26th October 2024

Zach Hergli : 25th November 2024

Chloe Nicholls : 4th December 2024

Henry Prowse : 20th December 2024 

Adam Kenny : 25th December 2024

Louisa Smith : 25th December 2024

Judy Addison : 25th December 2024

 

Aldabra Giant Tortoise

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James Milne : 16th September 2024

Bob Southwell : 14th October 2024

Sharon Gleeson: 10th November 2024

Aila Roach : 2nd December 2024

Noah Glentworth : 25th December 2024

Lisa Hambly : 19th January 2025

Sue Andrew : 7th February 2025

 

Chilean Flamingo

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Thurza Phillips : 11th October 2024

William Prowse : 20th December 2024

William Prowse : 20th December 2024

Rhonda Hole : 24th December 2024

Callum, Rosie and Harlee : 25th December 2024

Emily Small : 25th December 2024

Isla Edwards : 25th December 2024

Sophie Saunders : 25th December 2024

Thelma Parsons : 1st January 2025

 

 

 

 

Spider Monkey

Brown spider monkey at Paignton Zoo

Lucy Wright : 20th October 2024

Pelican

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Errol Ismail : 5th November 2024