The Anniston Museums and Gardens houses around 30 live animal ambassadors. These animals are full-time “Creature Teachers” who educate and excite people of all ages about wildlife and conservation. They bring the Anniston Museum of Natural History’s exhibit halls to life and help us connect with our guests.
In order to provide the best possible husbandry and care, we need support from animal lovers like you! Join the Adopt an Ambassador Program and help us provide varied diets, upgrade enclosures, and create environmental enrichment devices. There are several levels to support our live animal ambassadors. If you have any questions, please contact us at 256-237-6766 or email amageducation@annistonal.gov. Thank you for your support!
Special thank you to Morgan Lee Photography for donating services and photographing our ambassadors!
Ambassador Levels
Advocate: $25
Review the photos below and determine which ambassador you want to adopt! Be sure to add the animal’s name to the Comments section on the next page. All animals are available to adopt at any level. Adoptions are renewable annually and each level has various benefits.
Adoption Packet includes:
- Emailed Certificate
- Emailed Photo
- Emailed Fact Sheet
Thank you for your adoption!
Advocate: $25
Review the photos below and determine which ambassador you want to adopt! Be sure to add the animal’s name to the Comments section on the next page. All animals are available to adopt at any level. Adoptions are renewable annually and each level has various benefits.
Adoption Packet includes:
- Emailed Certificate
- Emailed Photo
- Emailed Fact Sheet
Thank you for your adoption!
Keeper: $50
Review the photos below and determine which ambassador you want to adopt! Be sure to add the animal’s name to the Comments section on the next page. All animals are available to adopt at any level. Adoptions are renewable annually and each level has various benefits.
Adoption Packet includes:
- Certificate
- Photo
- Fact Sheet
Thank you for your adoption!
Protector: $100
Review the photos below and determine which ambassador you want to adopt! Be sure to add the animal’s name to the Comments section on the next page. All animals are available to adopt at any level. Adoptions are renewable annually and each level has various benefits.
Adoption Packet includes:
- Certificate
- Photo
- Fact Sheet
- Anniston Museums and Gardens T-shirt
Thank you to our adoption!
Warrior: $250
Review the photos below and determine which ambassador you want to adopt! Be sure to add the animal’s name to the Comments section on the next page. All animals are available to adopt at any level. Adoptions are renewable annually and each level has various benefits.
Adoption Packet includes:
- Certificate
- Photo
- Face Sheet
- Anniston Museums and Gardens T-shirt
- 2 Guest Passes to Anniston Museum of Natural History
Thank you for your adoption!
Biologist: $500
Review the photos below and determine which ambassador you want to adopt! Be sure to add the animal’s name to the Comments section on the next page. All animals are available to adopt at any level. Adoptions are renewable annually and each level has various benefits.
Adoption Packet includes:
- Certificate
- Photo
- Face Sheet
- Anniston Museums and Gardens T-shirt
- 4 Guest Passes to Anniston Museum of Natural History
- Creature Teacher encounter for up to 4 people!
Thank you for your adoption!
The Anniston Museums and Gardens serve as a ‘Gateway’ site for the Appalachian Highlands Birding Trail. The trees throughout the campus harbor breeding songbirds year-round such as Carolina Chickadees and Wrens, Chipping Sparrows, Northern Cardinals, American Robins, and the Tufted Titmouse. Summer and Scarlet Tanagers, Goldfinches, and Thrashers can be seen and heard in the Wildlife Garden located at the back of the Anniston Museum. The best time of year for the site is spring and fall when the hilltop forest becomes a first-class place to look for migrants, such as the Indigo Bunting. Birdhouses are located throughout the Longleaf Botanical Gardens, offering our many Eastern Bluebirds a safe place to raise their families.
