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Give them the full package this Valentine’s Day, complete with a roach beanie, roach belt bag, roach plush, a printed certificate with their roach’s name, and a very crawly Valentine's Virtual Encounter* on February 14th, 15th, or 16th with a Madagascar hissing cockroach - and a surprise animal guest. SHOP Moreover, it will only cost interested clients KSh 1,936 ($15) and the cockroach is fed to other animals on the day. This unusual Valentine’s gift idea is a yearly tradition at the Bronx Zoo ahead of February 14. Orders must be placed by Feb. 8 to receive the gifts by Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14. Virtual encounters are about 15 minutes. They will be offered at 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 10 a.m. and 4 The Brookfield Zoo will name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after your ex. Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. For many, Feb. 14 is a day to express love and caring for a partner. For others This Valentine’s Day, we’re turning heartache into hilarity! At the Shreveport Aquarium, you can symbolically adopt a cockroach to name after your ex (or anyone else who's been bugging you) and we'll turn it into a crunchy treat for our alligators. It’s the ultimate way to let go of the past while rewarding amazing gator residents. Levels: You can even meet your cockroach virtually this year. "Curl up with your special someone for a romantic Valentine's Virtual Encounter with a Madagascar hissing cockroach," the website said. The Bronx Zoo started the “Name a Roach” program in 2011 as a way to raise money. Proceeds from the fundraiser go to the Wildlife Conservation Society. Celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with a unique gift for the one you love or hate, by symbolically naming a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach in their honor. For a donation of $20, you’ll receive a printable certificate that you can customize for that “special” someone in your life. Additionally, you can purchase roach-themed socks and adorable cockroach plushies. It’s interesting to note that Madagascar hissing cockroaches, which can grow nearly four inches long, are the largest species of cockroach in the world. In a tweet, the zoo promoted the campaign with the message: “Valentine’s Day is creeping up once again. The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off. For $10, the zoo will name a cockroach after your not-so-special someone and feed it to an Jan. 18 (UPI) --Zoos in New York and Texas are offering the love-struck and the lovelorn the opportunity to buy some unusual Valentine's Day gifts: naming rights for cockroaches.The Bronx Zoo said This Valentine’s Day, VIA Aquarium in Schenectady is offering a hilariously petty, yet oddly endearing way to mark the holiday: For just $1, you can sponsor a cockroach and have it named after that “special someone.” “Your sponsored roach will be fed out to one of our reptiles by our Senior (CNN)– If you are not celebrating love this Valentine’s Day here are some options to honor an ex. For a $10 donation to the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas, the zoo will dedicate a pound of poop to The Bronx Zoo is offering an unusual way to show your undying love: its Name a Roach program. For $15, you can name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after your special someone. BRONX, N.Y. — January 16, 2025 — Who needs roses and chocolates for Valentine’s Day when you can have a cockroach? Today, the Bronx Zoo announced that the popular, annual Name-a-Roach tradition returns this Valentine’s Day season to allow donors to symbolically name a Bronx Zoo Madagascar hissing cockroach after a loved one, or a not so ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (WRGB) — Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and Via Aquarium has a quirky way to celebrate that not-so-special someone in your life. The aquarium is offering the chance The zoo said more than 56,000 cockroaches have been named since the popular Valentine's Day campaign was established in 2011. The zoo said it will be accepting orders until February 5. This Valentine’s Day, the Shreveport Aquarium is "turning heartache into hilarity," according to its website. You can adopt a dubia cockroach, about 3/4 of an inch in length, to name after your ex or anyone else who's been bugging you, and get "Reptile Revenge" on them as it becomes a crunchy treat for the alligators. Over the past decade, hopeless romantics have named 56,000 cockroaches through the Bronx Zoo’s popular Valentine’s Day tradition. Don’t miss your chance to “Name-a-Roach” and crawl your way into someone’s heart. Valentine's Day is the holiday of love; usually filled with roses, chocolates, and kind messages- but for some, that's not the case. For those who aren't in the classic holiday spirit, there may be a different way for you to celebrate. The San Antonio Zoo will be celebrating Valentine's Day later this month through its annual 'Cry Me a Cockroach' fundraiser, which will allow individuals to name a cockroach after their ex that
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