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BRONX TIMES REPORTER, J 18 JAN. 21-27, 2022 BTR
Name a roach for Valentine’s
Day returns to Bronx Zoo
Each Name-a-Roach valentine costs $15 and comes with a color certifi cate that is emailed
to the recipient and lets them know that a cockroach has been named in their honor.
Photo Julie Larsen Maher © WCS
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
And they say romance is dead —
the Bronx Zoo is bringing back its annual
Valentine’s Day Name-a-Roach
gift package for 2022.
For more than 10 years, the Bronx
Zoo has offered the opportunity to
symbolically name one of the zoo’s
10,000-plus giant Madagascar hissing
cockroaches. Name-a-Roach offers a
fun, tongue-in-cheek Valentine’s Day
gift that shows your loved ones know
your feelings will last a lifetime while
helping further the mission of the
Bronx Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation
Society.
Each Name-a-Roach valentine costs
$15 and comes with a color certifi cate
that is emailed to the recipient and lets
them know that a cockroach has been
named in their honor. There are other
gift packages available, including:
Socks or beanie (plus certifi cate)
$35
Socks + Wild Encounter (plus certifi
cate) $60
Beanie + Wild Encounter (plus certifi
cate) $60
The Works (socks, beanie, Wild Encounter,
and certifi cate) $75
All upgrades are available while
supplies last.
Name-a-Roach began in 2011 with
thousands of donators from around
the world naming the zoo’s Madagascar
hissing cockroaches friends, family,
and loved ones, and even names inspired
by movies, music, politics and
more. The Madagascar hissing roach
is the largest roach species in the
world at nearly four inches long, however
they aren’t considered pests and
rarely enter homes.
For more information or to send
your own valentine, visit BronxZoo.
com/Roach.
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