A Zoo Scavenger Hunt is a fun way to look for specific animals! Kids old and young will have fun checking off with pictures and words. 2 versions!
Zoos are always enjoyable places to be but what about having specific things to look for while you are there!? That is even more fun! These Zoo Scavenger Hunt are super entertaining!
We have two versions of our scavenger hunts! One is just animals. The other is what the animals are doing like eating, sleeping, climbing, etc. and what they look like.
If you are lucky enough to go to the zoo often, you will have more than one hunt to do!
The links for the free printables is just below. Just click on the link and it will pop right up in another window for you to print.
The printables includes both pictures and words for both readers and non readers. Children of all ages will be able to do these zoo scavenger hunts!
These hunts can also be done by one child or a whole family. Just print off one for each person.
It is understood that every zoo may not have every animal listed. That is fine! If they don’t have a live animal, look for a picture of one. They will usually have that.
I did try to choose animals that most zoos would have so there would be as much success as possible. 😊
There are two Zoo Scavenger Hunts. The first is of specific animals. There is a picture of the animal and the name in each block. The second hunt is for general types of animals like an animal with stripes. There is a picture in the block for that also but just as an example. Find any animal that has stripes. It doesn’t have to be the one pictured.
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When is National Zoo Month?
National Zoo and Aquarium Month is in June in the US every year.
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Copyright:
These printables are free for personal, home and classroom use. This means you are welcome to print as many copies as you need for use with your own kids, personal classroom, etc. Please do not mass produce these. Please refer fellow teachers or friends to this website to print off their own copies for their use.
The Rules for the Zoo Scavenger Hunt:
No running. We wouldn’t run in any public place anyway of course.
No loud voices. We sure don’t want to scare the animals (or the other people!). This is a nice, quiet, slow game.
Just find the items with your eyes. Point them out and check them off. Or take a picture if you would like.
This is a good hunt to do cooperatively so it is not race through the zoo. It is just as fun to work together to cross off your list.
You will probably not want to use the same item for any two on the list but if you need or want to that is okay. It will totally depend on how your hunt is going. It is totally up to you!
Whatever you want to do is fine! This is your game to do however works for your hunt! The ages of the children and the time you want to spend on the hunt will have to do with how you make your rules.
For example; you may find a tiger who is eating. He could count as 3 things because he has stripes, a long tail and is eating. He may very well even yawn during his meal! It is up to you whether you count that as 1 or 4 items. It probably will have to do whether it is 9am or 4pm when that sighting happens. 😊
Download a free printable copy for Zoo Animal Scavenger Hunt here.
Download a free printable copy for the Zoo Scavenger Hunt here.
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These are the animals you will be looking for
Lion
Parrot
Red panda
Turtle
Bear
Lemur
Flamingo
Owl
Rhinoceros
Kangaroo
Eagle
Zebra
Cheetah
Monkey
Penguin
Camel
Alligator
Frog
Giraffe
Wolf
These are the animal actions and characteristics you will find
With blue on it
An animal sleeping
With a long tail
With stripes
Flying
With green on it
A bird with a long tail
Yawning
That eats fruit
With a baby
With yellow on it
Crawling
With long legs
Animal statue
With spots
In water
Climbing
Eating
With a long nose
With a horn
How many on the list did you find?
What was your favorite animal?
Cindy
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