Zoo Animals Word Search
The animals on this list are all species commonly kept in zoos around the world, so most of the names will be familiar. Many modern zoos also run breeding programs for animals at risk in the wild.
Zoo Animals word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- bear
- elephant
- giraffe
- lion
- monkey
- penguin
- seal
- snake
- tiger
- zebra
Zoo Animals word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- bear
- camel
- elephant
- giraffe
- gorilla
- hippo
- kangaroo
- lion
- monkey
- penguin
- rhino
- seal
- snake
- tiger
- zebra
Zoo Animals word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- bear
- camel
- cheetah
- elephant
- flamingo
- giraffe
- gorilla
- hippo
- kangaroo
- leopard
- lion
- monkey
- otter
- panda
- penguin
- rhino
- seal
- snake
- tiger
- zebra
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Words in the Zoo Animals word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- lion
- A large tan cat that lives in family prides.
- tiger
- A striped orange cat native to parts of Asia.
- bear
- A heavy furry mammal with strong claws.
- monkey
- A clever primate, often with a long grasping tail.
- elephant
- The largest land animal, with a trunk and tusks.
- giraffe
- The tallest animal, with a very long neck.
- zebra
- An African horse relative covered in black stripes.
- snake
- A legless reptile that moves by curving its body.
- penguin
- A black and white seabird that swims but cannot fly.
- seal
- A sleek sea mammal with flippers instead of legs.
- gorilla
- The largest ape, living in African forest groups.
- hippo
- A heavy African mammal that rests in rivers.
- rhino
- A thick skinned animal with horns on its snout.
- camel
- A desert animal that stores fat in its hump.
- kangaroo
- An Australian animal that hops and carries young in a pouch.
- panda
- A black and white bear that eats mostly bamboo.
- leopard
- A spotted cat that often rests in trees.
- cheetah
- The fastest land animal over short distances.
- flamingo
- A pink wading bird that stands on one leg.
- otter
- A playful river mammal with thick waterproof fur.
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