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Zoo scavenger hunt
Turn your next zoo day into a quest.
Snappit has guides for more than 500 zoos, each with a checklist of the animals living there. Kids hunt down every animal on the list, snap a photo, collect its card — and try to complete the whole zoo.
Free to downloadWorks on iPhone & AndroidAges 4+No adsGuides for 500+ zoos
How a zoo scavenger hunt works
1
Pick your zoo
Find your zoo in Snappit — there are guides for more than 500 of them — and open its checklist of animals spotted there.
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See what there is to find
Browse the checklist together before or during your visit, so kids know which animals they’re hunting for around the next corner.
3
Hunt, snap, and collect
At each enclosure, kids photograph the animal in the app. Snappit identifies it, awards its collectible card, and checks it off the zoo’s list.
Animals waiting to be collected
A peek at the animal cards in the Snappit field guide — every species at the zoo is a card with a rarity tier, traits, and kid-friendly facts.
Abyssinian Cat
African Elephant
African Lion
African buffalo
African clawless otter
African palm civet
Agamyxis pectinifrons
Why kids slow down at every enclosure
Most zoo visits turn into a race to the gift shop. With a checklist to complete and cards to earn, kids actually stop, look, and read.
A checklist for your zoo
Snappit has guides for 500+ zoos, each listing the animals spotted there. Completing the list is the day’s mission.
A card for every animal
Each snap becomes a collectible card with rarity tiers from common to legendary — the lion and the red panda both count, but one might be rarer.
Facts kids actually read
Every card comes with short, kid-friendly facts, so the zoo trip teaches something at every stop — no signboard squinting required.
Works at any zoo
Visiting a zoo that’s not in the guide yet? Snappit still identifies the animals by photo, and every snap still earns its card.
Collections, badges, and streaks
Zoo finds count toward themed collections and badges, and the daily discovery challenge keeps the game going after you head home.
Family-safe by design
Ages 4+, no ads, no chat, no social feed, privacy-first. Built by parents who wanted zoo days to stick.
Find your zoo
Snappit includes guides for more than 500 zoos, each with a checklist of the animals spotted there — your scavenger hunt is ready before you reach the gate.
zoo29 sightings22 species
Tennessee, US
Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park
You might spot Komodo Dragon, Western Barn Owl, and Snow Leopard.
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zoo27 sightings22 species
Michigan, US
John Ball Zoo
You might spot Lion, Komodo Dragon, and Ursus Arctos.
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zoo30 sightings21 species
Louisiana, US
Alexandria Zoological Park
You might spot Linnaeus's Two-Toed Sloth and Pantherophis Guttatus.
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Zoo scavenger hunt FAQ
- Open your zoo’s guide in Snappit to see a checklist of its animals. As kids find each one, they photograph it in the app — Snappit identifies it, awards a collectible card, and ticks it off the list.
- Snappit has guides for more than 500 zoos. And even at a zoo without a guide, photo identification still works on every animal, so the snap-and-collect game travels anywhere.
- Yes. Snappit is free to download on iPhone and Android, with free identifications every day. An optional subscription unlocks unlimited snaps for big zoo days.
- That’s the idea. Every animal kids snap comes with kid-friendly facts, traits, and a card to keep, so they leave knowing what they saw — not just that they saw it.
- Snappit is built for families with kids aged 4 and up. Younger kids spot and snap with a parent holding the phone; older kids manage their own checklist and collection.
- Usually, yes — Snappit identifies animals from a photo, and a clear shot through glass or between fence bars typically works. If a photo is too blurry or distant, just try another angle.
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Ready to complete the zoo?
Download Snappit free, open your zoo’s checklist, and see how many animals your family can collect in one visit.