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Hard zoo word search

Okapi, capybara and the komodo dragon, plus the reptile house and the aviary. A large zoo grid for older kids and parents, where words run backwards and diagonally as well.

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  • Anaconda
  • Anteater
  • Aquarium
  • Aviary
  • Baboon
  • Butterfly house
  • Capybara
  • Conservation
  • Gibbon
  • Habitat
  • Iguana
  • Komodo dragon
  • Lemur
  • Macaw
  • Okapi
  • Orangutan
  • Pelican
  • Petting zoo
  • Red panda
  • Reptile house
  • Sea lion
  • Snow leopard
  • Tapir
  • Toucan
  • Vulture
  • Wallaby
  • Warthog
  • Zookeeper

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Zoo, extra hard

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Find these words

  • Anaconda
  • Anteater
  • Aquarium
  • Aviary
  • Baboon
  • Butterfly house
  • Capybara
  • Conservation
  • Gibbon
  • Habitat
  • Iguana
  • Komodo dragon
  • Lemur
  • Macaw
  • Okapi
  • Orangutan
  • Pelican
  • Petting zoo
  • Red panda
  • Reptile house
  • Sea lion
  • Snow leopard
  • Tapir
  • Toucan
  • Vulture
  • Wallaby
  • Warthog
  • Zookeeper

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About this word search

The Okapi looks like a cross between a zebra and a horse, but its closest living relative is the giraffe. European scientists only described it in the early twentieth century, which makes it a favourite fact for zoo guides.

The list also covers the zoo itself: Aviary, Reptile house, Petting zoo and Conservation. Many modern zoos run breeding programmes for endangered species such as the Red panda and the Snow leopard, so those words belong together.

With all eight directions in play across eighteen squares, start with Komodo dragon and Butterfly house. The K in Okapi and the Y in Capybara are quick anchors after that.

Ways to use this word search

  • In the classroom

    Print it as a task for early finishers, or to open a lesson on this topic. With the QR code on the sheet, pupils check their own answers.

  • At home and on the go

    Pack a few printed sheets for the car, the train or the holidays. A pen is all you need, no screen required.

  • Play together

    Print the sheet twice and race each other. Whoever finds all the words first wins. Or play it online and see who is fastest.

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The same theme also exists in German, each with its own word list in that language. Handy if you are learning a language: you already know the topic, now just the words.

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