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Lions, penguins, and a tall giraffe — a day at the zoo hiding in one friendly grid. This sheet is free and printed in large, senior-friendly type — use the Print button above for a paper copy, or choose “Save as PDF” in the print dialog. Prints as the puzzle only — tick the box below if you’d like the answer key included (it prints on its own page).

At the Zoo Word Search

Instructions: Find all 12 hidden words in the grid. Words can go across or down.

ECGIONLEEBGTNEM
GAZNLNPCLIOTAAB
AMEIPOMOILRMEAN
ZEBIEIIGONINMTI
ILRRNOHGNSLFREC
LEABGRARPELLULE
GRNLUCETICAIGEN
GNPUIATIGERCEPP
HOSRNOSZCPGMPHA
ERNLYYNFHHOEAAI
PRIEGBEGOMIENNE
ACCOOSTRICHTDTP
EFMGIRAFFEARAHG
YLNLLFTHIPPOLIO
MONKEYNEARLNGOI

Word List

ELEPHANT
GIRAFFE
PENGUIN
OSTRICH
GORILLA
MONKEY
ZEBRA
TIGER
PANDA
CAMEL
HIPPO
LION

Answer Key

ECGIONLEEBGTNEM
GAZNLNPCLIOTAAB
AMEIPOMOILRMEAN
ZEBIEIIGONINMTI
ILRRNOHGNSLFREC
LEABGRARPELLULE
GRNLUCETICAIGEN
GNPUIATIGERCEPP
HOSRNOSZCPGMPHA
ERNLYYNFHHOEAAI
PRIEGBEGOMIENNE
ACCOOSTRICHTDTP
EFMGIRAFFEARAHG
YLNLLFTHIPPOLIO
MONKEYNEARLNGOI
ELEPHANTGIRAFFEPENGUINOSTRICHGORILLAMONKEYZEBRATIGERPANDACAMELHIPPOLION

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