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Zoo Clue 1 (Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park)

Katelyn Martin

Created on October 31, 2022

Put your detective hats on, it's time for Zoo Clue! Solve 5 puzzles and gather the clues to discover the identity of the mystery animal!

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Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park

For ages 6+

Zoo Clue

A digital breakout game

START

MISSION

TIPS

WELCOME

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park

For ages 6+

Welcome! Get ready to be a zoo detective! Kids: Ask an adult to help you read the story and answer your questions. Adults: Help kids when needed, but try to let them solve the puzzles on their own! Let them show off how smart they are!

Zoo Clue

Zoo Clue

A digital breakout game

Note: This breakout game is entirely digital. None of the puzzles or props presented here are offered in-person at the park.

START

TIPS

MISSION

WELCOME

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park

For ages 6+

Your mission is to visit each of the five locations on the map. At each stop you will find a puzzle. When you solve the puzzle, you will be awarded a clue. Gather all of the clues to discover the identity of the mystery animal! Press START to go to the map.

Zoo Clue

A digital breakout game

START

TIPS

MISSION

WELCOME

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park

For ages 6+

Zoo Clue

Zoo Clue

Zoo Clue

Tip 1: Write down the clues so you don't forget! You must remember the clues to learn what the mystery animal is. Tip 2: Click on the pen icon in the upper right corner to draw on the screen. Click it again to turn off the pen!

A digital breakout game

START

MISSION

TIPS

WELCOME

Where do you want to go?

After you find all of the clues, click on the magnifying glass!

Oops!Try Again!

(Go Back)

Visitor Center

(To Map)

Where is the puzzle? Search the area! Click on the circles.

Chihuahuan Desert Map
Vending Machines
Front Desk
Gift Shop
Touch Table
Gems & Minerals
Rotunda
Kiosk

Visitor Center

There is nothing behind, under, or around the map. You need to look somewhere else.

(Go Back)

Visitor Center

There are a lot of fun things in the gift shop, but there are no clues. You need to look somewhere else.

(Go Back)

Visitor Center

The rotunda is empty right now. You need to look somewhere else.

(Go Back)

Visitor Center

There are a lot of sparkly rocks but no clues. You need to look somewhere else.

(Go Back)

Visitor Center

This is a good place to buy a snack, but it's not a good place to find a clue. You need to look somewhere else.

(Go Back)

Visitor Center

The kiosk drawers are empty. You need to look somewhere else.

(Go Back)

Visitor Center

The Ranger says the clue isn't at the front desk. You need to look somewhere else.

(Go Back)

Visitor Center

(Go Back)
(Next Page)
(To Map)

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You found the clue! There is a calendar sitting on the touch table. Click the next button.

Visitor Center

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On the back of the calendar is a coded message. Click the next button.

Visitor Center

Which letters are in the coded message? Click on the correct letters on the calendar. After you select all seven letters, click the next button.

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What word is in the coded message? Click on the answer!

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Lanterns
Horns
Antlers
Planters

Visitor Center

You write the letters under the message. The hidden word was "ANTLERS"! Click the next button.

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A N T L E R S

Wolf

(Go Back)
(Next Page)
(To Map)

In front of the wolf exhibit are two posters. One poster is a message. The other poster is a drawing of a wolf. Click the next button to see the posters.

Wolf

How many triangles are in this picture?

Wolves almost went extinct like dinosaurs. There were almost no wild wolves left in America. Scientists had to put wolves back (or reintroduce them) into the wild. Our mystery animal almost disappeared from New Mexico. How many of the mystery animal were reintroduced here in 1911? Let's find out!

Click the next button.

Wolf

How many triangles are in this picture?

How many triangles can you find in this picture? Click on the right answer!

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Wolf

How many triangles are in this picture?

Correct! There are 12 triangles in the picture. So 12 of the mystery animal were reintroduced to New Mexico in 1911. Click the next button.

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Mule Deer

(Go Back)
(Next Page)
(To Map)

You walk up to the mule deer's home. In front of you is a table with puzzle pieces and a note. Click the next button to see the note.

Mule Deer

(Go Back)
(Next Page)
(To Map)

Click the next button to see the puzzle.

The mystery animal is not a mule deer, but it is related to them. Put the puzzle together to find out the first letter of their name!

Mule Deer

Drag the pieces to solve the puzzle and reveal the hidden letter. Place the pieces in the pink grid! Click the next button when you finish.

Mule Deer

What letter did you find in the puzzle? Click on the right answer!

Mule Deer

That's right! There was an E in the puzzle! So the name of the mystery animal begins with the letter E. Click the next button.

Pronghorn

(Go Back)
(Next Page)
(To Map)

When you arrive at the pronghorn's home, you see a maze drawn on the ground. There is also a poster with a message. Click the next button to see the poster.

Pronghorn

(Go Back)
(Next Page)
(To Map)

When you arrive at the pronghorn's home, you see a maze drawn on the ground. There is also a poster with a message. Click the next button to see the maze.

Some animals like to live alone. Pronghorn like to live in groups called herds. Does the mystery animal live alone or in a herd? Solve the maze to find out!

Pronghorn

Help the mystery animal find its way through the maze. Does it exit into a herd or alone? Use the pen tool in the upper right corner to draw your path. Click the next button when you're done.

HERD
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ALONE

Pronghorn

Where did you exit the maze? Click on the answer!

Herd
Alone

Pronghorn

Success! The maze ends at "HERD". The mystery animal lives in a herd too! Click the next button.

HERD
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ALONE

Mountain Lion

(Go Back)
(Next Page)
(To Map)

When you get to the mountain lion exhibit, you find paper and a bunch of markers. You pick up the paper and see a connect-the-dots puzzle and a note. Click the next button to read the note.

Mountain Lion

(Go Back)
(Next Page)
(To Map)

When you get to the mountain lion exhibit, you find paper and a bunch of markers. You pick up the paper and see a connect-the-dots puzzle and a note. Click the next button to see the puzzle.

Mountain lions are usually quiet, but sometimes they scream, chirp, whistle, or purr. The mystery animal makes a sound that's hard to forget. The sound shares a name with an instrument. What is it called?

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Connect the dots! What instrument do you see?

Mountain Lion

Use the pen tool in the upper right corner to connect the dots. When you finish, click the next button.

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Connect the dots! What instrument do you see?

Mountain Lion

Click on the instrument in the connect-the-dots picture.

Recorder
Oboe
Bugle
Trombone

Oboe by Henri Brod is licensed under CC0 1.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oboe_MET_DP218080.jpg https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en

Bugle in C by Thomas Key is licensed under CC0 1.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bugle_in_C_MET_DP-12679-123.jpg https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en

Soprano trombone in B♭ by Jonathan Harker is licensed under CC0 1.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Baptiste_soprano_trombone.png https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en

Soprano Recorder by Evertype is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soprano-recorder.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en

Mountain Lion

Yes! The mystery animal makes a noise called a bugle. Click the next button.

Bugle

Bugle in C by Thomas Key is licensed under CC0 1.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bugle_in_C_MET_DP-12679-123.jpg https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en

What is the mystery animal?

Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!

Horns

What does the mystery animal look great with?

Antlers

What is the mystery animal?

Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!

How many of the mystery animal were reintroduced in New Mexico in 1911?

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What is the mystery animal?

Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!

What letter does the mystery animal's name start with?

What is the mystery animal?

Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!

Herd

Does the mystery animal live alone or in a herd?

Alone

What is the mystery animal?

Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!

Recorder
Bugle

What instrument has the same name as the mystery animal's call?

The mystery animal is...Elk!

Elk are large animals related to deer. Boys grow new antlers every year. They start growing in spring and fall off in winter. The antlers can grow up to one inch longer each day!

Male (boy)
Female (girl)

Rm elk male female by Jim Richmond is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rm-elk-male-female.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park

Congrats

You discovered the identity of the mystery animal! Come visit Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park to see our elk! Thank you for playing!

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