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100 Words Every Zoo Visitor Should Know

May 29, 2026

100 Words Every Zoo Visitor Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. admission entry to a place
2. amphibian animal living on land and water
3. animal a living creature, not a plant
4. antlers branched deer head growths
5. aquarium tank for fish or aquatic life
6. aviary large enclosure for birds
7. beak hard bird mouthpart
8. bellow deep loud roar or call
9. bird feathered animal with wings
10. bleat cry of a goat or sheep
11. breeding producing young animals
12. burrow hole dug for shelter
13. calf young elephant or giraffe
14. camouflage coloring that helps hide
15. carnivore meat-eating animal
16. chick young bird
17. chirp short high bird sound
18. claws sharp curved nails
19. colony group living together
20. conservation protection of wildlife and nature
21. cub young bear, lion, or tiger
22. demonstration live educational showing
23. den wild animal shelter
24. desert very dry land region
25. diet food an animal usually eats
26. enclosure fenced or walled animal area
27. endangered at risk of extinction
28. exhibit display area for animals
29. fang long sharp tooth
30. feathers bird body covering
31. feeding giving food to animals
32. fins flat parts used for swimming
33. fish water-dwelling gilled animal
34. flock group of birds
35. forage search widely for food
36. fur thick hair on animals
37. gate main entrance or barrier
38. gills organs for breathing underwater
39. glide move smoothly through air
40. grassland land covered mainly with grass
41. graze eat grass or plants
42. growl low threatening sound
43. grunt short low animal sound
44. habitat an animal’s natural home
45. hatchling recently hatched young animal
46. herbivore plant-eating animal
47. herd group of large mammals
48. hibernate sleep through winter
49. hoof hard foot of some mammals
50. horn hard pointed head growth
51. howl long loud cry
52. hunt chase animals for food
53. insect small six-legged animal
54. keeper person who cares for animals
55. leap jump a long distance
56. mammal warm-blooded animal with hair
57. mane long hair on neck
58. map guide showing zoo layout
59. migrate move seasonally to another place
60. nest animal home for eggs
61. offspring an animal’s young
62. omnivore animal eating plants and meat
63. pack group of hunting animals
64. paw animal foot with pads
65. poisonous harmful if eaten or touched
66. pounce jump suddenly to catch
67. predator animal that hunts other animals
68. prey animal hunted by another
69. pride group of lions
70. primate monkey, ape, or related animal
71. pup young seal, wolf, or dog
72. quarantine isolation to prevent disease
73. rainforest dense wet tropical forest
74. rehabilitation helping injured animals recover
75. reptile cold-blooded scaly vertebrate
76. rescue saving an animal from danger
77. restroom toilet room
78. roar deep loud animal call
79. scales hard plates on skin
80. screech harsh high cry
81. shell hard outer covering
82. snout animal’s nose and mouth
83. solitary living mostly alone
84. species a kind of living thing
85. squawk loud rough bird cry
86. stalk follow prey quietly
87. tail rear body extension
88. talons bird of prey claws
89. terrarium glass habitat for land animals
90. territory area an animal defends
91. troop group of primates
92. trumpet elephant’s loud call
93. trunk elephant’s long nose
94. tusk long pointed tooth
95. venomous able to inject venom
96. veterinarian doctor for animals
97. whiskers stiff hairs near mouth
98. wildlife animals living in nature
99. wings body parts used for flying
100. zoo place where animals are kept

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