Max and the Missing Safari Map

Chief Explorer Max

A secret safari map has been scrambled across the Bronx Zoo, and the trail markers are hiding in plain sight. Max is the only explorer brave enough to follow the clues, spot the animal signs, and recover the path before the wild way goes missing forever. Chief Explorer Max, map the zoo, solve the clues, and bring the safari back together.

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Bonus Find or Do

Quick wins for easy checkoffs before the main story challenges. Each one is worth 1 point.

Map the Tracks

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Decode the Wild

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Restore Safari

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Challenge 1 of 14: Find the two giant reptiles outside Zoo Center and count how many slow-moving giants you can spot at once. Then choose the one that looks oldest and say why.Aldabra tortoises can live for more than 200 years.
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Challenge 2 of 14: Find the animal in World of Reptiles that looks like it could survive a volcanic island. Describe what makes it look tough, scaly, or built for adventure.World of Reptiles includes giant river turtles, poison dart frogs, and blue iguanas.
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Challenge 3 of 14: Stand near Sea Lion Pool and watch one sea lion for 20 seconds. Count how many times it changes position before you think it is about to dive or bark.Sea lions use loud vocal sounds to keep track of one another.
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Challenge 4 of 14: Find two gorillas and compare who looks more like the boss of the forest. Look for the one with the bigger shoulders, the calmer face, or the busiest hands.Congo Gorilla Forest was built as a participatory exhibit that connects field work to conservation.
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Challenge 5 of 14: Before you look closely, predict which tiger feature will help it disappear best: stripes, shadows, or stillness. Then check the exhibit and see if your prediction was right.Tiger stripes help the animal blend into tall grass and dappled shade.
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Challenge 6 of 14: Find the tallest neck clue in Carter Giraffe Building and trace how far up you need to look to spot it. Then name one thing that only a super-tall animal could reach.A giraffe’s tongue can be very long and is built for browsing leaves.
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Challenge 7 of 14: In Children’s Zoo, find the place where younger guests can get close to gentle animals when it is open. Copy the friendliest animal face you can make there, then point to the animal you think would be easiest to pet.The Children’s Zoo is designed so smaller guests can get a better look at the animals.
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Challenge 8 of 14: Find a bird of prey, then remember one reptile from earlier. Which one has the sharper-looking hunter gear: beak, talons, claws, or scales? Explain your choice out loud.Birds of prey use hooked beaks and strong talons to hunt.
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Challenge 9 of 14: Find a butterfly with closed wings and another with open wings. Count the wing shapes you can see, then decide which one would be harder for a predator to notice.Butterflies can taste with their feet.
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Challenge 10 of 14: Find a bird here that looks like it belongs on a ship or in cold ocean water. Match it to the missing safari map clue by saying which animal from the zoo would be its best travel teammate.Tufted puffins live at sea for much of the year.
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Challenge 11 of 14: Go back to World of Reptiles and find the tiniest reptile or amphibian display you can spot. Count how many small creatures are packed into that one area, then pick the hardest one to notice.The reptile nursery is home to tiny turtles and little lizards.
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Challenge 12 of 14: Find one thing in Congo Gorilla Forest that reminds you of a jungle adventure scene from TV. Compare it with the tiger habitat and name which exhibit feels more like a hidden expedition base.This exhibit was built to connect visitors with conservation work in the wild.
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Challenge 13 of 14: Return to Zoo Center and look for the clue that feels like the center of the whole safari map. Find the animal that seems most like the “starting point” of your adventure and tell Max why.Zoo Center has been the heart of the Bronx Zoo since 1908.
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Challenge 14 of 14: Use all your clues and choose the three exhibits that would make the best rescue route for the missing safari map. Walk the route in your head, then announce where the map should end up and why Chief Explorer Max has solved the mystery.A real explorer plans by connecting clues across different habitats, not just by spotting animals.

Bonus Find or Do

Bug Carousel
Bison Range
Brown Bears
Mouse House
Pheasant Aviary
World of Darkness
Nature Trek
Wild Asian trail
Sea lion clap
Copy a tiger stretch
Tiny sign
Hidden frog
Penguin colony photo
Family explorer pose
Shadow selfie

Chief Explorer Max, you followed the broken trail, solved the missing safari map, and brought the wild route back together. Max, you turned the Bronx Zoo into your own expedition and proved the mystery was never lost as long as you could read the clues.

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