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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Transcript
Zoo Clue
START
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park
A digital breakout game
For ages 6+
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TIPS
WELCOME
MISSION
Zoo Clue
START
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park
A digital breakout game
For ages 6+
1
TIPS
WELCOME
MISSION
Zoo Clue
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!
Note: This breakout game is entirely digital. None of the puzzles or props presented here are offered in-person at the park.
TIPS
START
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park
A digital breakout game
For ages 6+
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WELCOME
MISSION
Zoo Clue
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
START
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park
A digital breakout game
For ages 6+
1
WELCOME
MISSION
TIPS
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!
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
Where is the puzzle? Search the area! Click on the circles.
(To Map)
Gift Shop
Touch Table
Front Desk
Kiosk
Vending Machines
Rotunda
Gems & Minerals
Chihuahuan Desert Map
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
You found the clue! There is a calendar sitting on the touch table.Click the next button.
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(Go Back)
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(To Map)
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The mystery animal looks great with1 - 14 - 20 - 12 - 5 - 18 - 19
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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Each day on the calendar has a number. Click the days with numbers that match the message. Example: The first number in the message is 1. Click on November 1st. The first letter in the message is "A".
Visitor Center
What word is in the coded message?Click on the answer!
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The mystery animal looks great with1 - 14 - 20 - 12 - 5 - 18 - 19
Lanterns
Visitor Center
You write the letters under the message. The hidden word was "ANTLERS"!Click the next button.
The mystery animal looks great with1 - 14 - 20 - 12 - 5 - 18 - 19
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Wolf
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.
(Go Back)
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(To Map)
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!
Wolf
Click the next button.
How many triangles are in this picture?
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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Some triangles overlap. Two triangles might make a third small triangle! Or one big triangle might have smaller ones inside of it. So, one triangle could be two or three colors! Count every triangle you see!
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
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.
(Go Back)
(To Map)
(Next Page)
Mule Deer
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!
(Go Back)
(To Map)
(Next Page)
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
All of the puzzle pieces move. They cannot be turned. Start with the edges and corner pieces. They have flat sides. Next, try to fill in the middle pieces. Look at the colors on the parts that stick out. Match them to the color of the piece they attach to.
What letter did you find in the puzzle?Click on the right answer!
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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.
Mule Deer
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
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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!
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.
Pronghorn
(Go Back)
(Next Page)
(To Map)
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.
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If you need help with the maze, try going backwards! Start at "HERD" or "ALONE" and see if you can get back to "START". If you can, you found your answer! If you can't, the other way must be right!
Where did you exit the maze?Click on the answer!
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Success! The maze ends at "HERD". The mystery animal lives in a herd too!Click the next button.
Mountain Lion
(Go Back)
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(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
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
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Connect the dots!What instrument do you see?
Use the pen tool in the upper right corner to connect the dots. When you finish, click the next button.
There are 57 dots. The first dot is on the left. Take your time! Some dots are very close together.
Mountain Lion
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
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
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
Oboe
Trombone
Bugle
Recorder
Click on the instrument in the connect-the-dots picture.
Mountain Lion
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
Bugle
Yes! The mystery animal makes a noise called a bugle.Click the next button.
What is the mystery animal?
Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!
What does the mystery animal look great with?
Horns
Antlers
What is the mystery animal?
How many of the mystery animal were reintroduced in New Mexico in 1911?
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Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!
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What is the mystery animal?
What letter does the mystery animal's name start with?
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Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!
What is the mystery animal?
Does the mystery animal live alone or in a herd?
Herd
Alone
Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!
What is the mystery animal?
What instrument has the same name as the mystery animal's call?
Answer the questions to learn the name of the mystery animal!
Bugle
Recorder
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!
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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
Congrats
Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park
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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