Zoo Color by Number

Print the Zebra, or open More options for a cheetah, a flamingo, a llama and 4 more zoo animals.

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Color by number: Zebra

Color each square by its number. Squares with no number stay white.

111111111111
11111111331
11111113
11111133
111111333
111113311
3333311
3333311
1333311
22222222
232322232322
222222222222

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

Zebra, 12 by 12, 3 colors.

Answer key: prints on page 2.

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Print gives a blank worksheet, and the colored answer key on page 2 when that box is ticked. Colors you fill in on screen stay on screen. By keyboard: the arrow keys move around the grid, Enter colors a square, a digit colors it by that number and Backspace clears it.

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How it works

This zoo color by number set opens on a Zebra with black stripes. The other seven sheets are Cheetah, Flamingo on one leg, Hippo, Rhino, Kangaroo, Koala on a branch and Llama.

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Color by number zoo animals, 3 to 5 crayons

The Zebra, the Cheetah and the Hippo need 3 crayons each, and the Llama is the only sheet with 5. Of these zoo color by number printables the Llama has the fewest squares to color, 65, and the Koala on a branch the most, 114.

Four sheets for a safari week

For a safari color by number set, print the Zebra, the Cheetah, the Hippo and the Rhino together. More wild animals color by number sets are a click away: the lion, elephant, giraffe and tiger pages each have 8 pictures of their own.

  • The Zebra's white stripes are paper: only the black stripes, the blue sky and the green grass get a crayon.
  • The flamingo color by number sheet is red on the easy grid and pink on the detailed one.
  • On the detailed color by numbers kangaroo a brown joey looks out of the pouch.

Questions and answers

Is there a cheetah color by number sheet?

Yes: a cheetah's face with black spots and the two black streaks that run down from its eyes like tears. It takes yellow, black and orange, and the white muzzle is left as paper.

Why is the color by number koala blue?

The easy grids use the 8 basic crayons, which have no gray, so the koala and the rhino are blue and the hippo is purple. Open More options and choose Detailed 24 by 24 and all three are gray.

What does the llama color by number sheet show?

A brown llama standing on grass with a red and yellow blanket on its back. It is the smallest job on the page: 65 squares on the easy grid, 40 of them brown.

Can I save the zebra color by number sheet as a PDF?

Yes. Press Print this sheet and pick the save as PDF choice in your browser's print window. The sheet is one Letter or A4 page, and the colored answer key follows on page 2.

All 8 pictures

Stripes and spots 2

  • Cheetah A cheetah's face in yellow with black spots, black eyes, orange inside the ears and two black streaks running from the eyes to a white muzzle left as paper. On the detailed grid there are more spots, the eyes have orange centers, a pink tongue shows and light green fills the corners. No land animal runs faster than the cheetah. Easy: 3 colors, 112 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 546 squares to color.
  • Zebra A zebra standing side-on in green grass under a blue sky, its white body left as paper between black stripes, with a black mane and black hooves. On the detailed grid the stripes are thinner, the sky is light blue with a white cloud, the muzzle is gray and the grass has light green tufts. Every zebra has a stripe pattern of its own. Easy: 3 colors, 110 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 433 squares to color.

Heavyweights 2

  • Hippo A purple hippo seen from the front, half out of blue water, with two round ears, two black eyes and two black nostrils on a wide muzzle. On the detailed grid the hippo is gray with pink inside its ears and pink by its nostrils, two white teeth show and the water has light blue ripples. The name hippopotamus is Ancient Greek for river horse. Easy: 3 colors, 106 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 410 squares to color.
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Heavyweights, continued

  • Rhino A blue rhino standing side-on on green grass with a yellow horn on its nose, a small ear and a black eye; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the rhino is gray with two black skin folds, the sky is light blue with white clouds and the grass has light green tufts. A rhino's horn is keratin, the stuff of hair and fingernails. Easy: 4 colors, 100 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 539 squares to color.

Long necks and long legs 2

  • Flamingo on one leg A red flamingo standing on one orange leg in blue water, with a curved neck, a black eye and a black tip to its bent beak; the sky is left white. On the detailed grid the flamingo is pink with red wing feathers and red legs, the beak has a yellow base, green reeds with brown tops stand in the water and the water has light blue ripples. A flamingo's pink or reddish color comes from its food. Easy: 4 colors, 72 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 332 squares to color.
  • Llama A brown llama standing side-on on green grass with a long neck, two upright ears, a black eye and a red blanket with a yellow middle on its back; the background is left white. On the detailed grid the blanket has red, yellow and blue stripes, the ears have red tassels, the wool has orange flecks, the hooves are black and the grass has light green tufts. The llama is a domesticated South American animal, long used to carry loads. Easy: 5 colors, 65 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 263 squares to color.

Pouch animals 2

  • Kangaroo An orange kangaroo sitting up side-on on green grass, with a yellow belly, a black eye, two tall ears and a thick tail resting on the ground; the background is left white. On the detailed grid a brown joey looks out of the pouch, the ears are pink inside, the back and feet have brown shading and the grass has light green tufts. A young kangaroo is called a joey and grows in its mother's pouch. Easy: 4 colors, 71 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 284 squares to color.
  • Koala on a branch A blue koala's face with big round ears, two black eyes and a large black nose, above a brown branch with green leaves; the background is left white. On the detailed grid the koala is gray with pink inside its ears and a white chest, the branch has black bark marks and the leaves have light green tips. Koalas are marsupials, not bears, and eucalyptus leaves make up most of their diet. Easy: 4 colors, 114 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 460 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a brand, a logo or a character from a film, show, book or game. One fact ends each animal's description; each was checked against the animal's article in Wikipedia in October 2026. The color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work

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