The Roblox game itself
The authentic Find The Animals [280] experience is hosted under the following official Roblox platform parameters:
- Roblox Place ID:
82026970297421 - Roblox Universe ID:
10770642914 - Official Experience Name: Find The Animals [280]
- Experience Category: Adventure / Scavenger Hunt
- Server Capacity: 16 players per server
- Creation Date: 13 October 2026
- Recent Update Check: 5 November 2026
The game description published by the creator reads: Search through the map and find all Animals!, Explore the maps to find all of the hidden Animals, Find ALL Animals to win, and Morph into animals you find!. When launching the game directly on Roblox, verify that the place ID in your address bar matches 82026970297421.
The developer group
Find The Animals [280] is produced and maintained by an official Roblox development group:
- Group Name: Animal Finding!
- Group ID:
859800816 - Group Owner: Indigo_blueyellow
- Group Membership: 554,818 members (verified on 6 November 2026)
Joining the official group ensures you receive legitimate game announcements and community notifications directly inside the Roblox ecosystem.
The older game with the same name
When searching for game guides and communities, players frequently land on pages dedicated to an older, separate game:
- Older Game Title: Find The Animals (103)
- Developer Group: FTA Community
- Launch Date: 4 November 2021
- Traffic Record: Over 105 million visits, with approximately 85 concurrent players
- Map Layout: 11 biomes, including Jungle, Dinosaur Island, City, Skyscraper, Campsite, and Ocean
- Animal Cast: Features Axolotl, Melanoid Axolotl, T-Rex, Triceratops, Pachy, and Jerboa
This older game is not the subject of this wiki. The game covered on this site is Find The Animals [280] by Animal Finding! Our game features seven confirmed biomes (Grass, Farm, Treehouse, Snow, Cave, Sand, and Candy), has no Jungle biome, and treats Megalodon as a merge machine hybrid rather than an ocean spawn. Guides discussing jungle buttons or dinosaur puzzles apply solely to that older release.
What we could not verify
We hold documentation to strict verification standards. Certain external community links cannot be confirmed through authenticated endpoints:
- Social Media Links: The official Roblox group social-links API endpoint returns an HTTP 401 unauthorized status.
- Discord Community: There is no verified, authenticated public invite link returned by the developer API.
- Trello Board: No official developer Trello board is linked through verified game metadata.
- X / Twitter Profile: No active, verified social handle is attached to the universe record.
Stating that these links could not be verified does not mean third-party servers do not exist. It means they lack official platform confirmation, and this wiki does not publish unverified external URLs.
How to tell an official link from a copy
Roblox features hundreds of scavenger hunt games using variations of the "Find The..." naming pattern. To ensure you are playing the correct game, use this verification checklist:
- Check the developer: Look at the "By" field on the Roblox experience page. It must state
Animal Finding!. If the creator is listed as FTA Community or an individual account other than the group, you are in a different game. - Check the Place ID: Confirm that the URL path ends with
82026970297421. - Inspect the animal count: The experience title card displays
[280]. Older versions or clones will show(103)or other counts. - Inspect the biomes: Walk past spawn. The world connects Grass to Farm, Treehouse, Snow, Cave, Sand, and Candy. If you see a Jungle or Dinosaur portal, you are in the older game.
- Check the storefront passes: Review the store tab. It must feature the eight confirmed passes documented on /wiki, including Speed Coil (R$19) and VIP (R$320).