In Manimals: Zoo Leipzig, which features animals found in that particular zoo, players compete to find as many animals as possible with a certain characteristic. To start play, shuffle the animal cards, then spread forty of them on the table so that everyone can see them. Flip over one card, see the characteristic identified on this card, then race to pick up all animals that feature this characteristic. Once everyone has finished picking up cards, check all the cards collected to see whether anyone made a mistake; if so, that player must return the mistaken card and one correctly collected card.
Players repeat this process six more times, first laying out three more cards from the deck each time, then they see who has collected the most cards and won!
Manimals: Zoo Leipzig includes rule variants that allow for play with children as young as four, and for each copy of Manimals sold, Adlung-Spiele will donate fifty cents to "für den Freundes- und Förderverein des Zoo Leipzig e. V." for animal protection.