This is the same great puzzle as The Global Puzzle, with the singular exception that 100 skillfully rendered animals are superimposed over areas where they would be found naturally. The advantage of course is that the puzzle now becomes a bit easier as a child is able to match a bit of an animal to the rest of his parts.

Is that good or bad? The results are not in yet. It would seem that relying on an artificial aid would hamper the learning process. On the plus side, it may help a balky puzzler stay on task, and over time grasp the information. Would we use this puzzle? Absolutely, especially with children under the age of 12 who might otherwise be overwhelmed with the original Global Puzzle.

Since the pieces of The Global "Animal" Puzzle are also shaped like the countries of the world, it has all the educational benefits of The Global Puzzle and the added bonus of 100 exotic animals located in their indigenous regions all across the globe!