Old Gotham South holds four of the 21 Escaped Zoo Animal targets in Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, and it is also where the side activity begins. The polar bear here is tied to a Chapter 2 main mission with Catwoman, and clearing it opens the rest of the citywide tagging sweep.
Quick answer: Tag the polar bear (387, 225) during the Catwoman mission, sneak up on the zebra (329, 284), place trackers on all five meerkats at Grant Zoo (259, 279), and stealth-tag the three penguins (265, 331) from rooftops.
Old Gotham South zoo animal targets
Four tracker objectives appear in this district, covering one mandatory story tag and three open-world finds. Detective Mode highlights each animal in red, which makes the meerkat group and the skittish penguins much easier to pinpoint.
| Quest | Animal | Coordinates | Approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| On the Prowl | Polar bear (1) | 387, 225 | Dodge charges, tag during recovery |
| Zebra Crossing | Zebra (1) | 329, 284 | Stealth from behind |
| C'meerkat | Meerkats (5) | 259, 279 | Walk up, passive animals |
| Find Cobblenot | Penguins (3) | 265, 331 | Glide down from rooftops |
On the Prowl: Polar bear (387, 225)
The polar bear is the first Escaped Zoo Animal in the game and unlocks the wider side activity. It appears as part of the Chapter 2 main mission featuring Batman and Catwoman, just before Mission 7: The Penguin.
Step 1: Follow the Catwoman mission prompts to the zoo entrance in Old Gotham South and rescue the trapped zookeeper near the main building.
Step 2: Approach the polar bear and let it charge. Use Circle/B to evade, then move in behind it during the brief stun window and place the tracker on its back.
Step 3: Continue into Arctic World through the rooftop window to proceed with the story. Tagging the polar bear automatically unlocks the rest of the Escaped Zoo Animal hunts across Gotham.
Zebra Crossing: Zebra (329, 284)
Head south across the street at the marked coordinates to find a single zebra waiting at a crosswalk. It is skittish and will bolt if it sees you head-on.
Step 1: Activate Detective Mode to lock its silhouette through nearby traffic and pedestrians.
Step 2: Circle around behind the zebra using the buildings as cover, then walk up quietly and place the tracker before it can react.
C'meerkat: Five meerkats at Grant Zoo (259, 279)
All five meerkats sit inside the public garden area at Grant Zoo and do not run from Batman. You can place every tracker without stealth, so this is the fastest objective in the district.
| # | Meerkat location |
|---|---|
| 1 | Just inside the entrance gate, to the left |
| 2 | Near a tree by the children's slide / seesaw |
| 3 | By another tree further into the garden, right side below the stairs |
| 4 | In the bandstand / gazebo near the entrance, by a public bench |
| 5 | At the far end of the area, down the steps leading toward the sewer |
Sweep from the entrance inward to avoid backtracking. The fifth meerkat near the sewer steps is the easiest to miss because it sits past the main playground area.
Find Cobblenot: Three penguins (265, 331)
Three penguins wander the streets and alleyways near the marked coordinates. They are nervous and will run on sight, so the ground-level approach rarely works cleanly.
Step 1: Grapple to a nearby rooftop and turn on Detective Mode to mark all three penguins through the buildings.
Step 2: Glide down directly behind each penguin from the rooftops and place the tracker before it turns around.
Step 3: Reset to the rooftops between tags. Approaching a second penguin on foot will usually spook it and force a chase through the alleys.
How to confirm each tag worked
A successful tracker placement plays a short tagging animation, locks the animal in place, and increments the Escaped Zoo Animals counter in the collectibles menu. Tagging the ninth Escaped Zoo Animal across the city also unlocks the Absolute Batman outfit, which is a useful checkpoint when verifying progress.
If an animal flees before you finish the interaction, the tracker does not count. Break line of sight, wait for the animal to return to its patrol, and retry from behind rather than chasing it through the streets.