Planet Zoo 2 offers 39 achievements, adding up to 1,000 XP; its PS5 counterpart has 40 trophies, including a Platinum. Objectives span construction, animal collecting, breeding, research, conservation, and Wildlife Reserve activities. Many unlock through ordinary play, though a few call for preparation from the start of your first zoo.
Quick answer: Divide your progress among Career, Franchise, and Wildlife Reserves. Begin aging a zoo-born animal and establish a breeding line for a critically endangered species early; both require time in-game to mature.
All 39 Planet Zoo 2 achievements and requirements
An achievement unlocks as soon as you satisfy its precise condition, in any mode unless the requirement specifies one. On PS5, collecting all 39 awards earns the Zoologist Platinum.
| Achievement | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Let’s Get Started | Adopt your first animal. |
| The Future is Bright | Welcome the first animal offspring born at your zoo. |
| Earth, Wind and Water | Adopt one animal from each of these groups: Aquatic, Avian, and Terrestrial. |
| Student | Fully research a species. |
| Professor | Fully research 80 different species. |
| Bear-Able | Keep three distinct Bear (Ursidae) species together in one zoo. |
| Birds of a Feather | Maintain a zoo containing five distinct Avian species. |
| Jungle Beat | Keep three different Primate species housed at one zoo. |
| Cats and Dogs | Keep two Canine (Canidae) species alongside two Feline (Felidae) species in one zoo. |
| Full Tank | Have five species present in a single Aquarium. |
| A Few More Hoses | Make an Aquarium habitat that holds 25 million litres. |
| Sieve The Day | Configure one filtration network to reach a Filtration Rate of 5,000 or higher. |
| Long Distance Builder | Build 25km of barrier. |
| Just In Case | Put an Aviary roof above a Habitat where you keep a Penguin (Spheniscidae) or a Pig (Suidae). |
| Metamorphose | In a Walkthrough Exhibit, house three or more Butterfly (Lepidoptera) species, with each species different. |
| Shared Accommodation | House five distinct species in one Terrestrial Habitat, all of which share a Thriving relationship. |
| Unbothered. Focused. Thriving. | In one zoo, get three animal species to the Thriving state simultaneously. |
| Mola Mola Likes You | Bring an Ocean Sunfish’s welfare up to 100%. |
| First Steps | Ensure one zoo sees the birth of 10 animals classed as critically endangered, whether Terrestrial or Aquatic. |
| They Grow Up So Fast | Let an animal born at your zoo live to age 15. |
| They Do Move In Herds | Release a Release Group with more than 10 animals. |
| Job Well Done | Release 20 Release Groups. |
| Worth Its Weight in Gold | Release an animal with Gold Genetics. |
| Budding Conservationist | Complete a Conservation Project. |
| Ultimate Conservationist | Finish a Conservation Project in each available type. |
| Conservation-aire | Earn 10,000 CC. |
| Naturalist | Establish 10 Ecosystems. |
| Did You Know? | Unlock all Education Topics for one species in a zoo. |
| Follow Me! | Set up an Educational Tour. |
| Lessons Learned | At a zoo not in Sandbox mode, earn an Education Rating of five stars. |
| Show-Pony | Begin Marketing for an animal at Gold Tier (Level 3). |
| Credit Where It’s Due | Earn the top Accreditation level in a hub outside Sandbox mode. |
| Goodwin Park | Gain a five-star reputation in a zoo. |
| Snap! | Capture a photo scoring 10,000 in a Wildlife Reserve. |
| Green Thumb | Plant 1,000 trees in Wildlife Reserves. |
| Where Am I? | Drive 10km in the Research Vehicle. |
| Paradise | Bring a Wildlife Reserve to five stars. |
| Good Start… | Achieve Bronze in all Career Scenarios. |
| Excellent Finish | Achieve Gold in all Career Scenarios. |
Set these up in your first zoo
Two achievements are gated by in-game age, so they cannot be rushed near the end. Start them in a save you intend to keep.
They Grow Up So Fast requires you to keep a zoo-born animal alive through its 15 years mark. Adoption as a youngster doesn’t qualify, so choose an animal born there early and maintain its housing and health as it ages.
First Steps counts 10 births of critically endangered Terrestrial or Aquatic species, and all 10 must happen in the same zoo. Build a dedicated breeding group of one suitable species rather than spreading births across several saves. The Future is Bright usually arrives on its own once a compatible breeding pair with good welfare produces its first baby.
Breeding, releases, and conservation stack together
Breeding animals and sending them out for release advances six achievements together, making a linked routine more efficient than pursuing each target on its own.
- They Do Move In Herds — send out a single Release Group of more than 10 animals.
- Job Well Done — send out Release Groups 20 times in total.
- Worth Its Weight in Gold — let an animal carrying Gold Genetics go.
- Conservation-aire — build your Conservation Credits balance to 10,000 CC.
- Budding Conservationist — finish one Conservation Project.
- Ultimate Conservationist — finish a project from every type.
Maintain healthy breeding lines, aim for Gold Genetics, and assemble animals into Release Groups that meet the requirements. Releasing them earns Conservation Credits and advances the release-count goals; completing projects across all categories also finishes both conservation achievements. Naturalist (establish 10 Ecosystems) belongs in this plan too, as ecosystem work intersects with conservation.
Animal family combinations
Some achievements check for particular animal families, not just a total number of species. Add these families to a zoo you’re already growing for research and reputation, letting the same animals contribute toward several targets.
- Earth, Wind and Water — adopt one animal of each class: Aquatic, Avian, and Terrestrial. This achievement is relatively quick to complete.
- Bear-Able — keep three distinct species from the Ursidae family.
- Jungle Beat — keep three distinct species from the Primate group.
- Birds of a Feather — keep five Avian species, all different.
- Cats and Dogs — two Canidae species plus two Felidae species in the same zoo.
The tougher requirement is Shared Accommodation: put five species together in one Terrestrial Habitat, ensuring every species has a Thriving relationship with the other four. Confirm their interspecies compatibility before combining them. By comparison, Unbothered. Focused. Thriving. only requires three species to hold Thriving status simultaneously anywhere in your zoo.
Aquarium, filtration, and building targets
Aquariums have two related milestones. Full Tank requires five distinct species in one Aquarium, while A Few More Hoses calls for an Aquarium habitat with a capacity of 25 million litres. Check the volume display as you expand. Sieve The Day focuses on tank infrastructure: raise a single filtration network’s Filtration Rate to 5,000 or higher.
Long Distance Builder counts barrier length until the total reaches 25km; extensive zoos often meet this through ordinary expansion, so there’s little need to prioritize it early. For Just In Case, place a Habitat under an Aviary roof, with either a Pig (Suidae) or a Penguin (Spheniscidae) inside. Metamorphose requires a Walkthrough Exhibit housing three distinct Butterfly (Lepidoptera) species; duplicates of one species won’t satisfy the count.
Research: Student and Professor
Student requires just one species to be fully researched, making it an early achievement. Professor sets the target at 80 different species. With 130 species in the full roster, you’ll need to research well over half the animals in the game.
Keep research active during regular play. As soon as a species is fully researched, assign your researchers to another one; downtime is what makes Professor take longer. In Franchise mode, distributing research among several zoos can also speed up completion.
Education, marketing, and reputation
Did You Know? unlocks when guests can access every Education Topic for a single species. For Follow Me!, create an Educational Tour. The more demanding target is Lessons Learned, which calls for a five-star Education Rating at a zoo outside Sandbox.
Launch a Gold Tier (Level 3) Marketing campaign for an animal to trigger Show-Pony. Goodwin Park measures your zoo’s overall reputation, so push it to five stars through animal welfare, guest happiness, and staff efficiency. Credit Where It’s Due wants the highest Accreditation level at a non-Sandbox hub, which the Franchise system raises as you grow across multiple zoos and Wildlife Reserves.
Neither Credit Where It’s Due nor Lessons Learned can be completed in Sandbox, so pursue them in Career or Franchise mode.
Wildlife Reserve achievements
Wildlife Reserves have objectives covering exploration and large-scale development. To earn Snap!, take a reserve photo scoring 10,000 points. A tight composition with rare subjects nearby makes that score much easier to reach. Where Am I? counts 10km travelled in the Research Vehicle, while Green Thumb requires 1,000 trees planted across Wildlife Reserves.
Paradise measures your overall performance in this part of the game: your Wildlife Reserve must earn a five-star rating. Since Green Thumb and Where Am I? build up over time, make progress on them while developing the reserve toward five stars instead of setting aside separate sessions.
Career Scenario medals
Good Start… calls for Bronze medals in all Career Scenarios, while Excellent Finish requires Gold in every scenario. Use two rounds: first complete each scenario at Bronze for quick progress, then return and improve those results to Gold. Excellent Finish is a lengthy undertaking that takes several sessions.
How to confirm an achievement unlocked
Each achievement pops with an on-screen notification the instant its condition is met, then shows as completed on your platform’s achievement or trophy list. Clearing all 39 awards the Platinum on PlayStation 5. If a cumulative target like Professor, Green Thumb, or Job Well Done has not fired yet, check that your running total has actually reached the stated number, since those only trigger on the exact threshold.
