Template · Zoos & Aquariums

    Animal facts, habitat video, and a donation button. Next to every enclosure.

    A tile next to each habitat or tank. Visitors — especially kids — tap it and get the animal's name, range map, habitat facts, a video of the animal in the wild, and a button to support conservation. Every exhibit becomes a full story instead of a placard.

    What's in this template

    Species name, range, and IUCN status
    Rich habitat and behavior description
    Fun facts for younger visitors
    Video embed (wild habitat or feeding)
    Conservation mission callout
    Preset donation amounts + custom amount
    "Adopt an animal" link or membership button

    No credit card required. One Marker per enclosure. Volume pricing for 20+.

    A visitor taps her phone to a NearField Marker on a zoo enclosure rail

    Why zoos and aquariums use this template

    Replace the faded placard

    Outdoor signage bleaches, warps, and goes out of date. A weatherproof Marker next to the enclosure gives visitors richer content than any printed sign — and updates instantly.

    Turn every visit into a conservation moment

    When the donation button is right next to the animal, giving is a natural response. Visitors connect emotionally at the enclosure — that's the moment to make the ask.

    Works for aquariums and aviaries too

    Any habitat with a wall, post, or rail can hold a Marker. The same template adapts to fish tanks, bird habitats, reptile houses, and insect galleries.

    The donation button next to the animal is worth more than a donation box at the exit

    The emotional connection happens at the enclosure. A Marker at the point of emotion outperforms a generic box — visitors give in response to a specific animal, a specific story, a specific ask. A box by the door is too late and too abstract.

    A visitor taps her phone to a NearField Marker on the handrail in front of an aquarium tank
    At the tank rail, where glass rules out reaching a label — species notes and keeper observations.

    Ready to build?

    Start with this template

    Free to build. One Marker per enclosure. Volume pricing for 20+.

    Want the full guide? Read how zoos use NearField.

    Also: Conservation donations at the exhibit · Zoo audio guide, no app · NFC for aquariums

    Ready-made Markers for this

    Pick a design, tell us where it points, and check out - no account needed to start.

    Ships in 2 business days from the US - and you can re-point any Marker later.

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    Exhibit - Mono

    Gallery Label - Charcoal NFC and QR Marker

    Gallery Label - Charcoal

    Check in - Mint NFC and QR Marker

    Check in - Mint

    Audio guide - Violet NFC and QR Marker

    Audio guide - Violet

    Free preloaded Marker

    Hold one in your hand. We'll mail it free.

    Tell us about your space and we'll preload a NearField Marker with your version and put it in the mail. No credit card, no call to book — the first tap does the convincing.

    • —We build a version for your space, not a generic demo.
    • —One real Marker, in the mail, free.
    • —We reply within one business day to confirm before it ships.

    No credit card, no commitment. We send one preloaded Marker so you can feel the tap in your own space.