Animal Jam Classic, previously Animal Jam, is an online virtual world for kids created by WildWorks (formerly Smart Bomb Interactive) in collaboration with the National Geographic Society. The idea for the game was hatched in 2008 and development on the game began in 2009. It was first available as a closed-beta in early 2010 and the Beta Testing was opened to the public around July 2010. Afterwards, the game was officially released on September 9, 2010. Sometime in 2017, the partnership with Animal Jam Classic and National Geographic ended. On April 30, 2020, the game was renamed from Animal Jam to Animal Jam Classic, while the mobile app counterpart Animal Jam - Play Wild had its name shortened to Animal Jam. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.