Niabi Zoo

Attention creative cats! Do you have a flare for the dramatic? Are you good at wrangling rascally kids & sharing animal facts until the cows come home? If this sounds like your cup of joe, then click the link in the bio and go to Join Our Team!

Want to help bring endangered African Painted Dogs to Niabi Zoo? niabizoo.com/support/painte…

With 3 days remaining in Niabi’s charity auction to help bring endangered African Painted Dogs to the Quad Cities, you still have time to find excellent deals on Holiday gifts as large as a carousel horse or as small as a hand carved wood ornament at auctions.networkforgood.com/go/NiabiZoo

Help bring White Rhinos to Niabi Zoo! Take an active role and start your own fundraiser. It is easier than you think. NIABIZOO.networkforgood.com/projects/11487…

We are putting the pieces together to bring something new to the Zoo!   On this Giving Tuesday, you have a unique opportunity to help bring a new, important species to Niabi Zoo.   Put the pieces together and find out what is coming at niabizoo.com

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Jilin the Amur Leopard is gorgeous!

Katavi's first Pollinator Day...interacting with his bee enrichment. Video courtesy of Joni L

Thanks to everyone who has stopped out so far for Pollinator Day!! If you still want to check out the activities, we are open until 5pm with last entry at 4pm.

Pollinators Day Tomorrow! Images of Metamorphosis. Thanks to Jillian J for catching these stages just yesterday.

Max enjoying his flag shaped, beet flavored ice treat. Image courtesy of Joni L

Opening update: our power has been restored. We will open at 11. Thank you!

OPENING DELAY 4th of JULY: The entire Coal Valley area is without power currently. The zoo will hopefully open at noon today. Mid America is hard at work trying to solve the issue. Thank you for your understanding!

Weather Alert: We will be closing the carousel and train for everyone safety-until the storm passes. Estimated to pass through by around 230pm.

Scenes from the Monarch Way Station...just this morning a gorgeous male monarch emerged. Fly safely little guy! Images courtesy of Anne B

Scenes from the pollinator gardens. Images courtesy of Anne B

Thank you to all of the kind folks who have chosen to donate enrichment from the zoo shop to our animal family. We appreciate your generosity!

Science Speaker Series Guest this past week was Conservation Champion; Susie Louis. Her presentation; Hope for the Wild: Conservation Education in Madagascar was shared with our camp children, with our Niabi staf, our... facebook.com/NiabiZoo/posts…

Sal the Linne's 2-toed Sloth recieved some great Birthday Enrichment this weekend. Happy 18th Sal! Photos courtesy of Andrea P

Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other animals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us * 1 out of every 3 * bites of food! 🦋 🐝 🦇 Celebrate pollinators with us on Saturday, July 6, and learn... facebook.com/NiabiZoo/posts…