Niabi Zoo is public zoological park in Coal Valley, Illinois serving the Quad Cities. Approximately 150,000 visitors a year make Niabi Zoo one of the area's most popular and largest attractions. Niabi …
Niabi Zoo is public zoological park in Coal Valley, Illinois serving the Quad Cities. Approximately 150,000 visitors a year make Niabi Zoo one of the area's most popular and largest attractions. Niabi Zoo is home to over 600 animals representing more than 200 species. The zoo's name "Niabi" comes from the Native American Osage Nation language and means "young deer spared by the hunter.
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Sep 26, 2023
The new African dog exhibit was disturbing to say the least. Obviously these animals are hunters, but I didn’t expect to see the limbs and detached heads of their prey scattered about in plain sight … Full review by KJHA98
Aug 13, 2023
Small but cute zoo. We visited on a warm day so the animals were felling the heat and not very active. The zoo is feeling it's age and could use some remodeling. Grandkids enjoyed the train ride a… Full review by lesfergie5
Jul 22, 2023
This zoo has really gone downhill. Very few animals and they didn’t look happy. Couldn’t get a drink anywhere. Machines weren’t working, and the food stand was closed. Train wasn’t running. I paid $… Full review by 175trishh
Is there something wrong with the Bald Eagle he's in such a small cage super sad to see
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The bald eagle (her name is Xena) is not able to fly. She came to Niabi Zoo from a licensed rehabilitator because her wing injury was such that she could not be released back into …
The bald eagle (her name is Xena) is not able to fly. She came to Niabi Zoo from a licensed rehabilitator because her wing injury was such that she could not be released back into the wild. Xena has made her home at Niabi since 2002 and is much loved. Her enclosure has been designed to accommodate her mobility issues and she is able to "hop" about and has several favorite perches.
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