COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (September 4, 2025) — Come to our FIRST EVER Breakfast with the Rhino! Enjoy a Rhino-sized breakfast and learn about chubby unicorns and the plight they face in the wild. All five species of rhinos face extinction with three species being critically endangered and 2 subspecies having gone extinct since 2011. Learn what you can do to help save these powerful pachyderms!
Includes: The cost of the event includes a hearty breakfast, an exclusive behind the scenes tour to see Kito the White Rhino and admission tickets so you can enjoy the World Rhino Day at the Zoo even after the Breakfast concludes!
Date and Time: Sunday, September 21, 9-10:30AM
Pricing:
Child (age 2 & under) = Free
Member — Child (age 3-12) = $25
Non-Member — Child (age 3-12) = $30
Member — Adult = $35
Non-Member — Adult = $40
Register by September 12
World Rhino Day
On Sunday, September 12, come learn about the plight of the rhinoceros as all nearly all five species are at risk of extinction. With two rhino subspecies going extinct in 2011 and 2018, the risk is real and immediate. Find out what we can do to help as Niabi’s Conservation Educators and volunteers will have hands-on activities throughout the day at the Conservation Station and around the Rhino habitat.
Activities: You can participate in a Rhino Horn Ring-toss, Bowling for Rhinos, make a Rhino Ears headband, and go on a scavenger hunt. Enter a drawing to win one of two prize baskets featuring a giant plush conservation rhino and a smaller plush conservation rhino with rhino snare wire art. You can also purchase snare wire art to support habitat restoration for species like rhinos in Zimbabwe.
Pricing: FREE with Zoo Admission or by attending the Breakfast with the Rhino.
