Entrance Fee
What is the entrance fee to get into the UI zoo?
Animals at UI Zoo
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The University of Ibadan Zoo, like most modern zoos, displays wild animals primarily for the conservation of endangered species, as well as for research purposes and education, and so also for the entertainment of visitors. The garden is home to a wide array of animals comprising mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
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The Black cobra is one of the many reasons you should pay a visit to the University of Ibadan Zoological Garden today. The Zoo boasts of many species of these wonderful creatures.
Lion Incident
The people of Agodi area of Ibadan are still living in fear as lion in Agodi zoo garden went wild and killed a middle age man identified as Hamzat Oyekunle. Following the killing, the state government has announced the immediate closure of the market.
The government said this decision is based on the report received from the company managing the Zoo, AM & C, that one of the lions at the Zoo had accidentally attacked one of the attendants, Mr. Hamzat Oyekunle popularly known as Baba Olorunwa, who later died from injuries sustained from the incident. Meanwhile, the lions have been evacuated pending further investigations.