We went to the county fair and there was a petting zoo with a miniature cow. I made my husband build me a fence and started breeding them.” Fast forward a few years and the couple’s John’s Creek Mini ...

Big events like A La Carte at the Zoo and Wild Lights bring lots of activity to the zoo, so staff take animal needs into consideration when planning.

The zoo has grown more than 10,000 pounds of produce hydroponically since then, Burns said. That’s been enough to supplement ...