top of page
Welcome to Mill Mountain Zoo
Roanoke, Virginia
Meet our Pigs, Piggly, Wiggly, and Harriet !
Scientific Name: Sus scrofa
Diet: Pigs are omnivores, which means they eat both plants and meat.
Fun Fact: Pigs have an excellent sense of smell and are used in Europe to detect truffles underground. Truffles are a delicacy in many food dishes.
Pigs have been domesticated for thousands of years and have provided many services to humans since then. Some pigs are even kept as companions like dogs and cats.
Check out this adorbale video of baby pigs!
Zebus originated in South Asia and are now farmed in tropical countries due to their ability to withstand high temperatures. Wild herds still exist in small numbers in South Asia.
MEET OUR DWARF ZEBU, DEXTER!
Scientific Name: Bos taurus indicus
Diet: Grass, seeds, and flowers
Fun Fact: In 1999, researchers at Texas A&M University successfully cloned a zebu
Enjoy this adorable video of baby goats!
Pygmy goats are now a domesticated livestock species seen all around the world, but they most likely originated in west Africa.
.jpg)
Scientific Name: Capra hircus
Diet: Mainly grass
Fun Fact: They are a gregarious species, so they always need a friend around and that freind does not need to be another goat!
MEET OPHELIA, OUR PYGMY GOAT!
bottom of page