John Ball Zoo is set to add another big exhibit — or, rather, a tall one. The zoo has plans to open a new “state-of-the-art” ...

Ziggy the giraffe was born at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida. Today, nearly 15, she is matriarch of giraffes at County Zoo.

Ziggy the giraffe was born at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida. Today, at nearly 15 years old, she is matriarch of giraffes at Milwaukee County Zoo.

For more than 60 years, the building set for closure has been home to the zoo's fruit bats, foxes, sloths, porcupines, armadillos, and other animals.