Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey gathered one recent morning around the most unusual sight of all. It was a small, light-brown ...
Turtle Back Zoo will hold its Family Fun Nights on Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout July and August, extending evening hours for visitors. The zoo will be open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with the last ...
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A popular holiday light display is returning to the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo – and it’s free. The zoo’s 2025-2026 Holiday Lights Spectacular will kick off on Friday, Nov. 21 and ...
Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange will host Family Fun Movie Nights every Wednesday in July, offering visitors the chance to enjoy evening films in the zoo’s picnic area. Each movie will begin at 6 p.m., ...
Construction has begun to convert the former Sea Lion Sound Exhibit at Turtle Back Zoo into a new island habitat for endangered lemurs. The $3.9 million project aims to create a “dynamic centerpiece ...
WEST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — Forget the giraffes, gibbons and leopards. About a dozen visitors at the Turtle Back Zoo gathered one recent morning around the most unusual sight of all. It was a small, ...