Baby fever hit New Jersey’s Turtle Back Zoo in late November when Makena, the zoo’s three-year-old lioness, gave birth two healthy lion cubs.

The Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County, New Jersey, recently welcomed their first-ever lion cubs, a boy and a girl, and asked ...

Turtle Back Zoo’s black bear named “Jelly” temporarily escaped her enclosure on Thursday morning through an unlocked gate before the zoo opened to the public. The 20-year-old bear walked through an ...

The Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange is offering a new early childhood program called “Turtle Back Hatchlings” for children aged 12-24 months and their caregivers. The one-hour program allows children ...

Visitors to the Turtle Back Zoo watch through a large picture window as a white-cheeked gibbon undergoes a wellness checkup in West Orange, N.J., Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) WEST ...

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Need a break from coronavirus news? Well the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, New Jersey has a fuzzy and adorable new addition. Essex County Executive ...

The Sea Turtle Recovery Hospital at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange is at full capacity, according to officials. The ...

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey (WABC) -- An 18-foot-tall Masai giraffe at New Jersey's Turtle Back Zoo has died from complications during a medical procedure. Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr., ...