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 ...

While the reptiles are going out, mammals are coming in with a new zoo taking its spot.

The Sea Turtle Recovery Hospital at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange is at full capacity, according to officials. The nonprofit rescues stranded sea turtles across the East Coast. They are currently ...

Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, which opened in 1963 with 140 animals, today features animals from six continents, boasts a new $5.5 million sea lion exhibit and is accredited by the American Zoo and ...