Sukari celebrated her 20th birthday this past summer. An African lion typically lives less than 17 years, according to the ...

The Essex County Turtle Back Zoo has been around since 1963. If you want to check out the Holiday Lights Spectacular, the ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Don’t believe everything you see on social media – including suspiciously cheap tickets to the zoo. On Friday, the Turtle Back Zoo in Essex County warned visitors about a ...

The Turtle Back Zoo on Northfield Road in West Orange was aglow as the annual Essex County Holiday Lights Spectacular ...

The Holiday Lights Spectacular at Turtle Back Zoo will open this year on Nov. 22. The event will feature light displays ...

An endangered sea turtle that was found about a year ago some 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) from its native waters has been ...

The sea turtles are finally back home at the Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange. Lightning hit the roof of the zoo’s animal hospital back in August. Several sea turtles suffered smoke inhalation.

WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Turtle Back Zoo has announced its Annual Essex County Holiday Lights Spectacular schedule. Admission is free but doesn't include admission to the zoo. Essex County Executive Joe ...

The turtle was taken to the Rotterdam Zoo where it was nursed back to health and eventually was flown to Houston, where it arrived Oct. 29, the zoo said. After medical tests and an acclimation ...