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About Turtle Back Zoo
Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange, NJ, features over 100 different animal species. Visitors can see a North American Bison in the Great Plains Exhibit, interact with animals at the Essex Farm Petting Zoo, and ride a miniature train through South Mountain Reservation. Established over 60 years ago, the zoo also offers a newly improved indoor viewing area for its gibbons and recently welcomed two baby capybaras.