Outdoor Activities

Fred and his crew are back! 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 After spending the winter off exhibit, and then loaning their yard to the wallabies, the Aldabra and Galapagos tortoises have returned! How do you move a bunch of giant tortoises, including Fred, who is 500+ lbs? Romaine and a banana,...

ZOO CAMP STARTS MONDAY, JUNE 17th! 🎉 We are excited to welcome you to Zoo Camp next week! Before camp starts on Monday, we wanted to remind you of a few important things! Camp Drop-Off and Pick-Up is NOT AT THE ZOO. Zoo Camp is located at our new Education Wing at the...

Happy 5th Birthday, Squash! 🎉 Squash is a Striped Skunk, a species native to NJ and common across most of North America. Squash is a member of our ambassador animal team. You can see him during some of our educational outreach programs, like Zoo Camp! And don't worry...

Happy 7th Birthday, Jambazi! 🥳 Jambazi is the oldest and largest member of our giraffe herd. He enjoys interacting with his keepers and loves participating in training sessions. Jambazi is injection trained and trained for hoof trimming/cleaning. He is a big fan of...

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Guess who's back? 🦘 The wallabies are back in their yard! After enlarging their yard, installing a new fence, adding dirt and grass seed, and putting in a new hut (complete with front porch), our wallaby mob has returned from their temporary yard next door. Make sure...

Did ya miss me? 🐢🍓 It's me, Saffron, the yellow-footed tortoise! I'm back on exhibit, living my best life with Foles, the bald eagle. Do my keepers hand-feed me fruit and fan me with palm leaves? OF COURSE! See if you can spot me on your next zoo visit! (📷: Zookeeper...