Turtle Back Zoo Celebrates Father’s Day with Animal Education
(June 13, 2013 – West Orange, NJ): Just like families throughout the area, Turtle Back Zoo’s many animal species will be celebrating Father’s Day later this week. The way animal fathers interact with their offspring differs widely according to their species. Some animal dads are more protective of their young, while others delegate the nurturing to the mothers.
Here are some animal dads that really have fascinating fatherly traits:
- Seahorse fathers actually carry the mother’s eggs for about two months until the babies hatch and leave Dad’s pouch.
- Red fox fathers provide their families with food every four to six hours until their children have grown and their mate can leave the den to hunt.
- African penguin parents share the incubation duties for their babies.
- From the eggs to chicks, father rheas (large, flightless birds similar in appearance to the ostrich) feed and protect their young until they are old enough to survive on their own.
Learn more about other animal fathers and families at Turtle Back Zoo – the perfect place to spend Father’s Day weekend. The Zoo will be open from 10:00am-4:30pm on Saturday and 11:00am-5:30pm on Sunday. For more information, visit TurtleBackZoo.com – or facebook.com/TurtleBackZoo.
PRESS: For more information about the Turtle Back Zoo, please contact Nicole Mazewski at The S3 Agency: 973-257-5533 or nmazewski@theS3agency.com
About The Turtle Back Zoo
Turtle Back Zoo, New Jersey’s #1 Zoo, is AZA-accredited and features over 800 animals from around the world. Turtle Back Zoo is part of South Mountain Recreation Complex, located in West Orange, NJ. Opened in 1963, Turtle Back Zoo is committed to providing an enriching recreation experience that fosters excellence in wildlife education and wildlife conservation for present and future generations.
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