The Purr-fect Valentine’s Day Gift at Turtle Back Zoo
Snow Leopard is the Newest Addition to the TBZ Family(February 6, 2013 – West Orange, NJ): Humans are not the only species celebrating romance on February 14th. Turtle Back Zoo is preparing a very special introduction for Gala, the zoo’s resident male snow leopard. Chameli, a nine-month-old snow leopard, will make her Turtle Back Zoo debut on Valentine’s Day. Chameli means jasmine flower in Hindu. She was transferred from the Cape May Zoo on a breeding loan as part of a recommendation by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums species survival plan two months ago. This is the first time in