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With a mighty leap, one of 19 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Manitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller p(...)
With a mighty leap, one of 19 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Manitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller p(...)

With a mighty leap, one of 19 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Manitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller p(...)

Date2/28/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: With a mighty leap; one of 19 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Manitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller pen. Veterinarian Kay Mehren; left; gives tethered bison tranquillizer shot.
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With a mighty leap, one of 18 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Monitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller p(...)
With a mighty leap, one of 18 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Monitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller p(...)
2/28/1985
Roundup time at Metro Zoo. Two of the 18 wood bison at the Metro Zoo, chosen for the move to an Indian reserve in Manitoba, were reluctant to enter lo(...)
Roundup time at Metro Zoo. Two of the 18 wood bison at the Metro Zoo, chosen for the move to an Indian reserve in Manitoba, were reluctant to enter lo(...)
3/11/1985
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - Bison
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - Bison
3/11/1985
Home on the range -- soon. Canadian Animal Domain at Metro Zoo is scheduled to open July 1 and will include this herd of 30 bison. They're being kept (...)
Home on the range -- soon. Canadian Animal Domain at Metro Zoo is scheduled to open July 1 and will include this herd of 30 bison. They're being kept (...)
5/12/1976
Keeper Wayne Jackson has given up after two years trying to teach the Metro zoo's Indian rhinos, Vinu, above, and Indira, that using their pool as a w(...)
Keeper Wayne Jackson has given up after two years trying to teach the Metro zoo's Indian rhinos, Vinu, above, and Indira, that using their pool as a w(...)
10/21/1986
Our zoo one of best. With 3,500 animals of 400 species grouped together in their habitats, the Metro Zoo is one of the world's finest, says Bruce Kirk(...)
Our zoo one of best. With 3,500 animals of 400 species grouped together in their habitats, the Metro Zoo is one of the world's finest, says Bruce Kirk(...)
1/2/1978
Raccoons at Metro Zoo look splendid in their summer coats, says animal keeper Oliver Claffey, above
Raccoons at Metro Zoo look splendid in their summer coats, says animal keeper Oliver Claffey, above
6/9/1977
The ferocious lion. Riverdale zoo animal keeper Jack McFadden gingerly extends a hand toward one of its latest acquisitions, Jane, a lioness which arr(...)
The ferocious lion. Riverdale zoo animal keeper Jack McFadden gingerly extends a hand toward one of its latest acquisitions, Jane, a lioness which arr(...)
5/21/1965
Baby Bengal pulling through. Metro zoo keeper Diane Duncan feeds a 9-day-old Bengal tiger that is slowly regaining its health after being near death. (...)
Baby Bengal pulling through. Metro zoo keeper Diane Duncan feeds a 9-day-old Bengal tiger that is slowly regaining its health after being near death. (...)
7/6/1986
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - A to K
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - A to K
n.d.
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - A to K
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - A to K
n.d.
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - Zebra
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - Zebra
12/3/1974