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Sleepy-eyed lynx, with its distinctive long, pointed ears, shares one characteristic with cats all over the world, big and small, wild and domestic: T(...)
Sleepy-eyed lynx, with its distinctive long, pointed ears, shares one characteristic with cats all over the world, big and small, wild and domestic: T(...)

Sleepy-eyed lynx, with its distinctive long, pointed ears, shares one characteristic with cats all over the world, big and small, wild and domestic: T(...)

Date7/7/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sleepy-eyed lynx; with its distinctive long; pointed ears; shares one characteristic with cats all over the world; big and small; wild and domestic: They know how to relax more gracefully than anybody else.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116248F
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