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A brave smile is managed by 13-year-old Jason Gordon of Hamilton as 10-week old Siberian tiger cub at Metro Zoo tries to showits gratitude to winner o(...)
A brave smile is managed by 13-year-old Jason Gordon of Hamilton as 10-week old Siberian tiger cub at Metro Zoo tries to showits gratitude to winner o(...)

A brave smile is managed by 13-year-old Jason Gordon of Hamilton as 10-week old Siberian tiger cub at Metro Zoo tries to showits gratitude to winner o(...)

Date11/21/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: A brave smile is managed by 13-year-old Jason Gordon of Hamilton as 10-week old Siberian tiger cub at Metro Zoo tries to showits gratitude to winner of Name The Tiger contest yesterday. Cub's name is Gillak. I chose Giliak because it is the name of a race of people that live in Amur Valley of Siberia; and sounds sort of noble; Jason said. He was given year's membership to zoo; among prizes.
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