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Joey, the orphaned wallaby at the new Metro Zoo, gets his bottle lunch from Beverley Carter, who is training to be a zookeeper. The kitchens at the mo(...)
Joey, the orphaned wallaby at the new Metro Zoo, gets his bottle lunch from Beverley Carter, who is training to be a zookeeper. The kitchens at the mo(...)

Joey, the orphaned wallaby at the new Metro Zoo, gets his bottle lunch from Beverley Carter, who is training to be a zookeeper. The kitchens at the mo(...)

Date7/8/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Joey; the orphaned wallaby at the new Metro Zoo; gets his bottle lunch from Beverley Carter; who is training to be a zookeeper. The kitchens at the modern zoo are equipped to produce properly balanced meals for the animals; so signs saying Please Don't Feed the Animals must be obeyed.
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Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - Wallaby
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Zoos - Metro Toronto Zoo - Animals - Wallaby
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