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Dreams of a new home. Taking advantage of warm November temperatures yesterday wee this pair of pelicans and a Siberian tiger at Riverdale Zoo. Next y(...)

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Dreams of a new home. Taking advantage of warm November temperatures yesterday wee this pair of pelicans and a Siberian tiger at Riverdale Zoo. Next y(...)

Date11/30/1973

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Dreams of a new home. Taking advantage of warm November temperatures yesterday wee this pair of pelicans and a Siberian tiger at Riverdale Zoo. Next year the zoo will beplaced by the new Metro zoo; a $26-million showplace being built in northeast Scarborough. It will cover 700 acres and include areas where animals can roam freely.

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