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Glub glub. Sanikiluaq and Bisitik, the polar bear cubs whose mother was shot in January in the Northwest Territories
Glub glub. Sanikiluaq and Bisitik, the polar bear cubs whose mother was shot in January in the Northwest Territories

Glub glub. Sanikiluaq and Bisitik, the polar bear cubs whose mother was shot in January in the Northwest Territories

Date5/11/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Glub glub. Sanikiluaq and Bisitik; the polar bear cubs whose mother was shot in January in the Northwest Territories; took their first swim yesterday; one of them assisted by zoo keeper Kathy Rettie.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116183F
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