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How about a cuddle, nuzzle? Nutsy (top) and Point Blank keep on the good side by Valerie Thompson, senior mammal keeper from the San Diego Zoo. She is(...)
How about a cuddle, nuzzle? Nutsy (top) and Point Blank keep on the good side by Valerie Thompson, senior mammal keeper from the San Diego Zoo. She is(...)

How about a cuddle, nuzzle? Nutsy (top) and Point Blank keep on the good side by Valerie Thompson, senior mammal keeper from the San Diego Zoo. She is(...)

Date7/6/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: How about a cuddle, nuzzle? Nutsy (top) and Point Blank keep on the good side by Valerie Thompson, senior mammal keeper from the San Diego Zoo. She is staying with them during their time at Metro Toronto Zoo. They are the first koalas exhibition in Canada.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116197F
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