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Metro's littlest giraffe. Born just 10 days ago to Cecilia the giraffe at Metro Zoo, Ginetta is already a pert and chipper youngster, zoo attendants s(...)
Metro's littlest giraffe. Born just 10 days ago to Cecilia the giraffe at Metro Zoo, Ginetta is already a pert and chipper youngster, zoo attendants s(...)

Metro's littlest giraffe. Born just 10 days ago to Cecilia the giraffe at Metro Zoo, Ginetta is already a pert and chipper youngster, zoo attendants s(...)

Date8/22/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Metro's littlest giraffe. Born just 10 days ago to Cecilia the giraffe at Metro Zoo; Ginetta is already a pert and chipper youngster; zoo attendants say. Ginetta and her mother are known as Masai giraffes.
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