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Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket
Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket

Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket

Date8/16/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket.
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