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He's No. 1. The first rhino born in Canada at the Metro zoo - has certainly grown. Shaboola, with mom, Isibamu now tips the scales at 600 pounds, up f(...)
He's No. 1. The first rhino born in Canada at the Metro zoo - has certainly grown. Shaboola, with mom, Isibamu now tips the scales at 600 pounds, up f(...)

He's No. 1. The first rhino born in Canada at the Metro zoo - has certainly grown. Shaboola, with mom, Isibamu now tips the scales at 600 pounds, up f(...)

Date5/7/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: He's No. 1. The first rhino born in Canada at the Metro zoo - has certainly grown. Shaboola; with mom; Isibamu now tips the scales at 600 pounds; up from his Oct. 13; 1979 birth weight of 90 pounds. The young white rhino made his first public appearance Tuesday.
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