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Tapir toe trouble: Metro zoo veterinarian Dr. Kay Mehren (left) tends to Tulip's injured toe while zookeeper Gillian Dinnarr pacifies her by stroking (...)
Tapir toe trouble: Metro zoo veterinarian Dr. Kay Mehren (left) tends to Tulip's injured toe while zookeeper Gillian Dinnarr pacifies her by stroking (...)

Tapir toe trouble: Metro zoo veterinarian Dr. Kay Mehren (left) tends to Tulip's injured toe while zookeeper Gillian Dinnarr pacifies her by stroking (...)

Date1/14/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tapir toe trouble: Metro zoo veterinarian Dr. Kay Mehren (left) tends to Tulip's injured toe while zookeeper Gillian Dinnarr pacifies her by stroking her belly with a brush. The 11-year-old; 700-pound tapir; in the zoo's Indo-Malayan pavillion; somehow cracked one of her toes. Tapirs are an endangered species found in Malaya; Thailand and some other areas of Southeast Asia.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116327F
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