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Brazilian bugs: Metro Zoo officials are keeping male and female giant Brazilian cockroaches seperated so they don't multiply and possibly scare zoo visitors
Brazilian bugs: Metro Zoo officials are keeping male and female giant Brazilian cockroaches seperated so they don't multiply and possibly scare zoo visitors

Brazilian bugs: Metro Zoo officials are keeping male and female giant Brazilian cockroaches seperated so they don't multiply and possibly scare zoo visitors

Date5/20/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Brazilian bugs: Metro Zoo officials are keeping male and female giant Brazilian cockroaches seperated so they don't multiply and possibly scare zoo visitors.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008978F
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