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Paper tiger with a big heart. Melissa Campbell, 6, of Hamilton, crawls under tiger made by Tottenham students who collected and stuffed it with $1,400(...)
Paper tiger with a big heart. Melissa Campbell, 6, of Hamilton, crawls under tiger made by Tottenham students who collected and stuffed it with $1,400(...)
3/22/1990
A patient pachyderm. Is this elephant camera-shy, or just showing her best side? Likely she's just patiently waiting to be fed at the Metro Zoo. She a(...)
A patient pachyderm. Is this elephant camera-shy, or just showing her best side? Likely she's just patiently waiting to be fed at the Metro Zoo. She a(...)
6/21/1989
Polar bear - Kunik
Polar bear - Kunik
12/22/1985
Polar bear Sanikiluaq enjoyed a carrot while showing off her new cub at the Metro zoo yesterday
Polar bear Sanikiluaq enjoyed a carrot while showing off her new cub at the Metro zoo yesterday
4/8/1993
Pretty Posh accommodation, Mr. Ospher decides as he settles into the 700-gallon tank at metro Zoo and swims among the vegetation from his IndoMalaysia(...)
Pretty Posh accommodation, Mr. Ospher decides as he settles into the 700-gallon tank at metro Zoo and swims among the vegetation from his IndoMalaysia(...)
2/26/1975
The pride of the African pavillion at the new zoo in Scarborough, Bingo the antelope, gets a handout from animal keeper Janice LaTrobe. Part of her jo(...)
The pride of the African pavillion at the new zoo in Scarborough, Bingo the antelope, gets a handout from animal keeper Janice LaTrobe. Part of her jo(...)
5/16/1974
Proud lion takes a rest at the Metro zoo
Proud lion takes a rest at the Metro zoo
7/7/1976
Putting the bite on the boss. Perky, the 3,000-pound hippo and Marlie, his 2,000-pound mate, were feeling a little hungry yesterday. So the couple let(...)
Putting the bite on the boss. Perky, the 3,000-pound hippo and Marlie, his 2,000-pound mate, were feeling a little hungry yesterday. So the couple let(...)
4/8/1970
Quan Quan proves he's a crowd-pleaser
Quan Quan proves he's a crowd-pleaser
7/18/1985
Rabbit hutch is one of the most popular stopping-off spots for children who visit Riverdale Zoo
Rabbit hutch is one of the most popular stopping-off spots for children who visit Riverdale Zoo
8/1/1968
Raccoons at Metro Zoo look splendid in their summer coats, says animal keeper Oliver Claffey, above
Raccoons at Metro Zoo look splendid in their summer coats, says animal keeper Oliver Claffey, above
6/9/1977
Rare rhino debuts at the metro zoo
Rare rhino debuts at the metro zoo
9/16/1976
Rare tapir born. Looking like a watermelon with legs, a rare Malayan tapir was born in front of scores of enthralled zoo visitors at 1.30 p.m. yesterd(...)
Rare tapir born. Looking like a watermelon with legs, a rare Malayan tapir was born in front of scores of enthralled zoo visitors at 1.30 p.m. yesterd(...)
5/1/1983
A real Jungle beat? No, the animals don't have to play for their supper at Metro Zoo, nor go to this extent to amuse visitors. Two-year-old Billy Sand(...)
A real Jungle beat? No, the animals don't have to play for their supper at Metro Zoo, nor go to this extent to amuse visitors. Two-year-old Billy Sand(...)
2/19/1978
Riverdale Zoo bears dance on their hind legs for a bit of popcorn from their audience, a reader reports,
Riverdale Zoo bears dance on their hind legs for a bit of popcorn from their audience, a reader reports,
9/22/1972
Roundup time at Metro Zoo. Two of the 18 wood bison at the Metro Zoo, chosen for the move to an Indian reserve in Manitoba, were reluctant to enter lo(...)
Roundup time at Metro Zoo. Two of the 18 wood bison at the Metro Zoo, chosen for the move to an Indian reserve in Manitoba, were reluctant to enter lo(...)
3/11/1985
R. W. Hannaford, site superintendent at Metro's new zoo, surveys a valley that will be part of the route of a three-mile transportation system for vis(...)
R. W. Hannaford, site superintendent at Metro's new zoo, surveys a valley that will be part of the route of a three-mile transportation system for vis(...)
8/16/1973
Santan, left and Puppi look on
Santan, left and Puppi look on
1/19/1984
Sealed with a kiss
Sealed with a kiss
2/17/1985
Siberian Tiger
Siberian Tiger
12/26/1996
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