Baboon's lofty view of new zoo

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Baboon's lofty view of new zoo

Date6/29/1972

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Darrell, Dick (photographer)

Metropolitan Toronto Zoo (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Baboon's lofty view of new zoo. A new arrival for the Metro zoo in Scarborough is a Hamandryas baboon; one of two the new zoo has acquired from the Fresno; Calif.; zoo. Here; the simian perches on Cecilia Long; chairman of the Metro Toronto Zoological society.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116270F

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