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Zoo foreman John Hully holds Henrietta, a day-old emu that hatched from egg he is holding
Zoo foreman John Hully holds Henrietta, a day-old emu that hatched from egg he is holding

Zoo foreman John Hully holds Henrietta, a day-old emu that hatched from egg he is holding

Date5/12/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Zoo foreman John Hully holds Henrietta; a day-old emu that hatched from egg he is holding. The zoo uses an incubator to hatch most of its residents' eggs while phony eggs are left with the mothers to prevent zoo predators from destroying them. Incubator automatically turns the eggs.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116376F
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