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Mother and . . . Caroline, 11-year-old gorilla at Metro Zoo with her first baby which was born May 18 but whose sex zoo officials can't tell to this d(...)
Mother and . . . Caroline, 11-year-old gorilla at Metro Zoo with her first baby which was born May 18 but whose sex zoo officials can't tell to this d(...)

Mother and . . . Caroline, 11-year-old gorilla at Metro Zoo with her first baby which was born May 18 but whose sex zoo officials can't tell to this d(...)

Date6/10/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mother and . . . Caroline; 11-year-old gorilla at Metro Zoo with her first baby which was born May 18 but whose sex zoo officials can't tell to this day because mom won't stop cuddling the bouncing baby . . . And mom is a big; rough lady.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0116263F
      Loving care. Gill Dinnarr, a keeper at Metro Zoo, gives 3-week-old gorilla tender loving care after baby was rejected by her mother. Gorilla will depe(...)
      Loving care. Gill Dinnarr, a keeper at Metro Zoo, gives 3-week-old gorilla tender loving care after baby was rejected by her mother. Gorilla will depe(...)
      Cooper, David
      11/26/1980
      Monkey business This 5-month-old baby gorilla, born last fall at the Metro Zoo, seems to be deciding whether its furry look-alike toy will be too much(...)
      Monkey business This 5-month-old baby gorilla, born last fall at the Metro Zoo, seems to be deciding whether its furry look-alike toy will be too much(...)
      Loek, Dick
      3/13/1981
      Barney, left, runt of Metro Zoo's gorilla family at a mere 90 pounds, gives keeper Linda Ervine a big hug, while Caroline, the gorilla in the picture (...)
      Barney, left, runt of Metro Zoo's gorilla family at a mere 90 pounds, gives keeper Linda Ervine a big hug, while Caroline, the gorilla in the picture (...)
      Mahler, John
      8/12/1977
      Barney, left, runt of Metro Zoo's gorilla family at a mere 90 pounds, gives keeper Linda Ervine a big hug, while Caroline, the gorilla in the picture (...)
      Barney, left, runt of Metro Zoo's gorilla family at a mere 90 pounds, gives keeper Linda Ervine a big hug, while Caroline, the gorilla in the picture (...)
      Mahler, John
      8/12/1977
      New Camel for new Zoo. A baby camel-11 days yesterday, when the picture was taken-was born on the site of the new Metro Zoo. The proud mother came fro(...)
      New Camel for new Zoo. A baby camel-11 days yesterday, when the picture was taken-was born on the site of the new Metro Zoo. The proud mother came fro(...)
      Metropolitan Toronto Zoo
      8/15/1973
      Josh is a rare lowland gorilla, born at the Metro zoo on May 15
      Josh is a rare lowland gorilla, born at the Metro zoo on May 15
      Metropolitan Toronto Zoo
      8/30/1990
      Zoo babies: Metro Toronto Zoo keeper Lydia Attard holds two baby lowland gorillas, Jabari and Patrick
      Zoo babies: Metro Toronto Zoo keeper Lydia Attard holds two baby lowland gorillas, Jabari and Patrick
      Metropolitan Toronto Zoo
      2/22/1991
      More stripes for new zoo. Five-week-old tiger cubs born at the new Metro zoo were let out of their cage for the first time yesterday and the mother, P(...)
      More stripes for new zoo. Five-week-old tiger cubs born at the new Metro zoo were let out of their cage for the first time yesterday and the mother, P(...)
      Barkley, Harold
      7/25/1974
      A baby giraffe born New Year's Day chooses a perfect time to get his first look outside at the Metro zoo
      A baby giraffe born New Year's Day chooses a perfect time to get his first look outside at the Metro zoo
      Metropolitan Toronto Zoo
      1/23/1989
      Like mother, like daughter The first hippopotamus born this year at Metro Zoo made its first appearance yesterday to the delight of visitors. April as(...)
      Like mother, like daughter The first hippopotamus born this year at Metro Zoo made its first appearance yesterday to the delight of visitors. April as(...)
      Loek, Dick
      6/13/1977
      A tall order. Ginetta, an 8-year-old Masai giraffe, nuzzles her newborn baby at the Metro zoo yesterday. The strapping 6-foot infant, which weighed in(...)
      A tall order. Ginetta, an 8-year-old Masai giraffe, nuzzles her newborn baby at the Metro zoo yesterday. The strapping 6-foot infant, which weighed in(...)
      Lautens, Richard
      9/17/1991
      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
      Spremo, Boris
      5/20/1982