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The lazy lion . . . Jane, the lazy lion, yawned and stretched in the sun at Riverdale zoo, her new home, before setting off on an inspection tour toda(...)
The lazy lion . . . Jane, the lazy lion, yawned and stretched in the sun at Riverdale zoo, her new home, before setting off on an inspection tour toda(...)

The lazy lion . . . Jane, the lazy lion, yawned and stretched in the sun at Riverdale zoo, her new home, before setting off on an inspection tour toda(...)

Date5/27/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: The lazy lion . . . Jane; the lazy lion; yawned and stretched in the sun at Riverdale zoo; her new home; before setting off on an inspection tour today. And there was a lot of Jane to drag around - at 18 months she weighs 200 pounds. She comes from South West Africa.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0116445F
      Lazy days of autumn. Mike Roberton, an Air Canada employee, relaxes after biking through High Park yesterday. I need so badly this fresh air and sun, (...)
      Lazy days of autumn. Mike Roberton, an Air Canada employee, relaxes after biking through High Park yesterday. I need so badly this fresh air and sun, (...)
      Spremo, Boris
      10/23/1989
      The ferocious lion. Riverdale zoo animal keeper Jack McFadden gingerly extends a hand toward one of its latest acquisitions, Jane, a lioness which arr(...)
      The ferocious lion. Riverdale zoo animal keeper Jack McFadden gingerly extends a hand toward one of its latest acquisitions, Jane, a lioness which arr(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      5/21/1965
      Lazy rider, Miss Honey Long Tongue - her real name - hangs out during yesterday's kick-off for Motorcycle Awareness Month at Nathan Phillips Square, w(...)
      Lazy rider, Miss Honey Long Tongue - her real name - hangs out during yesterday's kick-off for Motorcycle Awareness Month at Nathan Phillips Square, w(...)
      Eglinton, Rick
      5/2/1989
      Riverdale Park, Zoo, lion
      Riverdale Park, Zoo, lion
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      1952
      'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'
      'Once there was a lazy, day-long cruise on the lake but now there's just the Islands ferry, of which the Primrose, above, was an early example.'
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/1/1938
      Down with Piccininni! In response to Toronto Alderman Joe Piccininni's comments that women were too lazy to seek civic jobs and preferred to lie in be(...)
      Down with Piccininni! In response to Toronto Alderman Joe Piccininni's comments that women were too lazy to seek civic jobs and preferred to lie in be(...)
      Bull, Ron
      3/8/1982
      Will the real fit-man please stand up? In Monday's Life section a story about Brian Haring and his toys for lazy slobs contained he wrong picture of him
      Will the real fit-man please stand up? In Monday's Life section a story about Brian Haring and his toys for lazy slobs contained he wrong picture of him
      Brennan, Pat
      12/15/1983
      Lazy drifter
      Lazy drifter
      Dexter, Brian
      9/1/1981
      Lazy days
      Lazy days
      James, Norman
      6/25/1970
      Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
      Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
      Loek, Dick
      10/24/1973
      Zoo's pride: Employee Scott Deverill checks some of his charges, three lions which must be sold, along with about 300 other exotic animals and their home, the Wasaga Beach Zoo
      Zoo's pride: Employee Scott Deverill checks some of his charges, three lions which must be sold, along with about 300 other exotic animals and their home, the Wasaga Beach Zoo
      Brennan, Pat
      11/22/1980
      Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
      Disappearing act: Henry Skritek and his pet lion, photographed before Scarborough's new bylaw banning exotic pets from residential areas, appear to have been separated. Neighboring Centennial Dr. residents had complained about the lion and it hasn't been seen for at least the last two weeks even though Skritek vowed to fight the bylaw and keep the lion.
      Griffin, Doug
      n.d.