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A bit scary: Two Giant Brazilian cockroaches nestle on the hand of a keeper at the Metro Zoo
A bit scary: Two Giant Brazilian cockroaches nestle on the hand of a keeper at the Metro Zoo

A bit scary: Two Giant Brazilian cockroaches nestle on the hand of a keeper at the Metro Zoo

Date11/29/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: A bit scary: Two Giant Brazilian cockroaches nestle on the hand of a keeper at the Metro Zoo.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0008976F
      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
      Build a better roach trap. . . Jean McMath shows off the Japanese roach motel, a trap-door contraption that cockroaches find it difficult to get out o(...)
      Build a better roach trap. . . Jean McMath shows off the Japanese roach motel, a trap-door contraption that cockroaches find it difficult to get out o(...)
      Dunlop, Al
      10/10/1981
      Parkdale idea: Debbie Osachuk, left, and Emily Lawson seal Osachuk's bathroom against cockroaches
      Parkdale idea: Debbie Osachuk, left, and Emily Lawson seal Osachuk's bathroom against cockroaches
      Faught, Ken
      2/24/1988
      Cockroaches Crawl around the flat Rene Legault, his wife and their four children occupy in a dilapidated house in Montreal's inner city, but it costs (...)
      Cockroaches Crawl around the flat Rene Legault, his wife and their four children occupy in a dilapidated house in Montreal's inner city, but it costs (...)
      Bezant, Graham
      10/22/1970
      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
      Keeper Wayne Jackson has given up after two years trying to teach the Metro zoo's Indian rhinos, Vinu, above, and Indira, that using their pool as a w(...)
      Keeper Wayne Jackson has given up after two years trying to teach the Metro zoo's Indian rhinos, Vinu, above, and Indira, that using their pool as a w(...)
      Brazao, Dale
      10/21/1986
      Home bird: Gronk the bald eagle, who flew the coop and spent two days of freedom in the Rouge Valley is back home at Metro Zoo, with keeper Maria Franks, who helped recapture her
      Home bird: Gronk the bald eagle, who flew the coop and spent two days of freedom in the Rouge Valley is back home at Metro Zoo, with keeper Maria Franks, who helped recapture her
      McConnell, Colin
      5/8/1991
      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
      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
      McConnell, Colin
      6/9/1977
      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
      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
      With a mighty leap, one of 19 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Manitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller p(...)
      With a mighty leap, one of 19 bison being rounded up at Metro Zoo yesterday for move to Manitoba soars past keeper trying to move animals to smaller p(...)
      Dunlop, Al
      2/28/1985