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| Date: | 08 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A Grizzly bear is sticking its nose out between the steel bars of a cage at Vilas Park Zoo. |
| Date: | 08 07 1965 |
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| Description: | A little girl in a puffy dress is peering through the fence for a look onto Monkey Island. |
| Date: | 08 07 1965 |
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| Description: | The original caption states: "This South American Mountain Tapir from Ecuador prancing about his new home at the zoo, where he and his mate made their firs... |
| Date: | 12 02 1965 |
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| Description: | A three-month old male mountain lion is added to the Henry Vilas Park Zoo, according to zoo director, Alvie Nelson. He is the first offspring of a pair of ... |
| Date: | 09 2013 |
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| Description: | View across fence towards two giraffes standing in an enclosure. The giraffe in the foreground is leaning its head over the fence. Trees and a tall, umbrel... |
| Date: | 09 2013 |
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| Description: | View through fence of a tiger walking along the a well worn path at the Henry Vilas Zoo. There is a tree in the left foreground, and more trees and grasses... |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards Sid, wearing a white coat, white hat, and boots, standing beside an elephant while holding a shovel in his right hand with his r... |
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| Description: | View across sidewalk towards Sid standing and holding a shovel while posing next to an elephant sitting on a bench outdoors. Sid is wearing a white coat, w... |
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| Description: | View down sidewalk towards Sid, wearing a white coat, white hat, and boots, standing beside an elephant while holding a shovel in his right hand with his r... |
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| Description: | View across sidewalk towards Sid standing and holding a shovel while posing next to an elephant sitting on a bench outdoors. Sid is wearing a white coat, w... |
| Date: | 10 27 2014 |
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| Description: | A painted sign at the zoo featuring various primates with their arms spread out wide. Behind the sign are trees and a building. |
| Date: | 10 27 |
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| Description: | View through fence of a tiger walking along a path in an enclosure at the zoo. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A man is kneeling on the ground feeding two goats from bottles in a fenced enclosure. Just behind the goats is a woman is standing and holding a young chil... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A man is feeding two donkeys grass, while a woman is standing next to a child who is sitting on top of a fence watching the donkeys eat. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A girl is sitting on the ground feeding an albino rabbit from her hand. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A woman and a man are kneeling on the ground watching their young daughter feeding two albino rabbits. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A man is holding a gray rabbit, while a woman and her daughter are looking at the rabbit. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | View from inside fenced enclosure of a buck standing near a fence. On the other side of the fence a man and woman are kneeling on the ground next to a youn... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Children and adults are riding in the zoomobile. The driver is speaking through a microphone as they pass the bear enclosures. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | A young boy is feeding a llama through a wire fence. |
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