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Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Around 1880, businessman Harry L Piper established a Zoological and Acclimatization Society (also as Toronto Zoological Garden) and opened a zoological garden. In 1888, the Riverdale Zoo opened in Toronto, as a typical example of a zoo during this time, with animals displayed as curiosities in dark cages and cramped enclosures. Animals from Piper's zoo moved to this site. In 1963, a private citizen's brief to build a new zoo was introduced by Hugh Crothers to the Chairman of the Council of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, William Allen. Allen asked Crothers to head up a committee to investigate the feasibility of a new zoo. By 1966, a group of eleven people became The Metro Toronto Zoological Society with Crothers as the first chairman

Labourer in the Works Department at ZSL London Zoo

Temporary Helper and Keeper at ZSL London Zoo

Stoker at ZSL London Zoo

Labourer in the Works Department at ZSL London Zoo

Woodman at ZSL London Zoo

Virginia Anne McKenna is an English stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner. She is known for her 1966 role as Joy Adamson in the true-life film Born Free. The film led to her and her husband, Bill Travers, becoming active supporters for wild animal rights as well as the protection of their natural habitat