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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 10, 1965 reads, "Susan Madigan, 8, gives a loving cuddle to a female baby leopard named Bethnimrah after the cub arrived in Los Angeles yesterday from St. Paul, Minn., where it was born. Children of the Catholic Youth Organization saved money to purchase the leopard for the new Greater Los Angeles Zoo." The Los Angeles Zoo is located in Griffith Park.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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