Back in 1982, Dumpty the baby bison was being camera-shy, despite being the zoo’s latest addition.
Gazette photographer Mike Foster wasn’t venturing any closer, however, because of the American bison’s protective instinct.
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Four Royal Bengal Tigers were born in the zoo, during the early years of Blackpool Zoo. Zoo director Cyril Grace is pictured at his St Annes home giving one of the cubs one of the three hourly feeds.
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Two of four Royal Bengal tigers born at Blackpool zoo with their keeper Graham Catlow
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Muffin the ring tailed lemur with senior keeper Anne Perry. Anne hand-reared the lemur at home
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Zoo secretary Dorothy Faragher with one of the Royal Bengal tigers born at Blackpool Zoo
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