Floss, one of the female Polar bears at the Newtown Zoo, is seen in the bear-pit where she was the victim of her mate on Thursday night. Floss had been at the Zoo for about fifteen, years, and was well known to visitors. The male Polar bear which killed her was imported from Hobart, recently with another female bear.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 78, 2 April 1938, Page 13
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59Floss, one of the female Polar bears at the Newtown Zoo, is seen in the bear-pit where she was the victim of her mate on Thursday night. Floss had been at the Zoo for about fifteen, years, and was well known to visitors. The male Polar bear which killed her was imported from Hobart, recently with another female bear. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 78, 2 April 1938, Page 13
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