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FOOTAGE
number
BTY908534
Title
Polar bear at London Zoo, early 1950s
Date
1950 (C20th)
Description
Polar bear at London Zoo, early 1950s. Thought to be the famous Brumas and her mother Ivy. Brumas was the first polar bear to be successfully reared in the UK and brought in a record-breaking number of visitors to London Zoo in the '50s.
Photo credit
Brian Trenerry Archive / Bridgeman Images
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