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Oct. 10, 1976 - Salome The London Zoo's Baby Gorilla Gets A Routine Check-Up: Salome, London Zoo's baby gorilla was in the Animal Hospital yesterday being weighed and having a routine check-up. Salome is being hand reared by Senior Keeper Ron Smith after her mother began to neglect her. From her birth weight of about 4lbs, Salome has increased her weight to lb 12 ozs. Photo Shows: London Zoo animal nurse Phillipa Hidden carrying Salome, the zoo's 3-month-old gorilla, to the scales during a routine check-up yesterday, when she recorded 8lb 12 ozs. On the right is an X-ray of Salome at 3-weeks-old

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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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