Billy the Seal, Victoria Park, Cardiff
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Billy the Seal, Victoria Park, Cardiff
Image: © Tony Hodge Taken: 9 Nov 2006
The paddling pool (drained for the winter) is behind this monument to the famous Billy the Seal Billy was accidentally caught in fishing nets in 1912 and was "re-homed" in Victoria park. When the area flooded in 1927 he temporarily escaped and tried to board a tram. When he died in 1939 "he" was found to be a "she".
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Image Location
Latitude
51.48112
Longitude
-3.218229
