Description
Lucie Mascord, a specialist conservation officer at Lancashire County Council's Conservation Studios, visited the Leeds Discovery Centre to work on the 170kg hippo named Billie, as he approaches 100 years old, the decades have finally started to take their toll on much-loved Billie the hippo, who has begun to show some inevitable signs of wear and tear. Billie formerly a resident at London Zoo, w
Upload Date: 30 Apr 2024
Original Filename: YPN-240430-180238002_nlyp-billie the hippo - leeds discover
Store Filename: 39961708.jpg
Byline: James Hardisty
Keywords: Billie the hippo;Hippo;Leeds Discovery Centre;London Zoo;Taxidermy;Yorkshire Post
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