Garfield phones beach mystery finally solved after 35 years
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Dismembered orange plastic cats and their electronic innards have plagued Finistère for years
A French coastal community has finally cracked the mystery behind the Garfield telephones that have plagued its picturesque beaches for decades. Last year, campaigners from the Ar Vilantsou anti-litter group made the novelty phone a symbol of the plastic pollution on the beaches of the Finistère region – part of which is a designated marine park. Climbing down the slippery rocks to the cave, the team spotted remnants of a destroyed shipping container – and soon, between the rocks, Garfield phones – in a more complete condition than any found before them.
Source: www.bbc.com