A Canadian soldier and veterinarian, en route to a training camp in Quebec in 1914, purchased an orphaned black bear cub. Not long afterwards he was sent to France for WWI. He loaned the bear to a zoo for safe-keeping until he returned from the war. This bear became famous, who was he?

gtho4

Harry Colebourn named the bear Winnie (after Winnipeg), and the bear became Winnie-The-Pooh. http://www.fortgarryhorse.ca click on Winnie The Bear down the left hand side Mar 11 05, 10:29 PM

peasypod

Nice One gt, A.A. Milne often took his young son, Christopher Robin, to the zoo, and Christopher named his teddy bear "Winnie-the-Pooh" after Winnie. Milne went on to write several best-selling children's books about Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh. Mar 11 05, 10:35 PM

shady shaker

Any relation to peasy-the-pooh? Mar 12 05, 6:10 AM

MaggieG 5

The 'Pooh' part came from the name of a swan. http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20020506.html Mar 12 05, 7:44 AM

gmackematix

Sadly, Growler, the toy bear which the original illustrations of Pooh were based was torn apart by EH Shepard's dog. Pooh merchandise generates more revenue for Disney than Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto combined. Mar 12 05, 10:26 PM

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