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==Black bears in culture==

==Black bears in culture==

The teddy bear was created by Morris Michtom, who in turn was inspired by a cartoon involving President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], who had refused to shoot a black bear cub when it was tied to a tree during a hunt. A young American black bear named Winnipeg (who lived in the London Zoo) inspired the fictional character Winnie The Pooh. Ever since the Capitan Gap Fire in 1950, an American black bear had been the mascot of the United States Forest Service, represented by [[Smokey Bear]].

The teddy bear was created by Morris Michtom, who in turn was inspired by a cartoon involving President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], who had refused to shoot a black bear cub when it was tied to a tree during a hunt.

 

A young American black bear named Winnipeg (who lived in the London Zoo) inspired the fictional character Winnie The Pooh. Winnipeg (who lived to be 20 years old) had lived in the London Zoo from 1915 to her death in 1934.

 

Ever since the Capitan Gap Fire in 1950, an American black bear had been the mascot of the United States Forest Service, represented by [[Smokey Bear]]. Said mascot has encouraged people to be careful when tending to campsite fires, warning with his slogan, "Only you can prevent wildfires".

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