Most people probably know that Winnie the Pooh was based upon the stuffed toy bear of Christopher Robin Milne - the son of author A.A. Milne. But there is another tale behind the famed bear - which involves a Canadian veterinarian, a black bear cub, and World War 1. This is the story of Harry Colebourn and a bear named Winnie.

Sources

https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2015/nov/24/winnie-the-pooh-inspired-by-a-real-bear

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Colebourn

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg_(bear)

Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harry_Colebourne_and_Winnie.jpg

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