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::Either way, a citation might be good. This is interesting! [[User:DanH|DanH]] 03:12, 21 December 2007 (EST) | ::Either way, a citation might be good. This is interesting! [[User:DanH|DanH]] 03:12, 21 December 2007 (EST) | ||
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| + | ==Smokey Bear== | ||
| + | Smokey Bear was a black bear cub that was injured in a New Mexico forest fire [http://www.smokeybear.com/vault/story_main.asp] | ||
| + | in 1950. He was rescued by a rancher, cared for, and eventually lived his life in Washington D.C.'s zoo. The Smokey Bear campaign was created in 1944; they wanted to use the deer from ''Bambi'', but Disney didn't give them enough time, so they chose a bear; they didn't specify what kind of bear until the black bear cub came along in 1950. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 05:14, 21 December 2007 (EST) | ||
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I'm almost certain smokey was a brown bear. Could someone cite this? Maestro 23:09, 20 December 2007 (EST)
- It's my understanding that a grizzly is a brown bear, albeit, a very aggressive type. Learn together 00:50, 21 December 2007 (EST)
- Either way, a citation might be good. This is interesting! DanH 03:12, 21 December 2007 (EST)
Smokey Bear
Smokey Bear was a black bear cub that was injured in a New Mexico forest fire [1]
in 1950. He was rescued by a rancher, cared for, and eventually lived his life in Washington D.C.'s zoo. The Smokey Bear campaign was created in 1944; they wanted to use the deer from Bambi, but Disney didn't give them enough time, so they chose a bear; they didn't specify what kind of bear until the black bear cub came along in 1950. Karajou 05:14, 21 December 2007 (EST)