It wasn't an elephant this time, but an almost full grown bear, crossing the river road on the upstream side of Marshall.
Although I know they're around our place -- Justin spotted one a few weeks ago below our barn -- I never see them. So this was exciting.
There's something so appealing about bears -- being brought up with teddy bears may account for it. But why did teddy bears become so popular?
I can fully understand why many primitive peoples venerated these magnificent critters.
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Yes, exciting to see such enormous beings. My wildlife sightings these days are limited to squirrels and birds. I think that Mr. Robin looks at me and wonders if I've got any worms to offer.
How neat is that?! I've only seen one in the wilds once, and I can't remember about zoos as it has been quite a while.
Oh, I am so glad your first reaction was not to shoot the creature. We have this image of Americans never leaving home without a gun. I have to admit though, that I never included you in the category.
Teddy bears were born within a short span in two countries, in the US, named Teddy in honour of President Roosevelt and in Germany where a young woman from the Steiff family made one after her brother, Richard Steiff asked her to; she made it look friendly and cuddly and when they manufactured them, the soft toy took off instantly and became a world wide success. The name ‘Teddy’ was adopted in both countries.
So neat to see a bear in a friendly place... There is so much controversy here over the presence of bears in France.
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