Teddy Bear
A teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the form of a bear.
The definition for teddy bear is: A toy bear, usually covered with plush.
The term Teddy bear came from the nickname for President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt.
Bear
Bears are any of a family (Ursidae of the order Carnivora) of large heavy mammals of America and Eurasia that have long shaggy hair, rudimentary tails, and plantigrade feet and feed largely on fruit, plant matter, and insects as well as on flesh.
Teddy bears and fictional bears over time have developed a life of their own. You may have seen teddy bears and bears on TV, in movies, in songs or in books. We are now going to look at some of those teddy bears and bears.
Smokey the Bear
Smokey Bear is an American campaign and advertising icon in the Wildfire Prevention Campaign, which is the longest-running public service announcement campaign in United States history. Smokey Bear is used to educate the public about the dangers of unplanned human-caused wildfires.
A campaign began in 1944 featuring Smokey and the slogan "Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires". His slogan changed to "Remember... Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires" in 1947 and was associated with Smokey Bear for more than five decades. In April 2001, the message was officially updated to "Only You Can Prevent Wildfires".
Smokey Bear's name and image are protected by the Smokey Bear Act of 1952. In popular media of the '50s, the character was given the name of Smokey the Bear. Smokey's name has always intentionally been spelled differently from the adjective "smoky".
The living symbol of Smokey Bear was a five-pound, three month old American black bear cub who was found in the spring of 1950 after the Capitan Gap fire, a wildfire that burned in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico.[25][26][27] Smokey had climbed a tree to escape the blaze, but his paws and hind legs had been burned. Local crews who had come from New Mexico and Texas to fight the blaze removed the cub from the tree.
At first he was called Hotfoot Teddy, but he was later renamed Smokey, after the icon.
Smokey Bear lived at the National Zoo for 26 years. During that time he received millions of visitors and so many letters addressed to him (more than 13,000 a week) that in 1964 the United States Postal Service gave him his own ZIP code (20252), which is still in use. He developed a love for peanut butter sandwiches, in addition to his daily diet of bluefish and trout.
In 1962, Smokey was paired with a female bear, "Goldie Bear," with the hope that perhaps Smokey's descendants would take over the Smokey Bear title. In 1971, when the pair still had not produced any young, the zoo added "Little Smokey," another orphaned bear cub from the Lincoln Forest, to their cage—announcing that the pair had "adopted" this cub.
On May 2, 1975, Smokey Bear officially "retired" from his role as living icon, and the title "Smokey Bear II" was bestowed upon Little Smokey in an official ceremony. Little Smokey died August 11, 1990.
Upon the death of the original bear on November 9, 1976,[25] his remains were returned by the government to Capitan, New Mexico, and buried at Smokey Bear Historical Park. The facility is now a wildfire and Smokey interpretive center. The bear is interred in the adjacent garden. The plaque at his grave reads, "This is the resting place of the first living Smokey Bear ... the living symbol of wildfire prevention and wildlife conservation."
In 2019 Smokey the Bear turned 75 years old.
(Information was gathered from books, the internet and Wikipedia.)
Now for the caches. Do not go to the posted cords. Solve the puzzle below to get your correct cords.
Remember you are in Greene County and reception is limited. Plan your time accordingly.
****Please be cautious when doing these caches as they are hidden along busy highways. Caches are kid friendly but hides are not necessarily kid friendly. Caution is highly suggested. ****
Now the puzzle or questions to answer.
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