Smokey Bear was found in spring of 1950 near Taos, New Mexico during the devastating Capitan Gap wildfire in the Lincoln National Forest. He was up in a tree, suffering from badly burned paws and hind legs.
Originally named Hotfoot Teddy, he was soon transported to the National Zoo in Washington, DC to perform public service for the rest of his sweetie bear life (26 years). He became the zoo's most popular attraction, eventually obtaining his own ZIP Code from the US Postal Service.
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He was found in a tree with burned paws and hind legs. The firefighters searched for his mother, but she could not be found. He was about as big as cocker spaniel dog at the time (about 5 lbs.). Adopted, rehabilitated, and sent to Washington, D.C. to live in the National Zoo, he became the zoo's most popular attraction. At one time, he was was receiving 13,000 letters a week (!)so the US Postal Service gave him his own ZIP Code.
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Smokey Bear was found in a badly-burned condition, halfway up a tree, in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, in 1950 - Originally dubbed 'Hotfoot Teddy', he subsequently became the most popular attraction at Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo.
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Smokey was an American black bear.
Smokey bear is 66yrs old. Trix rabbit is 53yrs old and Ronald McDonald is 47yrs old.
Smokey Bear has NO middle name.
Smokey the Bear Sutra was created in 1969.
The first mention of Smokey Bear was a war dept poster in 1944 to promote prevention of forest fires, and save the forest wood for the war effort
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No, Smokey Bear was a Black bear cub, orphaned by a terrible fire in the Lincoln National Park in New Mexico.
1025 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC is the address/location of the North Carolina State Fair, which boasts a 21-foot tall statue of Smokey Bear with a forestry exhibit. There IS a Smokey Bear State Forest in Minnesota...
smokey bears a cartoon not a bear that will randomly show at a funeral
Smokey Bear HISTORICAL Park is located in Capitan, New Mexico.
It is 'Smokey Bear'. There is no "the" in his name. That was added by songwriters to make their song sound better. Check the National Forest Service's history of Smokey Bear and you'll see that his correct name has no "the" in it.The bear has his own US Postal ZIP Code!Please see the link below: