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[1] [2] The bears were manufactured by Merrythought company. [3] Punkinhead was the main character in a series of children's books published by the T. Eaton Company, a large department store in Toronto, Ontario. To promote the sale of the stuffed bear and the books, the store created a song about him and sold recordings of it. [4]
Florence Attwood (24 July 1907 [1] - 7 April 1952) [2] [3] was an English toy designer and maker who became chief designer at toy manufacturer Merrythought, producing the company's first range of toys. [3] Attwood was responsible for some of the company's most iconic designs, including the signature Merrythought bear. [4]
This was a short-lived partnership and Merrythought ended up bringing production back in-house in early 2010 and have since then continued to manage all elements of the business from Ironbridge, Shropshire. All Merrythought teddy bears are still 100% handmade in England. Oliver Holmes died from cancer, aged 60, on 30 April 2011.
Most bears are 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) long, plus a 3–20 cm (1–8 in) tail, though the polar bear is 2.2–2.44 m (7–8 ft) long, and some subspecies of brown bear can be up to 2.8 m (9 ft). Weights range greatly from the sun bear, which can be as low as 35 kg (77 lb), to the polar bear, which can be as high as 726 kg (1,600 lb).
Unlike more social species bears, being solitary mammals, have wide-ranging habitats to locate potential mates. [11] Due to the asynchrony of oestrous phases and lengthy parental care by females, bear populations are usually male-biased, meaning that females are more choosy and males are more competitive. [ 12 ]
Brown bear size, most often measured in body mass, is highly variable and is correlated to extent of food access. Therefore, bears whose range in areas with access to openings, cover, and moisture or water are on average larger, whereas those bears that range into enclosed forested areas or arid, sparsely vegetated regions, both of which tend to be suboptimal foraging habitat for brown bears ...
Paw of a 1998 edition Harrods Christmas bear. The Harrods Christmas bear is a teddy bear created by the Harrods department store in London, England in 1986. A limited edition Christmas bear is released every year to celebrate the holiday season, and bears from years' past have since become valuable collectors’ items. [1]
Colorado in the United States. This list of mammals of Colorado includes every wild mammal species seen in the U.S. state of Colorado, based on the list published by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.