Zero Cool Bears

Zero Cool Bears.

Zero Cool Bears – Famous Bears

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Here’s our pick of the Zero Cool Bears.

What does Zero Cool mean?  “Zero Cool” came out of the Jazz scene, meaning you’ve got absolute cool, man.  Realllly cool.  Hairy zero cool.  Disney portrayed Kipling’s Baloo as a jazzy zero cool bear.  Meaning: I’m with it, the music flows through me, I’m what’s happening — I am NOW, baby…

We’ve grown up with Zero Cool Bears.  Still meeting them, eh?  The Civilized Bears are the coolest bears of all — making them hot.

Who are the others?  The oldest mythical bears, the treasured bears of story and song?  The real life bears who have earned our love, laughter — and tears?

Here’s a kind of Sitemap of all things Bruin

 

Famous Cool Bears in Real Life – From Gentle Ben to Brutus Bear

From ferocious and dangerous attackers to loving and carefree friends, real life bears have appeared in Hollywood productions since the first silent movies.  And then there’s our popular Park Bears…

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Bears in Literature

While Sir Charles G D Roberts, who created the Realistic Animal Story, wrote about wild animals of the Canadian Northwoods in the late 19th Century, his bears were true-to-the-wild depictions.  At the same time, Kipling gave the world his talking animal character, Baloo…

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Muinej The Bear’s Cub – A Mi’kmaq Bear Story Retold

And then there was a noise and sunlight spilled into the cave as the boulder was rolled away.  “Ebit! Nidap!” came a deep growling voice. “What is happening? There is the smell of humans here.”  And Giju’muin, a big mother bear, crawled into the cave. Snuffing noisily, her hot breath poured onto Mikinawk’s face.  “You are dangerous, little human…”

To See the Complete Folktale, Go To Muinej The Bear’s Cub – A Mi’kmaq Bear Story Retold

 

“The Bear That Thought He Was A Dog” A Classic Animal Story by Sir Charles G D Roberts

The gaunt, black mother lifted her head from nuzzling happily at the velvet fur of her little one. The cub was but twenty-four hours old, and engrossed every emotion of her savage heart–but her ear had caught the sound of heavy footsteps coming up the mountain…

To See the Complete Free Story, Go To THE BEAR THAT THOUGHT HE WAS A DOG – CLICK HERE NOW!

 

“How the Bear Lost its Tail” – The Oldest Known Bear Story

How the Bear Lost its Tail – A Traditional Bear Folktale RetoldYou’ve gotta read our retelling of the oldest known Bear Story of them All!  Listen!

“Long ago — when our Sacred Green Earth was young and much more alive — Bear, like his cousins the Wolf and the Fox, had a long beautiful tail.

“One chilled winter day, Bear shuffled down to the lake and saw that Fox was feasting on some fish.  Licking his chops, Bear asked him, ‘Say, Fox, ol’ friend, how did you manage to catch all those fish?’

“The cunning fox saw his chance to make a fool of Bear…”

CLICK HERE TO READ:  HOW THE BEAR LOST ITS TAIL

 

What is Canada’s National Animal? The Polar Bear

“The polar bear, with its strength, courage, resourcefulness, and dignity is perfect for the part,” Nicole Eaton said recently in a speech to the Canadian Senate, when suggesting a rebranding of Canada’s national animal.  And we agree…

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Living With Bears in Highlands, North Carolina

“WE are the newcomers to these mountains. Up here on the Highlands-Cashiers plateau, we do live among a very large population of Black Bears, who have roamed these mountains for ages…”

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Do Bears Sleep? Bear Hibernation in Montana

Here in Atlantic Canada, wild bears don’t sleep all winter.  Those warm wet winds off the ocean will often melt snow, add a few springlike days between days of freezing weather.  And a bear or two will crawl out of its den and wonder…

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What are Spirit Bears?  Sacred White Bears & Native American Legends

What are Spirit Bears?  The rarest bears on Earth!
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Hidden away in the depths of the Great Bear Rainforest, Spirit Bears move like ghosts through the misty temperate forest.  Under majestic 1000-year old red cedar trees, through small clear streams, reaching the primordial rocky fjords that fringe the roaring Pacific waters, these mystic white bears snuff and explore…

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The Great Puppet Bears: Fozzie, Bobo & Ojo Bear

Fictional bear characters dominate out culture.  From our own personal teddy bear to the literary greats and famous bears like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington.  Here, with her own memories, is Joan…

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Teddy Bears in History

“Okay, I’ll take the pink one with the torn ear.”  The guy behind the counter scratches his neck, “Are you being serious?”  Her face is stoic, “Absolutely. I never kid about teddy bears.” –  Jessica Sorensen

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And Don’t Forget to Read my most Popular Animal Tale: “Muinej The Bear’s Cub” – A Mi’kmaq Bear Story Retold…

Native American Bears Folk TaleYou have got to read my popular short story about THE BOY WHO WAS RAISED BY BEARS.  A Traditional Native American Animal Story & Folktale Retold.

Talking bears and human children adopted and raised by loving mama bears are common story themes in both Old and New World oral traditions.  Even J R R Tolkien wrote about Beowulf and Bear’s Son Tales in European folklore.

“Loved this beautiful Animal Tale.  Perfect!”  Free to Read ==> CLICK HERE  THE BOY WHO WAS RAISED BY BEARS

 

UPDATED March 8, 2024.  See Us on Our CELL PHONE FRIENDLY Format: BrianAlanBurhoe.com

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