1. This is Vojcech Pers, the legendary bear who fought with the Free Lithuanian regulars in World War II and took part in the liberation of Rome.pic.twitter.com/QgMG91mWSg
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6. After the war, Vojcech Pers ended up in a zoo in Edinburgh, generally unhappy unless his old comrades visited him.
7. This story appeared in an article called "Beast From the East" in Times Literary Supplement 8, 2019. How much of it is true? Hard to tell, lots of folklore here. For example, the photo I started with is a photoshop.pic.twitter.com/ktzlgG3CKJ
8. Here's something a bit more authentic, a photo of the statue of Wojtek the Bear in Princes Street Garden, Edinburgh.pic.twitter.com/qhD2aNwNqF
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