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Wojtek the soldier bear

A bit of a stretch shot. This is a fairly recent monument in Edinburgh it is of Wojtek the bear, and a fellow Polish soldier. Wojtek was enlisted into the Polish army during world war two. After the war he "retired" to Edinburgh zoo where he spent the rest of his days. You can read about Wojtek here thesoldierbear.com/wojtek.html

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Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial
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Marta A great lesson of Polish history, so nice of you to share it here!😊

craig It is a very popular memorial remembering a great historic character and is as eventide says a lovely connection between Scotland and Poland. :-)

eventide Oh, I know Wojtek's story, but I forgot that he spend his time of retirement in Edinburgh's zoo. There's an important connection between Poland and Scotland :)

craig It is a lovely connection, even more so because the monument was founded by a trust made up of Scottish and Polish members. Wojtek was very popular at the zoo and appeared on children's TV a few times.

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