Winnipeg was the famous black bear who inspired A.A. Milne's beloved children's book character Winnie-the-Pooh.And now her skull is on display at London's Hunterian Museum.
“We did think carefully about this because we didn’t want the message to be, ‘Come to the Hunterian Museum and see Winnie-the-Pooh.’ No. It’s a skull. I mean it’s a very well-preserved skull, but nonetheless.” “It’s a happy message,” said Hunterian director, Sam Alberti told the New York Times, adding, “that Winnipeg, the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh, has had this afterlife.”
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“We did think carefully about this because we didn’t want the message to be, ‘Come to the Hunterian Museum and see Winnie-the-Pooh.’ No. It’s a skull. I mean it’s a very well-preserved skull, but nonetheless.” “It’s a happy message,” said Hunterian director, Sam Alberti told the New York Times, adding, “that Winnipeg, the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh, has had this afterlife.”
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