Wojtek the bear was adopted by Polish soldiers and fought ... "When he started to tell me stories about this soldier who was actually a bear, I didn't believe him at first. I thought he was ...

An animated film is in development about "Soldier Bear" Wojtek, who is remembered by a statue in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. The bear was adopted in World War Two by Polish troops and ...

A brown Syrian bear was given to a new Polish Army, setting up in the Middle east in 1942. The 22nd Artillery Supply Company ...

During World War II, the 22nd Artillery Supply Company of the 2nd Polish Corps had an unusual soldier among its ranks, a 440 pound Syrian bear named Wojtek. Wojtek first came to the company as a ...

A Scots man’s heartwarming tale about a bear adopted by a Polish soldier in World War II has ... animated reconstruction of the true story of Wojtek - A Bear Named Wojtek - has been named ...

An Edinburgh-based man’s touching film about a bear adopted by a Word War II Polish veteran has been shortlisted for consideration at the Oscars. After a decade in production, animator Iain Gardner's ...

In this piece, we’re looking at the Scotland/Poland short A Bear Named Wojtek from director Iain Gardner. In his heartfelt half-hour film, Gardner tells the tale of Edinburgh Zoo’s famous bear ...