Wojtek the bear was adopted by Polish soldiers and fought alongside them in World War Two A bear, famed for his love of beer, cigarettes and boxing and who was by the side of Allied troops in ...

This is the story of Wojtek a magnificent 500lb military bear who fought in World War Two alongside a band of Polish soldiers shared their beer and cigarettes and eventually their fate Through ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A decade in the making, Iain Gardner's animated reconstruction of the true story of Wojtek - A Bear Named Wojtek - has been named among 15 films to qualify for consideration as Best Animated Short ...

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 ...