When these visitors would speak to him in their native language, Wojtek would wave a paw. The Polish-Scottish Association made him an honorary member. Some of his Polish soldier and veteran visitors ...

He achieved the rank of corporal and had his own rations, including beer which he became unnaturally fond of. After the war, Wojtek lived out his years in Edinburgh Zoo until his death in 1963. This ...

A few months before meeting his namesake, Wojtek the bear was sold as a small cub to ... to Italy he had to be officially enlisted as a soldier. "He had a pay book. He didn't receive money ...

Gardner's hand-drawn animated film tells the real-life story of a bear that legend says played a key role during a battle of World War II.

As a Polish war unit prepared to enter the war zone in Italy in 1943, they hit a snag because animals were not allowed to ...

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After nearly three years of heavy battles and mass strikes, Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine is showing signs of ...

In the Second World War, an orphaned Syrian brown bear is adopted by Polish solders, before taking a journey that sees him arrive in Scotland where he becomes a symbol of hope for all those who ...