Talk:Teddy bear
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What was the political dispute hinted at in the cartoon? AxelBoldt 13:45, 10 Dec 2003 (UTC)
According to this site: http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/kidscorner/tr_teddy.htm , the bear in question was not a juvenile but an old bear. The original cartoon reflected this, but was later redrawn to show it as a cub. The latter is the one shown in your article. Roosevelt did refuse to shoot the bear, but ordered it put down because it was injured.
I've never edited an article and don't really know how to. Hopefully, someone more knowledgeable than me will fix this. The site I mentioned above seems to have good cites.
