What makes Winnie a Pooh and not a bear?

Answer 1

Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a toy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, who was the basis for the character Christopher Robin. His toys also lent their names to most of the other characters, except for Owl and Rabbit, who were probably based on real animals, and the Gopher character, who was added in the Disney version. Christopher Robin's toy bear is now on display at the Donnell Library Center Central Children's Room in New York.

Christopher Milne had named his toy after Winnipeg, a bear which he and his father often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh," a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear, called "Winnie," was known as a gentle bear who never attacked anyone, and she was much loved for her playfulness. This is exactly what inspired Milne to write about Pooh Bear. Pooh the swan appears as a character in its own right in When We Were Very Young.

The home of the Milnes, Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England, was the basis for the setting of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. The name of the fictional "Hundred Acre Wood" is reminiscent of the Five Hundred Acre Wood, which lies just outside Ashdown Forest and includes some of the locations mentioned in the book, such as the Enchanted Place.

Furthermore, Winnipeg was the name given to the Black Bear cub that inspired the Winnie-the-Pooh stories by A. A. Milne. Winnipeg bear was discovered at a stop in White River, Ontario, by members of The Fort Garry Horse Canadian regiment of cavalry, en route to the battlefields of France during World War I. The bear was smuggled into Britain as the unofficial regimental mascot. Winnie's first owner was Lt. Harry Colebourn, the regiment’s veterinarian, who bought it for $10 and named it after his home city of Winnipeg. Before leaving for France, Colebourn left Winnie at London Zoo where she was seen by A. A. Milne's son Christopher Robin, who named his own stuffed bear “Winnie.”

Winnie's eventual destination was to be the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Canada, but at the end of the War, the officers of the Fort Garry Horse decided to allow her to remain in London Zoo, where she was much loved for her playfulness. She was known as a gentle bear and never attacked anyone. This is exactly what inspired Milne to write about Pooh Bear.

Answer 2

Well he's been wearing that red t-shirt for the last 80 or so years. I would think that may have had a rather large factor in the 'Pooh' side of things.

Answer 3

Actually they call him Pooh Bear.

Answer 4

Isn't it funny that Pooh got stuck in Rabbit's hole ?

Answer 5

His tiny red shirt with p-o-o-h written on it haha,
besides, he eats honey whereas bear eats meat

Answer 6

He is well yellow and has very little brain

Answer 7

His poohism

Answer 8

Don't ask him----that's a pretty touchy subject with him.

Answer 9

Because he is a little turd.

Answer 10

gay!