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WEEKEND EVENT - Forgotten Mascots - The Original Smokey "Bear" was a Koala in Australia!

Aug 06, 2021 10:15

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1950s, weekend event, psa, mascots

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chocolate_frapp August 6 2021, 21:51:58 UTC

Smokey the Bear was a koala? but they're not bears!

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chocolate_frapp August 6 2021, 22:02:05 UTC

the fine print says "New South Wales", that's in Australia, so I guess he's a koala!

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pronker August 7 2021, 02:16:22 UTC

We read a story about a little orphaned bear cub who was burned and nursed back to health by a ranger and became Smoky. I've no idea if it's true, but it was a cute story.

pronker August 7 2021, 02:17:11 UTC

Aha, now another comment says it's a koala, oops!

pronker August 7 2021, 02:17:42 UTC

We read a story about a little orphaned bear cub who was burned and nursed back to health by a ranger and became Smoky. I've no idea if it's true, but it was a cute story in grade school.

clandestiny August 7 2021, 06:51:07 UTC

This would have been so relevant last year