It's not long since Teddy bear celebrated his 100th birthday. Teddy owes his name to US President Theodore Roosevelt. An incident, now known worldwide, took place in the fall of 1902. President Roosevelt, a passionate bear hunter, proud He refused to blast a small bear that the host had driven him from before RifleBärenjäger, weigerte sich heldenhaft, den kleinen Bären zu erschiessen, den ihm der Gastgeber vor die Nase setzte. Seitdem hat der Bär seinen Spitznamen „Teddy“ von Theodor.