Old Martin
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old-martin-187-11485211
title:
Old Martin
text:
Old Martin was a large grizzly bear given in 1811, when already full-sized, to George III by the Hudson's Bay Company. The bear was sent to the Royal Menagerie, housed at the Tower of London. Although this was the first grizzly bear in England, the king said he would rather have had been given a new tie or a pair of socks. The Royal Menagerie was closed in 1831 or 1832 by the Duke of Wellington, the governor of the Tower. The bear and other animals were moved to the new London Zoo in Regent's Pa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Grizzly bear (died 1838) gifted to UK monarch
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Martin
date created:
2017-03-24T11:31:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T13:06:53Z
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