Anthropomorphic bears

Winnie-the-Pooh (also known as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear or simply Pooh) is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by the English author A. A. Milne and the English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's Evening News for Christmas Eve 1925. The character is inspired by a stuffed toy that Milne had bought for his son Christopher Robin in Harrods department store, and a bear named Winnie they had viewed at London Zoo.

children's book character created by Michael Bond

fairy tale

Misha (), also known as Mishka () or The Olympic Mishka (), is the name of the Russian Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (the XXII Summer Olympics). He was designed by children's books illustrator Victor Chizhikov.

fictional character, bear

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thumb|275px|From left to right: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini The Fuwa (; literally "good-luck dolls", also known as "Friendlies") were the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a Chinese artist. The designs were publicly announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on 11 November 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.

American children's television series

fictional character group

fable

thumb|Map of Japan with Kumamoto Prefecture highlighted Kumamon is a mascot created by the government of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was created in 2010 for a campaign created to draw tourists to the region after the Kyushu Shinkansen line opened. Kumamon subsequently became nationally popular, and in late 2011, was voted top in a nationwide survey of mascots, collectively known as yuru-chara, garnering over 280,000 votes. Following his success in the contest, Kumamoto earned (, , ) in merchandising revenue for the first half of 2012, after having only earned (, , ) throughout all of 2011.

U.S. Forest Service mascot used to raise awareness about wildfires

mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

Mascot of the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics

Muppet character

Baloo (from bhālū "bear") is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895. A sloth bear, he is the strict teacher of the cubs of the Seeonee wolf pack. His most challenging pupil is the "man-cub" Mowgli. He and Bagheera, the panther, save Mowgli from Shere Khan, the tiger, and endeavour to teach Mowgli the Law of the Jungle in many of The Jungle Book stories.

thumb|Logo is a Swedish cartoon created by Rune Andréasson. The highly popular children's cartoon first emerged as a series of television short films as well as a weekly half-page Sunday strip in 1966, before being published periodically in its own comic magazine since 1973.

fictional character in Yogi Bear

animated film series

series of children's picture books by the Berenstains

comic strip character in the Rupert series for children by Mary Tourtel

SuperTed is a Welsh superhero animated television series about an anthropomorphic teddy bear with superpowers, created by writer and animation producer Mike Young. Originally conceived as a series of stories to help his son overcome fear of the dark, SuperTed became a popular series of books and led to an animated series produced from 1982 to 1986.

character in Jean de l'Ours

Gummibär (; German for "gummy bear") or Gummy Bear is a German Eurodance multilingual character and virtual musician that performs gummy bear-related songs on various albums, including I Am Your Gummy Bear (2007) and La La Love to Dance (2010). The video for the song "I'm a Gummy Bear" and its Spanish version has 3.8 billion and 1.3 billion views on YouTube respectively.

Australian children's television series

Colargol is a fictional bear created by French writer Olga Pouchine in the 1950s. Colargol first became famous through a series of children's recordings by Philips Records in the 1960s. It is the story of a little bear who wants to sing and travel the world, but lacks the natural ability.

Charmin ( ) is a brand of toilet paper that was launched in 1928. It is currently owned by Procter & Gamble.

American animated television series

cartoon character

mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

Russian folk fairy tale

Fairy tale by Giambattista Basile (1634)

mascots of the 1988 Winter Olympics

Animatronic children's toy

American animated television series

fictional character

Irish fairy tale

animated short film series

folk tale by the Brothers Grimm

the official mascots of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Salt Lake City