<P> Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie , a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo , and `` Pooh '' , a swan they had met while on holiday . The bear cub was purchased from a hunter for $20 by Canadian Lieutenant Harry Colebourn in White River , Ontario , Canada , while en route to England during the First World War . He named the bear `` Winnie '' after his adopted hometown in Winnipeg , Manitoba . `` Winnie '' was surreptitiously brought to England with her owner , and gained unofficial recognition as The Fort Garry Horse regimental mascot . Colebourn left Winnie at the London Zoo while he and his unit were in France ; after the war she was officially donated to the zoo , as she had become a much loved attraction there . Pooh the swan appears as a character in its own right in When We Were Very Young . </P>
<P> Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie , a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo , and `` Pooh '' , a swan they had met while on holiday . The bear cub was purchased from a hunter for $20 by Canadian Lieutenant Harry Colebourn in White River , Ontario , Canada , while en route to England during the First World War . He named the bear `` Winnie '' after his adopted hometown in Winnipeg , Manitoba . `` Winnie '' was surreptitiously brought to England with her owner , and gained unofficial recognition as The Fort Garry Horse regimental mascot . Colebourn left Winnie at the London Zoo while he and his unit were in France ; after the war she was officially donated to the zoo , as she had become a much loved attraction there . Pooh the swan appears as a character in its own right in When We Were Very Young . </P>
where does pooh come from in winnie the pooh
where does pooh come from in winnie the pooh
Pooh the swan
Pooh the swan