A learning disabled grizzly bear
Meet Humble Bumble — the challenges and triumphs of a learning disabled grizzly bear.
Humble Bumble Stories
Humble Bumbles Canine Mentor
He was found at a roadside zoo that was closing down, just a few weeks old. It was clear even then that he was a differently-abled bear. As we watched him play, sweetly, innocently, not too coordinated, not too quick on the draw, the name just came out – Humble Bumble. Life scares him. Anything new scares him. Without encouragement he would rock himself endlessly in a corner. But he trusts his mentor Boychuk the German Shepherd. It was Boychuk who gave him the courage to go to the Wildlife Garden and play. To see the care and affection with which he plays with Boychuk, holding back his strength, adds a new dimension to one’s perception of grizzly bears. Humble Bumble, is a bear of character.
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Additional Humble Bumble Stories
Humble Bumble and the Pool
Many of you acquainted with Humble Bumble the grizzly bear know the story of this gentle giant and his terror of an egg; of the world being too much for him; of his fear of anything new. But I am here to report progress!
A Bear of Character
He was found at a roadside zoo, just a few weeks old, and it was clear even then that he was a “differently-abled” bear. Now four years old he is enormous for his age, but it isn’t the size you>
The Humble Bumble Bear Chronicles
It took a while to name him, as it always does … watching; feeling the personality of each individual. Most of the names ended up reflecting the magnificence of wild animals – Northwind, Moonlight, Windwalker, but in this case there>
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