#DidYouKnow I had a living symbol?! In 1950, a lone bear cub survived a human-caused wildfire in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. His paws and hind legs were so badly burned, they initially named him Hot Foot Teddy.
¡EL CAPITÁN!
The Black Bears strike on the power-play and pull it within a score.
#BlackBearNation // #JourneyNorth
Happy 'Gotcha' Day, Smokey Bear! On May 9, 1950, a badly burned bear cub was found after the Capitan Gap Fire. New Mexico Fish and Wildlife rangers rescued the cub and the nation quickly adopted him as the living symbol of Smokey.
📸: USDA National Agricultural Library
Happy #InternationalDayofForests ! No better place to celebrate than Lincoln National Forest, the birthplace of my living symbol.
In 1950, a lone bear cub survived a human-caused wildfire in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. His paws and hind legs were so badly burned,
#TalDíaComoHoy hace 112 años (1/3/1912), el capitán Albert Berry se convertía en la primera persona en saltar en paracaídas desde un avión a una altura de 800 m, en las proximidades de los cuarteles militares de Jefferson, al sur de San Luis.
