Legend has it that his host wanted the hunting trip to be successful, so he went out and found a bear cub and tied it to a tree for Roosevelt to shoot.

传说为了让罗斯福能够有个成功的狩猎之旅，他把一只小熊绑在树上让罗斯福射击。

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After Teddy, nickname of Theodore Roosevelt, who was depicted in a cartoon sparing the life of a bear cub.

源自泰迪，迪奥多尔·罗斯弗尔特的绰号，他在卡通片中被描述成爱怜幼熊的人物。

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Soon afterward, a cartoon showing Roosevelt refusing to kill a baby bear was published in newspapers across America.

不久，一幅卡通漫画展示罗斯福拒杀一只小熊仔刊登各大报刊，并迅速席卷全美。

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In 1902, which was only a generation before Robert Clark was born, Roosevelt went on a bear-hunting trip in the state of Mississippi, at the invitation of the governor.

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One day, after a long, exhausting chase, some of Roosevelt's friends cornered an American black bear, which they tied to a willow tree, and they called upon the President to shoot it.

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Thus inspired, Michtom duly created a stuffed bear cub, and he put it in his shop window, accompanied by a sign that read "Teddy's bear", having already sent an earlier version to Roosevelt, who promptly gave him permission to use his name.

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