Pennant in his British Zoology declared there was proof that bears infested Scotland

as late as the year 1057, when one of the Gordon family, in reward for his valour in killing a fierce bear, was directed by the king to carry three bears' heads on his banner. Were the story true, it would be the last record that can be discovered of the existence of the bear in Britain. But the statement is apparently based on a mistake.

Posted By: Old Git on February 25th 2011 at 11:29:55

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Did there used to be wild bears in the UK? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 10:57:20
- we already have scouse bears in Liverpool (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:29:27
  - That isn't a bear, it's a brown Juicy Couture tracksuit. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 11:30:44
    - **said in his best ballykissangel marks and spencers advert voice* (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 25, 11:50:25
      - Would. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 12:03:21
        
        yep (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 25, 12:05:41
    - Do you know what? (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:31:48
- Of course there were, you utter twunt (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 11:18:59
  - If they reintroduced them you'd have shot the fuckers back to extinction within a year (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 25, 11:52:42
    - Yes (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 11:58:10
      - Where do you stand on that whole AA Gill shooting a baboon thing from last year? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 12:07:24
        
        Yes (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 12:14:05
        
        AA Gill's a prick (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 25, 12:10:32
      - But seriously, wolves are too successful... (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 25, 12:01:25
        
        I am really not that enthusiastic about the idea of reintroducing wolluffs to Scotland (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 12:04:33
        
        Well not necessarily because they are easier, but (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 25, 12:09:43
  - If you go to the Drover's In on the highland road there is a stuffed bear which was (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 25, 11:52:02
    - *Drovers Inn* (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Feb 25, 11:53:00
  - Coo. Imagine that. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 11:22:37
    - Pennant in his British Zoology declared there was proof that bears infested Scotland (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 11:29:55
      - He's come a long way since his out-on-parole electronic-tag days. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 11:33:17
    - Crack-head bears. You'd give em some change wouldn't you. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 25, 11:26:36
    - They could make them do shit like this, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:25:18
      - That's you, in a junior bear costume. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 25, 11:27:40
        
        Al NCFC4life........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 25, 11:33:46
        
        you mean like this? (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:30:20
      - 0.25 of a second after that pic was taken the bear thought "Fuck am I doing?" and tore tha (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 11:26:53
        
        ..... (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:28:03
        
        Zippy was a bear? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 25, 11:31:06
    - The bears would all get obese from eating the Scottish fatties who are too fat to run (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 25, 11:24:21
  - we should bring them back, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:21:41
    - We should put loads of them at all the major ports. (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 25, 11:23:49
      - ^ian foot^ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 25, 11:27:27
        
        ah... so that's the type of person that finds that shit funny... (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 25, 11:34:11
        
        no...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 25, 11:36:32
      - only Poola bears though at the ports, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:26:58
        
        and eating all out fish (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 25, 11:37:35
  - you forgot this kind, lesser seen though...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 25, 11:21:13
    - or Paddington bear, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:22:07
      - or Winnie the pooh, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:22:32
        
        nookie is the biggest (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 25, 11:25:23
        
        Nookie? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 25, 11:24:09
        
        Nah, just had some. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Feb 25, 11:26:39
- You never seen all that shit in the woods?? (n/m) (General Chat) - Wissydean, Feb 25, 11:09:59
  - That was the pope. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 25, 11:15:50
    - That cunt again. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 11:16:32
      - No wonder they wanted to sell them. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Feb 25, 11:17:10
- I'm no zoologist, (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:03:31
  - you are!!! I'ver seen you "study" a beast in Egypt!!!!!! (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 25, 11:05:49
    - haha! (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:06:53
      - think yourself lucky you avoided paula, the man-eater!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 25, 11:17:39
- yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 25, 11:00:28
  - What sort? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 11:03:16
    - well they weren't Koalas (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 25, 11:06:43
      - Koala bears aren't bears. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 25, 11:12:50
        
        I'd rather a marsupial than a bear though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Al NCFC4life, Feb 25, 11:18:44
    - wild ones. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Feb 25, 11:06:06

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