English: This skull comes fron an Amrican Black Bear (Ursus americanus) who was known as Winnipeg, Winnie for short, and is thought to have inspired the creation of the fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. Winnie lived at London Zoo from 1914-1934 and during this time was visited by A. A. Milne and his son Christopher, who named his teddy bear after her.

When Winnie died her skull was donated by the Zoological Society of London to former curator Sir James Frank Colyer. Colyer was a dental surgeon (1866-1954) and the first to report on dental variations and diseases in bears. He analysed a large number of animal skulls from the ZSL for his book on dental disease in animals. Colyer's research helped identify the link between diet and oral health problems in captive animals.

Winnie died of old age in May 1934, she was over 20 years old. Her skull shows that she had lost all her teeth before she died. Colyer associated her tooth loss with periodontal (gum) disease and her old age.

The specimen is from the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.