Teddy bears were developed simultaneously by toymakers in the United States and Germany, and named for Teddy Roosevelt. They were supposed to represent a bear cub, although I agree that the likeness is not very close. Morris Michttom, a U.S. toymaker, saw a political cartoon of Roosevelt on a bear hunting trip in Mississippi, and that inspired him to create a teddy bear. In his defense, the cartoon didn’t depict a very realistic bear either. His bear was first known as Teddy's bear. Interestingly, the cartoon originated from a bear hunting trip in which Roosevelt’s attendants had cornered, clubbed, and tied a black bear to a tree so that Roosevelt could shoot it. Roosevelt refused to shoot it but instructed that someone else do the deed. At the same time, apparently unaware of Michtom’s bear, a German toymaker by the name of Richard Steiff produced a stuffed bear, and a US buyer ordered 3,000 of them for distribution in the United States. Regardless of the manufacturer, the stuffed animals became known as teddy bears.
Some bears are not meant to be Teddy Bears,and this poor girl has definitely found one bear that is not the right kind. They do say that you can communicate with animals, even the wild ones; but this lady is just not doing a good job of getting her messsage across to the bear.
That was pretty unreasonable of him. She said please, after all. Of course, the pepper spray wasn't a very friendly introduction.