Museum of Man and Nature
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:This about the German museum; for the Canadian one, see Manitoba Museum.
The Museum Mensch und Natur (English Museum of Man and Nature) is a natural history museum. It is a tenant of the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany.
Bear exhibit
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In 2006, the museum received the stuffed and mounted body of "Bear JJ1", nicknamed "Bruno" in the German-language press, which was a brown bear that was shot dead by a hunter as a public safety measure after several unsuccessful efforts to capture him alive.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/26/AR2006062600130.html?nav=rss_world|newspaper=The Washington Post|author=Craig Whitlock|date=June 27, 2006|title=Fed-up Germany kills its only wild bear|accessdate=January 13, 2021}} JJ1 had been part of a wildlife restoration program in Italy but walked across Austria into Germany.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/16/world/europe/16bear.html?scp=1&sq=Jj1+bear+italy&st=nyt|work=The New York Times|author=Mark Landler|date=June 16, 2006|title=Herr Bruno Is Having a Picnic, but He's No Teddy Bear|accessdate=January 13, 2021}} The bear was put on display next to the last bear previously killed (in 1835) in Bavaria.
See also
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External links
- [http://www.mmn-muenchen.de/ Museum Mensch und Natur website]
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Category:Natural history museums in Germany
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