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The Story Of Hercules The Bear: Scotland’s Global Megastar

Do you know the story of the full-grown grizzly bear that went missing on the island of Benbecula on the west coast of Scotland?

Back in 1980, this story attracted huge amounts of media attention, all over the world. Brice Ledingham takes a look at this famous bear’s life and how he became so well known (he even won Scottish Personality of the Year in 1981).

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