Photographer Bert Hardy\'s son, Mike Hardy, being photographed by Ming the panda at London Zoo in 1939. (credit:Getty)
They'll ride bumper cars with you(02 of09)
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Two dodgem car passengers are surprised to see Susie the circus bear bumping into them at the fun fair attached to Bertram Mills Circus in Olympia, London. (credit:Getty)
They'll go skinny dipping with you(03 of09)
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All right, let\'s get this party started. (circa 1940) (credit:Getty)
They help the environment(04 of09)
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Let\'s see what we\'ve got here. Any salmon? (credit:Getty.)
They're super classy(05 of09)
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Two sophisticated brown bears riding on a bicycle and side car in 1928. (credit:Getty)
They'll teach you how to ice-skate(06 of09)
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Most premium ice-skating bear in all of Russia... A Russian skater being pulled along by a bear on a frozen river around 1925. (credit:Getty)
They drink together(07 of09)
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Three black bears sit in a circle and drink from glass bottles, Indian Head, New Hampshire, early 20th Century. (credit:Getty)
They'll drink with you(08 of09)
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Bear chugging something good in Paris, 1930. (credit:Getty)
They've just got personality(09 of09)
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Trained bear named Rosie rehearsing for a radio program (credit:Getty)