Subj : Strange a bit
To   : ALEXANDER KORYAGIN
From : Mike Powell
Date : Mon Oct 21 2024 09:11:00

>  MP> Another fun fact is that, although the Milne character is a
>  MP> male bear, the real-life Winnipeg was a female.

> But the word "bear" in English has the masculine gender? :)

No, I don't think so.  Bear refers to both males and females.  I am not
sure what, if any, the gender specific nouns for bear are.

Other animals, like deer, do have gender specific nouns.  For deer, "doe"
is feminine, while "buck" is masculine.

Mike


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