Hercules (1975 – 4 February 2000) [1] was a trained grizzly bear from Scotland who appeared in a number of cameo roles for various television productions, reaching the height of his popularity in the 1980s. Hercules was born in captivity at the Highland Wildlife Park in Kingussie.

Nov 7, 2015 · Now Hercules’ incredible story is being told in a new book written by Maggie, his ‘mother’. It all started in the late 1960s when wrestler Andy, now 77, was talked into wrestling a black bear in...

In 1980, a performing grizzly bear called Hercules escaped from an advertising set and went on the gentlest rampage possible in the Outer Hebrides, achieving international fame. The Langass Woodland is an unusual feature of the Outer Hebridean island of North Uist.

Mar 22, 2014 · Hercules was a small, brown grizzly bear cub, bought from a Scottish zoo in 1974 for just £50 as a wrestling companion for showman Andy Robin and surrogate son to his show-jumping wife Maggie. "Where most people have children, or …

Aug 27, 2013 · A wooden statue has been unveiled to recall a bear's escape on the Western Isles 33 years ago. But who was Hercules? We compiled this A to Z on the 8ft 4in grizzly.

Whilst filming an advert for Andrex in Benbecula in 1980, Hercules, a grizzly bear escaped and went on the run for just over 3 weeks! He was eventually found in North Uist - 20 miles from where he went missing - by a crofter.

Statue of the famous grizzly bear Hercules, who escaped and went on the run during filming Benbecula in 1980. Find out more about the story at…

Jan 15, 2020 · Hercules was a trained grizzly bear from Scotland who found fame appearing in film and TV productions, reaching the height of his popularity in the 1980s.

Nov 30, 2021 · Hercules was a brown bear born in captivity in Kingussie on the Scottish mainland. In 1975, he was purchased from the town's Highland Wildlife Park by Andy Robin, a former...

Aug 20, 2020 · 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...