Polar bear A gift from King Haakon of Norway in 1252, the polar bear was allowed to swim in the Thames by Henry III, which must have been quite the mindfuck for the fish. It wasn’t done out of kindness though; Henry just didn’t like how expensive it was to feed a fully grown polar bear, which is about number 12 on the Big List Of Reasons You Don’t Accept A Fucking Polar Bear As A Gift In The First Place, right below ‘it’s a fucking polar bear, why not try a rabbit first and see how you get on’. The polar bear was allowed to fish in the Thames for its own food (whilst attached to a rope).
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