The world famous Smokey the Bear mascot get a boost in 1950, when a burned bear cub found in New Mexico became a real-life Smokey. What was this sentient Smokey originally named?

Hotfoot Teddy was soon renamed Smokey after the already-created icon of forest fire prevention. After his recovery, Smokey Bear lived at the National Zoo for 26 years. He got so much fan mail at the zoo that the U.S. Postal Service gave the bear his own zip code: 20252.

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