Boris the Bear

“	What a selfish beaver!	„
	~ Boris, angry about Beverley who is causing deforestation.

Boris

Boris the Bear is a bear who lives in the forests of North America.

Physical Appearance

Boris is a brown bear - specifically a North American grizzly bear due to the episodes set in the aforementioned lanscape - with fair brown skin and a purple nose. Each of Boris' four paws (the front ones which he uses as hands and the back ones which he uses as feet) have three white claws sticking out on each of them. Unlike bears in real-life which walk on all fours, Boris is frequently seen on twos like an actual human (similar to many bears in fiction - particularly in cartoons or in illustrations).

Personality

Boris often shows a wise and kind personality to Lucy - often showing a personality and reacting of Lucy's past experiences during the day when talking to the animals at the zoo where he lives. However, in spite of this, he can occasionally be a bit clumsy. In episodes where he appears in the North American forest, he has a fond of honey which is found on trees which having honey on it.

In addition to this, Boris has a cousin who lives in the North Pole named "Snowbert", a polar bear who shows a good friendship with the former. When Lucy saw Snowbert on the rock where Boris usually sits, she felt confused at first when she saw Snowbert sitting on his spot, but learned to become flexible when she let Snowbert tell the story instead of Boris.

Appearances

Season 1

• The Story of Nelson the Elephant (first appearance)
• The Story of Kevin the Crocodile
• The Story of Joey the Kangaroo
• The Story of Snowbert the Polar Bear
• The Story of Henrietta the Hairy Hippo
• The Story of Giggles and Tickles
• The Story of Zed the Zebra (no lines)
• The Story of Adam the Armadillo (inaudible voice speaking)
• The Story of Georgina the Giraffe
• The Story of Herbert the Warthog
• The Story of Pauline the Pelican (two unheard lines, one yawn only)
• The Story of The Juicy Fruit Tree
• The Story of the Elephant Bird
• The Story of Toby The Tortoise (two unheard lines, one laugh only)
• The Story of Ronald and the Tic Tic Bird
• The Story of Audrey's Egg (two unheard lines, three laughs only)
• The Story of Gary the Dromedary
• The Story of Molly and Nathalie
• The Story of Wally the Wombat
• The Story of the Jungle Clearing
• The Story of Melanie the Moose
• The Story of Beverley the Beaver
• The Story of Doris the Duck
• The Story of Esmeralda the Snake
• The Story of Eddie's Big Adventure
• The Story of Herbert's Birthday Party

Season 2

• The Story of Reginald's Big Sleep
• The Story of the Dawn Chorus
• The Story of Phoebe the Koala
• The Story of Hercule Moustache
• The Story of Kevin's Magic Trick
• The Story of Isabel the Flamingo
• The Story of Herbert and the Watermelon of Doom
• The Story of Alan the Aardvark
• The Story of the Important Visitor
• The Story of the Puffins of Mossy Bay
• The Story of Ronald and Rosie
• The Story of Nathalie's Neighbours
• The Story of Casper the Chameleon
• The Story of Seamus the Stork
• The Story of Gary's Best Friend
• The Story of Georgina's Bumbleberry Soup
• The Story of Cousin Chuckles
• The Story of Joey's Camping Trip
• The Story of the Monster in the Forest
• The Story of Boris the Bear
• The Story of Melanie's Birthday Present
• The Story of Petula the Parrot
• The Story of Victor the Crocodile
• The Story of the Hyenas' Holiday
• The Story of Herbert's Peaceful Day
• The Story of Annie the Anaconda (one unheard line only)

Season 3

• The Story of Nelson's Nephew Nigel
• The Story of Georgina, Queen of Fashion
• The Story of Lily's Little Brother
• The Story of the Big Billabong Wave
• The Story of Toby's New House
• The Story of Jamie the Littlest Puffin
• The Story of Ronald's Swimming Lesson
• The Story of the Puffins' Treasure
• The Story of Victor's Bad Teeth Day
• The Story of Snowbert's New Friend
• The Story of the Play and Splash Pool
• The Story of Melanie's Little Helpers
• The Story of Joey's Sleepover
• The Story of the Jungle Pie
• The Story of Jazz the Carnival King
• The Story of Patsy the Porcupine
• The Story of the Together Stones
• The Story of Thelma the Whale
• The Story of the Best Christmas Tree Ever
• The Story of Alan's Catchy Tune
• The Story of the Baby Bison
• The Story of Zed the Hero of Africa
• The Story of Herbert's Watermelons
• The Story of Doris' Precious Things
• The Story of Leopoldo the Llama
• The Story of Tallulah the Toucan

Season 4

• The Story of Zed's Really Helpful Mood
• The Story of the Flamingo Festival
• The Story of the Jimjameree Tree
• The Story of Alfie and Charlie's Canoe
• The Story of the Whale Trip
• The Story of Horace the Hare
• The Story of the Boomerangball Game
• The Story of the End of the Rainy Season Clean
• The Story of a Long Night in the Jungle
• The Story of the Record-Breaking Puffins
• The Story of the Merry Jinglewhizz
• The Story of the Cooking Contest
• The Story of the House of Leaves
• The Story of Ronald and His Boulders
• The Story of the Savannah Craze
• The Story of the Great Rains
• The Story of the Jungle Ball
• The Story of Alan's Scooter
• The Story of Bao Bao's Long Goodbye
• The Story of Reginald's New Look
• The Story of Confuse-us the Carp
• The Story of the Last Buluru Berry
• The Story of Washi-Washi Day
• The Story of Doris' Flower
• The Story of Gertie the Goat
• The Story of Tallulah's Surprise Present

Books

• Georgina the Giraffe (no lines)
• Snowbert the Polar Bear (no lines)
• Zed the Zebra (no lines)
• Kevin the Crocodile (no lines)
• Joey the Kangaroo (no lines)
• Henrietta the Hairy Hippo (no lines)

Gallery

Animation

Boris and Lucy

Trivia

• Boris is based on either a sloth bear or a grizzly bear. Because he lives in North America, Boris is actually a grizzly.
• Boris speaks with a Scottish accent.
• He is very similar to Baloo, a character from "The Jungle Book" novel series.
• Boris is the only non-African animal to appear in every episode.
• Boris is seen wide awake on winter seasons; in real life, many bears hibernate during winter.
• Boris is one of the storytellers who can tell stories that do not take place in his hometown. These two range from the North Pole (Episode 4) and Australia (Episode 19).
  • Also, he and Molly are the only storytellers not from Australia who can tell stories that tell stories that take place in Australia.
• The only time Boris was ever seen with his cousin named "Snowbert" was in "The Story of Hercule Mustache".
• Boris is a name of Slavic origin which is derived from "böri" (meaning "wolf") or "bars" (meaning "snow leopard"), which could be fitting for Boris himself being a bear, which in turn could be a reference to bears being the most worshipped animals in Eastern Slavic culture.