Bear cartoon

Read these bear jokes with a friend, your family or your class. Pause after each question and see who can guess the playful answer.

Jokes to read aloud

What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A gummy bear.

What did the teddy bear say after dessert?
I’m stuffed!

What do Alexander the Great and Winnie The Pooh have in common?
They both have ‘The’ as a middle name.

How do black bears keep their den cool in summer?
They use bear conditioning.

Why did the bear lose its summer job?
It asked for six months off.

What do polar bears like to have for lunch?
Ice burgers.

What does a bear put in its lunchbox?
A bear-rito.

What is a polar bear’s favorite shape?
ICE-osceles triangle.

Why do pandas like old movies?
Because they’re in black and white.

What does Baloo the Bear pack for a trip?
Just the “Bear” necessities.

What color socks do bears wear?
They don’t wear socks, they have bear feet!

How do polar bears send letters?
By bear mail.

What do you get when you cross a Teddy bear with a pig?
A Teddy boar.

What are polar bears called when they’re caught in the rain?
Drizzly bears.

What animal hibernates while standing on its head?
Yoga Bear.

Why do polar bears have fur coats?
Because they would look silly in ski jackets.

Where do you find polar bears?
It depends on where you lost them.

What do you get if you cross a grizzly bear with a harp?
A bear-faced lyre!

What do pandas like for breakfast?
Panda-cakes.

What kind of car does a grizzly bear drive?
A Furrari.

Try the wordplay

Pick a favourite joke. Which word makes the answer surprising? Say the word slowly and explain the joke to a partner.

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