Now we know:

Winnie the Pooh has been voted the nation’s favorite animal character in a new survey, heading a list dominated by iconic bears like Paddington and Rupert.

Pooh, created by A.A. Milne, won 51 percent of the vote in the survey, against Paddington’s 41 percent.

The Jungle Book’s Baloo the bear was third with 32 percent, just one point ahead of Black Beauty and two ahead of Rupert in fifth.

My favorite bear is Yogi Berra. What’s yours?