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A stuffed animal is toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials. Some stuffed animals are very old – home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the 1830s, perhaps much older.

The first commercial concern to create stuffed toys is apparently the Steiff company that was founded in 1880 in Germany.

During the 19th century, the concept of the stuffed animal (known as a soft toy in Britain) as an entertainment product took off, with commercial enterprises such as the Steiff company being established to produce children's toys.

關於泰迪熊的誕生，其實有多不同版本及故事。但最廣為人知的是泰迪熊是與美國第26任總統羅斯福，他的暱稱就是泰迪。在1902年秋天，羅斯福總統在密西西比河一帶獵黑熊，但一直毫無收穫。於是乎主辦者將捕獲的一隻小黑熊綁在樹上讓總統射殺。但被羅斯福拒絕了。當時被畫成漫畫刊登於《華盛頓郵報》上。這惹人憐愛的小熊便被人縫製起來，更興起了縫製熊公仔。由於熊玩偶深受好評，後來便創立了創意玩具公司。這便是泰迪熊發跡的故事。