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Berlin May Lose Knut to Rival

Polar bear under contract with different German zoo

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(Newser) – The world's favorite polar bear may be bidding auf wiedersehen to the Berlin Zoo. Cuddly tourist attraction Knut actually belongs to the north German zoo his father came from, and a move is expected in the first half of 2009. "We entered into a contract which stated that the first surviving cub is owned by Neumuenster Zoo," said the Berlin Zoo's director. But Berlin officials want to keep Knut—and the extra $6.3 million he pulled in last year, the BBC reports.

"Berlin must not give Knut away—it would be like losing a family friend," a tourism official said.

Zookeeper Thomas Doerflein kisses Knut during the polar bear cub's first public appearance at the Zoo of Berlin on March 23, 2007,
Zookeeper Thomas Doerflein kisses Knut during the polar bear cub's first public appearance at the Zoo of Berlin on March 23, 2007,   (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Knut rests in his open-air enclosure at the Berlin Zoo on Sept. 23, 2008.
Knut rests in his open-air enclosure at the Berlin Zoo on Sept. 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)
Knut makes his first public appearance at the Berlin Zoo on March 23, 2007.
Knut makes his first public appearance at the Berlin Zoo on March 23, 2007.   (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski/FILE)
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