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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Thomas Dorflein

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 Knut's Surrogate Dad 
 Dead at 44 

Police doubt foul play in death of Dörflein, long ill

(Newser) - Thomas Dörflein, the Berlin zookeeper who raised polar bear Knut after his mother rejected him, was found dead in his apartment today, Der Spiegel reports. He was 44. Authorities said there was no evidence of foul play; Dörflein had been very sick. The keeper’s contact with Knut... More »

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