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Knutomania

It's not easy being Knut, the celebrity polar bear

Following the public obsession with Knut, Berlin's celebrity polar bear, the Nuremberg Zoo has grappled with whether to let its orphan cubs die or intervene. Now the zoo has reversed its policy against hand-rearing cubs, after two were apparently eaten by their mother.

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  • August 2007

    • Roly-Poly Polar Bear Goes on a Diet

      Der Spiegel  |  Aug 1, 07 7:53 AM CDT

      Roly-Poly Polar Bear Goes on a Diet

      (Newser) - Superstar polar bear Knut has been put on a diet after growing too fat to be weighed on the Berlin Zoo's scales. Knut's Brando-style transformation came about from eating too many croissants and second helpings of meat and fish, leaving him a visibly stuffed bear. "Knut has become noticeably round," says the zoo's vet. More »

  • July 2007

    • Party's Over for Celebrity Polar Bear

      Der Spiegel  |  Jul 9, 07 11:37 AM CDT

      Party's Over for Celebrity Polar Bear

      (Newser) - The Berlin Zoo is putting the kibosh on the crowd-pleasing daily wrestling match between celebrity polar bear Knut and his keepers. He'll still be on display, but at just over 7 months old, Knut tips the scales at 110 pounds, and his increasing ferocity has been making the "Knut and Thomas Show" look less like "Sesame Street" and more like "Wild Kingdom." More »

  • June 2007

    • 'Knut' No Longer Equals 'Cute'

      Reuters  |  Jun 1, 07 2:59 PM CDT

      'Knut' No Longer Equals 'Cute'

      (Newser) - Anyone who's ever had a nightmare about stuffed animals coming to life can relate to what Thomas Doerflein is going through. The zookeeper who's been celebrity polar bear cub Knut 's surrogate mother since the little camera hog was an adorable ball of fluff finds himself on the business end of an uncomfortable truth: Polar bears are ferocious predators. More »

  • April 2007

    • It's Not Easy Being Knut

      Der Spiegel  |  Apr 19, 07 5:45 AM CDT

      It's Not Easy Being Knut

      (Newser) - Knut watchers were on high alert yesterday after the Berlin Zoo's polar bear cub was targeted with an anonymous death threat, just a day after recovering from a health scare that turned out to be a toothache. The 4-month-old alarmed visitors Monday by refusing to frolic, lying on the ground with his paws over his eyes. More »

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Polar bear Knut inspects a so-called boomer ball he was given...   (Getty Images)
Polar bear Knut cools off in the water 22 May 2007 at the zoo...   (Getty Images)
Martin Frechen, CEO of the German Steiff company, right, poses with a new collection of the company as Knut the polar bear, in background, walks in the Berlin Zoo April 3, 2007. Knut is the German capital's...   (Associated Press)
In a file photo Knut, the polar bear cub, plays with his keeper Thomas Doerflein at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, April 8, 2007. The zoo said Monda, July 9, 2007, that it has ended seven-month-old...   (Associated Press)
Polar bear cub Knut walks trough his pen on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 in Berlin. The young polar bear is too fat, according to the zoo's physician. Knut will not be fed anymore with croissants or extra...   (Associated Press)
Undated but recent picture provided by the Berlin Zoo shows polar bear cub Knut as it sniffs at the first book about the polar bear, who became the star of the Berlin zoo last winter. (AP Photo/Zoologischer...   (Associated Press)
Polar bear cub Knut walks through his pen on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. The young polar bear is too fat, according to the zoo's physician. Knut will not be fed anymore with croissants...   (Associated Press)
Polar bear cub Knut eats a piece of bread on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 in Berlin. The young polar bear is too fat, according to the zoo's physician. Knut will not be fed anymore with croissants or extra...   (Associated Press)
Polar bear Knut eats a salad leaf from his birthday cake on the occasion of his first birthday in the Berlin zoo on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Berlin's famous polar bear Knut, who was rejected by his mother...   (Associated Press)
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