Celebrity polar bear Knut has died
I didn't know about this, until one of my readers pointed it out in her response to my article about many attractions Berlin has to offer.
Knut became popular soon after his mother rejected him. He was adopted by his main caregiver, Thomas Doerflein. Ever since many visitors kept returning to the ZOO just to see this cutie of a bear.
The celebrity of Berlin ZOO died on Saturday afternoon (19th of March) in front of hundreds of visitors. Witnesses reported that after the bear's left leg began shaking, he walked around in circles before falling into the water.
Even with one of Berlin's attractions gone, the capital of Germany has a lot to offer.
2 comments:
Isn't this just the saddest story ever. :(
It really is sad. He had a very large number of fans visiting him regularly.
It will probably also be a devastating blow for the Berlin Zoo.
This is an interesting quote from the media (AFP):
"He generated millions of euros (dollars) for the Berlin Zoo in lucrative merchandising and extra entrance fees.
Twice-daily appearances allowed the public to watch Knut splash in a pond, jump on rocks and play with his handler, who had carefully removed the newborn from his aggressive mother's cage.
The cuddly white cub sent Berlin Zoo's shares soaring to an all-time high on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as visitors queued in their thousands to watch him play.
Stuffed toy "Knut" bears sold out several times over, the cub made it onto the cover of glossy magazine Vanity Fair and Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise and his daughter Suri came to visit him, as did Leonardo DiCaprio."
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