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Knut's Zoo Loses 2nd Animal

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:14:05 CDT

Just two weeks after the Berlin Zoo lost star polar bear Knut, a second young animal has died. Indian elephant Shaina Pali died early today at age six—well short of the 80 years elephants can live in captivity, reports the AP. The zoo's vet thinks an infection is to...

Final Verdict: Knut Drowned

Mark Russell — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 06:20:48 CDT

The sad final verdict is in: Celebrity polar bear Knut died from drowning. But the four-year-old's collapse into his enclosure's pool at the Berlin Zoo was caused by encephalitis, according to a necropsy performed on the bear. The AP reports that a zoo pathologist said she could not tell what...

Knut to Be Stuffed, Displayed

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:56:29 CDT

Knut spent his life on display in the Berlin Zoo, and in death he'll move to a museum. The famous bear will be stuffed and exhibited in Berlin's Natural History Museum, the New York Post reports, citing the Times of London. Even as veterinarians examined Knut to determine a cause...

Brain Problems Killed Knut

Kevin Spak — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:25:10 CDT

The mysterious and sudden death of polar bear sensation Knut is mysterious no longer. A necropsy performed yesterday discovered "significant changes to the brain, which can be viewed as a reason for the polar bear's sudden death," the Berlin Zoo announced today. The zoo wouldn't elaborate on what those changes...

Polar Bear Knut Is Dead

John Johnson — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:14:52 CDT

Sad news from Germany: Knut, the world's most famous polar bear, is dead. The 4-year-old bear was found in his enclosure this morning, though the cause of death isn't known. Knut became an international sensation after being abandoned by his mother at the Berlin Zoo, then raised by human keepers....

Happy 4th Birthday, Knut!

Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:02:05 CST

Knut, Germany's favorite polar bear, has celebrated his 4th birthday with a lavish party at his zoo attended by about 250 people. Fish and meat were served in the polar bear's snow-covered, outdoor enclosure at the Berlin Zoo today, followed by a birthday cake shaped like the number 4. As...

Germans Fear Lady Bears Are Bullying Knut

Kevin Spak — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:21:20 CDT

When zookeepers moved Knut—the bizarrely famous Berlin Zoo polar bear—into an enclosure with his mom and two other female bears, they were hoping he might strike up some kind of romance. Instead, Germans now fear the girls are “bullying” their famous cellmate. One video recently posted online showed...

Knut Is Disturbed, Having Panic Attacks

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:14:00 CDT

World-famous polar bear Knut is suffering panic attacks thanks to his life in captivity, say scientists…PETA scientists, that is. Knut and Gianna, his companion at the Berlin Zoo, “are definitely displaying behavioral problems,” one researcher tells AFP . Among his apparent issues: Panic attacks, swaying to and fro, and imitating picture-taking...

PETA Wants Knut Castrated

Kevin Spak — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:33:00 CST

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals want Knut’s nuts. The group’s German branch is demanding the Berlin Zoo castrate the world’s most famous polar bear, lest he mate with his current cage-mate—and cousin—Giovanna, a 3-year-old female on loan from the Munich Zoo. “A long-term co-habitation between...