Read more Berlin Zoo stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1282/berlin-zoo.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:59:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63895/knut-will-stay-in-berlin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Berlin Zoo’s prized polar bear, Knut, isn’t going anywhere, Der Spiegel reports. Officials there will pay $600,000 to a rival zoo to settle an ownership dispute. Given Knut's bankability as a bona fide world star, it's a bargain. The bear, not yet 3 years old, is estimated to...http://www.newser.com/story/63895/knut-will-stay-in-berlin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 16:14:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55962/polar-bear-chomps-german-zoo-visitor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA woman survived a polar bear attack in a Berlin Zoo enclosure when keepers pulled her to safety after knocking the animal away, the Daily Telegraph reports. One of four bears in the enclosure attacked the woman in a moat after she entered—a feat that required jumping a fence,...http://www.newser.com/story/55962/polar-bear-chomps-german-zoo-visitor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Apr 2009 9:41:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46025/knut-needed-hug-zoo-intruder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA German man says he climbed over a Berlin Zoo barrier today because the polar bear needed a hug, Bloomberg reports. The unidentified man, 37, apparently believed the animal—which drew 3.2 million visitors last year—was lonely. “He wanted to keep Knut company,” police said. Knut, abandoned as...http://www.newser.com/story/46025/knut-needed-hug-zoo-intruder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Dec 2008 13:05:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44283/berlin-may-lose-knut-to-rival.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/44283/berlin-may-lose-knut-to-rival.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Dec 2008 11:50:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38101/knuts-surrogate-dad-dead-at-44.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThomas 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 was cut off...http://www.newser.com/story/38101/knuts-surrogate-dad-dead-at-44.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Sep 2008 15:09:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22488/knut-doesnt-know-hes-a-polar-bear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPoor Knut: The celebrity polar bear, no longer the ball of fluff who captivated animal lovers around the world, is miserable without human contact and doesn't realize he isn't a person. "Knut must go. As soon as possible," a keeper at the Berlin Zoo said of the 300-pound 15-month-old , Der...http://www.newser.com/story/22488/knut-doesnt-know-hes-a-polar-bear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Mar 2008 18:49:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21984/berlin-zoo-accused-of-selling-animals-for-slaughter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA German politician has filed a criminal complaint against the director of the Berlin Zoo, accusing him of selling animals for slaughter, Der Spiegel reports. The complaint cites examples of a hippopotamus and a family of bears allegedly sold in Belgium. Bernhard Blaszkiewitz vehemently denied the accusations, which he described...http://www.newser.com/story/21984/berlin-zoo-accused-of-selling-animals-for-slaughter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Mar 2008 14:38:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20579/knut-to-hit-the-silver-screen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce celebrity polar bear Knut got big and his fluffy fur gained a yellowish-gray tint, public attention turned to younger, cuter bears. But now the spotlight is back on the Berlin Zoo's most famous orphan, with the premiere of a new documentary called Knut and Friends , the Canadian Press reports.http://www.newser.com/story/20579/knut-to-hit-the-silver-screen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Mar 2008 6:30:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19159/knuts-dad-wants-a-piece-of-the-action.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKnut, the polar bear superstar of the Berlin Zoo, has all the trappings of celebrity—fame, money, a Hollywood deal, and now, family members looking to cash in. The zoo that owns his dad, Lars, says it deserves some of the millions Knut has raked in, Der Spiegel reports. "We...http://www.newser.com/story/19159/knuts-dad-wants-a-piece-of-the-action.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Feb 2008 14:41:21 CST