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Snowflake Almost Ready for Adoring Public

Kevin Spak — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:16:43 CDT

Nuremberg’s favorite polar bear club is growing up fast and should be ready for her public debut by April, Der Spiegel reports. Little Snowflake has already passed through such coming-of-age rituals as her first bone, her first trip outdoors, and a much-needed first bath. Before the bath, Snowflake was apparently...

Zoo Braces for Snowflake Mania

Emily Thompson — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:21:01 CST

Polar celebrity Snowflake will meet her adoring public as early as late March, and Nuremberg zoo staff predict a blizzard of attention surrounding its most popular bundle of fur. Annual visitors are expected to jump from 250,000 to 1.3 million, reports Der Spiegel , which has the city readying...

'Snowflake' Lands in Nuremberg

Nick McMaster — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:35:00 CST

After fielding tens of thousands of suggestions from around the world, the Nuremburg zoo has named its new polar bear cub Flocke, German for "snowflake," Der Spiegel reports. The adorable 6-week-old will keep her nickname, says the city's mayor, in part because many of the monikers proposed by her legions...

New Cub Could Out-Cute Knut

Kevin Spak — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:50:00 CST

There’s a new polar bear in Germany, and Knut had better watch his back, reports Der Spiegel , because the Nuremberg zoo’s 2.4-kilo baby bruin is drawing international attention for being so gosh darn cute. Fans have sent 15,000 name suggestions since Friday, but for now she’s called “Flocke,...