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.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 22:13:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44283/berlin-may-lose-knut-to-rival.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe 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 surviving cub is owned by Neumuenster Zoo," said the Berlin Zoo's director. But Berlin officials want to keep Knut—and the extra $6.3 million he pulled in last year, the BBC reports.http://www.newser.com/story/44283/berlin-may-lose-knut-to-rival.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 03 Dec 2008 9:44:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43838/polar-bear-twins-born-in-zoo.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe mother of polar bear rock star Flocke has just given birth to twins at the Nuremberg zoo, reports Der Speigel . Zoo security has been ramped up to prevent over-eager paparazzi from frightening Vera and her tiny cubs, which are the size of guinea pigs. Polar bear moms eat their young if they feel pressured during the first weeks after giving birth.http://www.newser.com/story/43838/polar-bear-twins-born-in-zoo.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 27 Nov 2008 22:34:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43752/aha-zoo-bears-wont-mate-because-both-are-female.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA Japanese zoo is learning it might want to check the plumbing more closely the next time it acquires a polar bear cub, CNN reports. Tsuyoshi was brought to the Kushiro Zoo to breed with 11-year-old Kurumi. But when the cub reached reproductive age, he turned out to be she, which explained why Tsuyoshi wasn't making a move on “his” older lady.http://www.newser.com/story/43752/aha-zoo-bears-wont-mate-because-both-are-female.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 26 Nov 2008 12:16:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43329/hunting-canadas-polar-bears-breeds-heated-argument.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOne man’s endangered species is another’s livelihood in the Arctic north, where polar bear hunting is this season’s hot-button issue, the Economist reports. Scientists set a sustainable annual quota to protect dwindling species near the Canada-Greenland border, but some Inuit locals—who distrust outsiders and use the bears for blankets, mukluks and stews—refuse to comply.http://www.newser.com/story/43329/hunting-canadas-polar-bears-breeds-heated-argument.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 21 Nov 2008 11:54:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38101/knuts-surrogate-dad-dead-at-44.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThomas 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 almost a year ago when the cub became too big to safely play with.http://www.newser.com/story/38101/knuts-surrogate-dad-dead-at-44.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 22 Sep 2008 15:00:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23828/flocke-dives-into-the-spotlight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe younger and cuter of Germany's celebrity polar bear cubs greeted her adoring public today at the Nuremberg Zoo, Der Spiegel reports. Flocke ("Snowflake") mostly ignored the hundreds of eager reporters waiting to beam her antics across the world, choosing instead to explore her outdoor enclosure and splash in her pool. The zoo is bracing for up to 25,000 visitors per day, starting tomorrow.http://www.newser.com/story/23828/flocke-dives-into-the-spotlight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 08 Apr 2008 13:15:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22488/knut-doesnt-know-hes-a-polar-bear.html?refid=rss_all_defaultPoor 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 Spiegel reports.http://www.newser.com/story/22488/knut-doesnt-know-hes-a-polar-bear.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 25 Mar 2008 16:48:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21580/snowflake-almost-ready-for-adoring-public.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNuremberg’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 a decidedly smelly bear, keepers say.http://www.newser.com/story/21580/snowflake-almost-ready-for-adoring-public.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 14 Mar 2008 10:19:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20579/knut-to-hit-the-silver-screen.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOnce 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?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 03 Mar 2008 3:56:52 CST