Baby Polar Bear

Knut, the polar bear cub at the Berlin Zoo whose mother rejected him was raised by a zookeeper. He stole the hearts of the world and helped to raise awareness of global warmings affect on polar bears.

Knut now has had everything from books and movies to stuff animals and stamps made with his image.

And, according to the director of the zoo, Knut helped the zoo bring in over $7.6 million in 2007 alone.

For stories and photos of his birth and life to date, click Knut

When Knut turned 1 year old on December 5, 2007, he made the news again, big time. This little, er... I should say big bear now is famous for all of the following reasons:

1. Knut was the first polar bear born in the Berlin Zoo in over 30 years.
2. His mother rejected him at birth.
3. He was hand-fed and raised by one of the zoo keepers.
4. Knut received a death threat and had to have bodyguards.
5. The little bear had over 1 million visitors this past year.
6. He had a couple of books written about him.
7. Knut had several websites and a newspaper column devoted to him.
8. An animal rights activist said Knut should have been left to die instead of raised by humans.
9. The Berlin Zoo had infrared photos taken to ensure that Knut was not overheating (see infrared pictures).
10. Knut, who weighed about 1.8 pounds at birth, (see Knut baby pictures) now weighs over 236 pounds!

Below is a picture of Knut at at 1 year old:

I can't believe how fast this little polar bear grew. Knut had a very, very busy year. If you knew all of these facts, check your Knut Knowledge by taking the 12 question test at Knut Test.

Thomas Doeflein, the zookeeper who raised Knut after his mother abandoned him, was found dead in his apartment on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. The autopsy showed he died from a heart attack. Below is a picture taken of Knut shortly after the announcement. His sad look seems to say it all for many of us who fell in love with both Knut and Doeflein. For more on this story, click Zookeeper's death.


Photo by AP

There's a new bear in town and his name is Hudson. He's at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo and he is a charmer. For more background and pictures of this cute little bear, click on Polar Bear News-Hudson

Hudson beats to his own drum

Here's Flocke, "Snowflake", the new baby polar bear at the Nuremberg Zoo in Germany. Isn't she the cutest little thing since Knut and Hudson?

For more pictures, click More Pictures

Yes, Germany has yet another polar bear cub. This little guy is in Stuttgart'S Wilhelma Zoo and his mother, Corinna, is taking good care of him.

To see some great videos of this little bear cub with his mum, click Wilhelma Videos.

There are lots of fun polar bear ware items on my CafePress Stores. Here are just a few. Click on the logo you like below to see all of the products available in that design from t-shirts and jackets to card and posters. To see all of his designs, click B-Cool Stuff

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