Remember cutie pie Knut, the polar bear cub that was handraised in the zoo of Berlin last year?
Well, now there's another little polar bear baby, born in Nuremberg 4 weeks ago. Originally there were even three cubs, born by two mothers. But last week, one of the mothers ate her twins, and after the other female started displaying a strange behavior by carrying her baby around, the zoo director decided to take the cub away from her and have it handraised by the keepers. The sad thing is; she started acting like that after a camera team came too close to the box in which she nursed her baby. After that, she became nervous and carried the little bear around, looking for another place, but there was none. Under the pressure of animal rights groups, they decided not to risk another life. But there's a discussion now not to have polar bears in zoos at all.
The little girl has no official name yet, but they started to call her Flocke (Flake). Check the link with pictures and video; she's as cute as Knut!
Polar bear girl Flocke
I hope she'll be alright, and will have a safe and happy life, and always be healthy.
Here's another link: Cute baby bear (This one has the cutest video, check it out!)
And here are photos!!
Kirsten
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