Knut, the world’s most loved and best knownpolar bear has died suddenly in his home at the Berlin Zoo only hours ago! The brave little polar bear who has had the odds stacked against him since rejected by his mother at birth – became an international celebrity following calls to “let nature take it course” after he was born.
Details are very sketchy at the moment but news sources have reported that witnesses said they saw Knut sitting in his enclosure when his left leg began to shake. It was then, stated that Knut walked around in circles and then fell, lifeless into the water. Others suggest that he had some kind of spasm after entering the water.
His body was retrieved from the water and zoo officials said that an autopsy will be performed on Monday. With no health concerns being reported in our recent memory, we can’t even begin to speculate on the cause.
Thomas Doerflein, Knut’s primary keeper since birth, died in 2008 of a heart attack.
Animal rights activitists, who would have been happy to see Knut die in the beginning, are now trumpeting their cause by suggesting the stress of living in captivity is at the centre of Knut’s tragic death. This, despite the profilen that Knut’s life brought to the plight of polar bears in the wild and championing the cause of global warming and climate change.
We will keep you updated as this story progresses.
Polar Bear Odyssey, after years of construction and millions of dollars spent is finally reading for its grand opening and Como Zoo are putting on a MASSIVE weekend to celebrate.
Here are a list of all that is going on in Minnesota over the next four days!
Grand Opening Celebration
June 3 – 6
Welcome Buzz and Neil into their NEW state-of-the-art habitat. Watch the Polar Bears dive into their pools, swim in the water and forage for treats. Buzz and Neil are looking forward to see their fans! Many fun activities are planned for the entire weekend; check out schedule below.
Thursday, June 3
10:00-10:30 AM Location: VC South Patio Roseville Middle School Jazz Band will perform to greet guests with pep, zest & celebration. Continue Reading…
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Birdseye have a series of new ads featuring one of the worst looking polar bears (one of our pet hates!!!). Where is his long nose – look more like a white teddy! (Breathe, Breathe). Anyway, enjoy these ads!
Here is a very cool video featuring the artist that made the Lego Polar Bear – Sean Kenney. It’s from a television show called “New York Wave” and mostly is in Japanese but has English sub-titles. The feature about building the polar bear starts about half way through this twenty minute clip.
Our last two posts have featured links to some amazing polar bear photos by Steven Kazlowski – well after some back door searching, we’ve found the website of his company Left Eye Productions.
This site has THOUSANDS of photos, many of which are of polar bears. Here ar e some of the highlights of this page for us;
We’ve lifted Steven’s Bio straight from his website: Steven Kazlowski earned a degree in marine biology from Towson State University and worked briefly in the Florida Keys as a marine biologist before setting out for Alaska to pursue his true passion – wildlife photography.
His photographs have been featured in Audubon, Backpacking, Canadian National Geographic, National Geographic For Kids, National Wildlife, Sierra and TIME magazines, and he has published several books: Alaska’s Bears of the North, Alaska’s Wildlife of the North, and Alaska Wildlife Impressions.
He is the only wildlife photographer to date who has extensively photographed the Alaskan polar bear and its critical Arctic coastal habitat, something he wishes to continue throughout the international Arctic – an area rapidly being affected by climate change.
He is known within the photography community for his skills of observation and his determination to capture an image even in extreme weather conditions. Kazlowski lives and travels frequently from Washington to Alaska, photographing the natural world.