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Knut the polar bear back at Berlin Zoo - in bronze

National: 24 Oct 12
Berlin Zoo on Wednesday unveiled a bronze memorial to Knut the polar bear, who captured hearts worldwide when he was raised by hand – and left fans devastated when he died from a suspected brain seizure last year. READ »

'Is it my looks?' Parent parrots kick out Nelson

Society: 4 May 12
In what could turn out to be a canny career move, Nelson the baby parrot at Leipzig Zoo, dubbed Germany's ugliest bird, has been rejected by his mother, paving the way for what could be a Knut-esque career in the limelight. READ »

Berlin zoo braces for flood of Knut mourners

Society: 18 Mar 12
The Berlin zoo is bracing for a flood of guests Sunday and Monday to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of their polar bear star Knut. READ »

Polar bear star Knut dies

Society: 19 Mar 11
Knut the polar bear, who became a global media sensation as a cub after being rejected by his mother and reared by hand, died suddenly for unexplained reasons on Saturday, the Berlin Zoo said. READ »

Knut grows up to become Berlin Zoo's 'stud' bear

Society: 22 Mar 10
Three years after Knut the polar bear become famous around the world, the Berlin Zoo announced on Monday he was grown-up enough to become its “stud” for breeding. READ »

Münster Zoo raising rhino by hand after mother attacks

National: 22 Sep 09
Officials at the Münster Zoo have said they will raise the zoo’s latest addition, a baby rhino, by hand after her mother became aggressive just moments after birth. READ »

Knut's Italian girlfriend Gianna arrives in Berlin

Society: 8 Sep 09
A new Italian girlfriend for Berlin’s famous polar bear Knut arrived on Tuesday along with two other bears from Munich’s Hellabrunn Zoo. READ »

Polar bear Knut gets Italian girlfriend

Society: 6 Aug 09
The Berlin Zoo’s famous polar bear Knut will be getting an Italian girlfriend from Munich’s Hellabrunn Zoo, daily Der Tagesspiegel reported on Thursday. READ »

Knut to stay at Berlin Zoo

Society: 8 Jul 09
The bitter custody battle over the fate of the perennially popular polar bear Knut has reached an end. Knut will remain in Berlin indefinitely, the Berlin Zoo and Neumünster Zoo confirmed on Tuesday. READ »

Taking a bite out of voter apathy

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Jun 09
What do finger-chomping chimps at the zoo have to do with voter apathy in Germany? Roger Boyes, the Berlin correspondent of British daily The Times, has the answer. READ »

Knut custody battle fails before Berlin court

Society: 19 May 09
Two German zoos failed to reach an agreement before a Berlin court on Tuesday in a bitter custody battle over world-famous polar bear Knut and the some €6 million in revenue he has earned since 2007. READ »

Memorabilia auction from Knut zookeeper Dörflein makes €7,000

Society: 4 Jan 09
The controversial eBay auction of a handful of possessions of Thomas Dörflein, deceased zookeeper of Berlin’s famous polar bear Knut, ended Saturday evening, taking a total of nearly €7,000. READ »

Auction of late Knut zookeeper’s effects sparks ugly family fight

Society: 30 Dec 08
The children of late zookeeper Thomas Dörflein have put some of their father’s personal effects for sale on eBay. But his former fiancée has called the auctions "tasteless" and accused them of trading on Dörflein’s celebrity. READ »

Sweden may get Knut

Society: 2 Dec 08
Pride of the Berlin Zoo Knut may be on his way to Sweden. Orsa Bear Park in central Sweden confirmed on Tuesday that it has been in negotiations for the last year to attract the cuddly ursine for its new polar bear project. READ »

Knut to leave Berlin

Society: 1 Dec 08
Berlin will soon lose its star polar bear Knut, as zoo owners contemplate plans for his relocation, media reports said on Monday. READ »

Berlin zoo monitoring Knut following keeper's death

Society: 25 Sep 08
Officials at Berlin’s zoo have said they are paying extra attention to their world-famous polar bear Knut following the shocking death of the man who raised him as cub. READ »

Knut's surrogate father Dörflein had cancer

Society: 24 Sep 08
An autopsy has shown Berlin's famous zookeeper Thomas Dörflein died of a heart attack, but Germany daily Bild reported Wednesday that Knut’s surrogate father was also suffering from cancer. READ »

Knut's surrogate father Dörflein found dead

Society: 23 Sep 08
Thomas Dörflein, the zoo keeper in charge of rearing Berlin zoo's superstar polar bear Knut, has died, police said late on Monday. READ »

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