Polar bear Knut and his story (photo)

The Fate of this adorable white bear has touched the hearts of millions of people around the world. His sad story has long been discussed in the media. Today, we again want to return to it and tell me how hard was his life.

Welcome event

For the First time in thirty years in the zoo of Berlin on 5 December 2006, were born two white bear-twin. Bear Melancholy was not to feed them and threw newborn babies. One baby died four days after birth, but Carrot (the so-called second bear) by the rules in force at the zoo, was bound to be put down. However, the baby took custody of a man with a good heart - zoo employee Thomas Doerflein.

Surprisingly, animal rights activists were extremely unhappy with his dedication, they began to make demands to stop communicating bear with people. They did not stop the idea that this is likely to lead to tragedy, and the bear Knut dies. Their motivation was as simple as stupid - as the mother bear left her baby, therefore it has something wrong, but because his logical death must be the result of natural selection, and saving his people break this process.

Fight for life bear

To the difficult situation connected numerous media outlets. Through their publications polar bear Knut began to attract the attention of the guests and bring the zoo to considerable financial profit. After the publication of the quote from animal rights activists, the German tabloid Bild fans of this animal around the world joined together to support those who decided to save the baby. Since then, the bear Knut and his friends started a real fight for survival. The protests came children and the elderly, students and workers. Friends of the Whip from around the world sent millions of emails, keeping everyone who was going to nurse the baby.

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“Knutmania”

Whip was the cause of a certain phenomenon - a new pop culture, which he called ‘Knutmania”. Globally produced media products, books and DVD image universal favorite. The bear became the main source of income of the zoo. In 2007 alone, it amounted to 5 million euros. Annual visit to the zoo increased by 30 %.

Public Appearance

Residents of the German capital were looking forward to the opportunity to see Knut, who became a symbol of the city. It was first presented on 23 March 2007. Pretty soon the bear Knut has become a “world star".

Have Become incredibly popular “the Whip-show”, where the cub played with his “guardian”, Thomas Dahlina, which, unfortunately, is no longer alive. At the zoo, and far beyond the most popular toys became white bears and various Souvenirs with the image of popular kid.

Statistics show that more than half of boys born in 2007 in Berlin, was named Knut.

Name

Good sooner or later must return. Thanks saved the bear, the revenue of the zoo has increased significantly. Except in several times increased the number of visitors to the institution was able to register the name of the bear as a trademark. It was allowed to sell the goods with his cute little face - pads, t-shirts, soft toys and mugs that were in high demand.

Even for the world famous Greenpeace bear Knut has become an effective weapon which was used in the program for the protection of the environment.

Whether to blame people in that sometimes fleeting sentimentality gives way to the Mercantile interests? Every year bear Knut has brought to the Foundation of the zoo more than 5 million euros. As you understand, this significantly raised the value of the shares of the institution on the stock exchange of Berlin. The image of the animal has appeared regularly on the covers of Vanity Fair with Hollywood stars, and famous logo of the Ministry of environment of the country. The euphoria lasted very long: in 2008, the Whip lost his only friend – Thomas Dorflein died of a heart attack. The kid was orphaned again, and this time for real.

The Rejection of “fellow”

To comfort her Whip, it was decided to move into the enclosure to the polar bears. Among them were his biological parents Tosca and Lars.

As it turned out, friendly and affectionate bear “relatives” poisoned, being jealous of his people, and he frequently became the victim of bullying from the “family”. The zoo workers did not see a change in behavior and mood of the Whip, as were concerned about the emergence of a new offspring.

In captivity, these white giants can live up to forty years, but this gift that fate had not prepared for the Whip. It is a memorial of a terrible human affliction, carelessness.

Sudden death

Barely Knut was four years old, he went through a tragedy thatgave pain in millions of human hearts all over the world. 19 Mar 2011 in their enclosure Knut suddenly collapsed and died.

The witnesses of the tragedy said that at first he began to shake left paw. The whip began to walk in a circle, and then fell into the pool. Once the cause of death could not be determined, the press service of the zoo announced that it would conduct an autopsy.

Another source, The Local, in consultation with experts, calls the cause of death of the bear not previously identified a disturbance in the brain. The magazine Focus found that Knut drowned after an epileptic seizure.

Bear Knut – cause of death

After the autopsy of the animal, the veterinarians called another cause of death-encephalitis, which developed on the background of an unknown infection.

However, animal advocates argue that pathologists are disingenuous, and the famous bear "a little help" to go to the other world a lot of stress and poor the contents in the aviary.

However, these claims have no documentary evidence, and therefore cannot be considered official.

Monument in the zoo

Undoubtedly, bear Knut and Thomas is his most loyal and unselfish friend - glorified zoo, which was destined to be born and to die to that beast.

About 700 visitors witnessed the tragedy. 24 Oct 2012 in the Berlin zoo again remembered as he was the favorite of millions – bear Knut. A monument to this cute kid has opened at the zoo. Its author-sculptor Josef Tabachnyk. The song is called “the Whip-dreamer”. The opening ceremony gathered more than 300 people.

Immediately after the death of the animal someone had the idea to stuff him and put him in a Museum. This idea provoked the protest of the Berliners, but, nevertheless, the idea brought to life.

Over stuffed worked more than two years. Fur Whip pasted on the body of the artificial material. The eyes are made of glass and have a brown tint. Now this exhibit at the Berlin Museum.