No one seems to have an explanation as to why he passed as such an early age, “He was by himself in his compound,” says bear keeper Heiner Kls. “He was in the water, and then he was dead.”
This is sad news indeed.
I was out gardening all day Saturday and Sunday, that I didn't have the chance to catch up on my blogging, and missed the opportunity to talk about this horrible news! I knew of Knut, because of the outrageous news, which broke back in 2006; Without reason, his mother had rejected him and his twin (who died 4 days later). He became an instant world sensation, with posters, t-shirts, mugs, and games bearing his likeness. Even Leonardo DiCaprio posed with him, in Vanity Fair's 2nd annual "Green Issue."
People who never took a look at the Polar bear as an endangered species, are now having second thoughts, because of Knut. He was truly loved, but poor little guy, he will surely be missed.
2 comments:
Poor polar bear! :(....
It does make you wonder, though, if the mom knew all along that something was wrong with her babies and that they weren't going to make it.
very true, my love. They may have kept Knut alive as long as they could.
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