[Berlin, November 27. Image via Getty]

The 29-years-old Sumatran Orangutan female Bini holds her 10-weeks-old baby Bulan in her arms in the zoo of Berlin on November 27, 2009. The orangutan baby was born on September 20, 2009 and is the fifth baby of the orangutan mother Bini. AFP PHOTO DDP/ MICHAEL KAPPELER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP/Getty Images)

Thomas Doerflein, who worked at the Berlin Zoo and was known as the famous cub's surrogate father, died at 44 of a heart attack in September. The sale of his belongings has brought in 7,000 euros ($9,748) so far, and includes the sleeping bag Doerflein used while caring for Knut round the clock and his 10-year-old car. Doerflein's former fiance condemned the sale as "tasteless." His 18-year-old son reportedly needed money to buy his father's tombstone and care for his grave. [Reuters]

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