May 22 2012
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Little Anori was born in January, opened her eyes in February, took her first steps in March, and has now made her…
Mar 19 2011
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Star of the Berlin zoo, Knut, rose to fame when he was hand-raised by zoo keepers after his mother rejected him at…
Jun 18 2010
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Knut the polar bear is "definitely displaying behavioral problems," according to PETA scientists who point to Knut's…
Mar 24 2010
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Remember when Knut was a tiny, adorable ball of white fur? Now everyone's favorite cub is a man - or a 300-pound sex…
Mar 3 2010
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The German chapter of PETA wants to remove Knut's nuts! The animal rights group warns that if Knut is allowed to…
Jan 8 2010
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Sep 8 2009
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• We're so used to thinking of dogs as companions that we often forget the most basic reason people buddy up to…
Jul 8 2009
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• Famous German polar bear Knut will not be leaving his home at the Berlin Zoo, despite claims that the Neumuenster…
Jan 7 2009
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Jan 5 2009
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The son of the late German zookeeper who cared for Knut the polar bear is selling his father's possessions on eBay.
Dec 4 2008
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Two years ago the adorable polar bear cub Knut was an international star, photographed by Annie Leibovitz and…
Dec 3 2008
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You really know times are tough when even the world's cutest polar bear doesn't have any job security. Knut the…
Sep 22 2008
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• Thomas Doerflein, the German zookeeper who cared for Knut, was found dead in his Berlin apartment today. He was…
Jan 25 2008
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Best Comment of the Day, in response to Animal Magnetisms: "OMG, [Knut's] the Britney Spears of the zoo circuit.…
Jan 25 2008
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Poor, beleaguered German polar bear Knut. He was rejected by his mother when he was born, and now zoologists are describing him as a "psychopath." According to the Independent, Knut is "disconcerting" close up because of his "filthy brownish grey colour," and Dr. Peter Arras, who called Knut a nutbag, says "Knut…
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Jan 7 2008
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The Germans, not doing much to combat any lingering stereotypes that they have the right to play God with the lives of innocents, have decided to let a still-unknown number of newborn polar bear cubs die, rather than hand-rear them and put the country through "Knutomania" all over again. The cubs were born in…
Jan 2 2008
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Film producer Ash R. Shah has offered the Berlin Zoo $5 million for the rights to Knut the polar bear's story. But…
Dec 27 2007
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Best Comment of the Day, in response to Girl Power: "Who are they fooling? They just want her to get a man because…
Dec 5 2007
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Best Comment of the Day, in response to Big Bears, You Are Beautiful: "You hear that, polar bear ladies? Knut's just…
Dec 5 2007
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Knut the polar bear, one-time star of the Berlin Zoo before he went all Effie White and got too fat to be a star, celebrated his first birthday yesterday. Knut now weighs a whopping 240 lbs. Here's what his first year will bring, according to his caretaker: "A spacious enclosure. A female partner. At some point, Knut…