Knut is the star of Berlin Zoo · 2007-04-03 15:01
Berlin Zoo is bracing for a record attendance over Easter weekend as its star attraction – the polar bear cub Knut – pulls in the crowds, the BBC reported.
The number of visitors in March was 200,000 – double the zoo’s normal figure.
Knut, born last December, ignited a heated debate about hand-rearing after his mother rejected him.
Knut was brought up and bottle-fed by his keeper, Thomas Doerflein.
An animal rights activist said Knut should be killed rather than treated like a domestic pet – a suggestion that triggered a nationwide surge of affection for the cub.
Germans have been eagerly following his progress on television and the internet.
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