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» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:19 am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110319/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_knut_death, who rose to stardom when he was hand-raised by zoo keepers after being rejected by his mother rejected at birth, died on Saturday, a zoo official said.

This is sad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaWWBTRSc3s&feature=related

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:29 am

That's awful. I remember watching a documentary about him last year, and just being overwhelmed by it. I'm genuinely gutted about a bear I've never met. That's an odd feeling.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:28 pm

Awww... :cryvaultboy:

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:48 am

I cant believe the internet is so ridiculously sad about the death of a single polar bear in a German Zoo while there currently are so many disasters, civil wars, genocides and a giant nuclear emergency going on right now!

Well, you know what they say: the death of one is a tragedy, the death of a million is a statistic.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:45 am

oh, for a second i thought you meant KPnuts (a member here) had died.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:11 am

If it were otherwise, we'd all be sad all the time; and being sad has never helped anyone, that I know of.

But I hadn't even heard of the bear until I read the linked article. It was just cute-looking.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:40 am

oh, for a second i thought you meant KPnuts (a member here) had died.

I was under the same impression.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:07 am

I remember hearing about it a few years ago. Sorry to hear the bear passed away. Does anybody have any idea if there are any little Knut's running around?

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:24 am

Don't scare me like that, for a second I thought Donald Knuth had died.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:26 am

hmm.... a polar bear raised by humans. There is your cause of death. Polar bears are not meant to be raised by humans. They are supposed to be raised by their mothers. I know he didn't have a mother, but that was most likely why he died. Poor guy.... That is rather sad. :sad:

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 12:07 am

hmm.... a polar bear raised by humans. There is your cause of death. Polar bears are not meant to be raised by humans. They are supposed to be raised by their mothers. I know he didn't have a mother, but that was most likely why he died. Poor guy.... That is rather sad. :sad:

I agree. Still cute though.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:59 am

@barrettsfloyd: I doubt it. Male polar bears generally reach mating age around the age of six (or so my goggle fu tells me).

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:17 pm

@barrettsfloyd: I doubt it. Male polar bears generally reach mating age around the age of six (or so my goggle fu tells me).

Well, that svcks even more. After thinking about it some, we most likely would've heard about it if Knut had managed to mate with another.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:35 pm

NOOOOOOO :cry:

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:27 am

I cant believe the internet is so ridiculously sad about the death of a single polar bear in a German Zoo while there currently are so many disasters, civil wars, genocides.

Agreed except for the nuclear thing.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:25 am

I cant believe the internet is so ridiculously sad about the death of a single polar bear in a German Zoo while there currently are so many disasters, civil wars, genocides and a giant nuclear emergency going on right now!

Well, you know what they say: the death of one is a tragedy, the death of a million is a statistic.

This. It's a [censored] polar bear, people. ONE polar bear. I assure you, several of them die every single day.

EDIT: Not trying to say this isn't sad, I love animals. But the melodrama for things like this from the media is just plain pathetic.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:04 pm

Talked to a friend working the the zoo today. Might have been suicide. Yes, some animals are smart enough to do that. Mobbing kills, and not only people.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:58 am

This. It's a [censored] polar bear, people. ONE polar bear. I assure you, several of them die every single day.

EDIT: Not trying to say this isn't sad, I love animals. But the melodrama for things like this from the media is just plain pathetic.

I liked the little bear.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:20 pm

Ahhh and he died very young too....

We had twin polar bear cubs that were rejected by their mother too, IIRC. Successfully raised by zoo keepers and such. Was a great story too.

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:45 pm

I liked that bear...

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:45 am

Hmmm, yeah, I know it's just a polar bear, but some of you can maybe be a little less uptight about some comments and others of you could be a little less insensitive about the issue. mkay?

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:15 pm

I cant believe the internet is so ridiculously sad about the death of a single polar bear in a German Zoo while there currently are so many disasters, civil wars, genocides and a giant nuclear emergency going on right now!

Well, you know what they say: the death of one is a tragedy, the death of a million is a statistic.

So what you cant be sad because there is worse in the world ? Bad reason.

I dont actualy care about the bear dying, happens all the time in the wild.

» Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:48 am

Don't scare me like that, for a second I thought Donald Knuth had died.

Exactly what I came here to say.