Science Monday: Knut is 'an animal psychopath'
From hero to zero, the toast of the town to the mental polar bear no one wants to play with. Oh dear. Apparently, Knut, the most famous polar bear in the world, has become so addicted to fame that when the zoo was shut because of black ice, he howled and cried until some poor zookeeper minions stood in front of his pen gazing in adulation.
The zoo has made over six million pounds off the back of Knut, who was rejected by his mother and raised by the zoo keepers at Berlin Zoo. Thomas Dörflein, his primary carer, took to sleeping next to Knut which has unfortunately lead to him identifying himself as a human, rather than a bear. All staff have been instructed to cease all contact with the animal, in the hope that this may quench his thirst for fame.
One staff member said "The trouble is that he identifies himself as a human and not as a polar bear. And as long as he is with us he will always think of Thomas Doerflein, the keeper who brought him up when he was a baby, as his father. Knut needs publicity and that must change."
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