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Knut the German polar bear gets Berlin Zoo memorial
Berlin Zoo on Wednesday unveiled a bronze memorial to Knut, an uber-cute cuddly polar bear that captured hearts worldwide and devastated fans when he died from a suspected brain seizure last year. The small sculpture, entitled “Knut The Dreamer”, shows the snowy-white bear reclining lazily on rocks in his pen…
Activists push for unprecedented protection of the polar bear
Environmental activists in the United States and Russia have come together to push for unprecedented protection for the polar bear, hoping to stave off the decline of its already dwindling population. With Arctic Sea ice at record low because of climate change, polar bears have been deprived of a key habitat and…
Researchers: Mutant zebra herpes killed polar bear in German zoo
A mutant strain of zebra herpes killed a polar bear two years ago at the Wuppertal Zoo in Germany, according to a study published Thursday in the scientific journal Current Biology. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin said they’re still not certain how the…
Polar bears older than previously thought: study
Polar bears diverged from their closest relatives 600,000 years ago, far earlier than previously thought, suggesting more challenges in the face of climate change, scientists said. Previous genetic analysis of polar bears had determined the species was only about 150,000 years old. But in fact, it took them five times longer for the…
Siku the abandoned polar bear becomes Internet sensation
A video of an abandoned polar bear named Siku has been viewed over 100,000 times in less than 24 hours. Born at the Scandinavian Wildlife Park last month, Siku’s mother did not make enough milk so he is being raised by humans at the Danish Zoo, according to The New…
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