<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - berlin-zoo</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/berlin-zoo</link><description>Newsvine - berlin-zoo</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 14:00:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 15:08:31 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Berlin elephants feast on tasty Christmas trees</title>
<description><![CDATA[Elephants at the Berlin Zoo finally got a chance to tuck into their Christmas dinner: A feast of donated pine trees.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16348103-berlin-elephants-feast-on-tasty-christmas-trees</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/04/16348103-berlin-elephants-feast-on-tasty-christmas-trees</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>odd-news</category><category>christmas</category><category>world-news</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>elephants'</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2013 13:59:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=06d8a242-a3d3-4a18-a22e-2a2126b139b7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=06d8a242-a3d3-4a18-a22e-2a2126b139b7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Ellephants eat christmas trees  at the Berlin Zoo at the launch of the annual feeding of Christmas trees in Berlin, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Keeper Dr. Ragnar Kuehne told reporters that today was  the first day they when the  elephants and some other zoo animals are fed Christmas trees after the holiday period. The trees  have not been used and were not sold, they  donated  by the vendors in the area.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aa117386-8f84-43ad-bc39-f6566609747d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="348" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aa117386-8f84-43ad-bc39-f6566609747d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="177" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An elephant holds  a Christmas tree at the Berlin Zoo at the launch of the annual feeding of Christmas trees in Berlin, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Keeper Dr. Ragnar Kuehne told reporters that today was  the first day the  elephants and some other zoo animals  were  fed  with Christmas trees after the holiday period. The trees  have not been used and were not sold, they were donated  by the vendors in the area.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f194d840-253a-421a-8bec-691e242482c2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f194d840-253a-421a-8bec-691e242482c2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An elephant eats a Christmas tree at the Berlin Zoo at the launch of the annual feeding of Christmas trees in Berlin, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Keeper Dr. Ragnar Kuehne told reporters that today was  the first day the  elephants and some other zoo animals were  fed  with Christmas trees after the holiday period. The trees have not been used and were not sold, they were   donated  by the vendors in the area.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=27c10f02-a1bd-47d3-8460-7ee7ff6338bd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=27c10f02-a1bd-47d3-8460-7ee7ff6338bd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An elephant  holds a christmas tree at the Berlin Zoo at the launch of the annual feeding of christmas trees in Berlin, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Keeper Dr. Ragnar Kuehne told reporters that today was  the first day they when the  elephants and some other zoo animals are fed Christmas trees after the holiday period. The trees  have not been used and were not sold, they  were donated  by the vendors in the area.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Knut monument unveiled at Berlin Zoo</title>
<description><![CDATA[Fans of the late polar bear Knut packed the area around the Berlin Zoo enclosure where he died unexpectedly last year at the age of 4 for the dedication of a new monument to him.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14667646-knut-monument-unveiled-at-berlin-zoo</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14667646-knut-monument-unveiled-at-berlin-zoo</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>remembering</category><category>world-news</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:51:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=34b26b5e-d232-4ad2-b351-d7a694c953d8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="262" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=34b26b5e-d232-4ad2-b351-d7a694c953d8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A woman touches a monument to polar bear Knut after its unveiling at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Knut, who was born in Dec. 2006 at the zoo, quickly rose to celebrity status as an irresistibly cute, fluffy cub. Knut was rejected by his mother at birth  along with his twin brother, who only survived a couple of days. He attracted attention when his main caregiver, Thomas Doerflein, camped out at the zoo to give the button-eyed cub his bottle every two hours. Knut died March 19, 2011 in front of hundreds of visitors at Berlin zoo, turning around several times and then falling into the water in his enclosure. A necropsy of the four-year-old bear showed he was suffering from encephalitis. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3ec20f7a-5ec3-4c82-bd4b-e0db7fcc8639.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3ec20f7a-5ec3-4c82-bd4b-e0db7fcc8639.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A polar bear shakes its head in its enclosure at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. A monument to the polar bear Knut was unveiled at the zoo on Wednesday morning. Polar bear Knut became a global celebrity before his sudden death last year. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ea74fe4c-526b-4057-b2c0-d0cfea8c5925.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ea74fe4c-526b-4057-b2c0-d0cfea8c5925.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A woman touches a monument to polar bear Knut after its unveiling at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Knut, who was born in Dec. 2006 at the zoo, quickly rose to celebrity status as an irresistibly cute, fluffy cub. Knut was rejected by his mother at birth  along with his twin brother, who only survived a couple of days. He attracted attention when his main caregiver, Thomas Doerflein, camped out at the zoo to give the button-eyed cub his bottle every two hours. Knut died March 19, 2011 in front of hundreds of visitors at Berlin zoo, turning around several times and then falling into the water in his enclosure. A necropsy of the four-year-old bear showed he was suffering from encephalitis. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Berlin Zoo tells loyal Knut fans to get stuffed - Nature, Environment - The Independent</title>
<description><![CDATA[After the unexpected and untimely death of 'Knut' the polar bear the Berlin zoo has decided to send him to a taxidermist for preservation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Troglodytes]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Troglodytes]]></source><link>http://troglodytes.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/13/6462570-berlin-zoo-tells-loyal-knut-fans-to-get-stuffed-nature-environment-the-independent</link><guid>http://troglodytes.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/13/6462570-berlin-zoo-tells-loyal-knut-fans-to-get-stuffed-nature-environment-the-independent</guid><category>protests</category><category>odd-news</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>stuffed</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><category>taxidermist</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:19:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Berlin Zoo mourns sudden death of young elephant</title>
<description><![CDATA[A young elephant died unexpectedly at the Berlin Zoo on Tuesday, two weeks after celebrity polar bear Knut suddenly passed away in front of shocked onlookers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jenny Soffel]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jenny Soffel]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/05/6410743-berlin-zoo-mourns-sudden-death-of-young-elephant</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/05/6410743-berlin-zoo-mourns-sudden-death-of-young-elephant</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>dead</category><category>elephant</category><category>world-news</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Apr 2011 11:19:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4890afa8-77d6-4e74-ae43-a43dcb7ec004.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="490" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4890afa8-77d6-4e74-ae43-a43dcb7ec004.jpg" width="120" height="147" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this July 20, 2006 file picture Elephant &quot;Shaina Pali&quot; enjoys a refreshing bath on a hot summer day in the Berlin Zoological Garden. The Berlin Zoo says another young animal has died unexpectedly, only two weeks after celebrity polar bear Knut passed away.  Spokeswoman Claudia Bienek said six-year-old Indian elephant Shaina Pali died early Tuesday morning  April 5, 2011. Elephants can live up to about 80 years in captivity. She says the zoo's veterinarian thinks the elephant died of an infection but tests will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.  (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss,File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Newt (the politician) mourns Knut (the polar bear)</title>
<description><![CDATA[While his Democratic Party detractors have long accused Newt Gingrich of not having a heart, the Republican heavyweight showed he has a soft spot for critters in mourning the death of his phonetic namesake, Knut.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Inbar]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Inbar]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6321369-newt-the-politician-mourns-knut-the-polar-bear</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/22/6321369-newt-the-politician-mourns-knut-the-polar-bear</guid><category>germany</category><category>death</category><category>zoo</category><category>news</category><category>gingrich</category><category>democratic-party</category><category>berlin</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>today-pets--animals</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:24:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/TODAY/Sections/aNEWS/2011/3-March/NewtandKnut2.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="320" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/TODAY/Sections/aNEWS/2011/3-March/NewtandKnut2.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Berlin zoo: Brain problems led to Knut's death</title>
<description><![CDATA[Brain problems apparently caused the shockingly early death of Knut, Germany's four-year-old celebrity polar bear, the Berlin Zoo said Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/20/6307268-berlin-zoo-brain-problems-led-to-knuts-death</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/20/6307268-berlin-zoo-brain-problems-led-to-knuts-death</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>death</category><category>world-news</category><category>arts</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:21:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b07edc9c-fc46-461a-a7b7-7eada7bdf0c3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="303" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b07edc9c-fc46-461a-a7b7-7eada7bdf0c3.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 23, 2007 file photo, Knut, the polar bear cub, has its first public appearance with his keeper Thomas Doerflein in the Berlin zoo. A Berlin zoo official says world-famous polar bear Knut has died.  Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said that four-year-old Knut died Saturday afternoon March 19, 2011 while alone in his compound. He says the cause is not yet clear. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b34f4b1e-2ebd-4111-bab6-d5a44f7476ea.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="497" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b34f4b1e-2ebd-4111-bab6-d5a44f7476ea.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 23, 2007 file photo, Knut, the polar bear cub, has its first public appearance with his keeper in the Berlin zoo. A Berlin zoo official says world-famous polar bear Knut has died.  Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said that four-year-old Knut died Saturday afternoon March 19, 2011 while alone in his compound. He says the cause is not yet clear. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/399e68e9-fe84-41e5-ae9e-b377e172532c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/399e68e9-fe84-41e5-ae9e-b377e172532c.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 23, 2007 file photo, Knut, the polar bear cub, has its first public appearance with his keeper in the Berlin zoo. A Berlin zoo official says world-famous polar bear Knut has died. Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said that four-year-old Knut died Saturday afternoon while alone in his compound. He says the cause is not yet clear. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/94063b9a-d1e3-4350-ba45-caec0ca83559.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="474" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/94063b9a-d1e3-4350-ba45-caec0ca83559.jpg" width="120" height="142" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 23, 2007 file photo, Knut, the polar bear cub, drinks water during its first public appearance in the Berlin zoo. A Berlin zoo official says world-famous polar bear Knut has died. Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said that four-year-old Knut died Saturday afternoon while alone in his compound. He says the cause is not yet clear. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e7b0aa7c-dcec-4cda-8b77-020683e37fd8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="422" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e7b0aa7c-dcec-4cda-8b77-020683e37fd8.jpg" width="120" height="127" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this combo of March 23, 2007 file pictures Knut the polar bear cub plays with a blanket during his first public appearance in the Berlin zoo.  A Berlin zoo official says world-famous polar bear Knut has died.  Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said that four-year-old Knut died Saturday afternoon March 19, 2011 while alone in his compound. He says the cause is not yet clear. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns, Markus Schreiber, Michael Sohn, file)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/778357a1-2b82-40c9-a3aa-6b0d5a55fa7e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/778357a1-2b82-40c9-a3aa-6b0d5a55fa7e.jpg" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This citizen journalism photo acquired by the AP from an Italian tourist visiting the zoo and taken on a mobile phone on Saturday, March 19, 2011 shows the body of dead polar bear Knut at the Zoo in Berlin. Bear keeper Heiner Kloes of the zoo said that four-year-old Knut died Saturday afternoon while alone on his compound and that it was not yet clear why he died. (AP Photo/Carlo Anfossi)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e8e82f9f-bcf4-4a17-9a54-ff9cc03221bc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="335" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e8e82f9f-bcf4-4a17-9a54-ff9cc03221bc.jpg" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2010 file photo, polar bear Knut stands behind his 'birthday cake' to celebrate his 4th birthday in the Zoo of Berlin, Germany. A Berlin zoo official says world-famous polar bear Knut has died.  Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said that four-year-old Knut died Saturday afternoon March 19, 2011 while alone in his compound. He says the cause is not yet clear. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a95d3618-0823-4684-8672-d795776c30b2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a95d3618-0823-4684-8672-d795776c30b2.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Stuffed Knuts, candles and flowers lay at the entrance of the Zoo to commemorate late polar bear Knut in Berlin on Sunday, March 20, 2011. Hundreds of fans of polar bear Knut flocked to lay flowers Sunday outside his zoo enclosure, mourning the sudden death of a bear who burst into the limelight as a cuddly, fluffy cub hand-fed by his keeper. The four-year-old celebrity bear died Saturday afternoon in front of hundreds of visitors, taking keepers, animal experts and fans by surprise. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c8815340-d4ef-4fcb-ac5d-df9bf2583b86.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c8815340-d4ef-4fcb-ac5d-df9bf2583b86.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A Knut post card, candles and flowers lay outside of the polar bear's enclosure to commemorate late polar bear Knut at the Zoo in Berlin on Sunday, March 20, 2011. Hundreds of fans of polar bear Knut flocked to lay flowers Sunday outside his zoo enclosure, mourning the sudden death of a bear who burst into the limelight as a cuddly, fluffy cub hand-fed by his keeper. The four-year-old celebrity bear died Saturday afternoon in front of hundreds of visitors, taking keepers, animal experts and fans by surprise. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/13cc2b9b-3c2c-4b60-9771-32091506191c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/13cc2b9b-3c2c-4b60-9771-32091506191c.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Visitors lay down flowers outside of the polar bear enclosure to commemorate late polar bear Knut at the Zoo in Berlin on Sunday, March 20, 2011. Hundreds of fans of polar bear Knut flocked to lay flowers Sunday outside his zoo enclosure, mourning the sudden death of a bear who burst into the limelight as a cuddly, fluffy cub hand-fed by his keeper. The four-year-old celebrity bear died Saturday afternoon in front of hundreds of visitors, taking keepers, animal experts and fans by surprise. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/561131b5-fff2-447d-b862-dda61405ff6b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/561131b5-fff2-447d-b862-dda61405ff6b.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A toy Knut lays between flowers at the polar bear enclosure to commemorate late polar bear Knut at the Zoo in Berlin on Monday, March 21, 2011. Hundreds of fans of polar bear Knut flocked to lay flowers Sunday and Monday outside the zoo and his enclosure, mourning the sudden death of a bear who burst into the limelight as a cuddly, fluffy cub hand-fed by his keeper. The four-year-old celebrity bear died Saturday afternoon in front of hundreds of visitors, taking keepers, animal experts and fans by surprise. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c64040d5-4ceb-48b4-9e2c-e2df860c76c4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="335" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c64040d5-4ceb-48b4-9e2c-e2df860c76c4.jpg" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2010 file photo, polar bear Knut stands behind his 'birthday cake' to celebrate his 4th birthday in the Zoo of Berlin, Germany. The Berlin zoo says a test performed on celebrity polar bear Knut indicate that &quot;significant changes&quot; in the animal's brain led to his sudden death last weekend. The zoo said Tuesday March 22, 2011 that initial results from the necropsy examination performed by an institute in the German capital did not show changes to any other organs. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1da35597-b2b3-4129-bbcf-1c99be349479.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="497" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1da35597-b2b3-4129-bbcf-1c99be349479.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 23, 2007 file photo, Knut, the polar bear cub, has its first public appearance with his keeper in the Berlin zoo. The Berlin zoo says a test performed on celebrity polar bear Knut indicate that &quot;significant changes&quot; in the animal's brain led to his sudden death last weekend. The zoo said TuesdayMarch 22, 2011 that initial results from the necropsy examination performed by an institute in the German capital did not show changes to any other organs.  (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6410341d-8074-4ec4-8593-0969f3a82e8c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6410341d-8074-4ec4-8593-0969f3a82e8c.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A letter and roses are fixed at the fence near the entrance of the Zoo to commemorate late polar bear Knut in Berlin on Monday, March 21, 2011. Hundreds of fans of polar bear Knut flocked to lay flowers Sunday and Monday outside the zoo and his enclosure, mourning the sudden death of a bear who burst into the limelight as a cuddly, fluffy cub hand-fed by his keeper. The four-year-old celebrity bear died Saturday afternoon in front of hundreds of visitors, taking keepers, animal experts and fans by surprise. The letter reads: ' Knut March 19, 2011. We are in deep mourning. You poor Knut only 4 years old and you had to go for ever. Now you are in heaven with your foster father and Thomas! Rest in peace, in our hearts you will be always with us. Your fans Evelyn and Baerbel.' (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a9d02764-0b8e-41b9-94cc-6d677141a944.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a9d02764-0b8e-41b9-94cc-6d677141a944.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Evelyn Plat fixes roses at the fence near the entrance of the Zoo to commemorate late polar bear Knut in Berlin on Monday, March 21, 2011. Hundreds of fans of polar bear Knut flocked to lay flowers Sunday and Monday outside the zoo and his enclosure, mourning the sudden death of a bear who burst into the limelight as a cuddly, fluffy cub hand-fed by his keeper. The four-year-old celebrity bear died Saturday afternoon in front of hundreds of visitors, taking keepers, animal experts and fans by surprise. Poster on top reads 'Knut, we will miss you'. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Celebrity Polar Bear Knut Is Dead</title>
<description><![CDATA[Knut, the polar bear star of Berlin Zoo, is dead. The zoo announced Saturday that Knut had collapsed and died in his enclosure. The cause of death is currently unclear.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/19/6304438-celebrity-polar-bear-knut-is-dead</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/19/6304438-celebrity-polar-bear-knut-is-dead</guid><category>germany</category><category>wildlife</category><category>world-news</category><category>polar-bears</category><category>zoos</category><category>de-news</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 01:48:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Proof that the new black panthers are growing in number (Slide show)</title>
<description><![CDATA[Photographic proof that there are more new black panthers everyday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasq]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[douglasq]]></source><link>http://douglasq.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/22/4951080-proof-that-the-new-black-panthers-are-growing-in-number-slide-show</link><guid>http://douglasq.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/22/4951080-proof-that-the-new-black-panthers-are-growing-in-number-slide-show</guid><category>twins</category><category>smile</category><category>us-news</category><category>new-black-panthers</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>awww-cuuute</category><category>mom-can-i-keep-it</category><pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:14:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Knut the polar bear is officially Berlin resident</title>
<description><![CDATA[Berlin's beloved polar bear Knut can stay in his home city.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Lane]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mary Lane]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/07/3004978-knut-the-polar-bear-is-officially-berlin-resident</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/07/3004978-knut-the-polar-bear-is-officially-berlin-resident</guid><category>eu</category><category>germany</category><category>world-news</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:55:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8bcc62a4-16d3-46f6-a41f-dcae43bd9dbc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="497" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8bcc62a4-16d3-46f6-a41f-dcae43bd9dbc.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;ARCHIV - Eisbaer Knut hebt am 23. Maerz 2007 im Zoo in Berlin bei seinem ersten oeffentlichen Auftritt die Pfote. Eisbaer-Star Knut darf nach langem Streit in der Hauptstadt bleiben. Man habe sich einvernehmlich geeinigt, erklaerten der Tierpark Neumuenster und der Zoo Berlin am Dienstag, 7. Juli 2009. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)   --- FILE - Knut, the polar bear cub, has his first public appearance in the Berlin Zoo on Friday, March 23, 2007.    (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c97d58a3-41bc-46fa-99da-948858366bdb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="497" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c97d58a3-41bc-46fa-99da-948858366bdb.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this March 23, 2007 file photo, Knut, the polar bear cub, has his first public appearance at the Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin Zoo said on Wednesday, July 8, 2009 it will pay Euro 430,000 (USD 600,000) to the Neumuenster zoo to settle an ongoing financial dispute over ownership of the nearly 3-year-old bear. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0aa2be99-6f4b-474d-b378-2ee29bcf8c36.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0aa2be99-6f4b-474d-b378-2ee29bcf8c36.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Der Direktor des Zoos in Berlin, Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, praesentiert am Mittwoch, 8. Juli 2009, waehrend einer Pressekonferenz zur Zukunft des Eisbaeren Knut seine verletzte rechte Hand. Ein Schimpanse hatte dem Zoo-Direktor vor wenigen Wochen den Zeigefinger seiner rechten Hand abgebissen. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn) ---  Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, director of the Berlin zoo, presents his wounded right hand during a news conference about the future of the polar bear Knut in Berlin, Germany, July 8, 2009. A chimpanzee bit off the forefinger of his right hand some weeks ago. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Woman reportedly jumps into polar bear enclosure</title>
<description><![CDATA[Police say a woman jumped into a polar bear enclosure at Berlin Zoo and was bitten several times on her arms and legs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/13/2677681-woman-reportedly-jumps-into-polar-bear-enclosure</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/13/2677681-woman-reportedly-jumps-into-polar-bear-enclosure</guid><category>germany</category><category>attack</category><category>bear</category><category>world-news</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:02:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/80a9424f-fbe0-4870-9dcf-5c5a84aadc2e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/80a9424f-fbe0-4870-9dcf-5c5a84aadc2e.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An empty box of a life belt is seen next to the polar bear enclosure at Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Friday, April 10, 2009. Police say a woman jumped into the polar bear enclosure and was bitten several times on her arms and legs by one of the four older polar bears in the enclosure. The woman was not bitten by the famous Knut, who took Germany by storm as a cub after he was hand-raised by a keeper. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Polar bear attacks woman at Berlin Zoo </title>
<description><![CDATA[- A polar bear attacked a woman at Berlin Zoo Friday afternoon after she climbed a fence and jumped into its habitat during feeding time, police said Saturday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[patsym546]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[patsym546]]></source><link>http://patsym546.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/12/2675011-polar-bear-attacks-woman-at-berlin-zoo</link><guid>http://patsym546.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/12/2675011-polar-bear-attacks-woman-at-berlin-zoo</guid><category>injuries</category><category>woman</category><category>rescued</category><category>bitten</category><category>fence</category><category>world-news</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>feeding-time</category><category>climbed</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:58:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Credit freeze bites as zoo tries to sell Knut the polar bear</title>
<description><![CDATA[No longer cute, no longer washing powder-white, Knut the celebrity bear has become the latest victim of the credit crunch.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/03/2175059-credit-freeze-bites-as-zoo-tries-to-sell-knut-the-polar-bear</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/03/2175059-credit-freeze-bites-as-zoo-tries-to-sell-knut-the-polar-bear</guid><category>germany</category><category>wildlife</category><category>animal-welfare</category><category>world-news</category><category>polar-bears</category><category>zoos</category><category>de-news</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 02:14:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> Berlin's zoo may lose bear Knut</title>
<description><![CDATA[The warm feeling surrounding Germany's celebrity polar bear Knut is turning icy ahead of his second birthday on Friday - because Berlin may lose him.

Knut's father came from Neumuenster Zoo, which is still entitled to Knut under a contract with Berlin Zoo. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ShaunV]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[ShaunV]]></source><link>http://svforbes.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/03/2173074-berlins-zoo-may-lose-bear-knut</link><guid>http://svforbes.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/03/2173074-berlins-zoo-may-lose-bear-knut</guid><category>world-news</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut-the-polar-bear</category><category>lose-bear-knut</category><category>neumuenster-zoo</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:02:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Berlin Zoo scandal: scores of animals 'disappeared'</title>
<description><![CDATA[In the wake of allegations that the more than 100 animals have 'disappeared' from the Berlin Zoo, its director Bernhard Blaszkiewitz has admitted to aiding in the deaths of four wild cats in 1991.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/28/1396606-berlin-zoo-scandal-scores-of-animals-disappeared</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2008/03/28/1396606-berlin-zoo-scandal-scores-of-animals-disappeared</guid><category>animals</category><category>killed</category><category>world-news</category><category>disappeared</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>disposed</category><category>blaszkiewitz</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:20:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Berlin Zoo Polar Bear Marks 1st Birthday</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Berlin Zoo's famous polar bear Knut, who was rejected by his mother but went on to win the hearts of millions around the world, celebrated his first birthday Wednesday with more than 2,000 well-wishers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Eddy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Melissa Eddy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/05/1142892-berlin-zoo-polar-bear-marks-1st-birthday</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/05/1142892-berlin-zoo-polar-bear-marks-1st-birthday</guid><category>germany</category><category>science</category><category>bear</category><category>world-news</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:21:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/417b2a78-ec86-4a8e-a6a4-a07a4ddc49b4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="183" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/417b2a78-ec86-4a8e-a6a4-a07a4ddc49b4.jpg" width="120" height="55" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polar bear Knut lies down in the Berlin zoo, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007. Knut, who celebrates his first birthday on Dec. 5, was rejected by his mother after birth and hand-raised by zookeepers. So potent was the cute cub's appeal that zoo attendance went up by 20 percent since his public debut in March, officials said. He has his own blog and TV show and appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair, not to mention scores of German newspapers and other publications. (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1410cf22-2f53-497c-bd9a-e5fb4cddd39e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="343" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1410cf22-2f53-497c-bd9a-e5fb4cddd39e.jpg" width="120" height="179" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polar bear Knut nibbles on a wooden candle on his birthday cake to celebrate his first birthday in the Zoo Berlin on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Berlin's famous polar bear Knut, who was rejected by his mother but went on to win the hearts of millions across the globe, celebrated his first birthday with a cake and free zoo entry for children. (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/26923c0a-d28d-4599-acea-a62d80ed183e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/26923c0a-d28d-4599-acea-a62d80ed183e.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Eisbaer Knut feiert am Mittwoch, 5. Dezember 2007, seinen ersten Geburtstag im Zoo in Berlin. Mit einem &quot;Kuchen&quot; aus Obst und frischen Fruechten feiert Berlins Lieblingseisbaer Knut am Mittwoch seinen ersten Geburtstag. (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran) --- Polar Bear Knut relaxes while celebrating his first birthday in the zoo in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Berlin's famous polar bear Knut, who was rejected by his mother but went on to win the hearts of millions across the globe, celebrated his first birthday Wednesday with a cake and free zoo entry for kids. (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d58163e0-5a62-4159-9ffc-1838227ff805.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d58163e0-5a62-4159-9ffc-1838227ff805.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A combo of two photos showing, left, the Polar bear Knut, at his first public appearance on March 23, 2007, and right, his first birthday in the Berlin Zoo, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Knut, Berlin's famous polar bear was born in the zoo on Dec. 5, 2006, was rejected by his mother but went on to win the hearts of millions across the globe,  Knut celebrated, Wednesday with a cake and free zoo entry for children.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5f9e74d3-d949-4541-bf78-9acb8c0fc316.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5f9e74d3-d949-4541-bf78-9acb8c0fc316.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polar bear Knut eats a salad leaf from his birthday cake on the occasion of his first birthday in the Berlin zoo on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Berlin's famous polar bear Knut, who was rejected by his mother but went on to win the hearts of millions across the globe, celebrated his first birthday Wednesday with a cake and free zoo entry for children.  (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2e86d0dd-b385-46ab-a4af-88a4b41738f8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="294" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2e86d0dd-b385-46ab-a4af-88a4b41738f8.jpg" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polar Bear Knut looks at his birthday cake on his first birthday at the Berlin zoo, Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Celebrity polar bear Knut, who won the hearts of millions around the globe as a roly-poly orphan cub, celebrated his first birthday Wednesday with a cake made from 300 eggs and 20 pounds of marzipan. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/27e5d843-9145-43c1-8261-0268c49310e4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/27e5d843-9145-43c1-8261-0268c49310e4.jpg" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polar Bear Knut relaxes while celebrating his first birthday in the Berlin Zoo, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Berlin's famous polar bear Knut, who was rejected by his mother but went on to win the hearts of millions across the globe, celebrated his first birthday Wednesday with a cake and free zoo entry for children. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/39af1647-01e1-4cc3-a485-f51801b3fc6c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="215" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/39af1647-01e1-4cc3-a485-f51801b3fc6c.jpg" width="120" height="65" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Polar bear Knut tips over a tray that contains his &quot;birthday cake&quot; made of fish, salad and fruit on his first birthday in the Berlin zoo, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007. Berlin's famous polar bear Knut, who was rejected by his mother but went on to win the hearts of millions across the globe, celebrated his first birthday Wednesday with a cake and free zoo entry for children. (AP Photo/Miguel Villagran)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Polar Bear Knut May Soon Have Siblings</title>
<description><![CDATA[Knut, the Berlin Zoo's well-known polar bear, may soon have as many as three little siblings before Christmas, the zoo's veterinarian said Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/23/1117775-polar-bear-knut-may-soon-have-siblings</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/23/1117775-polar-bear-knut-may-soon-have-siblings</guid><category>germany</category><category>bear</category><category>world-news</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:01:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/20fb421f-69d4-4cb3-944f-4e5f48d016a0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="357" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/20fb421f-69d4-4cb3-944f-4e5f48d016a0.jpg" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Knut, the polar bear cub, sticks out his tongue during his second appearance in the Berlin Zoo on Saturday, March 24, 2007.  Knut, the Berlin Zoo's famous polar bear, may soon have as many as three little siblings to play with, the zoo's veterinarian said Friday Nov. 23, 2007. Knut's mother Tosca and the zoo's two other female polar bears, Katjuscha and Nancy, may all be pregnant and could give birth before Christmas, Andre Schuele said. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4b356ad1-e439-43b8-93b3-d53630b99ab3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="497" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4b356ad1-e439-43b8-93b3-d53630b99ab3.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;--- Knut, the polar bear cub, has his first public appearance in the Berlin Zoo on Friday, March 23, 2007. Knut, the Berlin Zoo's famous polar bear, may soon have as many as three little siblings to play with, the zoo's veterinarian said Friday Nov. 23, 2007. Knut's mother Tosca and the zoo's two other female polar bears, Katjuscha and Nancy, may all be pregnant and could give birth before Christmas, Andre Schuele said.   (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/1d65563b-3c9f-4a31-bfb1-c6776d685037.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/1d65563b-3c9f-4a31-bfb1-c6776d685037.jpg" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;--- Polar bear cub Knut  walks trough  his  pen on July 31, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. Knut, the Berlin Zoo's famous polar bear, may soon have as many as three little siblings to play with, the zoo's veterinarian said Friday Nov. 23, 2007. Knut's mother Tosca and the zoo's two other female polar bears, Katjuscha and Nancy, may all be pregnant and could give birth before Christmas, Andre Schuele said. (AP Photo Miguel Villagran)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Berlin Zookeeper Rumbles Crafty Cub: Knut Feigning Sore Paw to Get Attention</title>
<description><![CDATA[Berlin Zoo's polar bear superstar Knut is so lonely that he has been deliberately limping to get some attention, says his keeper Thomas Dörflein, who knows the shaggy cub better than anyone else.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2007/09/11/955519-berlin-zookeeper-rumbles-crafty-cub-knut-feigning-sore-paw-to-get-attention</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2007/09/11/955519-berlin-zookeeper-rumbles-crafty-cub-knut-feigning-sore-paw-to-get-attention</guid><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:23:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cute Knut - Berlin's most Adorable Bear</title>
<description><![CDATA[All the Knut news you never knew you needed, such as: 
Fatty Knut Put on Strict Diet Former polar bear superstar Knut, whose celebrity has waned since he stopped being a cute cub, has been put on a diet because he is getting too fat, the Berlin Zoo announced on Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Glinda]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Glinda]]></source><link>http://witchofthenorth.newsvine.com/_news/2007/09/08/949951-cute-knut-berlins-most-adorable-bear</link><guid>http://witchofthenorth.newsvine.com/_news/2007/09/08/949951-cute-knut-berlins-most-adorable-bear</guid><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Sep 2007 19:20:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bearing Up in the Heat: Knut Keeps Cool, Naturally </title>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[allen-kristen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[allen-kristen]]></source><link>http://allen-kristen.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/09/886617-bearing-up-in-the-heat-knut-keeps-cool-naturally</link><guid>http://allen-kristen.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/09/886617-bearing-up-in-the-heat-knut-keeps-cool-naturally</guid><category>germany</category><category>spiegel-online</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Aug 2007 09:05:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Knut the Polar Bear Still Draws Visitors</title>
<description><![CDATA[Berlin Zoo's star polar bear cub Knut welcomed his millionth visitor Thursday, showing he hasn't lost his drawing power even if he's growing up.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/05/819539-knut-the-polar-bear-still-draws-visitors</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/07/05/819539-knut-the-polar-bear-still-draws-visitors</guid><category>germany</category><category>bear</category><category>world-news</category><category>unknown</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Jul 2007 14:32:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d90f4584-223c-4d8b-9614-05b0caad999d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d90f4584-223c-4d8b-9614-05b0caad999d.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Keeper Thomas Doerflein, right, plays with polar bear cup Knut in his outdoor enclosure in the Berlin Zoo, Thursday, July 5, 2007. According to the Zoo, Ilja and Vincent Arends from Rotterdam in the Netherlands were the 1 million visitor since Knut was presented to the public in March of 2007. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9497c0fc-7ccb-41ec-b276-e9939fec4842.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="236" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9497c0fc-7ccb-41ec-b276-e9939fec4842.jpg" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Keeper Thomas Doerflein, right, plays with polar bear cup Knut in his outdoor enclosure in the Berlin Zoo, Thursday, July 5, 2007. According to the Zoo, Ilja and Vincent Arends from Rotterdam in the Netherlands were the 1 million visitors since Knut were presented to the public in March of 2007. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/efcfab4c-c787-4519-8ea1-8ce81b12ae1e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="310" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/efcfab4c-c787-4519-8ea1-8ce81b12ae1e.jpg" width="120" height="198" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Keeper Thomas Doerflein, right, plays with polar bear cub Knut in his outdoor enclosure in the Berlin Zoo, Thursday, July 5, 2007. According to the Zoo, Ilja and Vincent Arends from Rotterdam in the Netherlands were the 1 million visitor since Knut were presented to the public in March of 2007. (AP Photo/Franka Bruns) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Polar bear cub Knut growing into beast</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's true.  One-time snow-white fluffball Knut (pronounced Knooooot by the Germans) is going the way of all babies and growing up.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis M Wright]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dennis M Wright]]></source><link>http://denniswright.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/06/758830-polar-bear-cub-knut-growing-into-beast</link><guid>http://denniswright.newsvine.com/_news/2007/06/06/758830-polar-bear-cub-knut-growing-into-beast</guid><category>germany</category><category>wildlife</category><category>world-news</category><category>polar-bears</category><category>berlin</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2007 08:14:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Is Berlin's Zoo Spoiling its Animals? </title>
<description><![CDATA[The director of the Dutch zoo where gorilla Bokito escaped last Friday has accused Berlin's zoo of bringing him up badly and warns that it's going to have trouble with pampered polar bear superstar Knut.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/22/733373-is-berlins-zoo-spoiling-its-animals</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2007/05/22/733373-is-berlins-zoo-spoiling-its-animals</guid><category>zoo</category><category>odd-news</category><category>gorilla</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>rotterdam-zoo</category><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 18:44:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Police: Polar Bear Threat a Hoax</title>
<description><![CDATA[The Berlin Zoo received a fax threatening to end the life of its superstar polar bear baby Knut, which police dismissed Thursday as a hoax and zoo officials insisted would not disrupt daily viewing of the cub.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/04/19/671956-police-polar-bear-threat-a-hoax</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/04/19/671956-police-polar-bear-threat-a-hoax</guid><category>death</category><category>threat</category><category>world-news</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:11:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/FRA10404190749.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="356" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/FRA10404190749.jpg" width="120" height="173" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Der kleine Eisbaer Knut spielt am 8. April 2007 im Zoo in Berlin. Schon wieder Sorge um Knut: Gegen den jungen Eisbaeren ist beim Berliner Zoo eine Todesdrohung eingegangen. Dies bestaetigte die Polizei am Donnerstag, 19. April 2007, in Berlin. Beamte haetten das Fax beim Zoo abgeholt und auch Knuts Gehege kurz besichtigt, sagte ein Sprecher.   (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/FRA10504190749.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="319" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/FRA10504190749.jpg" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Eisbaer Knut spielt am Dienstag, 17. April 2007, bei seinem taeglichen Aufenthalt im Freigehege im Zoo in Berlin. Schon wieder Sorge um Knut: Gegen den jungen Eisbaeren ist beim Berliner Zoo eine Todesdrohung eingegangen. Dies bestaetigte die Polizei am Donnerstag, 19. April 2007, in Berlin. Beamte haetten das Fax beim Zoo abgeholt und auch Knuts Gehege kurz besichtigt, sagte ein Sprecher. (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss)  --Polar bear cub Knut plays in his open air enclosure at the Berlin Zoo on Tuesday, April 17, 2007.    (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Teething Polar Bear Cub Off Display</title>
<description><![CDATA[Knut, the Berlin Zoo's lovable polar bear cub, was taken off display Monday because of teething pains. "He is getting his right upper canine," zoo veterinarian Andre Schuele told The Associated Press.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/04/16/666300-teething-polar-bear-cub-off-display</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/04/16/666300-teething-polar-bear-cub-off-display</guid><category>germany</category><category>associated-press</category><category>world-news</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>andre-schuele</category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:16:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/86d8da2b-6243-4a32-949a-9d9ef863c58f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/86d8da2b-6243-4a32-949a-9d9ef863c58f.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Knut the polar bear cub has his first public appearance in the Berlin Zoo on Friday, March 23, 2007.  The zoo reported on Monday, April 16, 2007, that Knut was not feeling well and his morning appearance was cut short. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Polar bear cub blamed for death of Panda</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a curious turn of events, Knut the Polar bear is the chief suspect in the mysterious and untimely demise of Yan Yan the panda at Berlin zoo....

]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></source><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2007/03/27/635224-polar-bear-cub-blamed-for-death-of-panda</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2007/03/27/635224-polar-bear-cub-blamed-for-death-of-panda</guid><category>panda</category><category>odd-news</category><category>polar-bear</category><category>berlin-zoo</category><category>knut</category><category>yan-yan</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>