Ebony

__Knut__

Knut was born on December 5, 2006, and he is also the first polar bear to be born and survive in Zoo Berlin in over 30 years. Knut is a polar bear who was rejected by his mother. Knut also had a brother, but he died of infection four days after birth. Luckily for Knut after 44 days in an incubator, Thomas Dorflein, who is a zookeeper, took up the responsibility of caring for Knut. Knut needed continuous care, so Thomas Dorflein slept on a mattress beside him each night, played with him and gave him baby formula with cod liver oil every two hours, until at four months, Knut became old enough to eat cat food and vitamins mixed into milk porridge. Knut made his public debut at Zoo Berlin on 23 March 2007.

As you can see in this picture, Knut is a very cute bear. This is why he is loved globally.

Thomas Dorflein died at the age of 44 as result of a heart attack on September 22, 2008.

I chose to research Knut because I thought he was cute!