Further adventures of Knut the Cute

[baleanoptera]

You all know how some rather extreme environmentalists wanted to kill the über-cute Knut in the Berlin zoo? Well, apparently the show is not over for the polar bear, because now Knut is blamed for a conspiracy to murder! I quote:

Yan Yan, the zoo's most popular resident until Knut's arrival, died suddenly at the age of 22.

A gift from the Chinese leadership to Helmut Kohl, the former German chancellor, Yan Yan spent much of her time lying on her back chomping at bamboo shoots and was, by all accounts, a happy panda. Heinrich Kloes, the zoo's chief bear curator, said there had been no signs of illness.

But something changed on Monday, days after Knut's introduction to tumultuous crowds, and Yan Yan lay down and died. The cause of death has yet to be determined, but already fingers are being pointed at three-month-old Knut.

The theory is that the stress of Knut, or more precisely Knut's fans proved fatal to the poor panda.

The full story is here. But poor Knut! And poor Yan Yan too.


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[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

1. It was based on a fascinating discussion on fairy tales and fantasy literature.
2. I'd go with Vienna Teng here, because I recall we had a lovely conversation about her.
3.You have thought out, written and posted a guide on how to take over the world. I love it. Hee.
4. You were the firm and kind moderator who urged me to post to told_tales. It was such a compliment and meant so much to me.
(and I swear I would love to post more there, but RL-constraints keep getting in the way)
5. Calvin and Hobbes. I blame your mood theme and a lot of your icons. ;D
6. If you could choose one fairytale to be made into a movie - which one and why?
7. I love, love LOVE the one with the balancing elephant. I smile every time I see that

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6. I would pick the Six Swans story. And of course I would write the screenplay. And star in it. Because it's my favorite, and although it's fairly popular and there have been a few films, there's never been a really well produced movie made from it.