Further adventures of Knut the Cute
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baleanopteraYou 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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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.
Also Meme!
Comment and I will...
1 - Tell you why I friended you.
2 - Associate you with a song/film/tv show.
3 - Tell a random fact about you.
4 - Tell a first memory about you.
5 - Associate you with a character/pairing.
6 - Ask something I've always wanted to know about you.
7 - Tell you my favorite user pic of yours.
8 - In return please spread this disease in your LJ.
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Date: 2007-04-03 07:36 pm (UTC)2.Jeeves and Wooster
3.You host tea parties online! I know this is common knowledge, but it's just such a wonderful idea that I wanted it mentioned in this meme. I raise my cup of Lapsang in honour of your tea parties.
4. Our great conversation and mutual squee over the new Loreena McKennitt album.
5.Jeeves and Wooster actually. Mostly Jeeves.
6.What does your user-name stand for?
7.The Granny Weatherwax "I can't be having with this". The world needs more Granny. (just don't let her hear that. ;D)
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Date: 2007-04-07 05:27 pm (UTC)Elspeth's Heir - My great-great-great-great aunt (gosh, I think that's how far back she was) was an Elspeth, born and died in the Orkneys, Scotland. So I am indeed an heir to an Elspeth, and when I first joined LJ, I didn't realize the importance of user-names, and picked one that I was certain would not have been taken yet. I find that I can use it as a user-name at every site I've encountered! (So it holds a special meaning for me as well as the convenience of not having to think too hard for a handle whenever the need arises.)
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Date: 2007-04-09 11:54 am (UTC)Ooooh! That is so cool! And it also sounds a little bit mysterious, but in a good way!