Flocke “Snowflake” The German Polar Bear Baby

There's trouble in Bear-a-dise. Psychically sensing the rise of a new cutie, an anxious Knut has taken out his aggression on some innocent fish. Flocke, meanwhile, Flocke makes her big debut this week. In a crime BBC online calls a "shock," Knut fished out 10 live carp from his moat before "senselessly murdering" them and leaving a trail of fishy remains. He is also overweight, and as such, may invoke the infamous "twinkie defense" for his murderous actions.Meanwhile, "younger, cuter" cub Flocke had her debut media outing Tuesday, and she'll be open to the public for the first time today. While Flocke was initially "camera shy," she was soon hamming it up for the press. She best enjoy it now. She's never going to look this good again. As Flocke takes the polar bear spotlight, a Berlin Zoo official noted pragmatically "Knut's cuteness factor has disappeared, and from time to time he likes rolling in the dirt. There is no way around it. Interest will wain." By Hailey Eber 04/09/08 3:48 PM

Day in pictures BBC News, UK - 3 hours ago

You might not think it, to look at these cuddly pictures, but the prospect of a polar bear "war" was looming large over Germany yesterday.

Flocke, a recently born cub who caught the public imagination by being rejected by parents and raised by humans, was making a long-awaited public debut – accompanied by her keepers, including Horst Maussner (right), before a 350-strong crowd of excited press photographers, TV camera crews and cheering fans. The four month-old female, whose name translates as "snowflake".......

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Polar bear cub Flocke (snowflake) plays with zoo keeper Horst Maussner.

Flocking to Flocke Seattle Times, United States - 1 hour ago Say hello to Flocke, the new polar-bear cub likely to rival predecessor Knut in popularity among Say hello to Flocke, the new polar-bear cub likely to rival predecessor Knut in popularity among German zoogoers. In her debut Tuesday before television cameras at the Nuremberg city zoo, the 4-month-old slowly nosed around the rocks and grass before plunging into the water and later nibbling on a zookeeper's shoe. Flocke was born Dec. 11 and then rejected by her mother.