Knut (polar bear)

Knut ( ) (born at the Zoologischer Garten Berlin on 5 December 2006) is a captive-born polar bear who was rejected by his mother at birth and therefore raised by zoo keepers. The first polar bear cub to survive past infancy at the Berlin Zoo for over thirty years, he has since become a popular tourist attraction and commercial success as well as the subject of international controversy. Knut, and the many products and media specials that have spawned from his popularity, has become largely responsible for the significant financial success of the Berlin Zoo.