https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Move over Knut, there's a new über-cute polar bear in town. Meet Fritz, the three-month-old ball of fluff that a Berlin zoo is hoping will capture hearts around the world. https://www.thelocal.de/20170201/after-knut-meet-fritz-the-polar-bear-melting-german-hearts Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:17:20 +0100 after-knut-meet-fritz-the-polar-bear-melting-german-hearts Four years after Berlin's celebrity polar bear Knut died, a neuroscientist has discovered the cause of death - an autoimmune disorder which affected his brain. https://www.thelocal.de/20150828/scientist-discovers-why-knut-the-polar-bear-died Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:42:51 +0200 scientist-discovers-why-knut-the-polar-bear-died Rieke, Berlin's baby orang-utan with three dads met the press on Friday, as her keepers announced she has a new home in England. https://www.thelocal.de/20150206/rieke-the-zoo-berlin-orangutan Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:57:36 +0100 rieke-the-zoo-berlin-orangutan One of Berlin Zoo’s most popular attractions has had to be put down, after tearing a muscle in her leg. https://www.thelocal.de/20141222/breakfast-stumble-costs-berlin-giraffe-her-life Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:26:00 +0100 breakfast-stumble-costs-berlin-giraffe-her-life Germany’s favourite polar bear Knut is set to pull in the crowds again - but this time from a display case. More than three years after his death, his real fur has been used to create a new Knut for a museum exhibition. https://www.thelocal.de/20140729/knut-polar-bear-goes-on-display-berlin-museum Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:02:00 +0200 knut-polar-bear-goes-on-display-berlin-museum Twin baby polar bears at Munich's Hellabrunn zoo were caught on film on Tuesday as they opened their eyes for the first time. https://www.thelocal.de/20140114/munich-zoo-polar-bear-cubs-get-first-glimpse-of-the-world Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:19:00 +0100 munich-zoo-polar-bear-cubs-get-first-glimpse-of-the-world German zoologists have released celebrity polar bear Knut's autopsy results almost three years after his death. It was the most in-depth post-mortem ever carried out on an animal. https://www.thelocal.de/20140106/knut-autopsy-results-confirm-cause-of-death Mon, 06 Jan 2014 11:27:00 +0100 knut-autopsy-results-confirm-cause-of-death Berlin Zoo will keep the rights to the name of Knut, the polar bear that captured hearts worldwide and devastated fans when he died, an EU court ruled on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130916/51935 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:18:00 +0200 51935 Two years after the death of Berlin's beloved polar bear, Knut, hopes are growing that a new cub will be born. A young Russian polar bear has arrived in the city to mate with the zoo's lonely female. https://www.thelocal.de/20130820/51497 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 19:10:00 +0200 51497 Ben Knight brings you the The Local's Weekly News Podcast, featuring a weary pope, horsey lasagne, and the return of one famous polar bear (definitely not stuffed). https://www.thelocal.de/20130215/47979 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:47:00 +0100 47979 A furry homage or creepy exploitation? Nearly two years after the death of Berlin's favourite polar bear Knut, the city's natural history museum is using his pelt for a new exhibit. https://www.thelocal.de/20130212/47923 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:52:00 +0100 47923 Berlin Zoo on Wednesday unveiled a bronze memorial to Knut the polar bear, who captured hearts worldwide when he was raised by hand – and left fans devastated when he died from a suspected brain seizure last March. https://www.thelocal.de/20121024/45761 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:37:00 +0200 45761 Polar bears are much older than previously thought - a new German report has revealed Knut's cousins actually appeared on the planet 600,000 years ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20120420/42077 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:32:00 +0200 42077 The Berlin zoo is bracing for a flood of guests Sunday and Monday to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of their polar bear star Knut. https://www.thelocal.de/20120318/41401 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 11:45:00 +0100 41401 A German TV cameraman had one of the worst days of his career on Wednesday - while filming a unique no-eared rabbit, he stepped on it. “Til” was killed instantly. https://www.thelocal.de/20120315/41355 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:10:00 +0100 41355 Animals are always amusing, with their funny wet noses and their general gullibility, and no-one loves animal celebrities as much as the Germans, so we collected the year's big animal stories. What was that bear called again? https://www.thelocal.de/20111228/39763 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100 39763 A seven-year-old girl has sent in the only design for a proposed memorial to Berlin's late celebrity polar bear Knut. https://www.thelocal.de/20111126/39127 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:24:00 +0100 39127 Six months after the sudden death of its star polar bear Knut, a new drama is playing out at the Berlin Zoo. Bloody fights have broken out between polar bear females that are alarming visitors. https://www.thelocal.de/20110918/37661 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:42:00 +0200 37661 More than four months after his untimely death, the corpse of Berlin’s beloved polar bear Knut is still on ice, media reported this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20110726/36539 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:27:00 +0200 36539 It hasn’t been a good year for Berlin Zoo. First celebrity polar bear Knut died suddenly in March, now a baby elephant has succumbed to a virus. https://www.thelocal.de/20110528/35319 Sat, 28 May 2011 18:42:00 +0200 35319