B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·

Skip to content

Berlin zoo shows off new polar bear cub

The bear, who hasnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t been named, was born Dec. 1
15973615_web1_190315-BPD-M-berlin-polar-bear
A three-month-old polar bear cub could be BerlinB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s newest celebrity. (Zooberlin/Twitter)

The Berlin Tierpark zoo is showing off its new polar bear cub, a three-month-old with a cuteness and playfulness that could make her the German capitalB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s next animal celebrity.

The bear, who hasnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t been named, was born Dec. 1 and the zoo says sheB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s developing well.

She was allowed to venture out of her indoor cage for the first time Friday, and enjoyed romping around with her mother Tonja and swimming in the enclosureB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s chilly pond.

The zoo says the cub will be now be allowed out daily for all to see.

The Tierpark has the same management as BerlinB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s other zoo, which was home to celebrity polar bear, Knut, whose fame landed him a Vanity Fair cover. He died prematurely from illness in 2011 at age 4.

The Associated Press


Like us on and follow us on .





(or

B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·

) document.head.appendChild(flippScript); window.flippxp = window.flippxp || {run: []}; window.flippxp.run.push(function() { window.flippxp.registerSlot("#flipp-ux-slot-ssdaw212", "Black Press Media Standard", 1281409, [312035]); }); }