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Photo: Markus Schreiber, AP
This is the first bear Knut has ever had contact with, and boy, did they ever make contact -- Gianna smacked Knut, reports People Pets. According to the site, Knut was (understandably) stunned to see another bear in his enclosure, and zookeeper Heiner Klos is quoted as saying, "It was as we expected it to be. Knut was very shy and the Munich bear was clearly the one wearing the dirndl."
(Is anyone else picturing a polar bear in a dirndl now? Or is that just us?)
While Gianna might be playing hard to get for now, plenty of hope is being held out that the two will, eventually, move beyond a platonic relationship and mate. Both bears have difficult backgrounds, according to People Pets. Knut, as you likely know, was rejected by his mother and hand-raised by Thomas Dörflein, who died suddenly last year. Knut has been lonely ever since. Gianna, meanwhile, had to be moved from an enclosure with a previous suitor after she developed an intense dislike for him.
"Knut should be weaned from his close contact with humans. He should become a bear," stated Dörflein shortly before he died, reports People Pets. The zoo is moving forward with that plan, albeit very cautiously, especially considering a the fact that a brown bear in another German zoo turned on and killed his mate the previous weekend.
So far, so good. Zoo officials are calling the first meeting "promising." We're calling it cute as can be, and can't wait for more dating tales!
In the meantime, you can learn more about Knut and Dörflein's special relationship over at Gadling.
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Why can't they keep the pool clean?? So much algae can't be healthy,,,
I'm pretty sure they know what they're doing;)
I was thinking the same thing about the algae in the pool...yuck.
boy meets bear, bear meets boy
gianna and knut
cute and joy
let us hope the reproduce
and another cute baby
to the world introduce
good for gianna i hope she keeps here Dirndl on.
Gianna......Rihanna.....kinda expected that to happen the other way around....but with a name like Knut, who wouldn't want to smack him? :D
your name explains your stupid remark.
Am I the only one who didn't see a smack?
And I am sure "Snook" that that is based on personal experience, right? Perhaps you should back what you say, with some actual facts. The only nusance seems to be you.
all STILL SOUNDS LIKE A RITE TASTY POLARPIE TO ME UMMMMMMM aint had one in for evah!!
Doesn't anybody remember, "Pigeons like to coo when they say I love you, but a bear likes to say it with a slap."? (Disney, long ago!)
Give Knut VIAGRA and make him watch a movie of Polar bears mating inwhich he gets aroused and mates Gianna. Or Find him another female Polar Bear
Rude!
Listen, Snook. Polar Bears are my favorite animals, and plus, no animals are nusances. How would you like it if you were a polar bear and i said we should get rid of you??? No rightful human being could call an animal a nusance!!!
I've always been curious if knut has any type of damage that his mother sensed so she rejected him.
And by the fact that you can't spell, tells me what a useless human being you are so why would I care what you think? Nuisance has an "i" you idiot!
All this fuss about the polar bear population going down. How about the unborn in the womb that are becoming an endangered species because of the depopulation policies of the New World Order crowd. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet just donated billions to sterilize and abort the populations of whole people groups. Jesus loves the little children.
Not a religious / political forum reverend.
I'm sure there are places that welcome your opinion about politics and religion, but today's topic was about a polar bear and his companion.
Lighten up and enjoy the story for what it was.
Don't read so much into it that you feel the need to politicize it.
How sweet! wish to help with wild life animals around the world stink
animals 6six million dollars to stop the poinsoning etc. Don't forget to find land proper for target shooting indoors and give access to my husband to hunt and fish. Please THANK YOU!
also wish to give the handicap who don't have legs or arms to have a wish 9nine million dollars.
I did'nt see her slap him! Awe.. I wanted to see that, aol sucks!!