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NUREMBERG, Germany – The polar bear cub that was rescued by Nuremberg Zoo officials has been given a name.

The tiny female cub has been named Flocke and is said to be doing well. She weighs about seven pounds, and zoo veterinarians say she has no foreseeable health issues.

Nuremberg Zoo officials decided to save Flocke after her siblings were eaten by their mother. The bear could be seen in its enclosure picking up her cub and dropping it – indicating the animal was distressed.

Following her rescue, officials asked the world community to submit name ideas. In all, more than 25,000 names were suggested. In German, Flocke means “flake” as in snowflake.

The young bear has an international following similar to that of Knut. Knut is another polar bear who was saved from his mother about a year ago.

Zoo officials say they hope Flocke's celebrity status will help promote awareness about how global climate change is effecting natural polar bear habitats.

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oldmaidcatwoman
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Hard to believe such a tiny little thing grows into such a huge bear.
 
charleshjr
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she is cute, glad they saved her , i love watching the polar bears on documentrys
 
Jessica T.
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I love the name and want more pictures!
 
Sarah H.
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I am glad they decided to intervene and save her from her mother. What a cutie!
 
Christy M.
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They are so dang cute when they are that tiny!
 
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Jackie L.
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I wonder if the stress of zoo captivity is what caused the mother to eat her young? I am glad the little one was saved, but I worry for his future. Look what happened to poor Knut. He grew up, was not cute and cuddly any more and the zoo wanted to get rid of him.
 
Melanie
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I am not so sure "Flake" is a great name for anyone except maybe some of my co-workers!
 
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I know this little bear is growing up now, and not as popular as it was when this was written-still always a heart-warming story to read
 
Rhonda T.
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that is a beautiful name. It is sad to see the polar bears becoming fewer and fewer.
 
Melody L.
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if they only stayed that small!!
 
YankeeTicketMan
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cute cub
 
Missy M.
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they look so cute and cuddly at that size.
 
John H.
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I fail to see Mother Nature's purpose when a mother eats their young
 
Dorothy H.
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The article was going well until I got to the mother ate the other cubs! YUCK! How can a mother, even animal mothers, do this???
 
LilyK
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Of course the mama polar bear was distressed - she is in a cage far away from her natural habitat. It's nice the zoo keepers saved Flocke but I just wish they wouldn't have her kind behind bars.
 
brittany b.
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Well thats good they saved atleast on of the cubs
 
oldmaidcatwoman
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I hope she doesn't turn into the publicity hound that Knut did.
 
gadams38
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Poor baby, I wonder what was causing the mother to be so stressed!
 
lori
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How sad that her siblings were eaten by her mother. Glad that they saved her.
 
Julie
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Maybe the zoos need to put Flocke and Knut together in a World Class Zoo someplace to care for them. And if they are allowed to breed, step in before cannibalism becomes a problem again. With only 25000 polar bears in the world, each one is important to the species survival..
 
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That is a cute name! She weighs 7lbs. That is how much my Morkie weighs except she will not be getting as big as he will be. I am glad that she is healthy and doing fine!!!
 
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mary t.
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I think I may have seen something on the news about this little guy. He is very cute and I do like his name it fits him. Good luck to Flocke.
 
Stephanie O.
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Wow, sorry, I didn't realize it was a girl...her*...
 
Stephanie O.
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His siblings were eaten by his mother? How horrific.

Flocke is precious though and even more so in videos...
 
Sharon S.
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What a cutie pootie! Glad it was saved from it's mother. What a disgusting thing to happen
 
Cynthia L.
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Cute cute cute!!
 
Rebecca
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So cute! I hope this cub does well.
 
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Hope cub continues to thrive. We do need to be aware, and try to ease, climate changes affecting the order of nature!
 
Melissa
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Amazing something so small can grow up so big. :-) Good luck Flocke!
 
Penguin
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I'm glad the cub was saved. Hope everything goes well for the cub.
 
Michelle H.
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Such a cute picture. I am glad she was saved. Flocke is a cute name.
 
Cindy Q.
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the picture is so cute!
 
Natalie
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Very cute. I hope that they have studied the tragic situation of Knut and are doing everything in their powers to avoid that.
 
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I agree... think this through officials.
 
32tractorfans
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thats a little guy...
 
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Make sure they have a plan about her future, and keep her in contact with other polar bears. We wouldn't want another Knut problem.
 
Natalie
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That is exactly what I thought. I am haunted by the damage people have done to Knut.
 
Lana S.
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I hope she doesn't get messed up like Knut is. They can learn from him to make things better for her.
 
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Cute bear.
 
Rene3
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He is a cutie!
 
Kim T.
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that is so cool. I love when animals are reconized world wide.
 
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what a cutie.
 
Alex J.
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I am so glad she is still alive.I would hate to be that little cub
 
David R.
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http://www.nuernberg.de/internet/polarbear/

There are some wonderful recent photos of the pretty little girl here.
 
loosey
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Thank goodness she was saved!!!
 
Linda
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With humans destroying animal natural habitats, it's only fair we step in to save them once in a while.
 
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So CUTE!!!!!
 
jdarunner
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i watched the video and he is so cute.
 
jdarunner
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he looks like a new born puppy.
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