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German Polar Bear Cub Named

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January 27, 2008

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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Amber K.
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i think that is such a cool name, im glad that they saved her!! she deserves to live just as any other animal does.
 
anne c.
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Poor thing, I hope there are some serious studies about the cause of mother polar bears behaving this way
 
Christina W.
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What a cute little face! I'm glad there isn't anything in this article about it being wrong to save her....like there was with Knut (not here, but in the media in general).
 
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oh my goodness how adorable, Name is ok just as long as she is healthy and well taken care of
 
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She's so cute! She has eyes like buttons.
 
Janet S.
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Thank you zootoo for the up to date info on Flocke. She is so lucky and precious.
 
Beth I.
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Thanks for the update. Flocke is so precious. We're lucky she survived.
 
Judy A.
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In german it is probably cute but I kind of like just "snowflake". I doubt Flake cares.
 
Hayley O.
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I hope people realize about this Global Warming. I love her name, but I think they should've named her Snowflake not Flake.
 
nurse4u92
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nice name.She was very lucky to have been saved. Did they ever figure out wht the mother bear would want to eat her healthy young?
 
ljo72
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I'm glad she was saved even though her siblings were eaten by the mother. I think her name is very cute too!
 
Cornbread
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Cute name and I am deligted that she is doing well. And hope for her a full life.
 
dana n.
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too sad
 
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Jessie
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He needed to be saved. Cute name! I know he will be in captivity but thats better then dead by his mother killing him.
 
wednesday
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I am very happy the zoo stepped in to save her - I wish they had done the same for her siblings.. her name is great too
 
Benjamin C.
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I wish her all the best and hope that she grows up to be beautiful.
 
robokaz
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awwww she's adorable
 
sharon s.
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LOve the name perfect! Maybe this will help peoples awareness of global warming
 
Lois Y.
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I wish Flocke all the best. Too bad the siblings were eaten by the mother. You would have thought that the zoo officials would have stepped in after the first one and not waited until the last on.
 
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I really can't believe it took a public outcry for the officials to save the baby...they want nature to go on as in nature but the bears are in captivity! If you were made to roam the millions of acres of icy slopes and you were couped up in a zoo, I can't think of one of us who wouldn't go crazy!
 
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Sharon L.
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So glad this animal was saved. There really are a lot of caring people looking out for animals. So nice to see the good in people I hope Flocke has a long happy life.
 
Jenny S.
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So cute... I wonder why the mother was so distressed? I'm glad they saved little Flocke :)
 
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It is so cute
 
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So sweet yet so sad. She is just one of the cutest things I have ever seen. May she grow up to be healthy and hopefully never be in the situation her Mom was.
 
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I AM VERY HAPPY TO KNOW THEY COULD SAVE HER
 
Carol K.
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Well, I'm glad the zoo officials stepped in and saved little Snowflake. (I like my translation better.) It's too bad they weren't able to save her siblings.
 
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I'm not crazy about the name, but I suppose it doesn't really matter. What is more important is that she is healthy and will survive. I think I would have preferred "Fluke" over "Flocke" or "Flake"!
 
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We have been following this story online at CNN and USNews since she was first removed from her Mum - here is a link if anyone is interested that shows her crawling and being fed - Flocke is a marvel to behold and I am so pleased that the zoo officials did step in to save her. Her place in history is assured and will hopefully lead to more education and awareness of her species plight
usnews.feedroom.com/?fr_story=FRdamp243062&rf=rss
 
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THAT is adorable - thank you for the link - she is so precious and a joy to watch:)
 
hahna
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I wish it didn't take public outcry to get them to save this cub and I wished they could have saved the others. What is the point of letting mom kill them?
 
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She's beautiful and I hope she continues to grow and be well. I also hope that they are trying to find the cause of her mothers distress. I believe they said that another mother bear in the same zoo also ate her children. Obviously there is something wrong.
 
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I'm glad they saved her, but the other cubs could have been saved too.
 
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Im glad Flocke is doing good.
 
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What a beautiful little one. May she have a long life.
 
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I like polar bears.
 
Julie F.
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More awareness needs to be out there about the polar bears. Their habitat is in trouble, as is their existence. This affects all of us.
 
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Why hasn't the polar bear been listed as a threatened species, much less an endangered one, under the Endangered Species Act? "At the same time the administration is illegally delaying a decision on the polar bear listing, it is also racing to sell some of the polar bear's most important habitat in the Chukchi Sea for oil and gas development," said Andrew Wetzler, director of the Endangered Species Project at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
 
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its very sad how people are treating this planet and the poor polor bears have to suffer for it. thats why i want to be an animal conservationolist when i grow up :)
 
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we are going to have to work harder on going GRREN in this country or there will not be any more polar bears period. this is great that they could save this one. thumbs up for sure.
 
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