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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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Ben V.
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wow the bear is soo cute and i like the name alot too
 
Kip B.
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Cute name
 
Beth L.
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Is it common for polar bear mothers to eat her babies? This little cub is absolutely adorable.
 
Kaitlyn
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this is the cutest animal i have ever seen
 
Cam J.
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I'm glad they saved Flocke. To bad they couldn't have saved the rest of them before the moma ate them.
 
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HOW PRECIOUS!!!!
 
Casey B.
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This is a good story. I hope it gets more people aware of polar bears.
 
hawley97
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Wished they could have saved her siblings too.
 
hawley97
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Glad they saved her. Good that her health is OK. Great story!
 
Greg K.
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The Nuremberg Zoo has released adorable photos. Worth checking out!
 
Theresa
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How cute. Why did the mother eat the siblings? Is it to get rid of ill animals? Could nature be taking it's course?
 
Jane M.
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My guess would be that the mother polar bear was under stress. I wonder how many cubs she had? I've only seen pictures of polar bears with single or twin cubs.
 
cheryl p.
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What a cutie glad they saved it
 
sunnyranch
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Flocke is adorable and I'm glad she doing well.
 
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awww she's so cute!
 
tori f.
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i'm glad he is ok!! how sweet
 
denisa t.
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What an adorable liitle bear cub!!! I am glad to hear that it is doing alright.
 
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cute
 
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Anna
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Thats a cute name!

I'm happy the cub is ok.
 
Lynelle H.
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What a lucky cub
 
Patrick B.
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I hope this polar bear has a better life than the ones that have to live in Antarctica.
 
Janet V.
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I'm glad this little polar bear was saved. So sad to hear about the mother eating the others!
 
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it seems odd that the mother would do this, but i also find it odd that they named the bear flake, like a person can be a flake, but that is what comes to mind to me. that's probably just the americanization of the word though.
 
tiina l.
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"so it said global climate change makes the mom not want it anymore.....?"

^^Well you know, animals have more heightened senses than humans so maybe they also sense things are changing, like the climate thing. That distresses them and makes them do such things as this.

The little bear looks so adorable <3
 
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wow that was freaking adorable! so it said global climate change makes the mom not want it anymore.....?
 
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That is such a cute name for her!
 
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How cute!
 
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awe, im glad she is ok and i hope zoo life is ok for her
 
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I hope she grows big and strong
 
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interesting name...
 
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I hope this little darling doesn't get any death threats like poor Knut.
 
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We need more "flockes," both from the sky and as "celebrities" to battle global warming.
 
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I seen this on tv and was horrified by the mother eating her other babies,glad they saved this one.
 
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How rude that that mother cub ate her young, but it is a good thing that they saved Flocke.
 
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How adorable! I didn't know that the mothers would eat their young. How horrible and painful that must be.
 
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Aw thats great! Its sad that polar bears are dieing all around the world because of us (global warming) but great that they saved this little cub!
 
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I just recently saw an update on Flocke. She looked into a mirror and seemed totally fascinated with her image. She smelled the image then kind of just fell back into a resting position. It's good to see her doing well.
 
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Awwwww...what a cutie!
 
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Aaaawwww...Flocke is one lucky little gal.
HOpefully she will bring attention to global warming.
 
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I am really glad that he was able to be saved. I also think it is great that he will promote climate change awareness. Maybe a cute polar bear cub will get people to realize that we need to help the environment.
 
I think the real story in this isn't just that it was named, but rather that it was saved.
 
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so darn cute
 
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hope all goes well with the polar bear baby...keep up the good work
 
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Adorable!!!!!! Too bad they could not save them all.
 
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I agree. How many cubs did momma have to eat before officials decided to intervene?
 
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Polar bears are to cute to be lost extinction :(
 
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I love polar bears. So cute!!!
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