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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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should have saved them all
 
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this poor little animal should have not just have been one of the many i think they should try to save them all
 
Trish S.
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The website for Flocke is awesome! Wonderful pictures and lots of information about her and her lineage!
 
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Very cute, amazing how big they get.
 
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i hope she makes it, thank god for rescuers
 
Melissa
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I hope this little guy makes it..... how sad
 
Brian K.
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Glad to hear it was saved, polar bears are in enough danger without eating their own babies.
 
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Cute name! Hard to believe the little cub will grow up to be enormous.
 
Margaret B.
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Why are the mothers killing their young? Is the stress from the melting of the polar bear's habitat and destruction of its food supply?
 
Megan P.
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how cute.
 
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Welcome to the world, Flocke. It may be dying, but it's the only world we've got.
 
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Glad that they were able to save her. I hope that this will be used to help save polar bears in the wild.
 
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Its great that they were able to save the cub from its Mother and I hope it does promote awareness of global warming and especially the plight of the polar bears.
 
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I am glad they got to Flocke before her tiny life melted away.
 
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Too cute!!!!
 
Sandy S.
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What a cutie! I hope she continues to be okay. It a shame about her siblings.
 
Mindy L.
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Cute! Sounds like a wonderful name. I'm glad they saved her.
 
cortney09
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That is adorable. I am glad that they picked a fitting name for the little cub.
 
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Awwww, She is sooooo cute!!
 
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Jeannie28
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She is so cute. I just want to tickle that tummy. lol.
 
michael
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i think zookeepers stepped in a little to late.
 
pansy
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At least she was saved. That's horrible news about her siblings, though.
 
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bratcats
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Polar bears, of any age, in captivity. Sorry, don't like it.
 
caroline a.
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oh how cute she wonderfull
 
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Way too cute!!!
 
karen m.
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this is a very cute video and the lil animal is the cutest
 
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thats cool
 
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I am glad the intervined. Saved this little girls life.
 
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She is so cute! I have seen other videos of her learning how to crawl and getting fed with a bottle. I am glad they were able to save her, but it is a shame about her siblings.
 
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Another little polar bear from Germany. They are really cute little things.
 
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What a shame the rest could not have been saved but happy for Flocke.
 
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Flocke is adorable!
 
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aww- poor thing.
i am happy she is safe and heathly. also the name Flocke is quite beatiful.
 
wrenmc
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That was a good story but i fell sorry for the other to cubs!!
 
wrenmc
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She's tiny !!! Also cute but is a dangerous animals at heart!!!
 
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I thank the people who saved her!! : )
 
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What a sweet little bear, but boy do they grow big.
 
Connie B.
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I love polar bears they are so adorable, but I think the animals at the zoo seem so sad.
 
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I find it surprising that Germany has two famous polar bears now. I think they picked a really cute name for him and I hope he will develop just fine.
 
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I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DIDN'T MONITOR ALL THE
BABIES AND TRY TO SAVE THEM AS WELL. POLAR BEARS
ARE BECOMING AN ENDANGERED SPECIES.
 
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It’s good they were able to save her. Hopefully the publicity will help save them.
 
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I don't know why they didn't take precautions to save them all. If it's happened before, why not moniter all the babies (since they should anyway) and then when they saw something wrong, step in right away.
 
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what a cutie! So glad she was saved. Too bad they can't save more!
 
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How cute. I'm glad they saved her.
 
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I'm glad zoo officials saved the cub. Wonder why the mother was stressed? Hope Flock grow up to be big and strong.
 
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i hope she grows to big and healthy
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