RIP Knut

Knut, the polar bear raised by Berlin zoo keepers after being rejected by his mother, has collapsed and died unexpectedly in his compound.



According to reports, several hundred visitors to the zoo saw him fall. The three other bears that usually shared his enclosure, including his mother Tosca, were not there.

"It's terrible," Berlin mayor Klaus Wowereit said. "He had a special place in all of our hearts. He was the star of Berlin Zoo."

Knut's final moments. No, really.

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Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said that the cause of death of the four-year-old bear is not clear.