Doctors discover what killed Knut the bear

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The mysterious and sudden death of polar bear sensation Knut is mysterious no longer. A necropsy performed yesterday discovered “significant changes to the brain, which can be viewed as a reason for the polar bear’s sudden death,” the Berlin Zoo announced today. The zoo wouldn’t elaborate on what those changes were, but it did say that no changes were found in any other organ; further planned tests include bacteriological and tissue examinations. The AP notes that polar bears can live to as old as 20 in the wild, and even long in captivity; Knut turned four in December. (Click to read about the panic attacks Knut was having last year.)

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dp1053
13 years ago

Sad. But it is possible mom knew. In the wild he would have died if abandoned but people stepped in to save him. If nothing else, he had 4 good years.

bsranch
13 years ago

Could it be that mamma bear knew this 4 years ago when she abandoned him?

jenny40
Reply to  bsranch
13 years ago

Animals can sense things we cannot and I believe this to be the case.

greenlight
13 years ago

Poor thing. 🙁

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