Apr. 4 – Nuremberg zoo in Germany and a mail order company present the “Flocke” merchandising collection, with souvenirs featuring the zoo’s polar bear cub.
Nuremberg Zoo is the latest to launch a range of products featuring its most famous furry inhabitant. Fan merchandise is proving to be quite a moneyspinner for zoos, as are the increased ticket sales. Knut, Berlin Zoo’s celebrity polar bear, helped bring in 5 million euros to his home zoo in 2007.
Joanna Partridge reports
Polar bears are zoo moneyspinner
Apr. 2 - Baby polar bear Flocke splashes around in an outdoor pool in Nuremberg zoo in southern Germany.
Keepers at the zoo have been rearing white bundle of fur by hand after her mother was deemed unfit to raise her. Flocke, which means flake or snowflake in German, is soon to meet the public for the first time and the zoo are due to launch a range of merchandise featuring Germany’s youngest polar bear cub turned media star.
Joanna Partridge reports.
Polar bear Flocke learns to swim
Mar. 28 - German zoo releases new video of young polar bear favourite, three-and-a-half month old Flocke.
Flocke has been brought up by keepers at Nuremberg since she was separated from her mother for her own safety.
Now she’s bigger and stronger, the zoo are preparing Flocke for her move into the polar bear enclosure.
Joanna Partridge reports
Media buzz bear steps out.
Feb. 29 - At ten weeks of age, little polar bear Flocke (Snowflake) is starting to grow into the the predator she was born to be, keepers and vets at Nuremberg Zoo said in a joint press statement on Friday.
New video footage shows the polar bear girl gnawing one of her cuddly polar bear toys. While feeding from a bottle later, “Flocke” seems to be using her paws and laws quite vigorously. Zoo keepers looking after her stated the 16-pound bear was trying to shred everything in reach, using her teeth and claws more and more in the process. Every day, keepers play with the cub for up to 90 minutes. The zoo vet said in the statement he was very pleased with Flocke’s health and progress. Flocke is due to make her first public appearance at the southern German zoo in April. Flocke was separated from her mother Vera after officials at the Nuremberg zoo became concerned she might harm the cub. Now four keepers at the zoo are taking care of the cub.
Flocke is growing up
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