Polar bear Knut senselessly murders ten carp in front of zoo visitors (It ain't Disney, folks!)

www.gadling.com ^ | 4-9-08 | Aaron Hotfelder

[Paul Heinzman]

Carp fishing with Knut and Newt.

[Westlander]

[Red_Devil 232]

They need to put a couple of seals in there with him!

[pogo101]

Yeah, I can’t tell is this is straight-faced or more like something out of Scrappleface.

[dynachrome]

zombie bear pic stolen!

LOL

[stop_fascism]

You mean, Polar Bears aren’t vegetarians?

[ricks_place]

What Joker Put the Carp in the Polar Bear Tank?

Everyone knows 9 out of 10 Polar Bears Prefer Carp!

[NonValueAdded]

Knocked the carp out of the moat, eh?

[eyedigress]

I think they were put there to keep the moat algae free.

[outofstyle]

Typical white guy.

[Oztrich Boy]

Upset over five carp? What if it had been five baby fur seals?

[org.whodat]

The animal rights crowd will be in a dilemma, who do they support, the fish are the bear???

[NMR Guy]

I’m sorry, someone please explain why they stocked a moat accessible by a polar bear with FISH???

Apparently, to control the algae. It's kind of like putting mice in a cat's bowl to clean up stray bits of cheese, huh?

[Westlander]

Knut was introduced to the world early last year after he was rejected by his birth mother. Following the decision to raise the animal in captivity, zookeepers showed off Knut to audiences worldwide.

Recently, however, Knut reminded the public that polar bears are not domesticated animals — but rather wild, strong creatures that sometimes even hunt human beings.

http://www.kutv.com/content/news/watercooler/story.aspx?content_id=1484a547-6f55-4940-bc28-d0c027970766

[goldstategop]

I'm amazed liberals don't appreciate Nature is "red in tooth and claw." All living things do what they must to survive. So Knut is a carnivore. Polar Bears are adapted by their environment to consume flesh. Why are people so upset?

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[keats5]

Knut’s just bitter.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I like that!

[DoorGunner]

>>”Knut’s just bitter.”

Yes, but he doesn’t have guns or religion to “cling to.”

So, he has to hate folks (carp) who “don’t look like him.”

Better not let any immigrants into his pen.... or globalists...

DG

[Grizzled Bear]

Knut is a Bear! What do they expect him to do, recite Shakespeare?

[MarkL]

I’m sorry, someone please explain why they stocked a moat accessible by a polar bear with FISH???

Probably as something to keep him occupied, as well as for nutritious snacks. I'm sure that it's cheaper, easier, and less traumatic to the public than keeping the mote stocked with seals. Remember, we're dealing with the top predator of the arctic here. In addition to keeping him fed, they also need to provide him with something to keep him occupied as well, otherwise they get a seriously disturbed animal. After all, he's a polar bear. He can't get on the Internet and Freep!

Mark