Berlin's Polar Bear Receives Death Threat

Germany’s celebrity polar bear cub Knut has received an anonymous death threat, causing alarm at Berlin Zoo on Thursday and prompting heightened security.

Top-selling Bild newspaper said the zoo had received a hand-written fax from a suspected animal hater with the words: “Knut is dead! Thursday midday.”

But that deadline came and went safely for media star Knut, who has been on newspaper front pages around Germany and the world for weeks. “He is safe and in good spirits,” said zoo official Ragnar Kuehne after the time had passed. Read Full Story

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