Photo Gallery Knut Prepares for Busy Easter Weekend
On Wednesday, lines to see Knut were so long that the zoo allowed admirers only a few minutes to catch a glimpse of the baby bear before herding them along to make room for other visitors.
Crowds watch Knut and one of his handlers play in his enclosure. Thirty-thousand people came to see him at the Zoologischer Garten in Berlin last weekend.
Knut practices being ferocious with one of his keepers. Soon his killer instincts will be too dangerous for zoo employees.
A lucky handler gets a bear hug from Knut on Tuesday. Since his mother rejected him at birth, the baby bear has been nurtured non-stop by zoo employees. According to the tabloid Bild Zeitung, Knut's main caretaker, Thomas Dörflein came back early from his Easter vacation to ease Knut's distress at his absence.
Knut takes a dip.
Knut, on a mission to steal hearts, which he'll surely do as the cover star of the new issue of Vanity Fair in the US.
Four-month-old Knut looks coy while playing hide-and-seek.
Kerrin and Christina from Neumuenster display one of the many products spawed by Knut-mania, a plush version of the bear from German toy maker Steiff. the company is world-famous for their stuffed animals.
Knut is the star of a new computer game, "Eisbär-Baby Superstar," produced by cerasus.media.
A screenshot of the new 3-D Knut game, which customers can download from www.eisbaer-superstar.de for 7.99 or buy in stores starting April 16.
