Photo Gallery Knut Turns Two
The Berlin zoo's most famous occupant delighted fans on Friday by successfully living to the age of two. Although the zoo had not originally planned to celebrate Knut's second, they eventually capitulated to public pressure. Click here to read more.
Knut was in fine form for the birthday celebration, giving no indication that he was worried about potentially having to leave the Berlin Zoo.
Grawww! I don't want to go!
According to his blog, Knut planned to spend the day "doing my favorite things," which include playing with his ball and eating.
An international "Save Knut" campaign has already collected over 20,000 signatures to keep the bear in Berlin.
How intimately Knut is invovled with the petition-drive is not clear, but he is not generally known as a micromanager.
In his special birthday blog post, Knut took the opportunity to thank his "Papa," human handler Thomas Dörflein, who tragically died of a heart attack earlier this year. Knut wrote in his blog that he had heard simply that his father was somewhere far away.
Knut was prepared a birthday dish which he eyed warily before going in for the kill.
Knut reads his own name on his birthday package. It isn't known whether he is able to discern the numeral '2.'
After ripping open the pacakage, Knut revealed a fruit and vegetable ice cake, with two long stalks to signify his second birthday.
