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Monday, May 28, 2007

I Think… I’m in Love

after so long, i thought i would never love again. but this time, he has totally won my heart. i mean, i had never wanted anyone so much! each time i look at him, my heart breaks a little. he is so cute i wanna cry! those gentle eyes. that sweet face. and that body! oh, that body. what would i give just to be near it? i want a hug from him so badly!

Knut the polar bear cub

meet knut, the polar bear cub! look how white and cuddly he is! his innocent little eyes are like buttons! if i ever needed a sparklette.net mascot, knut would be it!

Knut the polar bear cub playing in the sand

awww…

knut is the latest german sensation. at the tender age of only a few months old, he’s already an international superstar and has won the hearts of millions!

look, how tiny!

Knut the polar bear cub with his zookeeper, Thomas Dörflein

he’s only slightly bigger than a cat! how can anyone resist that furry little ball of cuteness? he’s just a tiny little baby, the size of a soccer ball!

Knut the polar bear cub playing with a soccer ball

knut was born in the berlin zoo on december 5, 2006. rejected by his mama bear at birth, he has been raised with lots of tender loving care by zookeeper, thomas dörflein. (seriously thomas, you have the best job in the world!)

now, having raised a newborn baby (cat) myself, i know that’s no easy job. these babies tend to be extremely frail without their mothers’ warmth and milk. in fact, knut’s twin brother died at birth.

Knut the polar bear cub

let’s hope knut would grow up to be a strong adult bear (although part of me does wish that he would stay this adorable size for a long time)!

of course, photos alone do not do knut and his cuteness enough justice. you have to watch him in this video! i had been feeling a little blue, but after playing this video, i cheered up immediately! (some people may find the song annoying. you have been warned!)

has your heart melted yet? i wanna give him a rub-rub all over! with a rub-rub here and a rub-rub there, here a rub, there a rub, everywhere a rub-rub.

Knut the polar bear cub stuffed toys

please, if anyone is going to germany, please get me one of these cute knut stuffed bears! i love him so much!

(all photos have been taken from cute overload, vanity fair and zoo berlin which, for some reason, calls knut an “ice bear” instead of a “polar bear”. oh, you can download adorable knut wallpaper over there too!)

external links

Knut’s home at Zoo Berlin
Knut’s Blog (German, with English translations)

also in this series

July 4, 2007: What Newborn Animal is This? (Cute!)July 4, 2007: What Newborn Animal is This? (Cute!)

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    1. I have only this to say:
      Knut rocks! View all comments by mervkwok

      Posted by posted by mervkwok SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:01pm · Direct link to this comment link



    2. cute… very cute View all comments by APLINK

      Posted by posted by APLINK SINGAPORE Mac OS X Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:17pm · Direct link to this comment link



    3. Hehe. All the men love Knut! View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:20pm · Direct link to this comment link



    4. it’s a baby bear. babies are (mostly) cute. i mean except when they’re not pooing and peeing on you or taking one of ur ear out with a swat of its paw. and knut in the first picture looks FIERCE.

      ok, aware i’m evil, hehz… actually it rather reminds me of a cross b/n a dog and a baby.

      (ok, fine, he’s cute) View all comments by tstar

      Posted by posted by tstar SINGAPORE Windows 2000 Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:24pm · Direct link to this comment link



    5. *lol* tstar! I can’t stop laughing when I read your comment. You are so annoying! :P View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:29pm · Direct link to this comment link



    6. Ha ha… honestly quite cute. And the tune’s very very catchy. I’ll see if i can find the stuffed bear while in UK / Vienna.

      Kee kee…. would Mr. Snuggles get jealous? View all comments by Miccheng

      Posted by posted by Miccheng SINGAPORE Mac OS X Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:43pm · Direct link to this comment link



    7. I doubt you can find stuffed Knut outside Berlin! But still, I appreciate the effort! You are the sweetest! Mr. Snuggles wants another play-pal. View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:45pm · Direct link to this comment link



    8. Wow. My old coursemate mervkwok visits here too? duuude…

      Sorry Veron, forgive the lack of manners but just had to get that out of way.

      I’m Fal and I actually came across this, your blog, via twittermap. I was planning on slowly going through the archives to get to know you better before commenting.

      But after reading your last post before this and what was gushed about Knut I would just like to say that I’m gald that you’re feeling slightly better and that I hope this “desert experience” will fade for you soon. View all comments by Falchion

      Posted by posted by Falchion AUSTRALIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:53pm · Direct link to this comment link



    9. Small world! I visited Merv’s blog before he started visiting mine. His sense of humor is awesome!

      Also, I am very honored that you would even consider going through my archives to get to know me a little better before commenting! View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:54pm · Direct link to this comment link



    10. Adorable! Luckily they saved him :) View all comments by Jacelyn

      Posted by posted by Jacelyn SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:54pm · Direct link to this comment link



    11. Love a bear too… and when the bear play soccer too. Can’t beat that! :P View all comments by Paul

      Posted by posted by Paul SINGAPORE Mac OS X Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 10:55pm · Direct link to this comment link



    12. LOL, when this title pops-up in my feed reader, I thought you really in love with a “human”, a guy to be exact. When I come to your blog, then…. View all comments by Ryan Lin

      Posted by posted by Ryan Lin SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 11:08pm · Direct link to this comment link



    13. Haha sorry that it wasn’t what you expected. But I should say that Knut is still cuter and cuddlier than any guy I can possibly be in love with. View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 11:13pm · Direct link to this comment link



    14. When I watched the video, I couldn’t help but squeal “SO CUTE!!!” Gah watching Knut has reduced me to a quivering useless lump of jelly.

      Aargh teh cuteness… I need to counteract this with one of those gory pictures showing a bloody polar bear after killing a seal. =P View all comments by Hai~Ren

      Posted by posted by Hai~Ren SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 11:43pm · Direct link to this comment link



    15. Gahhhh no! No gory pictures! Imagine if EVERYONE on this planet got to see the cuteness of Knut, the world would be a much better place, if only for a day. View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 28, 2007 at 11:48pm · Direct link to this comment link



    16. i fell in love with this cutie the first time i saw him in the newspapers.. heh.. thanks for this post! :) View all comments by Daphne

      Posted by posted by Daphne MALAYSIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted May 29, 2007 at 12:07am · Direct link to this comment link



    17. u fooled me! u notty lass! grrunt. View all comments by GENIE

      Posted by posted by GENIE SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted May 29, 2007 at 2:09am · Direct link to this comment link



    18. I read that Knut is growing up and getting less cute each day, so…

      not much time left for the cute bear before it turns violent. View all comments by chillycraps

      Posted by posted by chillycraps AUSTRALIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 29, 2007 at 6:44am · Direct link to this comment link



    19. To quote Darth Vader from Episode III…

      Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 29, 2007 at 8:53am · Direct link to this comment link



    20. who needs YouTube when there’s… YouKnut? hahaha :P

      he was even on the cover of German Vanity Fair! View all comments by hucks

      Posted by posted by hucks SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 29, 2007 at 10:11am · Direct link to this comment link



    21. That’s an awesome website!

      I have seen the Vanity Fair magazine cover. It was their green issue, and Knut couldn’t possibly look any cuter! View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 29, 2007 at 10:23am · Direct link to this comment link



    22. he’s insanely adorable. I would luv to get a knut bear too. hehe.. i wonder how much it’ll cost.

      baby stage will always be the cutest. but i’ll be looking forward to seeing how magnificent he’ll grow into. View all comments by piccola

      Posted by posted by piccola SINGAPORE Windows 2000 Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11 · Time posted May 29, 2007 at 4:28pm · Direct link to this comment link



    23. Hey Veron, guess what! I’m wearing a polar bear t-shirt now as I read your post and typing this comment! haha.. serendipity serendipity!

      Yeah, knut’s real cute. I’d fall madly in love with him too… View all comments by Dating Specialist

      Posted by posted by Dating Specialist SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted May 29, 2007 at 5:27pm · Direct link to this comment link



    24. Indeed! Now I want my own polar bear tee too!

      And gal, I haven’t seen you around for a long time! View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.3 · Time posted May 29, 2007 at 5:56pm · Direct link to this comment link



    25. I love polar bears too. Just that too bad, with global warming and all, their natural habitat is drastically reduced. View all comments by Wilfrid

      Posted by posted by Wilfrid SINGAPORE Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 · Time posted June 5, 2007 at 12:55am · Direct link to this comment link



    26. Never thought I would say this but it’s really insanely adorable and I was smiling throughout the video. That Thomas dude indeed has the best job in the world… Can’t wait for a few more years before this little cute thing grows into a magnificent beast. View all comments by draco

      Posted by posted by draco SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 · Time posted June 6, 2007 at 2:55pm · Direct link to this comment link



    27. oh dear. Knut is one cute chap indeed!
      I love the way Knut sticks out his short tongue and also the way he stretches out his arm repeatly to the camera …

      And the song in that youtube video is not irritating. It does reminds me of another german kid song, Schnappi the Crocodil. View all comments by Jayson

      Posted by posted by Jayson SINGAPORE Mac OS X Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4 · Time posted June 18, 2007 at 12:56am · Direct link to this comment link



    28. ????????
      i like the 5th photo.
      so cute! View all comments by fluencev

      Posted by posted by fluencev CHINA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0 · Time posted July 6, 2007 at 12:19am · Direct link to this comment link



    29. I am going to germany in the summer and it sucks that you can’t buy the teddy bears anymore!! View all comments by Samantha Carendale

      Posted by posted by Samantha Carendale UNITED STATES Mac OS X Safari 419.3 · Time posted September 17, 2007 at 8:09am · Direct link to this comment link



    30. Damn! That does suck! I wonder why they would even take it off the shelf though. Those bears must have been selling like hot property! View all comments by Veron

      Posted by posted by Veron SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.6 · Time posted September 17, 2007 at 9:32pm · Direct link to this comment link



    31. To answer your question, Knut is referred to an “ice bear” instead of polar bear because “ice bear” is the direct translation from German- Eisbaer. View all comments by Amanda

      Posted by posted by Amanda UNITED STATES Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 · Time posted December 9, 2007 at 1:19pm · Direct link to this comment link



    32. Dear Sir/Madam
      Is this photo taken by you? If it is, then we would like to buy the copyright from you. For produces paper product. But if not could you help us to trace the owner. Like pass us his website or e-mail. Please contact us as soon as possible. Thank you very much!!!
      Blessings
      Eugene View all comments by Eugene

      Posted by posted by Eugene TAIWAN Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0 · Time posted February 29, 2008 at 10:46am · Direct link to this comment link



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