Berlin mourns as polar bear cub Fritz dies
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BERLINERS were distraught yesterday as Fritz, the German capital’s 4-month-old cuddly polar bear cub, died after suffering from liver inflammation.
The uber-cute Fritz was seen as a successor to Knut, the polar bear who shot to international stardom after he was abandoned by his mother and hand-reared in the Berlin Zoo.
Fritz was born on November 3, the first polar bear birth in eastern Berlin’s Tierpark zoo in 22 years.
He had a twin sibling which died shortly after birth.
“We are stunned, very sad and depressed. It is unbelievable how quickly this little polar bear has grown in our hearts,” said zoo director Andreas Knieriem.
After delighting visitors for years, Knut died suddenly of a suspected brain tumor in 2011 at age 4, sparking grief among his fans.
In Fritz’s case, zookeepers had found him lying listlessly next to his mother Tonja on Monday morning.
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