Polar bear pup in Berlin died after 26 days

berlin - After only 26 days, the polar bear pup died in the zoo in Berlin. On New Year's Day the caretakers of the Berliner Tierpark were still happy when they saw the young drinking with mother Tonja. On Tuesday, however, they saw the lifeless animal through the surveillance cameras.

'We know that the death rate for polar bear pups is very high in the first weeks. Yet we are saddened by the death of this animal. 'Obesity is done on the polar bear.

The excitement about the birth of the animal in Germany was great. The polar bear could be seen by the public in the spring.

In 2006, a polar bear was born in Berlin Zoo Zoologischer Garten Berlin: Knut. That animal was brought up by a caretaker and quickly stole the hearts of many Germans.

The animal died when it was four years old.