Thomas Dörflein
Thomas Dörflein (13 October 1963 – 22 September 2008)[1] was a German zookeeper at the Berlin Zoo for 26 years. He became a celebrity after he took care of the polar bear cub Knut, who had been abandoned by his mother shortly after his birth in 2006. In 2007, Dörflein was awarded the Medal of Merit by the city of Berlin for helping to raise Knut.[2]
Thomas Dörflein Media
Dörflein with Knut in April 2007
Flowers and condolences left at the entrance to the Zoo after Dörflein's death
References
- ↑ "Zookeeper Thomas Doerflein, Who Hand-Reared Knut, Found Dead". huffingtonpost.com. 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ↑ "Zookeeper who hand-reared Knut the polar bear is found dead | World news | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian (London: GMG). . . http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/23/germany.endangeredspecies. Retrieved 19 March 2011.