Knut case: show us your growler

Polar Bear
Originally uploaded to Flickr by LongWilly.

Knut (careful how you spell that) is the first polar bear to be born in Berlin Zoo for . . . oh, ages. Thirty years, in fact. Knut was rejected by his mum, 20-year-old Tosca, but has been looked after for the past couple of months by zoo staff. Knut is, it has to be said, adorable. Go on, look at the pictures and see for yourself.

The thing is, Knut won't always be adorable. A polar bear isn't just for Christmas, and soon Knut will grow up and want to maul Arctic explorers and eat cute little seals. And he won't be adorable then, will he? He'll just be another polar bear with grubby fur and a bad temper.

So - we reckon the zoo should show off Knut as soon as they can. Apparently, however, they are a bit concerned that public display will freak him out somehow. You know, stress or something. He might get famous and then go bonkers like Michael Jackson. Anyway, we're keen to see Knut, so we hope zoo staff find a way to show off the cute little growler while he's still so cute.