r/aww Nov 28 '15

Polar bear charges cameraman

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u/RockTripod Nov 29 '15

I'm gonna be that guy. This little fella's name is Knut, and he died suddenly of a drowning after collapsing because of encephalitis. Brutally sad. He was 5 at the time of his passing.

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u/AksK17 Nov 29 '15

You lie!

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u/noscreamsnoshouts Nov 29 '15

Knut.

His caretaker, Thomas Dörflein.

They were both rather famous.

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u/Lyeta Nov 29 '15

Thomas also died :(

Knut and Thomas were such a joy to watch. I know there was a huge amount of debate about the whole way the Berliner Zoo dealt with Knut. But good lord, they were so enjoyable to watch and Knut was enjoyable to visit.

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u/flubberFuck Nov 29 '15

Fuck that's heartbreaking. ...whyyyy!!!!

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u/froet213kil Nov 29 '15

It's ok. Knut and Thomas is now playing together at Arctic Paradise as much as they want :-)

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u/I_TRY_TO_BE_POSITIVE Nov 29 '15

That was a fascinating read. Thank you.

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u/RockTripod Nov 29 '15

This is a moment I really wish I was.

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u/AksK17 Nov 30 '15

No! :( why did you have to be that guy!?

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u/ocdscale Nov 29 '15

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u/TCsnowdream Nov 29 '15 edited Nov 29 '15

Is that really how you say Polar Bear in German? Ice Bear?

God I love German.

Ah, crap... I've started capitalizing my Nouns again, do'h.

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u/MinisterforFun Nov 29 '15 edited Nov 29 '15

Oh. It's pronounced as k-noot. I always pronounced it as Nut. I'm nutty.

Edit: Kernoot. As in canoe but with a K and a T.

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u/noscreamsnoshouts Nov 29 '15

Edit: Kernoot. As in canoe but with a K and a T.

Oh, please no. It's a German name. It's just k-noot, as one syllable - but the commentator in the original video doesn't seem to be able to say that, so he adds the e-sound. But it's definitely not kernoot.
Here's a movie about Knut, in German. Around 21 seconds in, his name is first mentioned. That's the actual way to pronounce it.

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u/MinisterforFun Nov 29 '15

Oh? But the little kid in the music video pronounced it like that?