Credit freeze bites as zoo tries to sell Knut the polar bear

No longer cute, no longer washing powder-white, Knut the celebrity bear has become the latest victim of the credit crunch.

Knut, two years old on Friday, is almost ready to mate – but Berlin Zoo is unable to raise the cash for a new polar bear compound that would give him space to romp around and work off some of his raging hormones. So the zoo, which has made millions out of marketing the once-fluffy bear, is looking for another home.

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