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Media flock to Berlin Zoo for debut of polar bear cub, Knut

(23 Mar 2007) 1. Bear handler, Thomas Doerflein walking out with polar bear cub, known as 'Knut' 2. Spectators 3. Doerflein tapping knee to get Knut to come to him 4. Knut licking Doerflein's hand and passing through his legs 5. Knut climbing onto log 6. Spectators 7. Knut playing with a piece of bark in his mouth 8. Cutaway photographers 9. Knut licking Doerflein's hands 10. Knut walking away from handler to water's edge 11. Knut entering the water cautiously 12. Media and spectators leaning in to get a glimpse 13. Knut getting out of the water 14. Knut exploring small waterfall on which Doerflein is standing STORYLINE: Television reporters and spectators flocked to Berlin's Zoo on Friday to capture the first glimpse of a white polar bear cub, whose fate has attracted controversy. Sniffing and stumbling over the uneven, grassy ground, the cub, known as 'Knut' delighted the crowds by clambering over a log and poking around at the legs of his handler, Thomas Doerflein. The polar cub, who was born to the zoo on December 5, has already captured the hearts of Berliners through his own video podcast and TV series. Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz also came to take his portrait for an environmental campaign. Doerflein has raised Knut by hand since his mother rejected him and his brother, who later died, shortly after their birth. The fate of the 9-kilogramme (nearly 19-pound) bear stirred a media flap when an animal activist insisted that the cub would have been better off dead than raised by humans. The zoo flatly rejected the idea. Starting at the weekend, the general public will be able to see Knut, who is scheduled to make brief appearances with his handler. Keyword-animals wacky Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...