03 August 2007

the knut diet

since everyone's favorite source for knut-related news is taking a break, i thought i would make sure to post the latest update.

as you may know, knut is the polar bear rescued by the berlin zoo.

big news today: knut is on a diet! he's down from four meals a day to a measly three. and no more croissants! now that just seems harsh. i actually wasn't aware that polar bears liked croissants, or that their snacking habits might be detrimental. he does look pretty portly these days -- you can click here to see video of the lard-ass.

i'm not the biggest fan of zoos; they tend to depress me and make my anarchist tendencies rise to the surface. i still don't think the oakland zoo has accepted my apology for freeing their ring-tailed lemurs.

at the same time, my god, does knut have it easy or what? the planet earth series on discovery had footage of a polar stuck in stew of melting ice cap, struggling to find footing and swimming for miles and miles, desperation and hunger pushing it to eventually risk a fatal attack on a walrus herd.

and knut gets croissants. well, not any more. so maybe some animals can take solace in zoos.

eating a croissant seems much easier than eating a live walrus.

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