Formation Of Threats

Knut used to give appearance twice in the zoo. When Knut got seven months old and reached the weight of 50 kg (110 lb) in July 2007, the zoo canceled his twice a day public appearance. The zoo also contemplated on disassociating the growing bear from his keeper. Evidently, the bear was growing and his large body could prove harmful to the humans closely dealing with him. Regine Damm, zoo spokeswomen also stressed upon the requirement of the bear to mix up with his ilk. She said the bear needed to “associate with other bears and not with other people.” Knut was moved to an enclosure in which a Malaysian black bear cub Ernst and its mother were living. Later on, he was given his own private place to live.