Leaving Each Other Forever

In 2007, the beautiful world of both Knut and his keeper Dörflein met an ugly turn when the Berlin Zoo director Bernhard Blaskiewitz told Dörflein not to meet Knut anymore. It meant he would no longer be able to look after the bear. He was asked to break the bond that had been built over the year. Initially, the keeper spoke against the order and continued to meet Knut but after some time he himself thought of severing all contact with Knut. He said, “Some day soon, Knut and I will have to split up.” Needless to say, it was really going to be difficult for  Dörflein to live without Knut as he had abandoned his family only to stay with the bear.