The polar bear cub that was rescued by the zoo keepers from its mother was inspected by the vets and now sleeps happily in the care of a zoo helper who will rear it. Earlier two bear mothers Vera and Wilma killed their own cubs, only one survived. Now it's fed high fat milk every four hours. The baby bear will make a debut in early April and the deputy mayor wants to hold a competition to name it.Looks like they are starting another "knutmania" the very thing the zoo officials wanted to avoid As

Recently I wrote about two polar bear mothers Vera and Wilma at Nuremberg zoo who gave birth to cubs. Zoo keepers thought Vera did not feed her cubs but decided not to interfere with the natural process and let the mother learn and practice. Wilma was thought to be a good mother, being in the den all the time, feeding her young.But the reality was much harsher than it seemed.Vera came out of the den with her cub in the mouth. It looked like she was grooming it. Moments later she began swinging the cubs around her head, trowing all over the enclosure and then dumped it in her den.

Letters and phone calls bombard the Nuremberg Zoo in Germany for letting polar bears cubs starve. 2 polar bear mothers Vera and Wilma gave birth three weeks and five weeks ago respectively. It's not known how many cubs are there, no one has seen them yet. Wilma is showing all the characteristics of a good mother. But Vera looks like is starving her cubs to death.She spends many hours outside her lair, neglecting her young and the hungry cries of bear cubs can be heard coming from the lair.Nuremberg Zoo officials do not want to hand-rear the cubs and start another "Knutmania" They say