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| And in Germany the story of Knut, the polar bear cub has taken a new turn. With all of his worldwide fame, his handlers have decided he now needs to be brought down to size, literally, CBS News correspondent Sheila MacVicar reports. With more of a waddle than a walk, Kunt still struts his stuff at the Berlin Zoo. Now 6-months old and no longer quite so irresistibly cute, his keepers acknowledge they have overindulged the polar bear. "Knut," they say, "is overweight and has to cut back on poisson and extra portions of fish.” Raised by keepers after being abandoned by his mother, the oh-so-cute Knut became the star of the Berlin Zoo. His daily romps with the keeper, who hand-raised him were a huge and money-making attraction. More than one million people have come to the zoo to see him. He's spawned fan clubs, a true child star and a whole line of merchandising. But like all child stars, Kunt grew and grew, testing his teeth and his paws until finally it became too dangerous to play. Now one inadvertent swipe could badly maul his devoted keeper. But even as Knut grows up and the crowds are not quite so entranced with a teenage bear, there is good news for the Berlin Zoo. Another baby, this one a pygmy hippo named Paul, not quite so cuddly, and with a face only a mother could love. Berlin is hoping they have a new child star. Sheila MacVicar, CBS News, London. |
| 原文地址：http://www.tingroom.com/lesson/wanhuatong/2007/51199.html |