化為六月息

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德國電影新作〝克努特與他的朋友(Knut and his friends)〞三月二日於柏林舉行首映會。這部電影取自真實的題材，描述一隻柏林動物園裡的小北極熊 ─ 克努特，牠在出生後不久便遭到母熊的遺棄。不過，身為電影主角的克努特，在首映會當天卻缺席，因為牠仍得待在籠子裡。

由於動物園管理人員決定採用人工方式飼養克努特，因此負責照顧克努特的管理員托馬斯‧都爾弗林(Thomas Doerflein)，在電影中有著吃重的演出。都爾弗林出席了電影首映會，他向媒體表示，除了目前備受人類關注外，其實克努特和其他北極熊並沒有什麼不同。

在2007年初時，動物保育人士說人工飼養北極熊違反動物天性，德國媒體將此解釋為要讓克努特安樂死。然而柏林動物園則表示，克努特不會被安樂死，也不會任由牠自生自滅。經過了這些新聞事件，不僅讓克努特聲名大噪，更得到全球媒體的關注。

到了2007年的三月份，已經三個月大的克努特首次在媒體面前亮相。很快的，隨著德國電視媒體的報導，在德國國內掀起了一陣克努特熱潮(Knut-fever)，許多民眾在柏林動物園外排起了長長的隊伍，就是為了看克努特一眼。除此之外，克努特也成為國際媒體的焦點。

而在電影〝克努特與他的朋友(Knut and his friends)〞的首映會上，也公開宣布德國國內另一頭小北極熊誕生的消息。這頭小北極熊在兩個月前出生，目前位於德國的斯圖加特動物園(Stuttgart Zoo)。為了避免掀起另一股北極熊風潮，園方對此極盡保密之能事，直到2月29日才讓民眾知道。

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※ The original article was taken from Reuters Website.  ( 原文取自路透社網站 )




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INTRO: Knut's life on big screen.  Germany's most famous polar bear, Knut, get his own movie but misses premiere. 


STORY: The main actor in Germany's latest movie "Knut and his friends" had to miss the film's premiere in Berlin on Sunday (March 2) and was instead forced to stay behind bars. "Knut And His Friends" tells the true story of a little polar bear cub born at Berlin Zoo which soon after its birth was rejected by the mother.

Zoo keepers decided Knut would be hand-reared and not just the little polar bear but also its keeper Thomas Doerflein rose to stardom. Doerflein, who plays the second most prominent role in the movie, attended Sunday's premiere and tried to tell reporters that Knut "is a normal polar bear just like any other polar bear, except that right now he is totally focused on humans."

Knut grabbed global media attention in early 2007 after animal rights campaigners said hand-rearing polar bears was a violation of animal rights. German media at the time interpreted the situation as a call for Knut to be put to sleep, but Berlin Zoo said the animal would not be put down or left to fend for itself.

In March 2007, then 3-month-old Knut had its debut in front of of cameras and the public. Soon, huge queues formed outside Berlin Zoo as Germany continued to be gripped by "Knut-fever". Hundreds flocked to see the zoo's latest and most famous addition and international coverage of Knut's first outing turned into a media circus,  with several television stations reporting live.

The film's premiere coincided with the announcement late last week of another polar bear birth at a German Zoo. Stuttgart Zoo until Friday (February 29) kept secret the arrival of a polar bear cub born two months ago out of fear of provoking another "polar bear hysteria," as Stuttgart Zoo called it.