明星北极熊“克努特”猝死曾与莱昂纳多同登封面-英语点津

Knut the polar bear, who shared a Vanity Fair cover with Leonardo DiCaprio, has died.

（德国柏林动物园的明星）北极熊“克努特”（在3月19日下午）突然死亡，它曾经与著名影星莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥上过《名利场》杂志封面。

The world-famous polar bear, who made headlines when he was hand-raised by zoo keepers after being rejected by his mother at birth in December 2006, died in his compound at a Berlin zoo.

2006年12月，刚出生的克努特就遭母亲抛弃，由饲养员人工喂食抚养长大，这成为了当时的头条新闻。而今这头闻名世界的北极熊在自己的饲养场所里猝死。

Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said that Knut "was by himself in his compound, he was in the water, and then he was dead." Kloes added, "He was not sick, we don't know why he died."

饲养员科洛斯说当时克努特正在饲养场所的水池里，然后它就毫无征兆地死去了。而且克努特并没有患病，他们也不知道它的死因。

Between 600 and 700 people were at Knut's compound and saw the four-year-old bear die, German news agency DAPD reported.

据德国国际通讯社报道，那天有600至700名游客在参观克努特的饲养所，然后眼睁睁地目击了它的死亡。

Knut's popularity landed him on a 2007 Vanity Fair cover with actor DiCaprio shot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. Former reality TV star Paris Hilton was among Knut's many famous fans.

克努特的名声大作让它与莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥一起登上了2007年《名利场》杂志的封面，那张封面是由知名摄影师安妮·莱波维兹拍摄的。前真人秀节目明星帕丽斯·希尔顿也是克努特的众多明星粉丝之一。

明星北极熊“克努特”猝死曾与莱昂纳多同登封面

A post mortem will be conducted on Monday to try pinpoint his cause of death, bear keeper Kloes said.

科洛斯说，周一会对克努特进行验尸，以查明它的死因。

Although Knut was the first polar bear to be born and survive at Berlin Zoo in more than 30 years, his young life was blighted by tragedy from the start.

虽然克努特是30多年来第一只在柏林动物园出生并活下来的北极熊，但是它的短暂一生从最初就被悲剧所残噬着。

Both he and his twin were rejected by their mother at birth and his brother died four days later.

刚出生时克努特和它的双胞胎兄弟就被母亲抛弃了，而它的兄弟4天后便夭折。

But Knut amazed medical staff at the zoo by clinging to life. After spending his first 44 days in an incubator, he was put in the care of zoo keeper Thomas Dörflein, who began raising the infant with round-the clock care.

而克努特却坚持活了下来，让动物园的医师们大为惊讶。在保育箱里呆了44天后，它被交给饲养员多夫莱每天24小时不间断地照顾，小克努特渐渐地被养大了。

But tragedy struck again before Knut's second birthday in 2008, when Mr Dorflein died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 44.

但是在2008年克努特两岁生日到来之前，悲剧再次降临，多夫莱突发心脏病身亡，年仅44岁。

Observers noted that the bear appeared to suffer from depression in the weeks after his beloved keeper and constant companion died.

大家观察到，在它深爱的主人、形影不离的伴侣死后的几周里，克努特显得非常沮丧消沉。

Experts had earlier warned that the Knut was developing into a 'psychopath' who was too dependent on human contact.

专家们早先曾警告说，克努特正向着一个太过依赖人类的“精神病患者”发展。