Baby Polar Bear Blamed for Panda Death

Boy, some polar bear cubs just can't catch a break. First the animal rights wackos want to kill it, and now it's being blamed for the death of a panda bear:

Just days after Knut the polar bear cub warmed even the most satirical of hearts, tragedy has struck Berlin zoo with the death of the panda Yan Yan.

A dead panda is a bad thing. But that's not all. There are accusations in the German press that Knut was in part responsible, with the disruption from the visitors who crowded the zoo at the weekend leading to the 22-year-old's untimely demise.

As Germany's Spiegel Online (in English) puts it:

Some 30,000 people crowded the zoo at the weekend, several times more than usual, and many who couldn't get a glimpse of Knut went over to check out Yan Yan.

Following the worldwide success of Knut, whose first public appearance was witnessed by about 300 journalists from around the world and broadcast live on CNN, the death of Yan Yan marks something of an emotional rollercoaster for the zoo.

Poor Knut. Just surviving as a polar bear cub is hard enough, but now a guilt trip...