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Snowflake’s debut

Nuremberg zoo’s new polar bear cub causes a stir in Germany

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Snowflake, or Flocke in German, was born December 11, 2007.Photo: DPA

Careful, cuteness kills.Photo: DPA

A flurry of commercial Snowflake products have already hit the market.Photo: DPA

The Nuremberg zoo isn't shying away from the commercialization of their new arrival either. The poster reads, "Knut was yesterday," a reference to the Berlin Zoo's popular polar bear cub Knut.Photo: DPA

Animal rights activists picketed the Nuremberg zoo on April 8 to protest what they see as the gratuitous commercialization of Snowflake.Photo: DPA

On April 8, the almost-four-month-old Snowflake found her home invaded by camera teams for her first public viewing.Photo: DPA

Snowflake, who now weighs 20 kilogrammes, takes a debut dip.

Media from around the globe showed up for the event.Photo: DPA

Snowflake, who was seperated from her mother at birth and raised by four zoo keepers, put on a fierce show of cuteness for the photographers on Tuesday.Photo: DPA

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