Speedy recovery,Gana...Gute Besserung!

"Bei den nächsten Verwandten-Menschenarzt behandelt Gorilla
Aus Sorge um die kränkelnde Gorilla-Mama "Gana" bittet der Zoo Münster erneut Humanmediziner des Universitätsklinikums um Hilfe.

Die 12-jährige "Gana" habe über Tagen unter Erbrechen, Appetitlosigkeit und Schwäche gelitten, wie der Allwetterzoo mitteilte. Der Zustand drohte mehr und mehr auch zur Gefahr für ihre kleine fünf Monate alte Tochter "Claudia" zu werden.

Am Montag dann sei das Flachlandgorilla-Weibchen während einer dreistündigen Narkose von einem Expertenteam der Uniklinik untersucht worden. Fazit nach Ultraschall, Endoskopie und Röntgen: "Akute Unterfunktion des gesamten Verdauungsapparates", die nun mit Medikamenten behandelt werde.

Um Nachwuchs "Claudia" kümmerte sich in der Zeit die zweite Gorilla-Mutter "Changa". Noch während der Aufwachphase wurde das Gorilla-Baby wieder auf Mamas Bauch gelegt.

Die eigentlich auf menschliche Leiden spezialisierten Uniklinik-Ärzte aus Münster kümmerten sich in der Vergangenheit bereits häufiger um Bewohner des Affenhauses: Mal behandelten Chirurgen ein verletztes Gorillababy. 2007 dann hatten Ärzte das von der Mutter vernachlässigte Affenbaby "Mary Zoo" vorübergehend auf der Kinder-Intensivstation behandelt."

Gana ist uns allen noch bekannt vom August 2008 durch ihre Trauer um ihren Kleinen Claudio, den sie mehrere Tage im Gehege des Zoos herumtrug. -

Gana is ill. Gana, 12, is the well known gorilla lady from Münster who made worldwide headlines in August 2008 when she didn't let go her dead 3 months old son Claudio for days. Now she is with a 5 months old daughter named Claudia. As Gana wasn't well during the past days, vomiting, no appetite, weakness..., she had to have a complete check-up ...and that is the amazing part...by doctors specialised on human medicine, which by the way hasn't been the first time for zoo inhabitants from Münster. In the past it could happen that a neglected and ill ape baby was treated in the children's Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. Concerning Gana the results showed a severe sub fuction of her digestive tract, now treated with pills. While Gana was examined, the second gorilla mom of Allwetterzoo Münster, Changa, took care of Claudia. Before Gana got out of anesthesia, Claudia was put on mom's belly.

Knuts Aussenposten wünscht Gana gute Besserung!

Source & phto credits: ntv panorama & dpa/picture alliance-05.01.2010

Related postings: Trauer um Affen-Affentrauer/04.02.2010

StreifenZwickSchmatzTätschelSpaß...und alles im Schnee...

Photo credits:diese und nochmehr Fotos gibt es bei Nene

Welcome 2010....

A BEARY 2010....That is what Barbara is wishing and I admit I felt already beary receiving this beautiful card early this morning...and relieved...as until then I had no clue which motive to choose for the K-Files' New Year's Wishes...
I was close to post the same card as last year which by the way has nothing lost concerning it's significance for New Years, just that the bearer has become a bit older...

So now thanks and special greetings to Barbara and Bauz, both of them have contributed so much here in the past...I hope it will be the same in 2010, so looking forward to hearing from you, especially Bauz who seems to have taken a break...

Knuts Worte zum Neuen Jahr - Knut's Wisdom for 2010....

"Wird's besser? Wird's schlimmer?fragt man alljährlich. -
"Will it get better? Will it get worse? Same questions year after year...
Seien wir ehrlich:
Let's face it:
Leben ist immer...-
Life is always... ...lebensgefährlich." -
...life-threatening?"

OK, Knut hat da was geklaut (Erich Kästner /1899-1974), aber dennoch ganz pfiffig für einen Eisbären, finden Sie nicht? Und um noch ehrlicher zu sein, auf die Idee zum "Klauen" hat ihn widerum sein Aussenposten gebracht, der widerum inspiriert wurde durch eine Dame aus Düren, der wir hiermit Danke sagen wollen...))-

Smart bear, this Knut, although to be honest, he did some "quote borrowing"(Erich K'stner), and to top it, the idea of "borrowing" he got from his outpost which itself was inspired by a lady from Dueren whom we want to thank here....))

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY....!

Photo credits: PetraW...die wirklich tolle Fotos macht! Danke auch an sie!

Knut & Gianna..."As far as....

....Eskimos kisses!"

Das ist eine der Bildunterschriften von Frau Liesels Fotos von Knut und Gianna am letzten Tag des Jahres...Eisbärenwetter, ein guter Tag, zwei tolle Bären, ein besonderer Moment und ein treffender und wunderschöner Satz, genau richtig um das Jahr 2009 zu beenden...-

"As far as Eskimos kisses" -Knut & Gianna during the last day of the year. Who would have thought this going to happen one year ago? Does it need more to say good-bye to 2009? So let's look what 2010 will bring....to Knut....to the bears ....and to all of you...

Thank you everybody - without you Knut's Outpost wouldn't exist...

GOOD BYE 2009....

Photo credits: Frau Schnatterliese...more beautiful photos of Miss Funny and Mr.Nice Guy here...Don't miss this one!

Eine 36 jährige Schneeflocke und ein runder Frühlingssterngeburtstag....

"Mich hat UlliJ entdeckt, ich bin Snezinska aus Kaliningrad und laut Europäischem Zuchtbuch bin ich am 17.November 1973 geboren, es sieht so aus, als ob ich im Moment die älteste eisbärige Europäerin bin...-

Hi, I am a discovery of Ulli J, my name is Snezinska and I'm from Kaliningrad. Due to the European Studbook I was born on 17 November 1973 which makes me probably the oldest polar beary European..."
"Snezinska ist russisch und heißt Schneeflocke. Und ob Sie es glauben oder nicht, aber das macht mich nur 4 Jahre jünger als ein ganz besonderer Frühlingsstern...Als wahrscheinlich älteste eisbärige Europäerin hat man ja eine gewisse Verantwortung und verfolgt Geburtstagsnachrichten...-

Snezinska is Russian and means Snowflake. Believe it or not, but at 36 I am only 4 years younger than a very special spring star (transl.Frühlingsstern)...As potential record holder age obliges, the following of birthday news has become a must... " "Hast du gehört, selbst in Russland kennt man unsere Simone Frühlingsstern...Herrjeh, was schenken wir ihr denn bloß??? Ich sag's gleich, Eisbombe und Kuchen gehen dieses Jahr nicht...Das wäre einfach einfallslos...Dieses Jahr muss es was ganz Besonderes sein....!"-

"Did you hear that? Even in Russia our Simone Frühlingsstern is known...Jeez, any idea what we can give her as birthday gift...? This year ice and cake is out of the question, it simply has to be something special, something with sense of taste and imagination..." "Du könntest ihr was zaubern, Knut!"-
"So what about some magic, Knut?" "Schatz, meinst du wirklich?"-
"You are serious, Sweetheart?"
"Hm, ich kann es ja mal probieren...." Ein kleiner Zauberspruch genügt...-
"Why not"I can at least give it a try.." A little magic spell .......und schon steht Gianna mit einem Blumenstrauß für Simone bereit...-
...and the birthday bouquet is ready for Simone... Schnell noch ein paar Kugeln anhängen....-
Sure, not without some decoration.......denn steht sie nicht manchmal irgendwie auf dekoriert?"
...as we all know, she sometimes likes things decorated, doesn't she?"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRÜHLINGSSTERN...
May all your wishes come true.And thank you for all the hours you have spent in the zoo, sharing so many precious moments in Knut's life...

Related posting: Eine Torte für Simone-A cake for Simone-29.12.2008

Photo credits: Zoo Kaliningrad (1), cliff_dive on flickr (2), ChristinaM (8), Simone Frühlingsstern (3,4,5,6,7,9)

Gianna & Knut - Water, Fun and Holiday on Ice...

Don't miss the new video of ChristinaM featuring Gianna & Knut , I just heard that the ex world champions themselves at ice dancing, the siblings Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay, have expressed their interest to take them under immediate contract for the current season...



Video credits: ChristinaM

Seasonal Greetings ....a small selection....

Yesterday...from cartoonist David M.Booth of Cabin Fever....The polar wolf is on this year's December calendar of WWF which I got from Dostoy, he sent another wolf for Christmas (already by end of October!) but this picture is a bit bigger, check out Dostoy's blog here
Caren was the first one of the Knut community who sent beary Christmas greetings ...More beary stuff from her here ...
Greetings of Viktor...More Knut and Gianna photos you can find of him here...Christmas Greetings from our Canadian friend Diane Brown and her polar bear friends in Churchill/Manitoba...Discover more photos of her here

It is always amazing what David C.Schultz finds by exploring wild life , more wild life you will find of him hereKnut seen by UlliJ, discover Ulli's amazing photostream showing more polar bears in Europe as you ever might have thought to exist...

Thank you so much - Knut's outpost wants to wish Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you too! And thank you for working effortless for the cause of the polar bears, wolves and other animals.... and for sharing with us!

Weihnachtsmann wieder am Nordpol!!!! - Santa arrived in the Arctic...

Ich kann es nicht lassen, immer wieder verfolge ich Santas Reise, dieser arme Mann hat ja wirklich schrecklich viel zu tun gehabt, aber dies wird bald ein Ende haben, denn nach Hawaii ist seine nächste Station der Nordpol... -

I can't get away from Santa's itinerary, and you won't believe it , I think Santa is nearly done, in about 9 minutes he will arrive at the North Pole ...15pm - Rodrigues time...He did it!!!!

AND HE DID A GREAT JOB, DIDN'T HE??? THANK YOU SO MUCH AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR...

Source: NORAD Santa Tracker

Schneebären und verwirrende Nachrichten aus Russland - Snowbears and confusing news from Russia...

These are enchanting photos from Zoo Moscow found within an article of 22 December. Not only UlliJ thinks that the article reads as if at Moscow Zoo, two females have recently given birth to 3 cubs...It is also about the low temperatures this winter in November which kept the female bears longer than usual "wakeful" which means not prepared to give birth soon if I deduce hopefully correctly...A Russian interpretor would be nice to have at hands now...

Source: Life/russ.
Please check the English google translation here (very bad but would you deduce from it differently?)