Flocke enjoys a bath in her enclosure, June 19, 2008, at the Tiergarten Zoo, in Nuremberg, Germany. Due to her continuous nibbling on a pacifier, the mouth of the six-month-old polar bear has deformed temporarily. The deformation of the growing mouth will not be permanent veterinarian Dr. Katrin Baumgartner said in a statement on Thursday.
Four-month-old polar bear cub Flocke is reflected in the water during her first public outdoor trip in her enclosure at the zoo in Nuremberg, southern Germany, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. With all the fanfare of a record release or movie premiere, city and zoo officials introduced the cub to a public eager for its first live glimpse of her.
Flocke the polar bear cub goes for a swim in the pool in her enclosure at the Tiergarten Zoo in Nuremberg, Germany on Monday, March 31, 2008.
Flocke the polar bear cub is fed by keeper Petra Fritz on March 3, 2008, at the Tiergarten Zoo in Nuremberg, Germany. Born in early Dec. 2007, Flocke rose to star status after being taken from its mother, Vera, on Jan. 8 amid concerns that she could harm or even kill the newborn.
A photo released by the Tiergarten Zoo in Nuremberg on Monday, March 3, 2008, shows Flocke the polar bear cub playing in its enclosure. Another polar bear, Wilbear, was born at Stuttgart's Wilhelma zoo on Feb. 28. But unlike Flocke and Knut, Wilbaer's mother, Corinna, hasn't abandoned him.
Flocke sniffs at a new toy presented on Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, to mark the cub being two months old. The zoo is bottle-feeding the cub that was taken away from its mother over fears she might harm it after two other cubs were eaten by a different polar bear mother.
Flocke the polar bear cub crawls around, exploring its box at Tiergarten Zoo in Nuremberg on Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. Born in early Dec. 2007, Flocke, which means snowflake, rose to star status after being taken from its mother amid concerns that she could harm or even kill the newborn.
In this photo taken from video, Flocke the polar bear looks at its reflection in a mirror at the Tiergarten Zoo in Nuremberg, Germany, Feb. 1, 2008.
A photo released by the Tiergarten Zoo in Nuremberg, Germany on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008 shows polar bear cub Flocke.
In this photo provided by the Tiergarten Zoo in Nuremberg, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, a polar bear baby sleeps in the arms of a caretaker. The cub was taken away from its mother Vera over fears she might harm it.
A polar bear cub sleeps on a blanket at the Tiergarten Zoo, in Nuremberg, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. The zoo announced Tuesday that it would begin bottle-feeding the cub that was taken away from its mother over fears she might harm it after two other cubs were eaten by a different polar bear mother.