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Knut

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Animal

The Resume

    (December 5, 2006-March 19, 2011)
    Born in Berlin, Germany
    Polar bear
    Rejected by his mother
    Was raised by humans

Why he might be annoying:

    An animal rights activist said the zoo should have followed 'the instincts of nature' and left Knut to die.
    He posed for an Annie Leibovitz photo shoot.
    His public debut (March 23, 2007) overshadowed the opening of a European Union summit in Berlin.
    The Bild-Zeitung newspaper suggested that the death of a giant panda on March 27 was caused by stress from the unprecedented crowds attracted by Knut.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He made animal rights activists look even sillier than usual.
    He has been adopted as the mascot for an endangered species conference to be held in Bonn, Germany in 2008.
    Even Stephen Colbert admitted that Knut is one cute soulless killing machine.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 29 Votes: 27.59% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 236 Votes: 52.97% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 34.78% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 297 Votes: 47.14% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 211 Votes: 36.02% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 159 Votes: 32.70% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 1705 Votes: 43.64% Annoying