Remember Knut, the lovable little polar bear who was almost euthanized because his mom rejected him? Well apparently he’s become a raging little psychopath, just like the rest of us do when our moms reject us. According to one of his handlers, Knut is a major diva, bordering on Diana Ross status. If he’s not worshipped and given copious amounts of adoration, Knut goes ballistic. There’s no word on if he throws fine china and vases or just whimpers and won’t eat his fish.

Knut the polar bear has turned from a cuddly cub into a publicity-addicted psycho, one of his keepers claimed yesterday. Markus Roebke said Berlin Zoo’s celebrity animal was obsessed with the limelight and howled with rage when denied an audience.

“Knut must go and the sooner the better,” he said, insisting that the bear should be sent to an animal park where he received less attention. “He is addicted to the whole show, the human adulation. It is not healthy. He actually cries out or whimpers if he sees that there is not a spectator outside his enclosure ready to ooh and aah at him. When the zoo had to shut because of black ice everywhere he howled until staff members stood before him and calmed him down.”

Mr Roebke is not the only observer to question Knut’s sanity. In January, a prominent animal conservationist branded him “an animal psychopath”.

[From the Daily Mail]

Knut clearly has some abandonment issues. Join the club. He needs to learn how to deal with his issues by eating too much chocolate and engaging in promiscuous sex like the rest of us. I realize zoo options are limited, but so are plenty of places, and determined people still manage to hook up. I would think a determined bear could manage. I love the idea of a demanding, bitchy bear. I can see him snapping his paws whenever he wants a fish, and demanding people applaud him. Using my advanced training in amateur bear psychology, it sounds to me like Knut’s lonely more than anything. I doubt that he needs PRAISE so much as he needs stimulation and interaction. And I’m pretty darn sure a nice lady bear would fill that void. Just a thought.

Here’s an assortment of Knut photos. Because cute bear pictures are always a good thing.