AT THE height of the Roman Empire, herds of wild cattle roamed Europe.

POLAR bear Knut is now officially a Berliner.

The zookeeper who became famous for hand-rearing Knut the polar bear was found dead in his Berlin apartment today.

THREE weeks from now, a most unusual birthday will be celebrated in Berlin; Knut, the city’s polar bear cub, will be one year old.

Berlin Zoo’s abandoned polar bear cub Knut looks cute, cuddly and has become a front-page media darling, but an animal rights activist insisted today he would have been better off dead than raised by humans.