Everyone loves cute Knut - the polar bear that's been drawing record crowds to the Berlin Zoo. But what about Ernst? The baby sun bear lives in an enclosure around the corner from Knut's, but he hardly gets any attention.
Doctor Ragnar Kuehne, Berlin Zoo Curator says Ernst "lives his existence in a bit of a shadow."
Ernst was born the month before Knut but he was not rejected by his mother nor is his natural habitat in Malaysia endangered - both important factors, keepers say, in Knut's route to global stardom.
Australia's Daily Telegraph offers a photo gallery of the two bears in black and white (in color).
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