Consider the effect of climate change on animals and it's the polar bear that invariably comes to mind, majestically astride a thinning ice floe, watching its habitat disappear.
The species is a powerful conservation symbol. But how much is it, and the public's dawning enviro-consciousness, being cynically exploited because of it?
The story of two German polar bear cubs raises the question. It's a cautionary tale, sprinkled with fairy dust at the start, now mired in bitter law suits over money, the obligations of zoos and the role of the animals inside them – especially when they become celebrities.
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