Knut Stuffed Animal -- What's So Special?Knut is a polar bear born in 2006 that was rejected by his mother and raised by the zoo keepers at the Berlin Zoo in Germany. He was the first polar bear born in Germany in thirty years, and the public fell in love with the cute little white bear. German toy company Steiff GmbH produced three sizes of Knut stuffed animals through a licensing agreement with the Berlin Zoo. These are mainly sold in Germany and cost between $27 and $40 there when they came out. The Jungle Store website sells these Knut stuffed animals. The Limited Edition Studio Original Knut stuffed animal is 25.5 inches tall and costs $280. The 12 inch Limited Edition Knut Masterpiece stuffed animal costs $295. The Limited Edition Knut Ornament Stuffed animal costs $85 is made of alpaca and satin and has a movable head. The 8 inch Limited Edition Knutt Stuffed Animal is made of alpaca and costs $110. You can also sometimes find the Knut stuffed animals on eBay, where you might be able to find them for a lot less than the Jungle Store price. Just be sure that you are buying a Steiff Knut stuffed animal, as these are the ones that are licensed by the Berlin Zoo. It appears that Steiff also produced a polar bear stuffed animal in 1950, so you should check to make sure the Knut stuffed animal you are purchasing is the 2007 design. Boyd's also produced a Knut stuffed animal that is now retired. It is a stuffed chenille bear with movable arms and legs that is wearing a Jacquard knitted blue and white turtleneck sweater with a matching ski hat. One seller on eBay says that this bear has a secondary market value of $33. The Knut stuffed animal by Boyd's came about before the birth of the Knut the polar bear that was born in Berlin since it was released in 1997 and retired in 1999. So if you are looking for the Knut stuffed animal of the bear from Berlin be sure to get one of the Knut stuffed animals made by Steiff. And if you are collecting Boyd's bears, you want to make sure to see a description or picture of any Knut stuffed animal you are purchasing so that you get the Boyd's bear and do not accidentally end up with the Steiff Berlin Zoo Knut stuffed animal. |