An earless baby bunny that was a rising star on Germany's celebrity animal scene had his 15 minutes of fame brought to an abrupt end when he was accidentally stepped on by a television cameraman.
The fate of 17-day-old Til, a rabbit with a genetic defect, was plastered across German newspapers on Thursday, the same day a small zoo in Saxony was to have presented him to the world at a press conference.
The cameraman told Bild newspaper he had not seen Til, who had buried himself in hay, when he took the fateful step backwards on Wednesday.
Zoo director Uwe Dempewolf told Spiegel magazine that Til did not suffer.
"We are all shocked. During the filming, the cameraman took a step back and trod on the bunny.
"He was immediately dead, he didn't suffer. It was a direct hit. No one could have foreseen this. Everyone here is upset. The cameraman was distraught."
Spiegel Online reported that the rabbit's body would be frozen while zoo officials decided if it would be stuffed.
Germany has been home to several global animal celebrities in recent years, including polar bear Knut and Paul the prognosticating octopus.
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Didn't hear him coming?
Didn't hear him coming?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Oh the Bunamity!
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is
Re: Didn't hear him coming?
Well if he can't predict the soccer scores what good was he?
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yrs,
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Re: Didn't hear him coming?
Until now I'd heard of a dumb bunny but this is the first I've heard of a deaf & dumb bunny.
I'd be hopping mad if that were my not so lucky rabbit.
I'd be hopping mad if that were my not so lucky rabbit.
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Does this mean Easter is cancelled?
Poor Til Ican'tspeakle.
Poor Til Ican'tspeakle.
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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Dear Sir,
Is this a record?
Yrs etc.
Is this a record?
Yrs etc.
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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Poor bunny. 
Poor cameraman.
Bunny's handler is to blame. Idiot!
Poor cameraman.
Bunny's handler is to blame. Idiot!
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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They're going to have to re-brand it "Dead Rabbit" sing-along &c.MajGenl.Meade wrote:Dear Sir,
Is this a record?
Yrs etc.
Just 1 letter change.
yrs,
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