LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- A fluffy white polar bear cub that has captured German hearts is making her first public appearance Tuesday at the Nuremberg City Zoo . Flocke was bottle-fed by zookeepers because they feared she would be eaten by her mother . Flocke , whose name means `` snowflake '' in German , was born at the zoo in December . She gained international attention in January after zookeepers said they had taken Flocke away from her mother because of concerns she would eat her . The zoo 's other female polar bear had recently eaten her two offspring , and the zoo was worried that Flocke 's mother would do the same . Zookeepers bottle-fed Flocke and kept her warm with blankets and heatlamps . Watch video of baby polar bear . » . Sweet pictures of the young bear being cuddled by her keepers or sleeping with her tongue sticking out boosted Flocke 's popularity , and she quickly eclipsed Knut , the polar bear at the Berlin Zoo . Knut was a sensation when he was born in December 2006 , but at 16 months old , he 's no longer considered as cute as his Nuremberg counterpart . Flocke has grown into a bouncy young cub who is learning how to use her large paws . The zoo 's latest pictures of Flocke , from early last week , show her frolicking in her enclosure and paddling in a pool of shallow water . The first chance to see Flocke up close was Tuesday , when the zoo held a media event with about 50 members of the public . Starting Wednesday , people visiting the zoo will be able to see Flocke in her enclosure from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. daily -- `` if Flocke plays along '' and decides to step outside , the zoo said . E-mail to a friend .
Polar bear cub that has captured German hearts makes public debut . Cub bottle-fed by zookeepers after fears mother would eat her . Cub has learnt to use paws and takes to paddling in pool .