After living in the same enclosure as Ernst, a Malaysian black bear cub who was born a month before Knut, and its mother, Knut was then moved to his own private living space.
Pošto je živio u istoj nastambi s Ernstom, malezijskim crnim medvjedom koji je rođen mjesec dana prije njega, i njegovom majkom, Knut je prebačen u vlastiti životni prostor.