Thanks to a tip from our exclusive source, we're happy to present the blogosphere's first link to the Nuremberg Zoo's videos of a polar bear cub named "Flocke" (German for "flake", as in snowflake). The cub makes quite a sound when hungry. (The Zoo doesn't seem to encourage embedding, so click through to the collection of 52 short videos.)

Well, not quite the first. Technorati doesn't show any links, but Google Blogsearch has two in English and two not.

For still shots, see the January and February archives.

The Nuremberg Zoo also maintains a polar bear news page.

National Geographic covers some backstory on why the cub was taken from its mother.

Update: as expected, Cute Overload posted pictures on Jan. 10 and again Jan. 13. And of course there are plenty of Flocke videos on YouTube. "haha.nu - a lifestyle blogzine" posted one from LiveLink on Saturday.