Back Copito de Nieve AST Qar dənəsi (qorilla) Azerbaijani Floquet de Neu Catalan Sněhová vločka (gorila) Czech Floquet de Neu German Copito de Nieve Spanish Floquet de Neu Basque Floquet de Neu Finnish Flocon de Neige (gorille) French Folerpa de Neve Galician
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Snowflake_-_Barcelona_Zoo_White_Gorilla4.jpg) Snowflake | |
| Species | Western lowland gorilla |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Born | c. 1964 Spanish Guinea |
| Died | November 24, 2003 (aged 38–39) Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Years active | 1966–2003 |
| Known for | Being the world's only known albino gorilla |
Snowflake (Catalan: Floquet de Neu, Spanish: Copito de Nieve, French: Flocon de Neige; c. 1964 – 24 November 2003) was a western lowland gorilla who is the world's only known albino gorilla to date.[1] He was kept at Barcelona Zoo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from 1966 until his death in 2003.[2][3]
- ^ Las crónicas sobre Copito en La Vanguardia.
- ^ "Albino animals: from Snowflake the white gorilla to White Diamond the alligator". telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ Sorokanich, Lara (June 18, 2013). "Albino Gorilla Was Result of Inbreeding". nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.