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Snowflake Gorilla

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Snowflake Gorilla

Birth
Equatorial Guinea
Death
24 Nov 2003 (aged 39–40)
Barcelona, Provincia de Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
Burial
Cremated Add to Map
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Animal. Snowflake was the world's only known albino Gorilla. He was found in Equatorial Guinea in 1967. He as taken to the Barcelona Spain zoo where he remained for 37 years. He fathered 22 offspring but none were albino. He appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine in May 1967.
Animal. Snowflake was the world's only known albino Gorilla. He was found in Equatorial Guinea in 1967. He as taken to the Barcelona Spain zoo where he remained for 37 years. He fathered 22 offspring but none were albino. He appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine in May 1967.

Bio by: Erik Lander


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