Spain said goodbye to the last known albino gorilla on earth on Monday. Snowflake - a snowflake, died after suffering from skin cancer.
Snowflake. Few weeks to live
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Spain said goodbye to the last known albino gorilla on earth on Monday. Snowflake - a snowflake, died after suffering from skin cancer.
The main attraction of the zoo in Barcelona arrived there 37 years ago from Equatorial Guinea. Snowflake's battle with cancer reached the front pages of Spanish newspapers and brought thousands to visit his cage to see him still alive. However, since he was in pain and was being treated with painkillers, the gorilla who weighed 140 kilograms turned his back to the visitors most of the time.
Jordi Puertabella, the zoo's director, said Snowflake died Monday morning after veterinarians decided to put him under anesthesia to prevent him from suffering pain. Skin cancer was discovered in him in 2001.
The 40-year-old gorilla, who loves yogurt, will be cremated after tests and DNA samples have been taken from his body.
Despite his gentle name, Snowflake was known for his hot temper. He was the father of over 20 children, appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine and was beloved by generations of Spanish children.
Gorillas, one of the species closest to man, are in danger of extinction due to the destruction of the jungles where they live. Illegal hunting and disease threaten the main populations in West Africa.
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At the age of 40, "Snowflake", the rare supermammal, dies of cancer in the Barcelona Zoo. He arrived at the age of 3 from the forests of Guinea and was known for his intense love of yogurt and his problematic personality
17/9/2003
The only albino gorilla alive today in the world, Snowflake, is dying of cancer in the Barcelona zoo. Fans of the rare primate rush to the zoo in the Spanish city to pay their last respects.
Snowflake came to the zoo 37 years ago from the forests of Guinea. Today he is 40 years old, and in human terms - 80 years. He is known for his strong fondness for yogurt, and weighs 140 kg.
At the beginning of his career, Snowflake was considered quite a prima donna. However, according to the director of the zoo, "over time he softened, due to the drugs and painkillers they gave him." The vets estimate that he only has a few weeks left to live.
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