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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]
The only known albino gorilla – named Snowflake – was a wild-born western lowland gorilla originally from Equatorial Guinea. Snowflake, a male gorilla, was taken from the wild and brought to the Barcelona Zoo in 1966 at a very young age.
Ultra-Humanite in his albino gorilla body appears in Justice League, voiced by Ian Buchanan. [31] This version is a cultured and intellectual criminal with a deep love for classical music and violent hatred for most modern art.
Snowflake (1964–2003), the only known albino lowland gorilla. Susie (1931 –1947) Cincinnati Zoo. One of the most popular animals at the zoo until her death on October 29, 1947. Timmy (gorilla) (1959–2011), died at 52 as the oldest male gorilla in North America
A baby gorilla wearing a tiny T-shirt was discovered inside a small wooden crate at the Istanbul Airport before being subsequently rescued. Customs enforcement teams flagged down a cargo shipment ...
Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) and eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) The eastern gorilla is more darkly coloured than the western gorilla, with the mountain gorilla being the darkest of all. The mountain gorilla also has the thickest hair. The western lowland gorilla can be brown or greyish with a reddish forehead.
Albinism occurs throughout the animal kingdom. The condition is most commonly seen in birds, reptiles and amphibians, but more rarely seen in mammals and other taxa. It is often difficult to explain occasional occurrences, especially when only one documented incidence has occurred, such as only one albino gorilla and one albino koala. [25]
Only one in 10,000 to 20,000 raccoons are born with the albino mutation, according to wildlife experts.The chances of actually seeing one, however, are only one in 750,000.