Claims skin cancer snow
Spain - Snow Flake, an extremely rare albino gorilla and the most popular inhabitants of Barcelona Zoo, died of skin cancer early Monday morning, zoo officials said.
Zoo officials, the former gorilla to sleep after his health deteriorated in recent days, zoo officials said. Flocon snow, snowflake in Spanish, died of skin cancer since 2001.
The gorilla was thought, between 38 and 40 years. The average life expectancy in circulation is 25 In his 37 years in the Barcelona Zoo, there were 22 descendants of three different women. Not Albino.
“Until the end Copito was a fantastic quality of life, as a rule, interaction with his children and grandchildren,” said zoo veterinarian and the chief, Jesus Fernandez. “In recent times, but he quickly. During the last four or five days we noticed signs of pain and suffering and practice, he decided to euthanasia.”
Not enough studies have been conducted to find out how many albino gorillas live in traffic, but they are extremely rare and Snowflake was the only albino in captivity.
The white gorilla’s wrinkled face is available on postcards throughout the city. He was a main character in a novel and had memoirs written in his name.
In September, officials from the announcement of his death, and since then Barcelona citizens had cast the zoo to say their good byes often grognon on the animal, mascot of the city.
“Copito has been an unforgettable companion for our city and we all felt deploring the loss of him:” Barcelona Mayor Joan Clos said. “He made a great contribution to his species, the plight of gorillas more known and the best of what we can do for him now is that work continues.
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