For almost 40 years, a truly unique animal caused curiosity and gave pleasure to thousands of visitors to Barcelona zoo. Snowflake was the world’s only albino gorilla, he is thought to have been born in 1964 and he was captured by villagers in Equatorial Guinea as a baby. Instead of the thick brown fur typical of young gorillas, his coat was pure white.

Through a series of fortunate circumstances, Snowflake ended up as a resident of Barcelona zoo where he was given his name. He became internationally famous and was adored by people all over the world.

On November 24 2003, after a two-year battle with skin cancer, Snowflake sadly passed away, but he is still famous now for being a animal record breaker and hitting the headlines.