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Snow Floco (Catalan: Floquet de Neu, Spanish: Copito de Nieve, French: Flocon de Neige; c. 1964 - 24 November 2003) was a western lowland gorilla, notable for being the only white gorilla known to this day. He lived at the Barcelona Zoo in Catalonia, Spain, from 1966 until his death in 2003. History Snowflake was captured on October 1, 1966 in the Río Muni region of Spanish Guinea by Benito Mañé, a farmer of the Fang people, who had killed the rest of Snowflake's group of gorillas, all of typical color. He stayed with Snowflake for four days at his home before taking it to Bata, where it was acquired by primatologist Jordi Sabater Pi. Originally called Nfumu Ngui in Fang ("white gorilla"), it was named Floquet de Neu (meaning "small snowflake" in Catalan) from its caregiver. Characteristics Snowflake was a western lowland gorilla with non-syndromic oculocutaneous albinism. Although he had poor vision, the tests did not indicate the presence of a central blind spot. The director of the Barcelona Zoo, Antonio Joch, described his eye features, highlighting his bluish sclera, light blue irises and marked photophobia. Genetic studies revealed that their parents had 12% DNA in common, suggesting that they were uncle and niece. The analysis also identified a mutation in the SLC45A2 gene as the cause of its albinism, which it inherited from both parents. Life in Barcelona Upon arriving in Barcelona in November 1966, Floco de Neve was officially received by the then mayor, Josep Maria de Porcioles, and initially called Blancanieves ("Snow White") in a publication. His fame grew after being featured on the cover of National Geographic in 1967, being known by the English name Snowflake. In his later years, Sabater called him Copi or Floquet. Children Snowflake had 22 pups with three distinct partners, and six of them reached adulthood. None of his descendants were Albin.