Snowflake

world's only known gorilla with albinism to date (1964–2003)
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Snowflake

Summary

Snowflake is a captive mammal[1]. Born in Equatorial Guinea[2], Snowflake… Snowflake was born on January 1, 1964[3]. Snowflake died in Barcelona Zoo[4]. Snowflake died on November 24, 2003[5]. Snowflake ranks in the top 8% of captive_mammal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).[6]

Key Facts

  • Snowflake was born in Equatorial Guinea[2].
  • Snowflake passed away in Barcelona Zoo[4].
  • Snowflake was born on January 1, 1964[3].
  • Snowflake died on November 24, 2003[5].
  • Snowflake is recorded as male organism[7].
  • Snowflake's instance of is recorded as captive mammal[8].
  • Snowflake's instance of is recorded as zoo animals[9].
  • Snowflake's instance of is recorded as individual animal[10].
  • Snowflake's Commons category is recorded as Copito de Nieve[11].
  • Snowflake's color is recorded as white[12].
  • The cause of death was euthanasia[13].
  • Snowflake's residence is recorded as Barcelona Zoo[14].
  • Snowflake's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Copito de Nieve'}[15].
  • Snowflake's individual of taxon is recorded as western lowland gorilla[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include captive mammal[8], zoo animals[9], and individual animal[10].

Why It Matters

Snowflake ranks in the top 8% of captive_mammal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).[6] Snowflake has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Snowflake is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Snowflake born?

Snowflake's place of birth was Equatorial Guinea[2].

Where did Snowflake die?

Snowflake died in Barcelona Zoo[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male organism
    Color white
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