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[monkeywire] Albino gorrilla snowflake dying of skin cancer

From: Craig Bligh <Craig.Bligh AT mxl.com>
To: monkeywire AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [monkeywire] Albino gorrilla snowflake dying of skin cancer
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 13:45:18 +1000

Title: Message

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/15/1063478099720.html
See URL for photo.

Copo de Niebe Snowflake is the only known albino gorilla in the world.

But sadly he hasn't got long to live.

Specialists at Barcelona zoo in Spain say the maginificent 40-year-old animal has skin cancer and they don't expect him to live more than a few months more.

[monkeywire] Albino gorrilla snowflake dying of skin cancer, Craig Bligh, 09/14/2003