Today, the perhaps most well-known primate has died because of cancer in the Barcelona Zoo.
I'm talking about Snow Flake (Floquet de Neu in Catalan), the unique and rare albino primate on the face of the world. He was found many years ago (about 30) and he was brought to Barcelona where it became one of the most famous symbols of Barcelona. Everyone of us in Barcelona and Catalonia love and loved him, and today is a sad day because of his death.
What I find curious is that one of the most important symbols of Barcelona died today 24th of November as one of the most important symbols of Barcelona did 12 years ago, our beloved Freddie!
Freddie and Floquet de Neu, two important symbols of Barcelona, will have the same death annyversary. That's great.
*the Time Guardian* · Member since
For the moment I thought Montserrat Caballé has died :o
sad anyway :(
Josuè · Member since
lol!
MexQueenFM · Member since
sad :(
siljeoen · Member since
:(
Mr.Jingles · Member since
RIP Snow Flake.
Matti · Member since
Today is just not a good day. :(
Mr.Jingles · Member since
Why do good monkeys have to die?
Meanwhile, we still have the chimp at the white house still alive and kicking.
NoOneButYou1975 · Member since
Meanwhile, we still have the chimp at the white house still alive and kicking.
LOL
Spisso · Member since
:(
MexQueenFM · Member since
I saw this on the news, it was a really nice ape, too bad he died :(
Saffron Caribou · Member since
Sad...for a moment too I thought it was Montsy.
Still sad.
Voice of Reason 2018 · Member since
Yes, I remember seeing Snow Flake years ago!
Too bad he's gone...
iGSM · Member since
Gracious no! 24 and November seem to be a rather killingly bad day to live on.
Deaths on 24th of November.
1541 - Margaret Tudor
1848 - Lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1922 - Robert Erskine Childers, author, Irish nationalist (executed)
1929 - Georges Clemenceau, Premier of France
1956 - Guido Cantelli, conductor
1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald, assassination suspect
1957 - Diego Rivera, painter
1973 - John Neihardt, ghostwriter of Black Elk Speaks
1980 - George Raft, actor
1991 - Freddie Mercury, musician (Queen)
1996 - Sorley MacLean, Scots Gaelic poet
2001 - Melanie Thornton, singer
2002 - John Rawls, philosopher
2003 - Warren Spahn, Major League Baseball pitcher
