A great Barcelona symbol died today...

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Josuè 24 November 2003 14:10 · Member since October 2002

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.

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*the Time Guardian* 24 November 2003 14:32 · Member since March 2002

For the moment I thought Montserrat Caballé has died :o

sad anyway :(

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Josuè 24 November 2003 14:43 · Member since October 2002

lol!

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MexQueenFM 24 November 2003 15:35 · Member since December 2002

sad :(

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siljeoen 24 November 2003 16:27 · Member since October 2002

:(

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Mr.Jingles 24 November 2003 18:01 · Member since January 2002

RIP Snow Flake.

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Matti 24 November 2003 18:22 · Member since July 2003

Today is just not a good day. :(

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Mr.Jingles 24 November 2003 18:57 · Member since January 2002

Why do good monkeys have to die?

Meanwhile, we still have the chimp at the white house still alive and kicking.

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NoOneButYou1975 24 November 2003 19:24 · Member since January 2003

Meanwhile, we still have the chimp at the white house still alive and kicking.

LOL

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Spisso 24 November 2003 19:29 · Member since March 2003

:(

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MexQueenFM 25 November 2003 00:18 · Member since December 2002

I saw this on the news, it was a really nice ape, too bad he died :(

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Saffron Caribou 25 November 2003 00:19 · Member since May 2002

Sad...for a moment too I thought it was Montsy.
Still sad.

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Voice of Reason 2018 28 November 2003 07:52 · Member since July 2001

Yes, I remember seeing Snow Flake years ago!

Too bad he's gone...

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iGSM 28 November 2003 07:58 · Member since May 2003

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

Don't know who the last one is.

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Josuè 28 November 2003 13:33 · Member since October 2002

I'll tell you:

2003 Floquet de Neu aka "Snow Flake"

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