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Old September 26, 2003, 06:38   #1
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Snowflake is going to die
I already mentioned Nfumu ("Snowflake" in English, "Copito de Nieve" in Spain) the worlds only Albino Gorilla (who lives in the Zoo of Barcelona) in Siros thread about visiting Spain (http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...threadid=97610)
Maybe Siro should hurry if he wants to see Nfumu alive.
Nfumu is terminally ill, suffering from Skin Cancer and has only a few weeks to live

The Head of the Zoo hopes, that a lot of people will visit the Zoo of Barcelona, to pay Snowflake one last Visit and will say goodbye to him.

http://animal.discovery.com/news/afp...5/gorilla.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3128738.stm




Truely sad.
I am glad that I was able to see him in Life
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Old September 26, 2003, 06:39   #2
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Yeah, but the gorilla will be extinct anyway within a decade.

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The Head of the Zoo hopes, that a lot of people will visit the Zoo of Barcelona, to pay Snowflake one last Visit and will say goodbye to him.
Sorry but
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Old September 26, 2003, 08:25   #4
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Yeah, lets all give the zoo money, cose the gorilla dies!
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Old September 26, 2003, 08:57   #5
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Now, if you got to the zo with your family,
you won´t need to pay.
It seems that families are able to visit the Zoo of Barcelona for free during this time
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Old September 26, 2003, 09:11   #6
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Why not just clone him? That way they could have another albino ape to draw in the kids.
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Now the long expected has happened.
Yesterday 24.11.03 at 6:40 am Snowflake was euthanized by Veterinarians due to his critical conditions.

His body will be donated to science.

http://w3.bcn.es/V01/Serveis/Noticie...l&home=HomeBCN



He won´t suffer anymore.
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was he cloned?
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I feel sad for the gorilla....

I wonder why when people die or get ill I donbt really care unless they are close to me. But when an animal dies or gets ill, it gets to me...



To all of you who dont give a shlt:

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I care more about humans than animals.
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And I don't even do that.
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To late Snowflake croaked.
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I'm not missing him, Az.
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How dare you dismiss all the nights of passion you had with him as if it was a just a common thing. You cold heartless person.

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That is fine, and proper, but does it leave you with no room in your heart for animals at all?
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It's said to see monkey like creatures die. If it wasn't for those monkey things we'd have no real use for bananas...
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We can put a man on the moon, but we can't cure an albino gorilla's melanoma? Sounds like a conspiracy to me.

We all know the government couldn't ask the space aliens for their insta-cure because the government doesn't want to admit they are only puppets working for the grey-skinned, bug-eyed masters.
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Um....I feel very sad?
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That is fine, and proper, but does it leave you with no room in your heart for animals at all?
Sure there is. for the animals I am personally aquainted, like my dog, or my friends' pets. I think it's bloody silly to go all sighing for an old gorilla dying when millions of people are suffering daily from shitty conditions. Ethically, I don't believe that animals are a part of any ethical eqation, but personally, I of course feel attached to my dog, my friends' pets, etc.
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