Parc Zoològic

Description from frommers

A large hunk of the Parc de la Ciutadella is taken up with the city's zoo. Until recently, the main attraction was Copito de Nieve (Snowflake), the only albino gorilla in captivity in the world. He died of skin cancer in 2003, but left behind a large family of children and grandchildren, none of whom fortunately (or unfortunately, for the scientific world) inherited his condition. Despite the zoo losing its star Read more

Description from tripadvisor

This pleasant zoo is world famous for housing Snowflake, the only captive albino gorilla in the world. Read more

Description from yahoo

Part of the Parc de la Ciutadella (City Park) complex, the zoo houses over 7000 animals from over 500 different species. You can see dolphin shows and other aquatic mammals performing in the marine enclosure. There are tropical birds, reptiles, spiders, lions, tigers and more. The Barcelona Zoo was renowned for nearly forty years as the home of Snowflake, a rare albino gorilla. Unfortunately, this much beloved creature died and the Read more