Copito de Nieve (Últimas fotos)

El día a día del único gorila blanco del mundo. A lo largo de cinco meses visité y fotografié a "Copito" regularmente. A menudo le llevaba algún juguete de mi hijo, que él miraba con atención. Le gustó especialmente un yo-yo. A veces, su cuidador me dejaba acariciarlo a través de los barrotes y darle un biberón de vitaminas. Copito reconocía mi voz, un día intentó asustarme corriendo hacia mí y dando un fuerte golpe a la reja que nos separaba. Copito es muy curioso. Le encanta que le duchen con una manguera. Sabe que es una estrella pero con frecuencia se aburre y da la espalda a los turistas que vienen a visitarlo. Llegó a Barcelona hace 42 años desde la selva de Guinea y hoy es un símbolo viviente en Barcelona.


Copito de Nieve (Snowflake)
Last Photos

The day-to-day life of the world's only albino gorilla. I visited and photographed "Copito" regularly over a five-month period. Often I'd take him one of my son's toys, which he'd gaze at attentively. A yo-yo went over particularly well. Sometimes his caregiver would let me pat him through the bars and give him a feeding bottle full of a vitaminised drink. Copito began to recognise my voice, and one day tried to frighten me by running towards me and hitting the grid that separated us with a loud thud. Copito is very curious. He loves to be hosed down with water. And even though he knows he's a star, he often gets bored and turns his back on the tourists who come to see him. He arrived in Barcelona 42 years ago from the Guinean jungle and today is a living symbol of his adopted city.