Albino Gorilla, Spain

Snowflake  was an albino gorilla. He was the most popular resident of the Barcelona Zoo in Spain. This name spread among the press (Stern, Life, Paris-Match). Sabater himself called the gorilla Copi or Floquet, and in the later years Nfumu. He was also known as "Little Buttercup", and as the "Vanilla Gorilla". The asteroid 95962 Copito, discovered by Spanish astronomer J. Manteca, is named in his honour.  Source