we could and regularly administered medications to ease her discomfort and control her conditions. Nonetheless, over the past five months in particular, she slowed down noticeably and her appetite diminished. Despite the efforts of veterinary staff, her condition continued to gradually decline." Pogo's remains were donated to the University of California, Santa Cruz for anthropology research. The death of Pogo brought back renewed heart ache of gorilla lovers who remembered a special albino gorilla called Snowflake from the Barcelona Zoo who died in 2001. Snowflake is believed to have been a distant relative of Pogo who also carried the albino gene but was not albino. Notes Western lowland gorillas have been known to live 30 to 35 years in their natural habitat and 35–45 years in captivity. Other aged captive gorillas include Massa (54) at the Philadelphia Zoo and Rudy (49) at the Erie Zoo. References Individual gorillas 1958 animal births 2006 animal deaths Individual primates in the United States