Legacy
A scholarship for research on primatology was created in memory of and homage to the albino gorilla. Snowflake's fame also helped to promote awareness of the endangered gorilla species. "If we do nothing there will be no more gorillas in 30 years," Sabater Pi said at the presentation of his book.
The gorilla became a main character in the novel Memòries d'en Floquet de Neu (Mr. Snowflake's Memories) by the Catalan writer Toni Sala. Sabater Pi also dedicated a book to the gorilla, under the title Floquet per sempre (Snowflake Forever). He also makes a brief appearance in Italo Calvino's novel Mr. Palomar. Nature on PBS devoted an episode to him.
Snowflake appears on the front cover of dance music act Basement Jaxx's album Rooty.
While playing at FC Barcelona, Dutch football player Ronald Koeman was nicknamed Floquet de Neu because of his blond hair.
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