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[[Image:Gnorbu red baby.gif|frame|Red Gnorbu as of June 19, 2006.]]
{{Infobox neopet
'''Gnorbu''' are fun-loving [[Neopet]]s who enjoy making others laugh. Despite its natural lack of agility, the Gnorbu has a kind heart and good-natured outlook that can win it many friends.
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The Gnorbu was originally made public under the name '''Llamameeah''', as part of the [[April Fool's]] joke of 2005. Several months after voting was held for what April Fool's pet to release, a few images of this pet popped up on the servers. Many users were unhappy with that, thinking it looked "too happy," as one of the Llamameeah's most popular features was the confused and innocent expression. After having the face adjusted slightly, it was released under the name Gnorbu.
The '''Gnorbu''' is a [[Wikipedia:Llama|llama]]-like [[Neopet]] released on January 6, 2006. Gnorbu are known for their spirited sense of humour, and enjoy making others laugh even if it's at their own expense. Despite its natural lack of agility, the Gnorbu has a kind heart and a good-natured outlook that can win it many friends. They also enjoy social activities such as browsing through [[shops]] in [[Neopia Central]] or eating with their closest friends.


Some suspect that it is due to being redrawn that the Gnorbu never became terribly popular. It is the least popular of the Neopets that are not [[Limited Edition]], with less than 400,000 in existance as of April 2006.
[[Image:Gnorbu sheared baby.gif|left|frame|Gnorbu Shearing Day has been on the 6 January every year since 2007.]]
Gnorbu have their [[wikipedia:sheep shearing|fleece sheared]] once a year on their pet day. Before the introduction of [[Neopets Customisation]], for the duration of that day, every user's Gnorbu in Neopia, no matter colour they are [[colour|painted]], appeared as sheared. They returned to normal by the following day. Since customisation was introduced, the images do not update, but they are still referred to as "ShearedGnorbu" on their pet lookup instead of their normal colour.
 
The Gnorbu was originally made public under the name '''Llamameeah''', as part of the [[April Fool's]] joke in 2005. It was so liked that it won the contest for which of the joke pets should become real.
 
==Colours==
The Gnorbu is available in the following [[colour]]s:
 
{{columns|
*[[Baby]] - ''February 25, 2006''
*[[Blue]] - ''Default''
*[[Biscuit]] - ''January 6, 2015''
*[[Brown]] - ''January 6, 2006''
*[[Camouflage]] - ''January 7, 2016''
*[[Candy]] - ''January 7, 2022''
*[[Chocolate]] - ''September 15, 2009''
*[[Christmas]] - ''December 17, 2007''
*[[Cloud]] - ''March 16, 2006''
*[[Custard]] - ''January 7, 2017''
*[[Darigan]] - ''January 8, 2013''
*[[Desert]] - ''July 9, 2011''
*[[Dimensional]] - ''January 7, 2017''
*[[Disco]] - ''May 5, 2006''
*[[Electric]] - ''January 7, 2009''
*[[Eventide]] - ''January 7, 2020''
*[[Faerie (colour)|Faerie]] - ''January 5, 2008''
*[[Fire]] - ''January 6, 2007''
*[[Ghost]] - ''May 17, 2006''
*[[Glowing]] - ''March 16, 2006''
*[[Green]] - ''Default''
*[[Grey]] - ''January 7, 2010''
*[[Halloween]] - ''October 31, 2008''
*[[Ice]] - ''January 8, 2022''
*[[Island]] - ''January 6, 2011''
*[[Magma]] - ''December 15, 2009''
*[[Marble]] - ''January 9, 2018''
*[[Mutant]] - ''February 23, 2006''
*[[Orange]] - ''January 6, 2012''
*[[Pastel]] - ''December 21, 2013''
*[[Pink]] - ''January 7, 2009''
*[[Pirate]] - ''June 3, 2006''
*[[Plushie (colour)|Plushie]] - ''January 6, 2007''
*[[Polka Dot]] - ''January 7, 2016''
*[[Purple]] - ''January 6, 2006''
*[[Rainbow]] - ''January 12, 2006''
*[[Red]] - ''Default''
*[[Robot]] - ''March 8, 2006''
*[[Royal]] - ''November 16, 2010''
*[[Shadow]] - ''January 5, 2008''
*[[Silver]] - ''January 7, 2014''
*[[Snow]] - ''January 6, 2011''
*[[Speckled]] - ''January 7, 2010''
*[[Spotted]] - ''March 1, 2014''
*[[Starry]] - ''February 9, 2006''
*[[Strawberry]] - ''January 8, 2013''
*[[Swamp Gas]] - ''January 6, 2015''
*[[Toy]] - ''January 6, 2023''
*[[Tyrannian]] - ''May 12, 2006''
*[[Water]] - ''January 6, 2012''
*[[White]] - ''January 6, 2006''
*[[Woodland]] - ''January 7, 2021''
*[[Wraith]] - ''January 7, 2014''
*[[Yellow]] - ''Default''
*[[Zombie]] - ''January 9, 2018''
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Famous Gnorbu: [[Derlyn Fonnet]]
*As of March 2010, there are over 1.4 million Gnorbus created, placing them 43rd in popularity out of 55 Neopets. They are featured in 197 different [[items]].
*Although there is no audio provided on the [http://www.neopets.com/pronounce.phtml Neopian Pronunciation] page, Gnorbu is pronounced ''nore-boo'' according to the editorial in [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=236 issue 236] of the [[Neopian Times]].
*The Christmas Gnorbu was not announced on the [[Neopets (website)#New Features|New Features]] page, instead being introduced via an [[Advent Calendar]] animation.
 
==See also==
*'''Famous Gnorbu:''' [[Captain Tuan]], [[Derlyn Fonnet]], [[Mirsha Grelinek]], [[Scrap]], [[The Princess]], [[Vanderbart Biggsby]], [[Wise Gnorbu]]
*'''Games:''' [[Shenkuu Warrior]], [[Stowaway Sting]], [[Lunar Temple]]
 
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==External Links==
==External links==
*Neopets Description: [http://www.neopets.com/petinfo.phtml?type=Gnorbu The Gnorbu], [http://www.neopets.com/gnorbu What is a Gnorbu?]
*[http://www.neopets.com/possiblepets.phtml April Fools Joke Year 7]
*'''Caption Contests:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=662 #662], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=685 #685], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=688 #688], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=695 #695], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=733 #733], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=737 #737], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=771 #771], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=790 #790]


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[[Category:Neopet Species]]

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