3-Year Old Boy Fell Into Gorilla Enclosure, But What The Gorilla Did Next Shocked Everyone
3. Harambe
A similar incident at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016 provides a cautionary tale, however. A small child had fallen into a gorilla enclosure where he was approached by Harambe, a 17-year-old Western Lowland gorilla. Rather than waiting to see what happened, zoo staff shot and killed Harambe. His death became controversial when biologists disagreed about whether Harambe had good or bad intentions toward the boy.
