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Harambe (/ h ə ˈ r ɑː m b eɪ / hə-RAHM-bay; May 27, 1999 – May 28, 2016) was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo.On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy visiting the zoo climbed under a fence into an outdoor gorilla enclosure where he was grabbed and violently dragged and thrown by Harambe. [3]
Harambe was killed by keepers on Saturday after he dragged around a 4-year-old boy who fell into the enclosure, a zoo official said. ...
One of the members of the team decided the child was in "life-threatening danger" when the 17-year-old gorilla named Harambe was killed to save the child.
A visitor who recorded the moments after a 3-year-old boy fell into the gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo said that the ape appeared to be gentle.
On May 28, 2016, Harambe, a 17-year-old, 200-kilogram (440 lb) male western lowland gorilla, was fatally shot by zoo officials after a three-year-old boy climbed into Harambe's enclosure. The incident was recorded by a bystander and uploaded to YouTube , where the video went viral . [ 58 ]
Binti Jua (born March 17, 1988) is a female western lowland gorilla resident at the Brookfield Zoo, in Brookfield, Illinois, outside Chicago, United States.She received media attention after a situation in 1996 in which she tended to a three-year-old boy who had been injured by falling into her enclosure.
Petitioners say parental negligence led to a 4-year-old falling into the gorilla enclosure, resulting in the killing of the gorilla. After gorilla's death, petitioners seek 'Justice for Harambe ...
On 31 August 1986, five-year-old Levan Merritt fell into the gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness. Jambo stood guard over the boy when he was unconscious, placing himself between the boy and other gorillas in what ethologists analyze as a protective gesture. He later stroked the unconscious boy's back.