Harambe
Sign in to saveHarambe (, ; 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. Fearing for the boy's life, a zoo worker shot and killed Harambe. The incident was recorded on video and received broad international coverage and commentary, including controversy over the choice to use lethal force. Several primatologists and conservationists wrote later that the zoo had no other choice under the c
Key facts
- Animal.name
- Harambe
- Animal.image
- Harambe with boy.jpg
- Animal.caption
- Still frame from a video showing Harambe holding the 3-year-old boy
- Animal.species
- Western gorilla
- Animal.gender
- Male
- Animal.birth_place
- Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville, Texas, U.S.
- Animal.death_place
- Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
- Animal.death_cause
- Gunshot wound
- Animal.known
- Circumstances of death
- Animal.namedafter
- Rita Marley song
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- Mass
- 200
- Image
- Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla 2011.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1999-05-27
- date of death
- 2016-05-28
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- harambe
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- Harambe
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Early life and upbringing
- Death
- Reactions
- Popular reception
- Reception by scientists
- Cultural impact <span class="anchor" id="Meme"></span><span class="anchor" id="Internet meme"></span><span class="anchor" id="Fall-out_and_Internet_memes"></span>
- Memes
- Comedic culture
- Later developments
- See also
- References
Harambe (, ; 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. Fearing for the boy's life, a zoo worker shot and killed Harambe. The incident was recorded on video and received broad international coverage and commentary, including controversy over the choice to use lethal force. Several primatologists and conservationists wrote later that the zoo had no other choice under the circumstances, and that it highlighted the danger of zoo animals near humans and the need for better standards of care.
Harambe became the subject of Internet memes, a statue, songs, and other tributes and recognitions.