Harambe: a loud tragedy at the American zoo (8 photos + 1 video)
The famous gorilla named Harambe was shot dead at the zoo Cincinnati back in 2016. Many still remember and vehemently discuss the incident that caused it.. That day in the gorilla enclosure a three-year-old boy fell. 
May 28, 2016 at the Cincinnati Zoo 3-year-old boy accidentally fell into a gorilla enclosure. Next to him, in the water, was 17-year-old male named Harambe. He suddenly approached the boy, and began to drag him around the corners of the corral, and then put him on his feet and began inspect. Zookeeper reacted quickly to save a life child, and decided to shoot the animal. In the "care" that she showed gorilla, employees suspected mortal danger, and shot dead Harambe. All this happened in front of an excited public in 10 minutes after the boy fell. 
The boy himself, after being in the aviary, received several injuries, but they did not threaten his life. However, the zookeeper's decision shooting a gorilla caused an uproar, and the late Harambe became celebrity. Outraged people created numerous petitions denouncing actions of employees and calling for parents to be held accountable boy for not following him. Opinions about the incident divided: someone wrote that Harambe was completely harmless to child, while others said that the zoo had no choice for the sake of boy's safety. 
After that, several monuments were erected in memory of Haramba, and it even figured in the culture. This year, on May 28, thousands users honored the memory of the gorilla, remembering the incident on social networks. Most of them again criticized the actions of the zoo staff. However, some primatologists and conservationists have justified the killing. gorillas.
"This situation was terrible - for the child, his parents, Harambe, zoo, keepers and the public. But when we deal with wild animals, sometimes you have to make drastic decisions. Harambe could harm the boy without even realizing it. Nobody does not know what could happen in the next few moments, and as if the male behaved - even the caretakers who communicated with him for many years, " - said primatologist Jane Goodall. 
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