I LOVE HARAMBE U LOVE HARAMBE

On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old[6] boy visiting the Cincinnati Zoo fell into the moat at the Gorilla World habitat.[7] Witnesses claim they heard the child say he wanted to go into the gorilla enclosure.[8] The boy then climbed a three-foot-tall fence, crawled through four feet of bushes and then fell fifteen feet into a moat of shallow water.[7] Zoo officials immediately signaled for the three gorillas in the habitat to return inside, and two females did so.[7] However the third gorilla, the inquisitive 440-pound male silverback, Harambe, climbed down into the moat to investigate the child splashing in the water.[7] Over the next 10 minutes, Harambe became increasingly "agitated and disoriented" by the screams of onlookers.[9][10] He dragged the child through the water, occasionally propping him up when he sat, or pushing him down when he stood.[9] Harambe exhibited "strutting" behavior - walking around with legs and arms stiffly extended to appear bigger - a bluffing move, though one with inherent danger should he throw or drag the boy around too roughly.[10] Harambe then carried the boy up a ladder out of the moat onto dry land.[7] Afraid for the boy's life, zoo officials made the decision to kill Harambe, doing so with a single gunshot.[7] It was one day after his 17th birthday.[9] Cincinnati firefighters said the boy was between Harambe's legs at the time the shot was fired.[7]

The incident was recorded by a bystander and uploaded to YouTube, where the video went viral.[11]