Harambe

So first things first. What happened?“On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and was grabbed and dragged by Harambe, a 17-year-old Western lowland gorilla. 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 kill Harambe.”

-Straight from Wiki

Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py_1aCt2c0s

Thoughts?What do you think about this?

Was the zoo warranted in shooting Harambe?

Was this preventable?

Was there a better way to handle the situation?

Other similar times?Binta Jua - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcv2e9qvO9M

Jambo the Giant - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-CMxMv34_A

What was different in these situations?

The meme: More complex than you think

Popularity stems from multiple sources. Parody of liberal media, racial tensions in America, Cincinnati zoo asking to stop the meme

Mostly though is just the Internet being the internet.

So what is the moral of this story?Often times when working with animals….

Humans are the hard part….