Harambe was killed one day after his 17th birthday. [12] The boy was given a trauma assessment and transported to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; his injuries were non-life …

Harambe, gorilla who was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden on May 28, 2016, after a three-year-old boy fell into his exhibit. Harambe’s death sparked a national …

May 28, 2025 · A Saturday at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2016 quickly turned into chaos when a boy slipped into a gorilla enclosure and a 450-lb. ape named Harambe began dragging him.

Jul 12, 2025 · On May 28, 2016, a young boy climbed into the gorilla’s enclosure, leading to a series of events that ended in Harambe’s death. Experts across various fields have since …

May 26, 2023 · Harambe died on May 28, 2016. He was 17 years old, and had celebrated his birthday the day before. How did Harambe die? The gorilla was shot and killed after a 3-year …

Aug 3, 2025 · In May 2016, Harambe became widely known after an unfortunate incident. A young boy climbed over a barrier and fell into the gorilla’s enclosure. As Harambe approached …

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - May 28 has become somewhat of a sorrowful day for Cincinnatians as it was the day the Cincinnati Zoo’s beloved gorilla, Harambe, was shot and killed eight years …

Nov 21, 2025 · Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla, interacted with the child in a way that zoo officials deemed life-threatening. Faced with a split-second decision, the zoo’s …

May 27, 2021 · On May 28, 2016, the day after his seventeenth birthday, Harambe, a western lowland gorilla, was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a little boy fell into the gorilla …

Whether seen as a misunderstood protector or an unpredictable danger, Harambe’s story challenges us to think more deeply about how we treat animals, how we train ourselves to act …