Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Killed After Boy Falls Into Pen

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Sun, 05/29/2016 - 7:42am

The Cincinnati's Zoo 17-year-old western lowland gorilla, Harambe, picked the 4-year-old boy up and was carrying him around the enclosure. The zoo deemed it a life-threatening situation. The boy was later treated for non-life threatening injuries.        

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