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Harambe, Cincinnati Zoo western lowland gorilla (born 1999)

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Harambe

Captive gorilla (1999–2016)

Harambe was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo. On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy visiting the zoo climbed under a fence into an outdoor gorilla enclosure where he was grabbed and violently dragged and thrown by Harambe. Fearing for the boy's life, a…
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Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden

Zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is the second oldest zoo in the United States, founded in 1873 and officially opening in 1875. It is located in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It originally began with 64.5 acres (26.1 ha) in the middle of the city, but has…
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Western lowland gorilla

Subspecies of ape

The western lowland gorilla is one of two Critically Endangered subspecies of the western gorilla that lives in montane, primary and secondary forest and lowland swampland in central Africa in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic…
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May 28

Day of the year

May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 217 days remain until the end of the year.
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