Witness tried to grab boy before he fell into gorilla exhibit Visitors pass outside the shuttered Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo)
Witness tried to grab boy before he fell into gorilla exhibit Children pause at the feet of a gorilla statue where flowers and a sympathy card have been placed, outside the Gorilla World exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Cincinnati. On Saturday, a special zoo response team shot and killed Harambe, a 17-year-old gorilla, that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into the gorilla exhibit moat. Authorities said the boy is expected to recover. He was taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo)
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Zoo director: ‘You can’t take a risk with a silverback gorilla’ Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland silverback gorilla. CONTRIBUTED
Zoo director: ‘You can’t take a risk with a silverback gorilla’ Harambe just turned 17 on Friday
Zoo director: ‘You can’t take a risk with a silverback gorilla’ A makeshift memorial for Harambe was building Sunday May 29, 2016 around a bronze statue of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. (Contributed)
Zoo director: ‘You can’t take a risk with a silverback gorilla’ A vigil for Harambe the gorilla runs from noon to 2 p.m. May 30 at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Supporters of the gorilla line the street outside the zoo’s entrance. KATE BARTLEY/STAFF
Zoo director: ‘You can’t take a risk with a silverback gorilla’ A vigil for Harambe the gorilla runs from noon to 2 p.m. May 30 at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Supporters of the gorilla line the street outside the zoo’s entrance. KATE BARTLEY/STAFF