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• Cincinnati Zoo welcomes new gorilla one year after the death of Harambe

  September 19, 2017 9:49 AM

  One year after the death of Harambe, the Cincinnati Zoo has welcomed a new gorilla. Harmabe, a 17-year-old silverback gorilla, was shot by zoo officials in 2016 after a 3-year-old boy fell into his enclosure. Mshindi, the new gorilla, is a 29-year-old male Western Lowland Silverback. He was... more »

• Audubon Zoo responds after gorilla throws wood block at pregnant guest

  March 7, 2017 9:21 AM

  NEW ORLEANS – The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans is investigating after a gorilla reportedly threw an object into a crowd of visitors over the weekend, local media reports. According to a WWLTV report, Praline, one of the zoo’s three gorillas, tossed a block of wood into a crowd... more »

• Family of toddler who fell into gorilla enclosure thanks zookeepers

  June 1, 2016 9:46 AM

  CINCINNATI - The family of the toddler who fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo said their child is “doing well” and thanked zookeepers who fatally shot an endangered gorilla in order to rescue the 3-year-old boy. “Our child has had a checkup by his doctor and... more »

• Petition wants parents charged after gorilla's death

  May 31, 2016 10:04 AM

  CINCINNATI - Hundreds of thousands of signatures have already been applied to an online petition that has been created in response to the death of Harambe the gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. The ape was shot dead on Saturday after a young boy fell into its enclosure. The... more »

• Cincinnati Zoo gorilla killed after 4-year-old falls into exhibit

  May 30, 2016 1:01 PM

  CINCINNATI- A 4-year-old boy was hospitalized and a gorilla was shot and killed after the child fell into the animal’s exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Cincinnati emergency crews and police responded to a report of a child falling in the gorilla exhibit around 4 p.m. Saturday.... more »