The boy then climbed a 3-foot-tall (0.9 m) fence, crawled through 4 feet (1.2 m) of bushes, and then fell 15 feet (4.6 m) into a moat of shallow water. Witnesses said they heard the child say he wanted to go into the gorilla enclosure. On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy visiting the Cincinnati Zoo fell into the moat at the Gorilla World habitat. On September 18, 2014, Harambe was transferred to the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden to learn adult gorilla behavior and join a new social group. Harambee is a Swahili term for communal labor.
He came up with the name after listening to the 1988 song "Harambe (Working Together for Freedom)" by Rita Marley, widow of Bob Marley.
He was named by Dan Van Coppenolle, a local area counselor who won a naming contest sponsored by the zoo. Harambe was born at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, on May 27, 1999. Harambe became the subject of internet memes, songs, a video game, a statue, and other tributes and recognitions. A number of primatologists and conservationists wrote later that the zoo had no other choice under the circumstances, and that it highlighted the danger of zoo animals near humans and the need for better standards of care. The incident was recorded on video and received broad international coverage and commentary, including controversy over the choice to use lethal force. Fearing for the boy's life, a zoo worker shot and killed Harambe. On May 28, 2016, a three-year-old boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden where he was grabbed and dragged by Harambe. Harambe ( / h ə ˈ r ɑː m b eɪ/ hə- RAHM-bay – May 28, 2016) was a western lowland gorilla who lived at the Cincinnati Zoo from 2014 to 2016, and previously at the Gladys Porter Zoo for 15 years. "Harambe (Working Together for Freedom)", song by Rita Marley
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