May 28, 201610 yr 3 year old at the Cincinnati Zoo fell into the gorilla pit. Gorilla dragged child around before the gorilla was shot and killed. 17 yr old gorilla had boy for about 10 minutes.
May 28, 201610 yr Have read contradictory reports...some say gorilla was shot and killed, while others say it was shot with a tranquilizer.
May 28, 201610 yr Author Have read contradictory reports...some say gorilla was shot and killed, while others say it was shot with a tranquilizer. Thane Maynard says he was killed per the Enquirer.
May 28, 201610 yr I was told by someone that the reason the gorilla was killed, it weighed at least 400 lbs. and it would have taken hours for a tranquilizer to kick in and did not want to agitate the animal to the point he would really harm the boy. They said the gorilla was dragging the boy around.
May 28, 201610 yr WLWT Interview with Thane Maynard Gorilla shot dead after 4-year-old boy gets into enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo | Local News - WLWT Home
May 29, 201610 yr Not a good situation for anyone involved. I never want to see an innocent animal harmed, but you do what is necessary to save the child.
May 29, 201610 yr I am starting to think we need to abolish zoos. They sure as heck aren't good for the animals.
May 29, 201610 yr It takes a village to raise a kid. It the other peoples fault the kid climbed under and fell in. I hope the kid is ok. I hope the parents have to pay a lot for allowing this to happen. Their incompetence just cost the world an endangered species and may have cost them their kids life. 38 years and this has never happened. It's for sure parents fault for not watching their kid.
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