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  1. Harambe - Wikipedia

    Harambe was born at Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, on May 27, 1999. He was named by Dan Van Coppenolle, a local area counselor who won a naming contest sponsored by the …

  2. Harambe | Gorilla, Death, Controversy, & Memes | Britannica

    Harambe, gorilla who was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden on May 28, 2016, after a three-year-old boy fell into his exhibit. Harambe’s death sparked a national …

  3. From Tragedy To Internet Icon, The Incredible Story Of ...

    May 29, 2025 · Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla weighing 400 pounds, lived in the enclosure. The aftermath of this human coming face to face with the wildlife became a …

  4. Why We Fight for Nonhuman Rights: Harambe's Story

    May 27, 2021 · On May 28, 2016, the day after his seventeenth birthday, Harambe, a western lowland gorilla, was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a little boy fell into the gorilla …

  5. Remembering Harambe: The Gorilla Who Changed the Internet …

    May 29, 2025 · Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla, was fatally shot at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 3-year-old boy fell into his enclosure. What followed was a global outpouring of …

  6. When did Harambe die? Why was he killed? What happened to …

    May 26, 2023 · Harambe was a 450-pound silverback western lowland gorilla. He was born at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas, on May 27, 1999, and came to Cincinnati in …

  7. Remembering Harambe 8 years after his tragic death - FOX19

    CINCINNATI (WXIX) - May 28 has become somewhat of a sorrowful day for Cincinnatians as it was the day the Cincinnati Zoo’s beloved gorilla, Harambe, was shot and killed eight years …

  8. Harambe - Wikiwand

    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 outd...

  9. Why is Harambe important? - The Institute for Environmental ...

    Aug 18, 2025 · Harambe was a Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla), a critically endangered species native to the rainforests of Central Africa. His death highlighted the …

  10. Harambe’s Legacy: Neither Animals nor Humans Are Safe at Zoos

    Jul 28, 2025 · In 2016, the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio made international news following the killing of male silverback gorilla, Harambe. As a result of the zoo’s failure to provide adequate barriers, …